“Open House” at Joan Wich Gallery

 “Open House,” the latest group show at Joan Wich Gallery, offers works by some of the gallery’s most popular artists. Martha Thomas’s photographs are stark and unpopulated. Her Interior, a black-and-white image, shows an empty room, with a table and chairs sitting in the shadows, while Bel Air shows a rusted car door. Kelli Vance’s muted paintings of domestic life show scenes that come off as emotionally loaded. In It’s You or Me Amplified, two women are talking in the kitchen. In The Words Fade into a Whisper, a woman stands behind a door. Both are simple scenes, but each has a raw edge. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. 4411 Montrose. Through January 19. For information, call 713-526-1551 or visit www.joanwichgallery.com. Free.
Tuesdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Starts: Dec. 1. Continues through Jan. 19, 2007