June Issue 2000
The Diggs Gallery in Winston-Salem, NC, Offers Two Summer Exhibitions
The Diggs Gallery, located in the lower level of the O'Kelly Library at Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem, NC, will present two exhibitions featuring works by Barbara Chase-Riboud and Hollis Chatelain, from June 16 through Sept. 16, 2000.
Barbara Chase-Riboud: The Monument Drawings, will be shown in the Diggs Gallery's Front Gallery.
Living in Paris since 1961, African-American expatriate artist,
sculptor, author and poet Barbara Chase-Riboud has achieved international
recognition for her remarkable contributions to the arts and humanities
through her distinctive metal and fiber sculpture, poetry and
novels. The Monument Drawings (24 works, 80 x 60 cm) constitute
the first major body of Chase-Riboud's graphic work to be shown
in the United States since her 1973 exhibition at the University
Art Museum, Berkeley, CA.
The Monument Drawings bear an intimate relationship to
the sculpture and writing on which Chase-Riboud's reputation rests,
and fulfill her intention to "unite opposing forces -- male/female,
negative/positive, black/white" and reveal her dream to form
"a new race destined to love more than we ever did."
Surrealism, public monuments, graphic art and writing come together
in "The Monument Drawings," weaving together a wide
range of ideas, interest and motifs to form a complex unity.
The exhibit, Quilts by Hollis Chatelain, will be on view in the Diggs Gallery's Back Gallery. Chatelain was born in 1957 in Levitown, PA. She has lived most of her adult life overseas in Switzerland and in four West African countries. At the end of 1996, she moved back to the United States. Her current studio and home are in Hillsborough, NC. Hollis' educational background is in design. She has worked in the arts in one form or another since 1976. Hollis started her career as a textile artist in Africa. Her interest was sparked by the richness and beauty of African fabrics which are integrated into the everyday life of Africans. Her distinctive use of colors and imagery, as well as her dye-painted scenes of African life have brought her national recognition.
For further information check our NC Institutional Gallery listings or call the gallery at 336/750-2458.
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