This Summer:

Opening Reception Saturday, July 31st 5:30 - 8 PM  at The McKinney Avenue Contemporary

The border-themed  "Annual Membership Show" runs through August 28th.

 "I Am Woman" at Rising Gallery (Dallas)- runs through Saturday, July 31st  

Reviews:

"Michelle de Metz's photorealist pastels were provocative and appear at first glance to be blurry photographs. Goldilocks was my favorite Ms. de Metz piece because of the blurred vulnerability that kept me there with its fine execution. There was strength here that was communicated." "...you totally feel her blurred art is trying to let you know she is more than what she appears.  I raise my hand in attention to say yes, Ms. De Metz, I want to know..." "... You rarely get to see talented women artists together in a gallery and this is an opportunity you should seize." -- Rachel Parrish (StealingKitty), Dallas Art News Review

"Crowded openings such as the one July 15 at Rising Gallery ascertain the attention low key galleries are receiving. This gallery, hidden away right off of Knox and 75 on Insurance was literally packed for three straight hours, from 7 to 10. The show, “I am a Woman” organized by the new on-the-scene FGIII Art & McKane Organization features 18 local female talents – to be on view the rest of the month...  Of particular note too were the lovely underwater photographs by Kathleen Wilke and the hyper-realistic paintings by Michelle De Metz. Committed owners Bryan and Taber Wetz and the director,  Jamie Arendt of this connected with-the-right-interested-people gallery are the shakers behind its achievement."

"Once I talked with..." [Michelle de Metz] "... in person and learned what at quick glance appeared to be intense, brightly colored, undulating close-up photographs in reality were luscious photorealist pastels with no trace of a brushstroke, and she was stealing the show ..." -- June Mattingly,  Regular Main  and regular arts contributor for Modern Dallas

July - August:

The EG Invitational - Reception 29 July

August- September

"Body & Soul,"  The Chapel

October

Release American Art Collector

December:  Florence Biennialists at Art Basel Miami

Gallery representation announcement coming soon...

More to come...