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February Issue
2010
Charleston County
Public Library in Charleston, SC, Features Works by Linda Elksnin
The Charleston County Public Library in Charleston, SC, is presenting the exhibit, Scissors, Thread/Pencil, Paint, an exhibit of mixed-media works by Linda Elksnin, on view in the Saul Alexander Foundation Gallery through Feb. 28, 2010.
Appreciation for the
textile art of the Kuna Indians inspired Elksnin to create the
works in this exhibit. The Kuna people are known for their cut
fabric art called mola. Mola is a type of reverse appliqué,
in which images are created by cutting away top layers of fabric
to reveal the colors of bottom layers. Elksnin's mola-inspired
paintings are created by layering watercolor and gouache, then
building up texture with colored pencils. People, animals, birds,
and fish are the subjects of her paintings.
Elksnin was born in Pennsylvania and took classes at the Philadelphia
College of Art when she was in elementary school. She earned a
BFA at Syracuse University and masters and doctoral degrees from
the University of Virginia. In 1984, Elksnin moved to Charleston,
where she was a professor of education at The Citadel. She returned
to art after retiring in 2007.
Elksnin is an exhibiting
member of the Charleston Artist Guild, South Carolina Watermedia
Society, and the Watercolor Society of North Carolina. She is
co-chair of the Women's Caucus for Art, which is dedicated to
supporting women in the visual arts in Charleston and across the
state. A juried participant in Charleston's Annual Piccolo Spoleto
Outdoor Art Exhibit, Elksnin is represented by Four Winds Gallery
in Beaufort, SC, and KDS Treehouse in Columbia, SC.
The Saul Alexander Foundation Gallery presents monthly juried
art exhibits at the Main Library, at 68 Calhoun Street in Charleston.
Preference is given to local and regional artists who reflect
the varied experiences and viewpoints of the people of South Carolina.
For further information
check our SC Institutional Gallery listings, call Frances Richardson
at 843/805-6803 or visit (www.ccpl.org).
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