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February Issue 2003
Church Street Inn Gallery in Charleston, SC, Features Works by Natalie Reed
The Church Street Inn Gallery in Charleston,
SC, will host an exhibit of original paintings by internationally
recognized artist, Natalie Reed from Feb. 1 through Mar. 1, 2003.
The large scale works are from her African Wildlife series and
will be accompanied by writings from her personal memoirs. The
first of numerous sculptures produced by Reed will also be introduced
to the public at this time.
Recognized by the California Art Review as "one of
California's outstanding artists," her works are in collections
throughout the world and her wildlife murals grace the walls of
the Mt. Kenya Safari Club in Africa. Reed's animal studies are
renowned for their sense of motion and lifelike quality. She delights
the viewer with unusual perspectives and energetic brushwork.
Her uplifting images convey feelings of intimacy, and spontaneity.
While her paintings are executed in either acrylics or oils, her
bronze sculptures of animals and dancers are produced using the
"lost wax" technique. These three-dimensional works
capture the essence of character as well as the form.
Reed attended the Art Institute of Chicago as a scholarship student at age 16 and obtained her BA in art from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL. While in college, her literary talents were also recognized when she won writing competitions sponsored by Vogue and Mademoiselle magazines ( Her poetry appeared in three anthologies and she was included in the National Poetry Hall of Fame.) She subsequently moved to New York to work for Conde Nast Publications and continued her studies in art at the New School in New York City. She later attended UCLA in California, San Miguel de Allende in Mexico and worked on her master's degree at the Universidad de las Americas in Mexico City.
Reed's long artistic career has been devoted
to capturing the wonder of nature on canvas. After living half
her life in California and throughout the world, she moved to
Charleston in 1999.
In addition to her wildlife works, the gallery will also have
on display several of her paintings of Monet's gardens at Giverny,
the harbor at Portofino, and several scenes from Venice.
For further information check our SC Commercial Gallery listings,
call 843/579-9044 or visit their website at (www.churchstreetinngallery.com).
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