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Volitant Gallery: Volitant, we hardly knew ye
After 18 months, the Downtown showcase for contemporary art shuts down
"...contemporary art. On Tuesday, Oct. 9, Xochi Solis of Volitant Gallery circulated an e-mail informing friends and the media..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Cartoon Heritage
Food faces, renegade puppets, rainbow purses, and nicotine washes – it's all part of the art of Matthew Rodriguez
"...asks questions. He leaves a box out in the gallery for secret notes, decorated with "I'll write back." People..."

Aug. 18, 2006 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

Outstanding!
Nominations for the 2006-2007 Austin Critics Table Awards
"..."Graciela Iturbide: Ojos Para Volar/Eyes to Fly With," Wittliff Gallery, Connie Todd curator..."

May 18, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

After a Fashion
I scream, you scream, but when Stephen scream's for ice cream, it's an entirely different tune...
"...V AS IN VOLITANT Have you been to the Volitant Gallery at 320..."

Nov. 10, 2006 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Long Drive South
Art or anthropology? Volitant Gallery's 'The Long Drive South,' featuring work by New York artists who motored down to Austin, may be a revealing discussion on both
"...Volitant Gallery, through Sept. 25..."

Sept. 1, 2006 Arts Review by Nikki Moore

The True Originals
In her solo show 'True Originals,' painter Daphane Park has created a series of mutant portraits that are 1/3 female creature, 1/3 creepy textures, 1/3 dreamy background
"...paintings at Women & Their Work and D Berman Gallery, the colors in them appeared at times a bit..."

June 16, 2006 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

Top 3 Visual-Arts Stories for 2007
Chronicle Arts writer Rachel Koper remembers 2007 in the visual arts
"...Blanton Museum of Art, the Texas Biennial, Lora Reynolds Gallery, D Berman Gallery, and others were included in a..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

Femme Fantastique
The fantastic narratives presented are masterfully woven and most entertaining
"...Volitant Gallery, through Nov. 10..."

Oct. 12, 2007 Arts Review by Salvador Castillo

Co-Lab Oration
Talking with community arts instigator Sean Gaulager
"...AC: And before that, you worked at Volitant Gallery?..."

Jan. 21, 2011 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Wait and Hope: New Works by Katy O'Connor/Restless Timber: New Works by Jennifer Drummond
Volitant Gallery's pairing of Katy O'Connor and Jennifer Drummond works so well, you might want to gather some friends and go picnic in the woods by way of celebration
"...Volitant Gallery, through Feb. 10..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Top 10 Favorite Arts Events Across The Disciplines (In No Particular Order)
Chronicle Arts writer Wayne Alan Brenner on his favorite arts events in 2007
"...1) "City Folk" (1906 Gallery) The first solo show by painter Christa Palazzolo featured..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Take Me to Bed or Lose Me Forever
Volitant Gallery's exhibition "Take Me to Bed or Lose Me Forever," which both employs and questions many of love's clichés to reflect on our experience of the emotion, is a smile and a good laugh
"...Volitant Gallery, through Dec. 30..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Arts Review by Nikki Moore

Another Round of Praise
Nominations for the 2007-2008 Austin Critics Table Awards
"..."Transactions," Blanton Museum of Art, curator: Kelly Baum Solo Gallery Exhibition..."

May 9, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

And the Award Goes to ...
The 2006-2007 Austin Critics Table Awards
"...of Hope," Blanton Museum of Art, Gabriel Perez-Barreiro curatorSolo Gallery ExhibitionMichael Sieben, "Smile Forever," Art PalaceGroup Gallery Exhibition"Celebrated Skin,"..."

June 8, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Theresa Marchetta: Retreat
As you look at the drippy, globular shapes on the canvases in "Theresa Marchetta: Retreat," your mind may get lost trying to figure out what's in front of you
"...and center, the first painting welcomes you into the gallery with a compact yet strong and bright presence. The..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Arts Review by Salvador Castillo

"Pillow" Talk
Terri Thomas on what's behind the sex in her Big Medium art show
"...shown again in my solo show in Austin at Volitant Gallery. The string of paintings were titled Indivi/duality and..."

June 5, 2014 Arts Post by Seth Orion Schwaiger

From Stuff, Art
The 21st 'New American Talent' exhibition features a whopping 72 works of art, many of them created from everyday objects
"...its path as the big box hums contentedly. (The gallery attendant assured me that Williams removed everything except the..."

July 14, 2006 Arts Feature by Amanda Douberley

Art for Healing
The stunning art collection of the Dell Children's Medical Center
"...in Austin – such determinations are art-driven, and a gallery's ambience may shift from exhibition to exhibition, but at..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Austin Visual Arts: 'Art in America' surveys the scene
For a national magazine to do a story on Austin that's just about the visual arts scene is pretty much unheard of
"...Their Work alongside the bustle of activity on the gallery scene and the Eastside as signs of health. You..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Come Together
In 2006, Austin turned out for the arts by the tens of thousands
"...the Larry L. King Theatre at Austin Playhouse, Mass Gallery, Okay Mountain, Salvage Vanguard Theater, and Volitant Gallery, to..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Visual Art Things of 2006 (in chronological order)
"...5) "duck, duck, GOOSE" (Volitant Gallery) This solo exhibition by Matthew Rodriguez showed a..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

First Night Schedule
"...Coronado Studios – Pull-a-Print, Volitant Gallery, 320 Congress. "Pull" an original silk-screen print in..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Arts Feature

After a Fashion
Throw down after throw down, 2006 was one biiiig par-tay for your Style Avatar
"...morning hours. The party honoring Quentin Tarantino at the Volitant Gallery on Congress was unforgettable as Quentin made his..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Culture Flash!
Hunting PLC wants to give a Texas artist $50K, puppet people want you, a Beegle play is Louisville-bound, 'Cantanker' publishes again, and KDHDC and Yellow Tape partying for your cash
"...issue with a party Saturday Nov. 11, 7-11pm, at Volitant Gallery, 320 Congress #100. In addition to the usual..."

Nov. 10, 2006 Arts Column by Robert Faires

After a Fashion
Your Style Avatar defines "tarantism," to which we might add, "obsequious"
"...U. Lash. We had the best time there. The Volitant Gallery is a great space loaded with terrific art..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

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