What is Left

Eye Lounge
Exhibition Dates: October 15 - November 7, 2021
Opening Reception: Third Friday, October 15, 6 - 9 PM

Eye Lounge presents What is Left, a new multimedia exhibition by artist Gina DeGideo. This work examines the surroundings and remnants from the literal pathways traveled over the past year-and-a-half, between her and her father’s homes.

As a natural explorer, confined to the limited movements at home throughout most of 2020 until now, she takes a closer look at the dynamic and ever-changing landscapes below her feet and above-head. Whether finding a portal to another universe in a backyard puddle or seeing millions of years into history in the sky out her front door, this work reflects on discovering the deepest truths from the tiny worlds that surround all of us.

Join the artist for her third and final solo exhibition at Eye Lounge: Fridays, 6 - 9 PM, Saturdays, 1- 5 PM, and Sundays, 11 AM - 3 PM. The gallery is also accessible daily from our next-door neighbors at MADE Art Boutique.

See more at: https://www.eyelounge.com/exhibitions/gina-degideo

Memento Mori: Memento Vivere

September 9 - October 9, 2021
Opening Reception: Friday, September 17, 6 - 9 PM
First Friday Reception: Friday, October 1, 6 - 9 PM

"Memento mori memento vivere" is a latin phrase which translates to “remember you must die, so remember to live,” a sentiment which affirms that facing the certainty of our own mortality has the perhaps unexpected effect of embracing life more fully. We live in a death-denying culture, but while the western philosophy around death has been buried into social obscurity, the prevalence of serious contemporary artwork about death has been expanding. Created in conjunction with ASU's online Death and Photography class, Memento Mori: Memento Vivere is a group exhibition showcasing image-based works, including historic photographers from the Northlight Gallery’s Solari Collection, as well as contemporary artists, each approaching the theme of death in their own unique way, spanning from literal to symbolic, from deeply personal to broader cultural interpretations.

Gallery Hours: Thursday - Saturday, 12 - 5 PM
Located at: Northlight Gallery, 605 E Grant St, Phoenix, AZ 85004
See more at: https://art.asu.edu/galleries-and-facilities/northlight-gallery

Of Heaven and Earth by Gina DeGideo

Exhibition Dates: October 16 - November 8, 2020
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 17, 2 - 6 PM (Open House)

Eye Lounge presents a solo exhibition Of Heaven and Earth, with new work by Gina DeGideo. This show invites viewers in for a deep breath and a contemplative look at photographic images, video and text exploring the place we inhabit between earth and spirit.

Please join the artist during the open house reception on Saturday, October 17, 2 - 6 PM. Masks and distancing required, maximum capacity enforced.

Proceeds from the exhibition sales will benefit Art for Life, a local arts organization co-founded by the artist, to bring arts supplies, materials and arts education to youth living in impoverished areas worldwide. 50% of all sales will go directly to benefit the young artists we serve.

Regular Gallery Hours:
Fridays, 6 - 9 PM, Upon Appointment Only (Email: eyelounge@gmail.com at least 24 hours in advance)
Saturdays, 1 - 5 PM
Sundays, 11 AM - 3PM
AND enter through MADE Art Boutique:
Monday - Friday, 12 - 6 PM

Memento Mori: Exhibition on Photography and Death
Opening Reception: Third Friday, September 20, 6 - 9 PM
Exhibition Dates: September 19 - 29, 2019

We live in a death-denying culture. We fear the unknown and what could be more unknown than what exists beyond our living reality?So, we have created mythology around it, fabricated a number of stories to help us cope, but in daily life, we typically ignore it. However, times are changing, and there is a growing need to come to terms with our own mortality.

Artists historically are the cultural disseminators, particularly of difficult to digest ideas, and the subject of death is not new. One simply need to look to the 17th century vanitas paintings, or the Victorian post-mortem photography to find historic examples. While the western philosophy around death has been buried into social obscurity, the prevalence of serious contemporary artwork about death has been expanding. Memento Mori will showcase a collection of works from contemporary artists, each approaching the theme of death and photography in their own unique way, spanning from literal to symbolic, from deeply personal to abstract cultural interpretations.

Gallery Hours: Thursday - Saturday, 12 - 5 PM
For more information visit: https://asuevents.asu.edu/content/memento-mori

Exhibition Dates: March 15 – April 14, 2019
Third Friday Opening Reception: March 15, 6 – 9PM (Art Detour Weekend: March 15 – March 17)
First Friday Reception: April 5, 6 – 10PM

In the Blink of an Eye features work by eye lounge member artists, Samantha Lyn Aasen, Kit Abate, Kat Davis, Gina DeGideo, Mikey Foster Estes, Tess Mosko Scherer, Brianna Noble, Elizabeth Odiorne, Cyd Peroni and Kim Sweet. This showcase of pieces from each artist features techniques and ideas essential to their practices. The title is a play on words about ‘the zone’ an artist is in while making art — time stops, it feels like a blink. Yet art making takes days, weeks, sometimes months to create.

Please join us in an opening reception for this never-before-shown at eye lounge artwork on Friday March 15th to meet the artists and see the spectrum of skills and expression in this special Artlink exhibition. Each artist shares works from their unique style of art making: painting, photography, mixed-media, video, fibers and sculpture.

Eye Lounge will be open for artist sharings and art activities throughout the weekend. Visit us Saturday, March 16th from 1pm-5pm and Sunday, March 17th from 11am-3pm to talk with a member from the collective as they demonstrate and share their creative processes with you.

http://eyelounge.com/2019/03/11/in-the-blink-of-an-eye/

#WIP
Works In Progress from Eye Lounge Artists

Join us for one weekend only as we take a closer look at works in progress from present Eye Lounge Members. This pop-up show provides a view into the working studios of all of the Eye Lounge artists as the collective prepares to bid farewell to several longtime members and welcomes in new members.

Eye Lounge is one of the few artist collectives in Arizona, operating in downtown Phoenix for over 18 years. The artist-run, contemporary art space is committed to fostering emerging and established visual artists. New exhibitions by member artists open monthly.

Join us for the #WIP Opening Reception on Friday, September 14th, 6 - 9PM to meet the artists behind Eye Lounge and to get a sneak peek at what they are creating before it’s finished! This pop-up exhibition will also be on view Saturday, September 15th, from 1 - 5PM.

For more information visit: http://eyelounge.com/