Buckham Gallery

On view: Jason Franz - Life Drawings

“Most of my life drawings were made in 90 minutes in one sitting with a live model. From a distance, they may appear dim and difficult to see, but upon close inspection, one can see a frenetic energy of note-taking, analyzing, measuring, defining, and refining. The process of searching for and noting geometric proportions, reference angles, mass conceptions, and internal anatomical structure—as well as the vibrancy of living energy in the human body—is captured and conveyed through the many different layers and modes of working visible in each drawing.”

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Image detail: 2025_7_13 (Resolution Fifty-Eight), India ink, walnut ink, and gouache on watercolor paper, 12x9”, $1,600

Late Spring Exhibitions with Alexandra Franz, Jason Franz, and The Human Form on view through June 13, 20206.

Gallery Hours:
Wednesday & Thursday: 11 AM - 5 PM
Friday: 11 AM - 6 PM
Saturday: 12 PM - 5 PM

Buckham Gallery’s 42nd Season is sponsored in part by the Stella & Frederick Loeb Charitable Trust administered by Huntington Bank.

Buckham Fine Arts Project is supported in part by individual donations and awards from: the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, the Community Foundation of Greater Flint, and the Greater Flint Arts Council Share Art Genesee Grant Program made possible by the Genesee County Arts Education and Cultural Enrichment Millage funds. Your tax dollars are at work!

On view, Echinacea by Alexandra Franz with "In Situ."

Alexandra Franz - In Situ
“In representational painting and drawing, everything arises from a primordial act: seeing. This action, so mundane and prosaic, is the paradoxical existence of two opposite mindsets. When gazing at something, we either experience it as a nonobjective knowledge, or we identify it as a mental image—something constructed in the mind. This fascination with phenomenology, metaphysics, and cognitive processing has become the philosophical and conceptual foundation for my paintings.”

Join us for Flint’s ARTWALK on June 12, from 6 to 9 PM. This community favorite event is FREE and open to the public!

Image: Echinacea, oil on panel, 6 x 6”, NFS

Late Spring Exhibitions with Alexandra Franz, Jason Franz, and The Human Form on view through June 13, 20206.

Gallery Hours:
Wednesday & Thursday: 11 AM - 5 PM
Friday: 11 AM - 6 PM
Saturday: 12 PM - 5 PM

Buckham Gallery’s 42nd Season is sponsored in part by the Stella & Frederick Loeb Charitable Trust administered by Huntington Bank.

Buckham Fine Arts Project is supported in part by individual donations and awards from: the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, the Community Foundation of Greater Flint, and the Greater Flint Arts Council Share Art Genesee Grant Program made possible by the Genesee County Arts Education and Cultural Enrichment Millage funds. Your tax dollars are at work!

On view with The Human Form, an Exhibition of Sculptures: Iris Eve Schaer

“Spill 1 and Spill 2 merges soft sculpture and ceramics. The fleshy textiles, rendered in soft tones and pliable shapes, contrast sharply with the encaustic-laced ceramic centerpiece, creating a tension between vulnerability and structure; soft and rigid. The sister sculptures engage themes of bodily exposure, emotional catharsis, and the messy intimacy of what lies beneath. As an artist, I am interested in the porous boundary between interiority and surface, fragility and form.”

The Human Form, an Exhibition of Sculptures
A National Juried Exhibition

Selected Artists: Jacob Ashba, Carol Cameron, Sarah Divita, Clayton Furr, Laura Gabriel, Nickie Gunning, Heather Kaplan, Ania Ksiezyc, Asia Mathis, Reanna Navarro, Iris Eve Schaer, Kayla Jean Smith, Jeanette Strezinski

Installation view: Iris Eve Schaer, Spill 2, Ceramic, Encaustic Wax, Synthetic Fiber Fill, Fabrics, Thread, 16” x 60” x 80”, $2,500

Late Spring Exhibitions with Alexandra Franz, Jason Franz, and The Human Form on view through June 13, 20206.

Gallery Hours:
Wednesday & Thursday: 11 AM - 5 PM
Friday: 11 AM - 6 PM
Saturday: 12 PM - 5 PM

Buckham Gallery’s 42nd Season is sponsored in part by the Stella & Frederick Loeb Charitable Trust administered by Huntington Bank.

Buckham Fine Arts Project is supported in part by individual donations and awards from: the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, the Community Foundation of Greater Flint, and the Greater Flint Arts Council Share Art Genesee Grant Program made possible by the Genesee County Arts Education and Cultural Enrichment Millage funds. Your tax dollars are at work!