March Issue 2001
William Halsey Gallery in Charleston, SC, Hosts Painting by Graham Nickson
The William Halsey Gallery at the College of
Charleston's School of the Arts in Charleston, SC, is hosting
an exhibition entitled Graham Nickson: Dual Natures on
view through Mar. 22.
Nickson's large-scale paintings and drawings feature bathers in
various poses and groupings. The artist places these realistic
figures in beach settings where they are shown frozen in time,
in the midst of particular gestures, such as arms overhead or
outstretched. Each work, in addition to the classic, formal presentation
of the figure, features strong horizontal and vertical lines.
These lines are emphasized in the paintings through a bold use
of color and in the drawings through sharp contrasts of darks
and lights. Richard West, Director of the Frye Art Museum in Seattle
which initiated Dual Natures, writes in his introduction
to the exhibition catalogue, "By acknowledging and absorbing
modernism without being overwhelmed by it, Nickson links past
and present into a persuasive new paradigm that continues and
extends the evolving tradition of figurative painting."
British-born, Nickson's large-scale figurative works have been shown across the United States as well as in Australia, Rome, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan. Honors Nickson has received include the "Prix de Rome" and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He is currently the Dean of the New York Studio School in New York City. This exhibition was organized by the Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA with the support of the Robert Lehman Foundation and is toured under the auspices of Pamela Auchincloss Arts Management.
Nickson is a Quattlebaum Artist-in-Residence at the School of the Arts for 2000-2001. The Quattlebaum Artist-in-Residence program was established to bring noted artists to the College for public performances, lectures, exhibitions, master classes and other events.
Nickson will also serve as juror for the annual juried student art exhibition, Young Contemporaries 2001, which will open on Mar. 30 at the gallery. This show offers the greater Charleston community a unique opportunity to view work produced by students from throughout the College.
For further information check our SC Institutional Gallery listings or contact the Halsey Gallery at 843/953-5680.
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