Posts from September 21, 2006 until May 9, 2006

HANK FUSELER AT GALLERY 80808

SEPTEMBER 21-26
REFLECTIONS ON LIFE IN SOUTH CAROLINA part IV

ARTIST’S RECEPTION FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 6-10pm
FEATURING MUSICAL PERFORMANCE BY FOXES THAT FIGHT

GALLERY 80808
808 LADY ST. / COLUMBIA, SC
www.gallery80808vistastudios.com

VIEWING HOURS:
Friday 22st-Tuesday 26th, 12-6pm

For more information or to schedule an appointment,
e-mail hankfuselergmail.com or call (803)513-6221

if ART, International Fine Art Services
presents at
Gallery 80808/Vista Studios
808 Lady St., Columbia, S.C.
Phil Garrett & Mary Gilkerson:
M o n o t y p e s

Sept. 8 – 19, 2006

Artists’ Reception:
Friday, Sept. 8, 5 – 10 p.m.

Opening Hours:
Saturday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday, 1 – 5 p.m.
Weekdays, Noon – 7 p.m. and by appointment

For more information, contact Wim Roefs at if ART:
(803) 238-2351 – (803) 799-7170 – [email protected]

For its September exhibition at Gallery 80808/Vista Studios, if ART, International Fine Art Services, will present a show of monotypes by Phil Garrett and Mary Gilkerson. The opening reception for the exhibition is Sept. 8, 5:00 – 10:00 p.m. Opening hours are Saturdays, 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; Sundays, 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.; and weekdays 12:00 – 7:00 p.m. or by appointment. For more information or to make an appointment, contact if ART’s Wim Roefs at (803) 238-2351 or [email protected].
Columbia native and resident Gilkerson is a prominent presence in the art scene of South Carolina’s Midlands. She is painter with a long and full exhibition history. She also teaches art at Columbia College, and is an art critic and curator. Gilkerson holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in art from the University of South Carolina in Columbia. This will be her first exhibition of monotypes, which she produced at Greenville’s King Snake Press in cooperation with Master Printer Garrett.
Garrett, a native and resident of Greenville, S.C., is both as a painter and printer among the region’s more prominent artists. He has completed extensive studies in printmaking, including at the San Francisco Art Institute and with Tamarind Master Printer Cappy Kuhn.
Since Garrett launched King Snake Press in 1998, the medium has spread like a happy virus through Upstate South Carolina and beyond. Artists as different as Edward Rice, Carl Blair and Katie Walker have made prints at Garrett’s press. In 2001, the Greenville County (S.C.) Museum of Art mounted an exhibition of monotypes produced by 25 artists with Garrett at his press.

Starting in just a few days, the season of art at Gallery 80808 will include the upcoming shows:

MONOPRINTS. September 7 – 19, Monoprints by Phil Garrett and Mary Gilkerson; an ifART exhibition

REFLECTIONS ON LIFE IN SOUTH CAROLINA, PART IV. September 21- 26, Hank Fuseler

HUMANS. October 5 – 17, Jeff Donovan, John Monteith, Dorothy Netherland, and Herb Parker; an ifArt exhibition

SHELTER. October 20 – 31, An exhibit by Open Eyes, an artistic group supporting women’s triumphs over staggering odds. The exhibition will benefit and is inspired by the work of women at Columbia’s Womens Shelter and those courageous enough to cross its threshold

THE POTTERS OF CHAPIN. November 2 – 7. Group exhibit.

A NEW CROP (ART AND ARTISTS). November 16 – 30. Group exhibition featuring the artists of Vista Studio. VISTA LIGHT OPEN HOUSE

MIDLANDS CLAY ARTS SOCIETY ANNUAL SHOW AND SALE. December 1 – 5.

CONSTRUCTION CREW II. December 7 – 31, Matt Overend, Virginia Scotchie, and Paul Yanko. An ifART exhibition.

ANNUAL EXHIBITION: CHESLEY, WILLIAMS, WIMBERLY, AND YAGHJIAN.
January 25 – February 6.

LAURA SPONG and KATIE WALKER. February 8 – 20. An ifART exhibit.

DEANNA LEMON and H. BROWN THORNTON. March 9 – 20. An ifART exhibit.

WOOD AND WEAVE: Caned funiture by Kate Callahan and assemblages by Pat Callaha. March 22 – 27.

NEW WORKS BY PAT PARISE. March 29 – April 10.

ifART exhibition TBA. April 12 – 24.

ARTISTA VISTA: NOW THIS IS VISTA STUDIOS! April 26 – May 15. Group exhibition by Vista Studio Artists and annual Artista Vista Open House.

Most of the paintings in this exhibit are of images abstracted from a series of digital photographs taken at Santa Fe, New Mexico and Epcot in Orlando, Florida. The theme of each painting begins with the sense of place from the photo, and then evolves into a composition of abstract forms in a dream-like landscape. Colors and shapes are adjusted to create a scene that relates to the physical world, but at the same time, appears to exist in some mystical place in another dimension.

The show opens June 15th and closes June 20th. Hours are from 1 pm to 6 pm, and by appointment. There will be a reception Thursday, June 15th from 6 to 9 pm. All sales are through City Art. For additional information, call Don Zurlo, Vista Studios #11, 803-960-2087, or Wendy Wells, City Art at 803-252-3613.