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December Issue 2006
Cameo Art Gallery in West Columbia, SC, Features Works by Jean McWhorter
Cameo
Art Gallery in West Columbia, SC, will present a special two-day
only exhibition entitled, New Flight of Fancy, featuring
multimedia works by Jean McWhorter. The exhibit will take place
on Dec. 1, 2006, from 9am to 6pm and Dec. 2, 2006, from 11am to
3pm. Do not miss this opportunity to view the talent of one of
South Carolinas most imaginative and well known artists.
McWhorter is widely known as a multimedia artist. Her works derive
from a very personal nature and is inventive, unique and comes
from her soul. The works in this exhibit are unique in design
and style, and each entails a different quality and evokes different
emotions. The detailed work involved in this collection will both
amaze the viewer and give some insight into the artists' imagination
and originality. McWhorter has the talent of bringing the viewer
into a distant land, one that we have never seen before. Many
pieces in the exhibit include the natural elements of animals
and shells and each brings earth tones and romantic blues to give
the participant the emotions of each piece.
"The complex relationship between the human and animal forms are beautiful restraints and invite reflections and connections," says McWhorter.
McWhorter received her BFA and MFA from the University of Georgia, and studied at the Brooklyn Museum of Art School in New York on a Max Beckman Scholarship. She began her professional career as an art teacher in Iowa, but soon moved to South Carolina to begin teaching at the Museum School at the Columbia Museum of Art. For 23 years, McWhorter was an instructor of drawing, painting and sculpture, and served as Director of the Museum for 6 years. Her teaching experiences also include sculpture, design and drawing classes given by her at the University of South Carolina, Newberry College and Benedict College.
McWhorter has participated in over thirty one-woman exhibits both regionally and nationally, and is listed in the Who's Who in American Art, and was featured in Allied Publications of Prize Winning Sculpture and Watercolor, the First Compendium of Women in Design International and Fiber Arts form IV. She was also one of the chosen artists for the 100 Years 100 Artist exhibition at the South Carolina State Museum in 1999-2000. Her works are included in collections at the Gibbes Museum of Art, Greenville County Museum of Art, Columbia Museum of Art, Georgia Museum of Art and Columbia College of South Carolina.
McWhorter's commissioned works include: the model of SC State Seals, Portrait Plaques, a model of a lion at the Airport Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, a mural for General Services of The United Stated Government, a seal of The State of New York for the New York State Fair, The Verner Award Statue Design for South Carolina Arts Commission, a life-size Rembert Dennis bronze relief, the Robert McNair monument design and plaques for the South Carolina Capitol Complex, the Charter Day Award Statues for Benedict College, eleven large wall hangings for the Keenan Chapel Trinity Cathedral in Columbia, and a bronze plaque and paintings for the UMSC.
Come and discover these sometimes playful, humorous, thought provoking and spiritual objects, proudly shown at Cameo Art Gallery's new location, 805 Meeting St., W. Columbia. McWhorter will be on hand to discuss these latest creations and answer questions. Do not miss this event, as it will only be available for two days. McWhorther's works are exclusively on display and available at all times at Cameo Art Gallery.
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