1. Akirash
Open until November 20th
916 Springdale Rd. Bldg 2 #101
Nigerian native Olaniyi Rasheed Akindiya a.k.a. Akirash creates interactive, encompassing works of mixed media that contain elements of painting, sculpture, installation, and performance. With a strong suspicion of the economic systems that dominate our daily lives, Akirash often employs consumer detritus—plastic spoons and forks, paper currency, tin cans, etc.—as artistic medium to playfully address and subvert the commercial power structures commanding the West. Creative, unique, and enlightening, Akirash's work manages to generate both visceral and intellectual reactions within its viewers. His newest exhibition, "We Are All Bewitched" will be shown at the Big Medium Gallery until November 20th.
2. Amy D. Lux - Utopia Dreamscape
Saturday, Nov. 12 - 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
3210 Kay St.
Visual artist Amy D. Lux uses lighting design and programming to explore the immersive and sensuous qualities of texture. During a recent world tour, the artist ditched her supplies and began incubating artistic projects within her imagination. Upon returning home, D. Lux actualized the ideas brewing in her head and started working on a new exhibition, a utopian reimagining of her living space. This November, Amy D. Lux will showcase her talents with Utopia Dreamscape, a total domestic transformation. Utopia Dreamscape will take place on Saturday, November 12th from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
3. Community Breakfast
Saturday, Nov. 12 - 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
916 Springdale Rd, Austin, Texas 78702
Head to the Canopy studio for food and drinks provided by Tito's Handmade Vodka, JuiceLand, Chameleon Cold Brew, Topo Chico, Thai Fresh, Vegan Nom, El Chilito, Rockstar Bagels, and KIND Snacks. In addition to the eats, the East Group will preview the works of the 2016 studio tour and showcase the best talents of the year. This is a family friendly activity provided by Austin Maker Faire. Be sure to get your eat on before taking a look at all the great exhibitions.
4. Philippe Klinefelter - Ginko Studios
Open throughout tour
800 Gullett St.
Self-taught sculptor Philippe Klinefelter uses stone, wood, and metal to craft elegant and refined work for clients, both public and private. Though Klinefelter cites influence from primitive and post-industrial art, his primary focus and interest lies in the pre-Columbian cultures of Central America. With chisel and medium, Klinefelter sculpts delicate and intricate designs chockfull of aesthetic value that seek to understand the postcolonial world. Head to Ginko Studios during the tour and gaze upon Klinefelter's works, ye mighty and despair!
5. Jana Swec - Bolm Studios
Open throughout tour
5305 Bolm Rd, Bay 10 #2
Founding member of Big Medium and East Austin Studio Tour, Jana Swec creates sensual murals and paintings. When not directing Austin's next biggest art tour, Swec devotes time to her craft, painting surreal images of natural landscapes, wildlife, and trees that simultaneously pacify and engage the eye. Swec's work has been featured throughout the Austin area for years, displayed at prestigious galleries like the D. Berman Gallery and affixed to the walls of public buildings like The Cloth Pocket and San Marcos' Root Cellar Bakery. Swec is undoubtedly a master of color, stroke, and texture. Be sure to check out her exhibition over at Bolm Studios.
6. John Mulvany
Open throughout tour
3401 Govalle Ave
With acrylic, ink, paper, canvas, and wood-panel, John Mulvany illustrates parallels between the ancient and the modern, blending the two with a sweeping intensity. Having moved to the United States from Ireland as a young man, Mulvany often incorporates elements of naturalism, magical-realism, folk art, religious motifs, and abstraction into his work. Mulvany's paintings manage to reflect upon past ideologies—religious and aesthetic—while addressing ostensible technological and philosophical advancements of our current world. Colorful, abstract, and always outré, Mulvany's work is a total delight. Head to his studio and check out his art.
7. Dimension Gallery - The Paved Garden
Saturday, November 19th 6 - 10 p.m.
979 Springdale Rd, #99
Despite recently opening in March, Dimension Gallery has already been described as "Austin's favorite new gallery," boasting a diverse collection of exhibitions that seek to reveal the intensive studio practices often involved in crafting sculpture. Founded by venerated sculptors Colin McIntyre and Moya Khabele, Dimension Gallery provides an outlet for artists interested in creating three-dimensional, heavy work. For 2016's East Austin Studio Tour, Dimension Gallery will unveil The Paved Garden, a "curated outdoor collection of large sculpture from heavy hitting artists." Get lost in the abstract world of The Paved Garden on November 19th from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
8. Topology
Saturday, Nov. 12 - 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
1805 E 6th St.
A warehouse environment featuring work from many artists, Topology is one of Austin's newest and most avant-garde studios. While the gallery contains a variety of work composed with various mediums, Topology specializes in abstract sculpture that attempts to understand the techno-capitalist world we inhabit today. Through the spectacle of sculpture and painting, artists of Topology question the validity and power of technology, capital, and post-industrial values. Become a Luddite and head on over to the Topology Warehouse.
9. White Light Studio
Open throughout tour
900 Vargas Rd.
White Light Studio is an all-female studio comprised of artists working to create a space where women can develop their creative skills and practice their autonomy. Like an actualization of Virginia Woolf's room of one's own, White Light Studio allows budding female artists to engage with their feminine identity away from the idealization and influence of patriarchy. With a strong emphasis on sisterhood and community, White Light Studio is one of Austin's finest feminist establishments. Throughout the 2016 tour, the studio will feature tons of guest female artists. Stop by and experience the sisterhood.
10. The Pershing - ARTBASH
Friday, Nov, 11 - 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
450 Pedernales
On November 11, esteemed gallery The Pershing will host ARTBASH, a single night experience that "layers site-specific installations and performance pieces over the existing exhibition." This overdub ruptures the traditional process of viewing art in the gallery by forcing the viewer to question what is real and what is merely the product of overlap. Calling upon many of Art Alliance's partners over the past two years, ARTBASH will be an exciting and progressive exhibition.
