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May Issue 2006
Sunset River Marketplace in Calabash, NC, Features Works by Anne Cunningham
The
artwork of Wilmington, NC, artist Anne Cunningham is being featured
in a show entitled Metal Explorations at Sunset River Marketplace
art gallery in Calabash, NC, on view through May 31, 2006.
Cunningham, who also studied journalism and worked as an interior
designer for 15 years, first encountered copper, bronze and brass
objects in the early 90s when she worked at a small garden shop
in Raleigh, NC. She began applying chemicals to metal pieces in
order to give them an aged, verdigris appearance. Cunningham took
scraps of the metals home and starting incorporating them into
her paintings, more and more until her pieces became almost all
metal, with only a small amount of paint.
Over the years Cunningham has continued to experiment using lightweight metals such as copper, brass, aluminum and nickel. She shapes and texturizes them, often applying papers, inks, dyes and chemicals. Some are free-form shapes; others are structured and layered.
Cunningham's work has been shown in prestigious shows and exhibitions all over the country including the International Society of Experimental Artists' 12th Annual Exhibition in Chicago, IL; Sedona Art Center in Sedona, AZ; Agora Gallery, Soho, New York City, NY; the juried July National Show held at Franklin Square Gallery in Southport, NC; and many more.
Cunningham's pieces have been published in The Art of Layering: Making Connections, (2004 Society Of Layerists in Multi-Media, Albuquerque, NM); Bridging Time & Space - Essays on Layered Art (Markowitz Publishing); Southern Living magazine online, Arts Alive magazine and on the front cover of Currents (Star-News entertainment section).
Not surprisingly, many corporate collectors from North Carolina to Ohio have chosen to include metalworks by Anne Cunningham, among them Wake Medical Center, RBC Centura Bank, Bank of Birmingham and Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.
According to gallery owner Ginny Lassiter, Cunningham's artwork is much sought after. She said, "Anne's pieces go quickly. People love the architectural aspect of them. And they're so beautifully designed. She's one of the best."
Sunset River Marketplace, located on NC-179, is one of the area's largest galleries. In its 10,000 square feet of space, it houses work by almost 200 artists - paintings, sculpture, blown glass, artisan-made jewelry and more. Visitors to the gallery are encouraged to meander through with complimentary gourmet coffee and tea.
At the back is a full-service on-site framing
facility, which is equipped to handle your framing, conservation
and repair needs. There are also two on-site kilns, two classrooms
and ongoing instruction in watercolor, oil painting, pastel and
pottery. The gallery also offers workshops on-site or at its new
Studio workshop facility.
For more information check our NC Commercial Gallery listings,
contact the gallery at 910/575-5999 or at (www.sunsetrivermarketplace.com).
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