ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.- The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis has extended four exhibitions through July 17 by popular demand. They were originally scheduled to close June 12.

Dzine: Punk-Funk -- Chicago-based artist Dzine (born Carlos Rolon) is a painter and owner of an experimental record label that works with world renowned DJs and producers such as DJ Cam, Gotan Project, and Guidance Recordings. These two art forms have strong relationships and effects on each other. Straddling the very thin boundary between art and music, Dzine creates abstract, biological, morphing forms that vibrate with intense color and visual energy that unleash a unique rhythm and lyricism. To this two-dimensional visual field, Dzine applies a layer of envirotex (a thick, clear plastic coating) to complete his slick abstract paintings. Recently, he’s incorporated tiny glass beads to give the work a layered and vibrant jewel-like effect. The artist will create new work for his solo exhibition at the Contemporary that will include an evening with the artist and a DJ spinning extravaganza to be announced. Curated by Shannon Fitzgerald, Chief Curator, the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis.

Ruby Osorio: A Story of a Girl (Who Awakes Far, Far Away) -- In her first solo museum exhibition, Los Angeles-based artist Ruby Osorio will create an enchanting, magical environment based on her unique drawings and works on paper. A series of gouache paintings on paper that incorporate thread and ink present this young artist’s exploration into female identity and the construction of that identity through whimsy with a punch. Osorio makes connections between the ephemeral nature of the medium and a distinctly feminine psyche. The exhibition will consider work created over the last three years and will include a new series of painterly drawings created specifically for the Contemporary in which Osorio will push the range of her work in scale, medium, and content. Moving from tiny thumbnail sketches to large mural size narratives, the gallery will be transformed into a delicate visual reading room that presents a “feminine aesthetic” through the use of cartoon-like drawings of women, girls, animals, objects, and natural landscapes. Curated by Shannon Fitzgerald, Chief Curator, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis.

Alexander Ross: Survey -- Based in Massachusetts and New York, Alexander Ross’s works play with scale, biomorphic forms, and the synthesis of abstraction and representation. Ross’s process begins with the creation of plasticine models that suggest cellular structures, plants, and molecules that are photographed when completed. Working directly from the photographs, Ross’s paintings and drawings are layered with multiple references to art forms, life forms, systems of thought, rendering, and style. And at the same time, his works seem to exist in the gap between the artificial and the natural. For his exhibition at the Contemporary, Ross will exhibit a series of drawings and paintings made over the last few years. Curated by Paul Ha, Director, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis.

Katharine Kuharic: The World Brought Low – One of two 2004-05 season awardees of the Contemporary Art Museum’s Project Series, Katharine Kuharic will display paintings and drawings that appropriate imagery from local printed publications. Specific to St. Louis, these works will address individual and residential western suburban stereotypes. The Contemporary Project Series is an annual awards and exhibition program designed for both emerging and established artists working in St. Louis. Organized by Andrea Green, Curatorial Assistant, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis.