From Portland to huehuetenango
The quiet classiness of the Sherry Leedy Gallery (2004 Baltimore, 816-221-2626) provides a cool undertone that equally complements styles as disparate as tonight’s offerings: Ixchel, a survey of Guatemalan textile art; paintings by Valerie Beller; and some unconventional quilts by Bean Gilsdorf. Gilsdorf’s quilts are striking and stark, incorporating design elements of poster art and illustration. The quilt series, Like…