Although it was a cold dreary January afternoon, the day was brightened by the community’s support of the opening celebration for the newly expanded and renovated Cone Health Cancer Center on Elam Avenue. The agenda included a presentation, four hours of wonderful music, delicious food and tours of the facility making for a delightful event. Local artists were on hand to answer questions about the original artwork procured for the Center. I am honored to have been among those artists. Eight pieces of my art were underwritten by generous donors for installation in the Center. “Contemplation”, “Quiet Trust”, “Secret Thoughts” and “Quiescence” can be found at the First Floor Elevator while “Conscious Thoughts”, “Moments In Time”, “Moving Forward” and “Time Fragments” are hung in the Radiation Waiting Room on the Ground Floor. It is my sincere desire that through the art a life may be touched—bringing comfort and hope during a very difficult time.
About “Healing Art”
In 2011, the Healing Arts Committee—composed of survivors and Cancer Center staff—had the vision of using art throughout the Cone Health Cancer Center in Greensboro, NC. Thanks to the generosity of community members, this dream is now reality. The Center contains more than 70 works of art including paintings, sculpture and pottery by 27+ local artists, purchased with generous community donations and Cone Health contributions through the Healing Arts Program. The power of art to stimulate, to inspire and to heal can be felt through the Cone Health Cancer Center.
It was an exciting weekend. My newest painting, “Where Love Begins” was accepted into the State of the Art/Art of the State exhibit at Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington, NC. The opening reception on Saturday evening May 7th was overflowing with curators, artists and art enthusiasts. An estimated 800 to 1000 attendees filled the CAM enjoying music, wine and the artwork of North Carolina artists.
The exhibition was curated by four internationally renowned curators:
—TIMOTHY ANGLIN BURGARD, Curator-in-Charge, American Art, Fine Art Museum of San Francisco
—NICHOLAS CULLINAN, Curator, Tate Modern, London
—SUSAN DAVIDSON, Senior Curator, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
—APSARA DIQUINZIO, Assistant Curator, SFMoMA (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art)
WHERE LOVE BEGINS
April’s here in full force..nature is bursting forth and so is my calender of events!
This week started April’s burst of activity….. If you are in the area, please do stop by one or all of the opening receptions….
April 8 (Thursday) —“Dimensions 2010” Opening Reception, 5 to 7 PM at Associated Artists in Winston Salem, NC….
April 11 (Sunday)—“A Greater Vision for Autism”, the Cosmic Cow Society’s Autism Benefit Exhibit Opening Reception, 2 to 5 PM at Mitchell & Bartlett Orthodontics, 5314-B West Friendly Avenue, Greensboro, NC.
April 17 & 18 (Saturday and Sunday)—“For Everything A Season” Joint Exhibit with artist Vivian Robinson, 2 to 5 PM at Southridge Gallery, 308 Southridge Road, Jamestown, NC
May 1—Heart of Living Home Gallery’s Spring Home Show…details to follow soon!
Note: At the April 17 & 18 “For Everything A Season” show, I will be unveiling, and showing for the first time, five of my newest paintings ... “Troika”, “Anticipation”, “Secret Garden”, Tranquility” and “Joy Unleashed”. As you can see, 2010 started out with lots of inspiration and painting.
I also have a few more smaller paintings currently in progress that should be available soon as well. As soon as I get photos of the paintings from the photographer, I will start posting them to my site so stay tuned and check back often.
Artist Vivian Robinson has invited me to join her for a two person exhibit in April. The exhibit, “To Everything A Season”, will run for two days on the 17th and 18th of April from 2:00 to 5:00 pm at Southridge Gallery, 308 Southridge Road, Jamestown, NC. The show will be open to the public and refreshments will be served. Besides being an artist, Vivian also loves to garden and her yard/garden is beautiful in the spring time. Hope you can come!
I also have plans to participate in the Cosmic Cow Society group show the month of April at Mitchell & Bartlett Orthodontics, 5314-B West Friendly Ave., Greensboro, NC. This is an Autism benefit exhibit and 20% of all proceeds will go to this charity.
I am so excited about having some of my paintings on display in my first solo exhibit sponsored by Heart of Living Home Gallery from January 26 through the end of March in the lobby at Center Pointe on Elm Street in downtown Greensboro. I had a really good reception to my artwork at the Center Pointe Model Penthouse Grand Opening and now that the model is closed, several pieces will be placed in the lobby for viewing and purchase.
The Grand Opening of the Center Pointe Model Penthouse ran for three weekends in December and January. They had an excellent turnout and raised over $7000 for Hospice. It was an honor and pleasure to be a part of such an outstanding event.
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