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January Issue
2011
Artspace in Raleigh, NC, Features Works
by Catherine Thornton, Garrett Scales, & Artspace Artists
Artspace in Raleigh, NC, will present
two new exhibits including: What's What, featuring works
by Catherine Thornton, on view in the Upfront Gallery from Jan.
15 through Feb. 26, 2011; Where The Wyld Things Are, featuring
works by Garrett Scales, on view in the Lobby from Jan. 15 through
Feb. 26, 2011; and New Works - A Juried Exhibition of Works
by Members of the Artspace Artists Association, on view in
Gallery 1, from Jan. 22 through Feb. 26, 2011. A reception for
all exhibits will take place Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, from 6-10pm,
during the First Friday Gallery Walk in Raleigh.
It's been said and rightly so, "a picture is worth a thousand
words." For Catherine Thornton, the opposite is also true
a word or phrase conjures up multiple imageries. She quotes
an astute language guru, "When I use a word, it means what
I choose it to mean neither more nor less. When I make a
word do a lot of work (like that), I always pay it extra."
Conversationalists who have the ability to use word pictures invite
a ready audience that is eager to listen and respond. Thornton's
work is a springboard for point and counterpoint a conversation
with the viewer. It can be agreeable or not, serious or not.
She is determined to make it do "a lot of work." Her
multi-media approach asks, in her own words, "Can we talk?
And keep it lively."
Thornton earned a BFA in Painting and Sculpture from Longwood
College (currently Longwood University), Farmville, VA. She is
the recipient of numerous awards including the 2010 Best in Show
award for New Works - Artspace Artists Association Annual Juried
Exhibition. Her work has been included in many solo and group
exhibitions including at Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, NC; the
Rocky Mount Art Center, Rocky Mount, NC; the Fine Arts Institute,
Kalamazoo, MI; Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC; and the Morgan
Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA. Thornton's work has also been published
in Lark Publication's 500 Cups.
Since 2003, Garrett Scales has created his work from hand-cut
stencils and spray paint. Drawing from nature and his love of
anthropology, Scales has begun to shape his portrait work to follow
the lines and flaws of the human body, providing his subjects
and the surrounding environments with an imaginative presence.
Where the Wyle Things Are presents a body of work Scales
developed during six months spent at Artspace as the Regional
Emerging Artist-in-Residence.
Scales, a self-taught artist, has spent the past seven years dedicating
himself to the art of stenciling. Additionally, he has been a
teaching artist for the Artspace Summer Arts Program and the Artspace
Outreach Program. His work has been exhibited locally in various
galleries including Artspace and the Visual Art Exchange, and
in Greensboro at the Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art.
Join Scales for a special closing reception on Thursday, Feb,
24, 2011, from 6-8pm. Bring a dark-colored T-shirt, 50% polyester/50%
cotton!
New Works is an annual juried exhibition for members of
the Artspace Artists Association. The Artspace Artists Association
is a professional artist membership organization. Artists are
accepted into the membership through a jury process that occurs
twice per year. The exhibit represents work created within the
past twelve months. The exhibit is an opportunity for Artspace
Artists to present their most current and innovative work.
Melissa Peden will be selecting work for exhibition as well as
award recipients. The Award Presentation will begin at 7:30pm
in Gallery 1 during the First Friday Gallery Walk reception, Feb.
4.
Peden is a Raleigh native with twelve years experience as a gallery
owner, first of Gilliam & Peden, Inc., and later Peden Gallery
II. In 1990, Peden was a founding member of Raleigh's First Friday
events, which have been a city-wide success for the past twenty
years. She served as the Past President of the North Carolina
State Art Society, the founding organization of the North Carolina
Museum of Art (NCMA), and from 2006-2010 was the Chair of the
Works of Art Committee (Acquisitions). She is currently on the
Board of Trustees for the NCMA, as well as the President of Raleigh
Fine Arts Society. She is also a recipient of the prestigious
Raleigh Medal of Arts.
Artspace, a thriving visual art center located in downtown Raleigh,
brings the creative process to life through inspiring and engaging
education and community outreach programming, a dynamic environment
of over 30 professional artists studios, and nationally acclaimed
exhibitions. Approximately 95 artists hold professional memberships
in the Artspace Artists Association. Thirty-five of these artists
have studios located at Artspace. Artspace is located in Historic
City Market in Raleigh at the corner of Blount and Davie Streets.
Artspace is supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, the
United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County, the Raleigh Arts
Commission, individuals, corporations, and private foundations.
For further information check our NC Institutional Gallery
listings, call the center at 919/821-2787 or visit (www.artspacenc.org).
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