April Issue 2001
Balsam Mountain Inn in Balsam, NC, Begins 2nd Season of Art Exhibitions
The second year of the Art in the Mountains Gallery, located inside the Balsam Mountain Inn in Balsam, NC, begins Apr. 1, 2001. The first two featured "Guest Artists" for the months of Apr. and May will be Billy Edd Wheeler of Swannanoa, NC, and Carolyn Tweedy of Decatur, AL.
The Art in the Mountains Gallery features a display of artwork from artists living in the Haywood and Jackson County area. The artworks displayed include oil and watercolor paintings; pottery, woodworking, quilting, photography, metal art, jewelry, and many more mediums. This is a collection of some of the finest artwork being produced in the area and it is all displayed on the Inn's first floor. The second floor of the Inn is reserved for artwork of the featured Guest Artists.
Born and raised in Boone County, WV, Billy Edd Wheeler graduated from Warren Wilson High School in 1951, Warren Wilson Jr. College in '53, and Berea College in '55. After service in the Navy's air force, he became Berea College's Alumni Director from '58-61, then did graduate study at Yale's School of Drama under John Gassner, majoring in playwriting. Wheeler has lived in Swannanoa since '63, except for a 2-year stint managing United Artists Music Group in Nasheville, '68-70.
Wheeler has received 13 awards from ASCAP, and his songs have been recorded by Judy Collins, Bobby Darin, The Kingston Trio, Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Kenny Rogers, Elvis and 90 other recording artists, selling over 55 million records. The songs include: Jackson, Blistered, The Rev. Mr. Black, Desert Pete, Anne, High Flying Bird, The Coming of The Roads, It's Midnight, Ode To The Little Brown Shack Out back, Coal Tattoo, and Coward Of The County, which was made into a movie.
Wheeler has written 21 plays, 4 outdoor dramas, co-authored several books of humor, and is now trying his hand at writing novels and painting. He was recently inducted into the Hall of Fame by Nashville Association of Songwriters International. Wheeler is the recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Awards from Warren Wilson and Berea College, and has also served on Warren Wilson College's Board of Trustees.
Billy Edd Wheeler and other great songwriters will be featured at a songwriters in the round at the Balsam Mountain Inn on Apr. 7.
Carolyn Tweedy is from Decatur, AL, and is a former children's art teacher and kindergarten teacher. She attended Auburn University in the School of Art and has studied under various artists including: Tony Van Hasslet, Janet Tillery, Daniel Green, and Margaret Mary Martin.
Tweedy's favorite painting medium is watercolor, but she also enjoys oils and pastels. Her inspiration comes from the abundance of beauty surrounding us: landscapes, flowers, birds, and children. Her work is shown in the Gallery at Mount Eagle, TN, and Grisham-Cornell in Decatur, AL.
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exhibit curator at 828/627-8529.
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