Van McElwee by film critic David Finkelstein

Gallery artist Van McElwee is featured in Lake Ivan Film Journal by film critic David Finkelstein on his current “Time Drawings” series. Finkelstein writes: “Like haiku, these works provide brief bursts of illumination, and they operate by suggestion and implication. They each have a unique power and energy, some quiet and some bold, and they... Continue Reading →

Van McElwee at The Kranzberg Arts Foundation

Gallery artist, Van McElwee is presenting “Time Drawings: Volume I and II” at The Kranzberg Arts Foundation High Low space, St. Louis, MO, Thursday, July 10. These works use video, sound and hand-drawn animation to explore time, space and dimensionality.

Van McElwee at the FilmArte Festival

Gallery artist, Van McElwee recent video “Atlas of the Last World” was awarded Best Experimental Film in Berlin’s FilmArte Festival, Fall 2023 (they even planted a tree for the occasion!). “Atlas of the Last World is stunning, mesmerizing.” David Finkelstein, Filmmaker, Film Critic.

Van McElwee showing at the Webster Film Series

Gallery artist Van McElwee will be showing at the Webster Film Series new experimental video/sound work, including three premieres. McElwee will screen and discuss “Ancestor House”, “Zigzag”, “World Skin”, along with premieres of “Score in Variation Space”, “Atlas of the Last World” and “Incarnation”. Hearding Cats Collective will perform a new electronic work composed for... Continue Reading →

Van McElwee

Gallery artist, Van McElwee's “World Skin” won the Best Animated/Experimental Film in the St. Louis Filmmaker’s Showcase. The film will also screen at the St. Louis International Film Festival later this year. “World Skin” has been selected for international exhibition by the venerable European video art distributor Heure Exquise in France. More at https://www.cinemastlouis.org/sliff/festival-home

Van McElwee in TERRAIN magazine

Gallery artist Van McElwee is featured in TERRAIN magazine for his show “Time Fork”at the Laumeier Sculpture Park. His exhibition “Flag and Its Shadow” opens October 31 at Bruno David Gallery. Photos at ARTSY

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