CHAL artist Tati Valle-Riestra presents Works on Paper, the seventh solo exhibit in a series of CHAL artists at ENO, the wine bar managed by the Four Seasons Hotel. The location is 2810 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC.  This exhibit runs through March 31st. Meet the artist at the exhibit reception on Sunday March 22nd, 5:30-7:30.

“Tati” Maria del Carmen Valle-Riestra was born and grew up in Lima, Peru. Tati has been a dancer since a child, a visual artist for a decade and a scientist since the Eighties. In 2001 she began drawing and painting at the continuing education art programs of Arlington Community Center and Georgetown University, and continued with art classes for several years at The Art League School of Alexandria. She is a member of both the Art League of Alexandria and the Capitol Hill Art League. Her work has also been featured in other group exhibits at The Hill Center; Lost Creek Winery, VA; Children’s Hospital, DC; Artspace 109, VA; Kelly’s Fine Art Gallery;  and The Corner Store on Capitol Hill. She has had two solo exhibits of her figurative work titled Bodies of ink and Hombres in 2012 and 2013-14 at Artspace 109, Alexandria, VA. She has been a member of the Washington dance company Dana Tai Soon Burgess since 2000, and she currently teaches dance at Episcopal High School, Alexandria, VA. Tati holds a B.Sc. in Marine Biology from the University of Guelph, Canada and a Licenciate degree in Biology from Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH), Lima, Peru. To learn more about her work, visit her portfolio at www.tativalleriestraart.com

The Capitol Hill Art League hosts its annual region-wide art competition show with an opening reception on Saturday, March7^th from 5-7 PM at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop located at 545 Seventh Street, S.E, Washington, DC 2003. The show, entitled Food for Thought, juried by well-known Washington food writer Bonny Wolf, pays note to Washington, D.C.’s status as a foodie town. From creative fare to celebrity chefs to unique venues, the nation’s capital boasts diverse restaurants that fit any palette and price range. There may be more talk about food in DC than politics these days. The selected artists’ works represent many media and a range of subjects from humble vegetables, comfort food and artistic concepts that creatively capture the ever-popular topic of food. To see the full list of exhibiting artists, click here.

Bonny Wolf is a journalist who contributes a monthly food commentary to NPR’s award-winning “Weekend Edition”, is author of “Talking with My Mouth Full – Crabcakes Bundt Cakes and Other Kitchen Stories” and is managing editor of American Food Roots, a national food blog.

This is a multi-media show, which runs through April 16th, 2015. The Arts Workshop is located three blocks south of the renowned Eastern Market on Capitol Hill.

Image: “Broken Dreams” by Jennifer Barlow, Oil

CHAL artist Kay Fuller presents Driven to Abstraction, the sixth solo exhibit in a series of CHAL artists at the wine bar managed by the Four Seasons Hotel. The location is 2810 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC.  This exhibit opens January 30th and runs through February 28th. Meet the artist at the exhibit reception on Sunday February 8th, 6:30-8pm.

She states” “I live to create art to bring joy to the viewer.  Watercolor is my medium of choice, but I thoroughly enjoy acrylics and collage.  I am always open to learning new ways to express my passion. You could say that I am a cactus flower when it comes to art.  I did not pick up a paintbrush until I was eligible for Social Security, but once introduced to watercolor painting, it became my passion.   My first painting workshop was part of a vacation in Provence in 2005.”

Kay is a member of the Potomac Valley Watercolorists and a member of the Board of Governors of the Baltimore Watercolor Society, a member of The Capitol Hill Art League where she also serves on the Steering Committee, and  a member The Art League of Alexandria, The Springfield Art Guild, The Maryland Federation of art, Potomac Valley Watercolorists, Montgomery Art Association and the Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Society.  To learn more about her work, visit her portfolio at www.kayfullerart.portfoliolounge.com

CHAL artist Jill Finsen is presenting the fifth solo exhibit in a series of CHAL artists at the wine bar managed by the Four Seasons Hotel. Location is 2810 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC. She hosts a closing reception on Thursday January 29th, 6-8pm on the second floor of the wine bar. This exhibit runs through January 29th.

Working in the spirit of primitive or naïve styles, Jill’s composition, color and generous application of paint balances form and rhythm to create distinct and whimsical images. With allusions to the works of early and mid-20th century American painters and the Fauvists, her paintings embody a tension between familiarity and abstraction.  To learn more about her work, visit her web site at www.jillfinsen.com