Gallery B To Present 'Celebrate the Feminine' In Bethesda

BETHESDA, MD — “Celebrate the Feminine,” a show of drawings, paintings and sculptural works by artist Deborah CC LaCroix, is coming to Gallery B in downtown Bethesda.

The artwork will be exhibited from March 8 through March 31. Gallery B’s hours are Friday and Saturday, from noon to 5 p.m., and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

An opening reception for “Celebrate the Feminine” will be held on Friday, March 8, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., with special gallery hours of 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. An Artist Talk will be held on Saturday, March 23 at 2 p.m.

LaCroix lives and works in Washington, D.C. She picked up a pencil in her early 40s and then progressed to the brush and the tool. Her preferred media are graphite, charcoal or ink on paper, oil on canvas or board, and bronze, wax and terra-cotta.

LaCroix’s work has been featured in juried and invitational group exhibitions, as well as in private collections. Juried exhibitions include Strathmore in North Bethesda; Core Art Space in Denver; Hill Center Galleries and Foundry Gallery in Washington, D.C.; and Susquehanna College in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania.

She works almost exclusively from direct observation, favoring vivid hues and strong compositional elements. She seeks the emotive and confrontational, the up-close and intimate, in her images.

The Bethesda Urban Partnership Inc. manages Gallery B, which is located at 7700 Wisconsin Ave. E in Bethesda.