Tomandy Gallery will host an exhibition of recent work by local artist, Jerry Johnson during the month of July. A evening opening is scheduled on Saturday July 5th, at 5:30 p.m.

Jeff received his BFA, Cum Lauda, in 1984 From the Maryland Institute college of Art, Baltimore Maryland. He received the James L. Young memorial prize, award for excellence and a merit scholarship for outstanding achievement. Hall has received numerous museum sculpture awards. His ceramic sculpture has been shown internationally and his architectural sculpture adorns government buildings, churches and estates in and around the Washington D.C. area, as well as the east coast. Including two commissions for the US capitol building, The Marin Corp administration building, the Turkish Embassy and the Washington National Cathedral, Washington DC.

Artist Stament: "I enjoy using the figure to examine greater things than our selves. My interest in time is evident in most all of my own work. It is a deep and inexhaustible wealth of ideas relating to the earth, the universe and the cultures of man. I focus on monumental and god like figures that are not bound by the laws of physics, eliminate gravity and anything is possible.

 A strong pose represents humanity at its best. While the human body itself is beautiful, the mind affects body language, and the beauty and inner strengths can be realized. The figure is more than just a body in motion it is also a mind at work. I generally don’t concern myself with scale relationships within a sculptural piece, In that respect the image becomes a little surreal.”

Combining Bronze and Lucite takes a great deal of experience with mold making, shrink rates of materials and precision joining of organic shapes. I really enjoy these engineering challenges; this knowledge allows me the confidence to know that if I can dream it, then I can make it. Having experience with a wide variety of materials allows me to create with purpose.”