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June Issue 2007

Artspace in Raleigh, NC, Features Works by Tricia McKellar and Susan Parrish

Artspace in Raleigh, NC, will present several exhibitions including: Plans, Schemes, Machines, featuring works by Tricia McKellar, on view in the Lobby Gallery, from June 1 - 30, 2007 and Expressions in Two Languages, featuring works by Susan Parrish, on view in the Upfront Gallery, from June 1 - 30, 2007.

Tricia McKellar

Tricia McKellar is fascinated by natural patterns, man's machines, and the everyday junk around us. Collected images of machines, insects, vintage photographs, technical drawings, kitschy junk, and natural patterns form a soup of design and chance. McKellar's works often wrestle with a reoccurring theme: How does all of the stuff of our lives fit together? Is it a neat equation? How do chance and chaos contribute to our circumstance?

McKellar is a self-taught artist. She lives with her husband and daughter in Fuquay-Varina, NC.

Susan Parrish

Susan Parrish works primarily in clay, but her first expressions in an artistic medium were in acrylic paint. When she began to paint with underglazes on her clay forms a few years ago, she was led back to her artistic beginnings in painting. For the last few years she has been exploring painting in acrylics simultaneously with her work in clay. In this show she strives to present work in both mediums that present a similar feel, using texture, color, and lines to accomplish this.
 
After having worked on wheel-thrown clay for twenty years, making functional ware, Parrish's work began a complete transformation in 2000. Her newer clay works are sculptural, painterly, and completely handbuilt. In this short period of time, her work has been included in a number of shows around the United States, as well as corporate and private collections. Her work has also been published in several books and ceramic and fine craft publications.

For further information check our NC Institutional Gallery listings, call the gallery at 919/821-2787 or visit (www.artspacenc.org).

 

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