Shining Light: Folk Artists Nancy Johnson and Minnie Ma Scyphers
June 1 through December 30, 2012 Price-Strongwell Galleries Opening Reception: Thursday, May 31Public 6-8 pm Click here to view the Gallery Guide About the Exhibition Nancy Johnson is a studio artist at Abingdon’s Arts Depot. Much of her work is inspired by family history and childhood memory. She also references the early history of African-Americans from the region and beyond. Johnson incorporates a range of materials including paint, glitter, stickers, pencil shavings and paper. Her gift for story-telling ...
Circles in the Sand: Aboriginal Art from Australia’s Central Desert
April 27 through September 9, 2012 United-Legard Galleries Opening Reception: Thursday, April 26Public 6-8 pm cover image: William Sandy, Bush Tucker Dreaming, 1988, acrylic on canvas (c) 2012 Aboriginal Artists Agency, Sydney About the Exhibition 8Circles in the Sand: Aboriginal Art from Australia’s Central Desert in the Kluge-Ruhe Collection includes work from three desert communities – Papunya, Yuendumu and Balgo – each with their own distinct history and style of painting. In putting together this exhibition, Kluge-Ruhe ...
Color Me Bad: Animation, Pop, Satire
March 9 through August 12, 2012 United Company Regional Art Gallery Opening Reception: Thursday, March 8 Public, 6-8pm Image credit: Peter Morgan, Voyage of the H.M.S. Frankfurter, 2010, ceramic and metal Click here to view the gallery Guide About the Exhibition The idea of an aesthetic fusion of popular culture with Appalachian vernacular in many ways invites a calamity of principles and taste. Brian Clinebell, Peter Morgan, and Jessica Walker grew up in Abingdon at the end ...
