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May Issue 2003
Waterfront Gallery in Charleston, SC, Features Works by Joann Davis, Welcomes Zernie Smith & More
Joann Davis
Joann Davis is the featured artist for the month of May, 2003, at Waterfront Gallery in Charleston, SC. The exhibit titled Lowcountry Memories represents her love of the coastal marshes, birds, and beaches around Charleston. Davis' use of waterbased ink in her work makes a unique and interesting presentation. In many of her works, she uses sand and sea water to give her work a very distinct appearance different from the average painting. Her work has a depth and three dimensional feel due to her unique use of the medium, whether working in a realistic or abstract manner.
Coming from an artistic family, Davis' love of art began at an early age. In 1970, she decided to pursue this love with formal study through art classes and workshops. Davis has studied with nationally known artist; Alex Powers, Joan Rothemel, Zoltan Szabo, Virginia Cobb, Marilyn Hughey Phillis and Maxine Masterfield.
Davis has won many awards for her work, including
the Hal P. Moore Award in the SC Watercolor Society Show, Best
in Show at the First Federal of Charleston Show, as well as a
First Place Award, The Grumbacher Silver Medallion and Second
Place at the Beaufort Water Festival, Second Place at the Atalaya
Art Festival, Murrells Inlet, First Place Awards at the Walterboro
Rice Festival, as well as numerous other awards over the years.
Davis has exhibited her work in shows in Connecticut, Virginia,
North and South Carolina, Florida, and Alabama, as well as on
the Island of Bermuda. Her work hangs in corporate collections;
including the Houston Children's Hospital, Blue Ribbon Rice Corporate
Offices, Roper Hospital, Colleton Regional Hospital, and the Colleton
County Library, as well as in many private collections around
the world.
Davis has been a member of Waterfront Gallery, one of the premier
artist-owned galleries in the historic district of Charleston,
since its conception in 1995.
Zernie Smith
Waterfront Gallery is also pleased to welcome their newest member Zernie Smith. Smith's work has been exhibited with galleries in Charleston for many years and he now joins Waterfront as his exclusive Charleston Gallery. Smith brings his unique style to Waterfront Gallery beginning May 1. Meet Smith at the French Quarter Gallery Art Walk on May 2 and at our "Artists in Action Day" on May 3, 2003.
Smith a native of SC, was an art major at the
University of SC studying under Edmund Yaghjian. Smith is the
winner of eight best of show awards and numerous other awards
for his pastels, mixed media, watercolors and sculpture. His work
is in private, public, and corporate collections throughout the
US, Canada and Europe.
Susan Colwell
On Sat., May 3, from 11am-4pm the artists of
Waterfront Gallery will be in the gallery demonstrating and discussing
their work. This is a great opportunity to meet the artists and
see how they each create their unique style of artwork. Each artist
will be set up in their respective display areas throughout the
gallery and the public is encouraged to walk through the gallery
and see our 18 artists "in action". There will be demonstrations
in watercolor, oil, pastel, and mixed media. You will see the
artists working from start to completion on various pieces and
learn how they choose their subject matter, where they find inspiration,
how they initially lay in the basics for the start of paintings
and about various paints, brushes, painting surfaces and other
materials. You will enjoy meeting the artists and seeing how they
create their "stuff' in this casual, and fun atmosphere.
There will be light refreshments for those in attendance.
Waterfront Gallery features the work of Amelia Rose Smith, Angela
Bradburn, Susan Colwell, Sudie Daves, Joann Davis, Dixie Dugan,
Victoria Platt Ellis, Karen Vournakis, Joanne Evans, Bob Graham,
Margaret Hoybach, Karen Weihs, J. Michael Kennedy, Daryl Knox,
Mott Kornahrens, Morgan Kuhn, Chris Ritsch, and our newest member
Zernie Smith.
For more information check our SC Commercial
Gallery listings, call the gallery at 843/722-1155 or on the web
at (www.waterfrontartgallery.com).
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