April 18th through May 17th, 2008 Passages new work by Sharon Feder and John Ferguson Show opens on Friday April 18th, 6–9 pm First Friday Reception May 2nd from 6-10pm with music by Andy Monley and the High Horses Ironton Studios is open Monday through Friday from 10 to 4, and Saturdays from 12 to 4.   Sharon Feder's journey through painting has taken her into the land of the abstract, into landscape, and back to portraiture. Her newest paintings reflect the passage of time, and the outside influences that change and shape us. Water, train tracks, bridges, and even gravestones mark the passage of life from one side to the other. The underlying structure of this series encourage an interchange with the viewer and a narrative emerges.The tension between Feder’s materials and her regionalist influences charge the work while resisting the typical sentimentality of such paintings. For more information visit sfeder.com. John Ferguson is a sculptor who works primarily in steel with contrasting material such as concrete, glass, rock, wood and reed. This body of work continues to focus on the relationships between man, his nature and the continued quest for something more. From non-awareness to awareness, these figurative sculptures evoke personal growth; not only through what they contain but more specifically through what is intentionally missing, how they stand and relate to each other and their environment. More information at johntferguson.com.         Join us for the RiNo Spring Studio Tour!   Celebrate Spring with a canvas of color in the River North Art District. "Plant Yourself In RiNO" Saturday, May 17th from 11am - 5pm For more information visit the RiNo website at rivernorthart.com Next Up at Ironton: Sticks and Stones: Branching Out Vicki Rottman and Loay Boggess Opening Reception: Friday, May 23rd, 6-9pm Summer Solstice Closing Party: Friday, June 20th, 6-9pm   Want to be informed about what's coming up at Ironton? Visit the contact us page and sign up for our email list. Past Shows at Ironton: March 2008 Clearing: The Aspen Series, new works by Meredith Nemirov February 2008 They Are What They Are, New Sculptural Works by Michael Brohman January 2008 Paper, Scissors, Rock, Works on Paper and Space Specific Installation by Mindy Bray November 2007 Sporting and Recreation, Furniture by Chase DeForest September 2007 Mum Immortals, Stone Sculpture by Dan Brandemuehl August 2007 Digit-all Art, Jerry De La Cruz July 2007 Glacial, Tim Berg and Bob Koons June 2007 New Works, Heidi Jung and John Ferguson April 2007 Since the House is on Fire let us Warm our Hands, Sharon Feder and Mike Mancarella March 2007 Recurrent Nightmare, an installation of miniature proportions by Chelsea Hunt February 2007 NEMESIS, new paintings by Robin Schaefer January 2007 Iron, Et Cetera, curated by Rian Kerrane and Mark Guilbeau December 2006 IAMAMAN, Charles Counter, Randy Brown, and Stan Meyer November 2006 Eudora's Belles, Patricia "Murph" Murphy September 2006 In the Between, Jill Hadley Hooper August 2006 ...and we all fall down, Sharon M Bankert July 2006 Derniers Soupirs, Viviane Le Courtois June 2006 Ironton Group Show 2006 May 2006 "Year of Art, Year of Words", Disparate Women April 2006 "Reflections", John Ferguson and Phyllis Ryder March 2006 Between Words, Emily vonSwearingen and Jake Adam York February 2006 Considering the Sublime, Scott Engel and William Sutton January 2006 Marking Three Paths, Bill McDonald, Jennifer Bowes, and Tonia Bonnell November 2005 Nothing of Their Being Red, Robin Schaefer and Syrie Kovitz September 2005 Paper Sky, Peter Arcidiacono August 2005 Between Elements, Sharon Feder and David Walter July 2005 Ironton Group Show 2005 May 2005 Ecoficial, Tim Berg April 2005 Dual Nature, Sharon M Bankert and Michelle Barnes March 2005 Functional Shift, Kim Ferrer February 2005 Walking Through, Judy Anderson and Ginny Hoyle January 2005 Borrowed Light, Marina Graves, Gwen Laine, and Ron Pollard   Ironton Studios is proud to be a member of the River North Art District. RiNo. Where art is made. Visit the RiNo website at rivernorthart.com