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 Erin Cone at Wally Workman 5th Annual Show: Erin Cone Erin Cone is cool. Her current show up at Wally Workman reveals another step forward in her artistic evolution. Known for her highly stylized, photographically influenced self-portraits, Cone paints contemplative compositions, that remove the figure from a natural context and at the same time seem to pinpoint personal proclivities, or ideas about the self, although in an ambiguous way. Here she employs modernist singular cubes of color (one per painting) that at times break up, highlight or even integrate the human form. (Again, they are portraits of the artist, and in this series, she is always dressed in black.). Cone is interested in shifting perspectives, uncertain interpretations and how each person can "approach" her paintings. Viewers should carefully consider Cone's paintings and discover their own "approach" to these strangely simple yet sensually charged images. (Wally Workman Gallery
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Gallery Soco: New Works / April 1 - April 30, 2005 Gallery Soco also has new works by all of their featured artists, including sensual fruit paintings by Sylvia Angeli, abstract horizons by Cheryl Tamborello, the second Nocturnal Journey series by Jeff Scott, abstract mixed media by Kevin Greer, and realism by blind artist Lisa Fittipaldi. (Gallery Soco, 1714-A South Congress, Austin, TX, 78704, 512-442-5144) Gallery Soco Hosts Book Signing with Lisa Fittipaldi Fittipaldi is the author of A Brush with Darkness: Learning to Paint After Losing My Sight. She is the latest to be chosen by Barnes & Noble as one of their Discover Great New Writer Award winners. Don't miss this chance to have the artist-author sign your copy! (Borders Books Westgate, Saturday, April 16, 2:00 p.m. 4477 South Lamar, Austin, TX, 78745, 512-891-8974)
Art Werger: Still Pictures / March 26 - April 30, 2005 / Slugfest Gallery Influenced by film noir and the cinematic techniques of Alfred Hitchcock, Werger's images are fraught with tension and isolation. They communicate psychologically on levels that alternate in mood between subtle and intense. (Slugfest Gallery, 1906 Miriam Avenue, Austin, TX, 78722, 512-477-7204) Slugfest Printmaking Workshop & Gallery Japanese Woodblock Printing Workshop Keiji is a Master Printer of Ukiyo-e in Japan and faculty member at Wesleyan University. This class is a unique opportunity to participate in the traditional method of Japanese woodblock printing with a true master who has collaborated with artists such as Chuck Close and has exhibited internationally. Register through the Art School of the Austin Museum of Art by calling 512-323-6380, or go to www.amoa.org and click on "the Art School". 
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