Gallery B Exhibition Of 'Four Stories' To Highlight 4 Local Artists

BETHESDA, MD — Bethesda’s Gallery B is hosting an exhibition called “Four Stories” starting in December that will tell the stories of four artists from the Washington, D.C., area.

The artwork of Karen Van Allen, Mimi Guernica, Tamora Ilasat and Kate McConnell will be on display in the exhibition from Dec. 8 through Jan. 14, 2024. A reception and artist talk will be held on Saturday, Dec. 9 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Van Allen’s focus has been to create work that expresses the complexity of reality, paired with areas of simplicity as a counterbalance. Guernica concentrates on semi-abstract figures and landscapes, using figures that represent the universality of the human experience and landscapes that provide novel perspectives on the natural world.

Ilasat says: "My primary interest is line … straight, curved, broken, dashes, continuous. The subjects I return to again and again are the figure, the figure in landscape. Organic forms, pods, fungi, trees, nature in general also factor in my work."

McConnell aims to capture nature’s vitality in her work, Gallery B said.

Gallery B hours for the show will be Friday and Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Gallery B is located at 7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite E in Bethesda.