Winter in the Gallery

Alisa of Two Worlds

While Vadim Bora Gallery has its winter break, the Studio bustles with work for upcoming exhibitions in 2009. The image above is a commission for Cincinnati collectors and was the centerpiece for the most recent portrait exhibition. Look for upcoming exhibitions of Vadim Bora's work at the Asheville Area Arts Council and the April Fool Show at Vadim Bora Gallery, both in April.

"The Works" by Mountain Sculptors

Visitors to "The Works," an exhibition of small works by Mountain Sculptors in a multiplicity of styles and mediums -- through January 2.

Gallery Hours: Tues.-Sat. noon-6 p.m.

Portrait Exhibition Open House, Dec. 13

Last chance to see "Faces You Might Know - Celebrating the Freedom of the Portrait Genre" (a stunning one-man show of 200 portraits in the form of paintings, sculptures, and drawings) is Saturday, December 13. Join Vadim Bora Gallery in downtown Asheville for our afternoon Open House, noon - 6 p.m.

The exhibition closes December 14 to make way for the upcoming Mountain Sculptors show in the gallery.

"Faces You Might Know"

FACES YOU MIGHT KNOW

Celebrating the Freedom of the Portrait Genre
with Vadim Bora
December 1-14, 2008
Hours: noon-6 p.m., Tuesdays-Saturdays
Open House: Saturdays

Vadim Bora Gallery & Studio will be presenting some 200 portraits in the form of sculptures, paintings, drawings, caricatures and sketches, created in a variety of media and in the virtuoso stylings that is typically Bora: "...True freedom is capturing what the subject gives you in a subconscious way to materialize his or her spirit on the flat surface."

Some of the pieces stem from Bora's archives, recently returned from Russia, while others are still wet, just off the easel. Whether a few whispering lines that capture a person's character, luscious studied oils, or stately bronzes, Bora's portraits convey the essence of universal humanity, caught in one moment of time.

"Points of Origin"

Merrymaker

A portion of Vadim Bora's series of paintings "Of Home" goes on tour November 12 through December 19 at the Cabarrus Arts Council Galleries in Concord, NC, in the exhibition "Points of Origin: Cultural References."
http://www.cabarrusartscouncil.org/

"Of Home"

Last Day (In the Old House)

Vadim Bora Gallery begins the season with a new look and expanded viewing areas in its second floor space overlooking Battery Park Avenue.

"Of Home," a just-completed series of oil-on-canvas works depicting the evocative images and spirit of "home," opens Friday, October 3, during the downtown Asheville Art Walk. Reflecting the ethnic heritage of Bora, the paintings capture the sense of home as being a state of mind, as much as a state of being...and of course, a tangible place in memory.

The Last Supper

The Last Supper, by Vadim Bora

Vadim Bora recently completed this ecclesiastical commission for the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This is the second piece of work that the church -- which houses an art gallery -- has acquired from Bora. The oil on canvas painting, which appears like a "movable mural," measures 5' x 10.'