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“Tenfold”

With a name pulled from owner Jill’s grandfather’s Chicago-set pen shop, this formerly East Austin art gallery sets up at a fresh spot situated on “the gateway to Clarksville and Old West Austin.” To christen their new venue properly, McLennon Pen Co. presents their first artist roster in Rosie Clements, Andy Coolquitt, Lindsey Lascaux, Peter McRury, Patrick Quinn, Slater Reid Sousley, Audrey Rodriguez, Ben Siekierski, Ashley Swarts, and Alexandra Valenti. Hailing from Austin, New York, Los Angeles, and Kansas City, all 10 artists are officially represented by the gallery – and have “begun to shape the identity of the gallery,” Jill says. “They are the thinkers and makers I’m most excited and equipped to support and see evolve in the next decade.” – James Scott

Thu., June 5

New McLennon Pen Co. Gallery, 1114 W. Fifth St. #202
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Margie Criner: “Sound & Vision”

Hailing from Chicago, artist Margie Criner works in sculpture and miniatures. How so? Her unique sculptural works – themselves impressive patchworks of materials from wool to actual hornets’ nests – feature peepholes through which viewers may glance tiny tableaux. These miniature worlds all center music, such as her pinky-finger-sized record store, Needle on the Records, with vintage posters plastered across its small interior walls. “The music theme isn’t always literal,” explains Criner, “but background sounds within the space, specific to what I’m processing. Kind of like how there’s music playing at the grocery store, that music is everywhere.” – James Scott

Through June 14

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