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November Issue 2006
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts in Boone, NC, Offers New Exhibits
The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC, is offers several new exhibitions including: Janet Orselli: Dwelling Between, on view in Gallery A through Jan. 13, 2007; Phil Moody: Textile Towns, on view in Gallery B through Jan. 13, 2007; Tony Schanuel: The Nature of Things, on view in the Mayer Gallery through Jan. 28, 2007; Kate Grendler: The Playground, on view in the Catwalk Community Gallery from Nov. 3 - 25, 2006; and 8th International Collage Exchange, on view in the Main and Mezzanine Galleries from Nov. 3 through Feb. 3, 2007.
Janet Orselli is a Columbia, SC, artist whose work draws on the power of the found object to evoke associations and memories. The artist says of her work, "Through my installations I want to stir the imagination, stimulate the senses and provoke contemplation. I want the viewer to slow down, respond emotionally, be surprised and experience a feeling of 'not-knowing'. My work involves an attempt to actively question objective reality by making connections and establishing relationships between objects, materials and space that on the surface seem unrelated."
Orselli received her MFA in 2001, and her BA in Psychology in 1976; both from Clemson University. She has been the recipient of numerous grants and awards including: Pollock-Krasner Foundation Award - 2005; Spring Island Visiting Artist Program, Okatie, SC 2005; Artist Exchange Program, Kaiserslautern, Germany 2004; Pritchard's Island Artist Retreat Program, Beaufort Arts Council 2002; and the Anderson Ranch (Colorado) Scholarship, South Carolina Arts Commission - 2001.
Phil Moody was born in Berwick-on-Tweed on the border of Scotland and England, and currently resides in Rock Hill, SC. In describing his work the artists says, "My work has evolved from a documentary stance, yet is still motivated by the histories of ordinary working people, with a long-held interest in the textile industry in this region of South Carolina. More recent work is made using 'photograms' mixed with 'straight' photography."
Moody is represented in both public and private collections including Kodak Pharmaceuticals, Bank of America, Alabama Light & Power Co., and B.F. Goodrich. He was the recipient of a 2004 South Carolina Arts Commission Visual Arts Fellowship, a 2001 Charlotte-Mecklenberg Arts & Science Council Project Award, and a 1997 Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching South Carolina Professor of the Year Award.
Textile Towns is a series that has taken the personal histories of South Carolina textile workers as its motivation. These large works creatively explore the issues central to the region's relationship with the textile industry.
Tony Schanuel is an award-winning digital artist who has fused a professional background in photography with advanced digital technology to create fine art that transcends both mediums. Schanuel has received extensive international recognition and honors. He was selected by an international panel to exhibit his work at the 2003 and 2005 Biennale Internazionale dell' Arte Contemporanea in Florence, Italy and honors from the International Digital Artists Association, EFX Art & Design Magazine (Sweden) and Digital Photography & Design (Australia).
Schanuel has a studio gallery at the Foundry Art Centre in St. Charles, MO. His work has been featured in Digital Imaging Magazine, Computer Graphics Magazine, Wild Heart Journal, and is a featured artist in Cyber Palette and Extreme Graphics, two books showcasing digital artists and their work, with a guide to the creative process.
Kate Grendler is a recent graduate of Appalachian State University with a double major in English and Philosophy. She lives and works in Boone, and creates works in oil on canvas and found wood. The artist says, "The Playground is an ongoing collection of art that appeals to the child-like wonderer and wanderer. Abstract shapes, designs, and colors encourage personal interpretation and imagination. I almost never have a clear idea of what I'm going to paint, when I sit down with a blank canvas. The process itself, reminds me of playing, I play with the colors, lines, and shapes, hence the Playground."
The 8th International Collage Exchange exhibition (previously titled the Baker's Dozen) is organized yearly by internationally acclaimed collage artist Dale Copeland of Puniho, New Zealand.
The exhibition includes 160 collage artists from over 20 states in the US and 6 countries around the globe. Each artist has submitted 13 collage works. The collages, each approximately 8" x 10", vary widely in style, media, and attributes. The exchange chooses one collage from each artist to be included in an online sale and exhibition, an exhibition in New Zealand, two museum collections, and the artist exchange. The artist is not only able to add two exhibitions and two museum permanent collections to their resume, but they also add ten collages by other collage artists to their own personal collections.
Each year one of the artists' collages is chosen
to be gifted to a permanent collection somewhere in the world.
The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts is pleased to be the recipient
of one of the 8th International Collage Exchange, thereby
adding 160 artists to the Permanent Collection.
Help the center celebrate the receipt of these exciting works,
learn more about the permanent collection, and find out how to
"adopt" one of these works to assist the center with
framing them in archival materials.
For further info check our NC Institutional Gallery listings,
call 828/262-3017, e-mail at (turchincenter@appstate.edu) or at
(www.turchincenter.org).
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