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The 2003 Exhibition Calendar
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Burdé-Monroe
African Collection
on loan from
Limestone College
The works in this exhibition were collected primarily from expeditions to the Niger River and Guinea Coast of Africa.
Textile Town
reflections of Spbg. area artists
organized in collaboration with
The Hub City
Writers Project
Dorothy Chapman
Josey
Spartanburg, SC
A Portrait of the Mills
Mill Town Portraits is an exhibit featuring recent oil paintings of textile mills and other area landmarks by this Spartanburg native.
Anna Ursyn
Greeley, CO
Photosilkscreen & Photolithography
Ursyn’s computer generated images are inspired by the common nature of the human and the animal worlds in their surrounding environment.
J.
Michael Simpson
Rock Hill, SC
Contemporary Landscape Painting
Simpson’s colorful paintings invite the viewer to visually wander through representations of terrain; the artist hopes that these “nature walks” will rekindle a respect for the land that has often been lost in the twentieth century.
Ann Krasner
Malibu, CA
Expressionist Figure Paintings
Having
left Russia in 1989, “Krasner’s bright-hued paintings are
built around whimsical vignettes with gaudy limb stretching figures, echoing
the way Chagall incorporated folk art into his work.”
- L.A. Times
Artists' Guild of
Spartanburg
30th Annual Juried Exhibition
Among the
state’s oldest and
most prestigious artists groups,
this year’s juror will be
photographer Jack
Leigh, best
known for the book cover for
" Midnight in the Garden of
Good and Evil”.
Jean
Jones
Campobello, SC
watercolors
National Elementary Art Teacher of the Year in 1985 and Southeastern Elementary Art Teacher of the Year in 1986, Jones’ watercolors of rural Upstate South Carolina have a poignancy that has earned her a devoted following.
Michael Aurbach
Nashville, TN
sculpture
Since 1993, this nationally acclaimed sculptor and teacher (Vanderbilt University) has been infatuated with the subject of secrecy, a theme which is particularly challenging for the visual artist since “secrets, by their very nature, are not meant to be seen.”
Tim Murray &
Mollie Doctrow
Brevard, NC
sculpture & prints
Known throughout the Southeast, Tim Murray’s multimedia sculptures find a wonderful two-dimensional complement in graphic artist Mollie Doctrow’s expressive prints.
COLORS/COLORSII
Annual Student Show
The Spartanburg County Museum of Art is proud to sponsor this after-school art studio for at-risk youth. COLORS has been recognized in Time Magazine and featured on the national morning program FOX After Breakfast.
Mark Mulfinger
Greenville, SC
Linocuts, Paintings, Batiks
This exhibition will include oil paintings as well as linocuts by one of the region’s premier printmakers.
Michiko Itatani
Chicago, IL
Oil Paintings
Having taught at the Art School of the Art Institute of Chicago for over thirty years, Itatani’s work reflects an intimate understanding of the differences between western and oriental approaches to art.
Exodus:
An Artist Colaborative
Upstate South Carolina
This group of African-American artists from the Upstate includes : Michael Allen, Jeff Byrd, Vincent Christie, Charlotte Ferguson, April Harrison, Samuel Hodge, Roderick Jackson, Thomas Parham, John Pendarvis, Tamara Roberts, Eric Shelton, Zenobia Washington & Ron Zimmerman.
Hub City Juried Art Exhibition
regional open art competition
juror: Burt
Silverman
Artists understand that their art reflects the culture in which it is created. Here in Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina we are fortunate to have a rich history that is a culmination of many different cultures.
As we move forward into the future with and through the creation of new artwork, this juried competition and exhibition is a means by which The Museum seeks to remind area artists of the rich history that is a part of their creative foundation.
Katie Hodge
Painting with Wool
An exhibition of exquisite hand-hooked rugs by Katie Hodge of Spartanburg. This former student of August Cook has created works of art using hand-dyed wool and intricate designs.
Featured designs represent Iranian, Indian, Chinese and Caucasian styles.
