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April Issue 2010
Vista Studios
in Columbia, SC, Offers Works by Members for Artista Vista
Vista Studios' 13 artists
invite the public to view an exhibition of their work, which will
be on display Apr. 15 through May 4, 2010, in connection with
this year's Artista Vista celebration. On Apr. 22, from
5-9pm, galleries around the Vista area in Columbia, SC, will offer
new exhibitions for this annual celebration of the arts. Come
see our new exhibition at Vista Studios/Gallery 80808 located
at 808 Lady Street in the Vista. The artists will have their studios
open for you to get a look at their newest work and processes.
The studios boast some of Columbia's finest artists all under
one roof.
Non-objective painter, Ethel S. Brody, continues exploring her
"stripe" series and will have new canvases on display.
Stephen Chesley continues to offer the results of his dedication
to painting and his inspiration from such artists as George Inness,
Edward Hopper, Ralph Albert Blakelock, Albert Pinkham Ryder, and
the Zen of Painting.
Jeff Donovan will engage your vision as he displays a new series
of paintings in progress. The working title of this series is
"Untitled, Unfinished, NFS" alternatively - "Humble
Beginnings". Each will show a glimpse of his ideas and process.
Pat Gilmartin, ceramic sculptor, continues to follow her interest
in figurative work with a new series representing the man in the
moon. The ceramic pieces are sculpted in low relief and mounted
on a painted canvas background which can be hung on the wall.
The moon-faces are caricatured and cartoonish, incorporating the
humor which Gilmartin often uses in her sculpture.
Deanna Leamon is just back from a three month artist's residency at the McColl Center for Visual Art in Charlotte, NC.
Susan Lenz, fiber artist,
will show four of the newest pieces in her 'Decision Portrait
Series", which focuses on personal choices without value
judgment. The stitched words and titles are meant to reflect the
choices made by those depicted.
Kirkland Smith
Kirkland Smith will
show one of her celebrated assemblages of post consumer waste.
Using household items that are discarded daily, Kirkland has created
a haunting, yet hopeful, portrait of a child. Through her artwork,
she hopes to give the message of the importance of reducing, reusing,
and recycling.
Sharon Collings Licata, sculptor, will exhibit Sailing the
Clouds and Sky Breezes, in a continuation of her "Breezes"
series of sail and air inspired sculptures. The two of them are
in a new stone for her, a blue alabaster from Spain.
Michel McNinch
Michel McNinch is exploring working in monochrome and has ten new canvases to share.
Laura Spong has been working on paper and will exhibit these new works.
David Yaghjian
Artists David Yaghjian,
Heidi Darr-Hope, and Robert Kennedy will also present new work
and open their studios.
For further information check our SC Commercial Gallery listings,
call the gallery at 803/252-6143 to visit (www.gallery80808vistastudios.com/index.shtml).
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