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March Issue 2006
NC Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh, NC, Features Works by Ann Cheeks and Hee Sook Kim
Recent Observations by Ann Cheeks and Medicine, Meditation, Metaphor by Hee Sook Kim are the latest works of art to grace the NC Museum of Natural Sciences' Nature Art Gallery in Raleigh, NC. The exhibits will be on view through Apr. 2, 2006.
Inspired by memories of her Korean grandmother making herbal remedies to treat diseases and other physical ailments, Hee Sook Kim's works are heavily infused with the power of nature, particularly plants. Kim's own research into medicinal applications of plants, Asian philosophy, personal identity and the events of September 11 are additional influences in her work.
Text of traditional
herbal treatments in both Korean and English are layered within
the drawings of plants and weeds, chemical symbols, calligraphy
and rich, vibrant color. Kim will exhibit mixed-media works on
canvas, linen and panel as well as etchings relating to physical
and spiritual healing.
Kim received her fine arts training at Seoul National University
and New York University. Since 1990 she has held several university
teaching positions and artist-in-residencies. Currently, she is
an assistant professor and artist-in-residence at Haverford College
in Pennsylvania. Kim has been exhibiting continuously since the
early '80s throughout the US as well as in Seoul, Tokyo, Paris,
and Taipei.
Ann Cheeks creates earthy mixed-media paintings of natural elements
by layering fabric, paint and pastels. Her medium evolved from
combining her love of quilting and appliquéing fabric with
painting and drawing. Finding traditional patchwork quilting and
appliquéing too limiting, she began to explore other ways
of using fabric by applying it to stretched canvasses with acrylic
medium then painting and drawing over it. "I have found that
this combination allows me to get the depth and details, with
an end result as loose and as painterly as I wish," says
Cheeks.
Cheeks earned her BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University and
currently teaches art to elementary students in Virginia. Her
work is in several private and public collections including those
of the National Institutes of Health and the University of Virginia.
Cheeks shows regularly in the Charlottesville area.
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences documents and interprets
natural history of the state of North Carolina through exhibits,
research, collections, publications and educational programming.
For further information
check our NC Institutional Gallery listings, call the gallery
at 919/733-7450, ext. 361 or on the web at (www.naturalsciences.org/store/nature_gallery.html).
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