Vol. 15, No. 3 March 2011 - Carolina Arts

I-406466Western NC Area4412 Interstate Exit NumberThis map is not to exactGatlinburg,scale or exactTNdistances.It was designed to givereaders help in locatinggallery and art spaces inWestern North Carolina.FranklinGreat SmokyMountains281964Highlands441231062864Western North CarolinaI-40I-4019Cherokee23DillsboroSylva107Cashiers107107CullowheeWaynesville6417827276Brevard25I-2619232519Mars HillAsheville, NCHendersonville64Cedar Mountain276Marietta, SCI-401825Flat RockBurnsville25Black Mountain642319E96428Saluda176TryonPenlandSpruce PineLittle SwitzerlandMontreatChimney RockLandrum, SCSkyuka Fine Art in Tryon, NC,Offers Works by Richard ChristianNelson and Richard OversmithSkyuka Fine Art in Tryon, NC, ispresenting two exhibit in March, including:Richard Christian Nelson-RecentPaintings, on view through Mar. 10, andRichard Oversmith-Recent Paintings, onview from Mar. 11 through Apr. 6, 2011.A reception will be held on Mar. 11, from5-8pm.Work by Richard Christian NelsonNelson has built his reputation as‘Rich’ Nelson. The change to his fullname came from the need to be foundmore easily on the internet. The currentshow features the many sides of his work;landscape oil paintings of the foothillsof the Blue Ridge and paintings from histravels. It will also feature recent still lifeand figurative work, and of course a fewportraits. There are a number of still lifepaintings featuring early 20th centuryNorth Carolina pottery.Nelson states that he is “endlessly fascinatedby people, places, and things andconsiders it a privilege and a challenge tocapture some aspect of their essence oncanvas. I work toward ‘painterly realism’;good drawing and composition, renderedwith strong natural color, in such a waythat you can still ‘sense’ or ‘feel’ thepaint. The effect of this process is that thesubject begins to artfully reveal itself tome and hopefully, the viewer”. All of thiswork (except some portraiture) is doneexclusively from life.”Hailing from Detroit, MI, Nelsonearned his BFA from the College OfCreative Studies in 1988. It was at CCSthat he developed his love of painting,drawing, figurative art, and art history. Hehas been working as an artist ever since,initially as an illustrator, then as a portraitartist, gallery artist, and instructor. Nelsonalso teaches workshops focusing on landscape,still life and portraiture as well.The exhibit, Richard Oversmith- RecentPaintings, includes regional landscapes,still lifes, and figurative work.Oversmith received formal training inFine Art and Illustration at Kendall Collegeof Art and Design in Grand Rapids,MI. While at Kendall he was invited tostudy at the Royal College of Art in London,England. There he gained experiencein plein air painting and found directionin his work as an oil painter. He graduatedfrom Kendall College with a Bachelor ofFine Arts degree in 1995.Raised in North Carolina, Oversmithhas called Asheville, NC, home for thelast 14 years. The natural beauty of WesternNorth Carolina has proven to offerinfinite inspiration for his impressionisticlandscapes. From rolling mountains toabundant waterfalls, the majestic BiltmoreEstate to a simple farm scene, this regionevokes the artist’s muse.Work by Richard OversmithOversmith finds inspiration not onlyat home but in his many travels. He haspainted all over the United States andspent six months living and painting inBrittany, France. Whether at home orabroad, he surrounds himself in the elementsof the scene while painting, in true“en plein air” fashion. In the studio, Oversmith’ssense of vision and mood guidehim to produce still lifes ranging from theclassic to the imaginative.For further info check our NC CommercialGallery listings, call 828/817-3783 or visit (www.skyukafineart.com).119226226Bakersville226221I-2664I-40Rutherfordton Forest City7436 Columbus 2211117683919E221MarionLinville Falls22119ENewland194194 Banner Elk226Chesnee, SC221Spartanburg, SC18464The Artist’s Coopon the squareAn Artist’s Cooperative321113 East Laurens StreetLaurens, SC • 864-984-935910-5:30pm Tues. - Fri., 10-3pm Sat.www.laurensartistscoop.orgLaurensartistscoop@backroads.netBoone 221Blowing Rock226103I-85321Lenoir64MorgantonShelby18181864321421I-402861874N. WilkesboroWilkesboroHickoryCarolina Arts, March 2011 - Page 1390I-8532116Lincolnton321321GastoniaToward CharlotteClemson University in Clemson, SC,Offers National Print & Drawing ShowClemson University in Clemson, SC, ispresenting, 2011 Clemson National Print& Drawing Exhibition: Place, on view inthe Lee Gallery through Apr. 7, 2011.Juried by Lynn Allen, Director of theSchool of Visual Arts at Boston University,this exhibition explores issuessurrounding the idea of “place” and whatit means in political, geographical, virtual,emotional and physical contexts.Work by Lynne AllenAccording to Allen, the exhibition is,“an opportunity to see the range, depth,and diversity of some of the most productiveprint and drawing artists in the country.”The exhibit includes screen prints,ink and charcoal drawings, collages, woodcuts, intaglio solar etchings, and aquatintsin which the artists explore the unifyingtheme of “place” in all of its contexts.“‘Place’ means something different tojust about everyone,” says Allen. “Theexhibition is a perfect example of howeach artist approached the theme from adifferent angle, clustering our commonalitieswhile at the same time reinforcing ouruniqueness.”Allen’s work has been selected forover 100 exhibitions in the United States,including the Brooklyn Museum of ArtDigital Now Print National, the WhitneyMuseum of American Art New Editions,the Boston Printmakers, the CorcoranGallery of Art, the Portland Art Museum,Honolulu Academy of Arts, among others.International exhibitions include the 21stLjubljana Print Biennial, the InternationalPrint Triennial, Tallinn, Estonia, whereshe won a diploma award. Allen’s workis featured in Print Now published by theVictoria & Albert Museum, London.Work by Ke FrancisFor further information check our SCInstitutional Gallery listings, call the galleryat 864/656-3883 or visit(www.clemson.edu/cva).73