PRESS RELEASE: THE AVA in partnership with Spier   Presents three solo exhibitions MATERIAL MATTERS by ERICA ELK opens Monday, 26 July 2010 at 18h00   Erika Elk - Drawing in Thread Erika Elk presents a mixed media body of work Material Matters in the Main gallery. Elk utilises everyday materials reconstituting them into a contemporary visual language. TRACING ELEMENTS by NIKE ROMANO opens Monday, 26 July 2010 at 18h00   Nike Romano In the Long gallery Nike Romano explores the space where science, the personal and art intersect. This mixed media body of work is a visual exploration that endeavours to contain the uncontainable. The theme of ordering chaos, both at a domestic level and within the universe runs through Romano's practice and can be noted in her attention to detail and choose of materials. WORKER INTERRUPTED by DAVID ROSSOUW opens Monday, 26 July 2010 at 18h00     David Rossouw - Patrick - Metal worker (2009) Worker Interrupted by David Rossouw will employ the Artstrip. A photographic study of the aesthetic of the ordinary and the everyday that references the strong relationship between work and identity. Worker Interrupted references the notion that work influences one's identity in a physical way. The physical appearance of a worker can be altered subtly over time as muscles are developed due to physical labour. On a superficial level, this alteration can also be in the form of clothing or bodies becoming soiled due to the nature of the work. All Exhibitions Close on Friday, 20 August 2010 at 13h00   High resolution images are available   Association for Visual Arts Gallery 35 Church Street, Cape Town, South Africa Gallery hours: Weekdays 10h00 to 17h00, Saturdays 10h00 to 13h00 Phone: +27-21 424-7436, Fax: +27-21 423-2637, avaart@iafrica.com www.ava.co.za                               Wine at the opening is kindly sponsored by Spier www.spierwines.co.za                                                                                                                                                  To , please click on the link at the left of this email or email to avaart@iafrica.com