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March Issue 2006
Artspace in Raleigh, NC, Offers Several New Exhibitions
Artspace in Raleigh, NC, is offering several new exhibitions including: New Works: A Juried Exhibition of Works by Members of the Artspace Artists Association, on view in Gallery 1, from Mar. 18 through Apr. 29, 2006; Endurance, featuring paintings by Gayle Stott Lowry, on view in Gallery 2, from Mar. 3 through Apr. 14, 2006; Sublime Habitats, featuring paintings by Anna Podris, on view in the Artspace Lobby, will be on view from Mar. 3 through Apr. 1, 2006; and Three in Giverny, featuring paintings by Carol B. Chianese, Anne Haynes Jenkins, and Dianne T. Rodwell, on view in the Upfront Gallery from Mar. 3 through Apr. 1, 2006.
New Works is an annual juried exhibition
for members of the Artspace Artists Association a professional
artist membership organization. Artists are accepted into the
Artspace Artists Association through a jury process that occurs
twice per year. This exhibit represents work created within the
past twelve months. It is an opportunity for Artspace Artists
to present their most current and innovative work.
This year's juror is Jennifer Moore. Moore earned an MA in Art
History and a BA in Art Education from the University of North
Carolina. She owned and operated a commercial gallery before serving
for nearly 15 years as Curator and then Executive Director at
the Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, NC.
Moore has worked in public relations and as a graphic artist and
arts instructor. In April 2005, Moore co-founded Opus Resource
Group, a consulting firm for nonprofit organizations.
Moore will be selecting a Best of Show award, an Award of Merit,
and two Honorable Mentions. Award presentation will begin at 8pm
in Gallery 1 on Apr. 7, 2006. The exhibit is sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers,
LLP.
Gayle Stott Lowry
In May 2004, Gayle Stott
Lowry spent time creating landscape sketches in the northwest
coastal areas of Scotland. Although Lowry's father's family had
emigrated from Scotland around 1800, she never really connected
with her heritage due to her father's sudden death when she was
a small child. For Lowry, the overdue visit to Scotland and the
creation of the works featured in Endurance, were a means
of reconnecting with her father and his culture. This journey,
from the visit to creating the exhibition, was a contemplative
one a search for permanence in a world of impermanence
and an attempt to process loss. Lowry notes, "Loss, in its
many manifestations, has been and will continue to be a driving
force of my artwork."
Lowry studied art and primary education at East Carolina University
in Greenville, NC. Additional studies with Wolf Kahn and Sidney
Goodman, and a residency at the Vermont Studio Center, provided
further training. Her introspective paintings have been awarded,
exhibited, and collected on a national basis over the past twenty
years. For Lowry, painting involves an intuitive process integrating
insight from dreams and therapy, resulting in work that correlates
directly with her life experience. Lowry notes that the daily
act of painting is an essential part of her existence.
The exhibition installation was partially funded by Jeff & Suzanne Morrison.
Anna Podris
Anna Podris' enigmatic
paintings serve as windows into imagined landscapes. Built and
natural worlds merge and the inanimate are animated. People become
one with the plants that sustain them. As forms are united, a
deeper connection with the universe is possible.
Podris earned her BFA from Savannah College of Art and Design.
Her paintings primarily include people, plants, animals, and buildings.
Using this imagery Podris creates quirky and mythic narratives.
Unexpected color combinations along with a love of pattern are
elements that denote her unique style of painting. In her spare
time Podris draws inspiration from teaching art to youths at the
Raleigh Girls Club. She also teaches adult painting and printmaking
classes at Pullen Art Center and youth classes in Artspace's Summer
Arts Program.
This past Fall Carol
B. Chianese, Anne Haynes Jenkins, and Dianne T. Rodwell spent
several weeks in Monet's ancient village of Giverny, France. They
studied with internationally known painter Gale Bennett through
ArtStudy Giverny, lodging one block away from Monet's world famous
house and gardens. The artists were able to paint in the gardens
daily, practicing the impressionist technique of capturing light
and atmosphere directly from nature, in plein air. The curriculum
included the study of impressionist theory and the history of
the impressionist and plein air movements.
Carol
B. Chianese
Carol B. Chianese is
a graduate of Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA. She works
mainly in oils and pastels and has achieved the honor of Master
Pastelist in the Pastel Society of America. Exhibiting and winning
international awards, her work is found in corporate and private
collections throughout the United States, Canada, and Australia.
Anne Haynes
Jenkins
Anne Haynes Jenkins
is a contemporary impressionist artist. She holds Bachelor of
Art degrees in music and education. Her art studies include classes
with Joe Cox, past professor at NC State University, and numerous
workshops. She is a member of the Artspace Artists Association
and exhibits with Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC.
Dianne T. Rodwell
Dianne T. Rodwell studied art at the College of Great Falls in Great Falls, Montana. A member of the Artspace Artists Association, she has operated a studio at Artspace since its beginning in 1986. Her works are represented by several galleries nationwide and are housed in private and corporate collections throughout the United States as well as Australia, Japan, Paris, and London.
For further information
check our NC Institutional Gallery listings, call the center at
919/821-2787or at (www.artspacenc.org).
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