January 15 - February 28, 2007

ART OF THE RAINFOREST

" . . . in the many years that we have been going to gallery shows and museum exhibitions, we can honestly say that it (ART OF THE RAINFOREST) was the single best body of work we have ever beheld! We were simply in awe. . . . The exhibit is stunning . . . An A plus all the way around." Gamini and Lisa Ratnavira

A nationally touring exhibit, Art of the Rainforest, is a mesmerizing exhibition that features paintings and sculptures by leading artists who specialize in rainforest themes and subjects. The exhibition is curated by David J. Wagner, PhD.

 

Convoy through the Canopy (2000)
© Carel Pieter Brest van Kempen - website

A Little Romance (1993) © Richard Sloan - website

Rainmen - Mountain Gorillas © John Seerey-Lester - website

Itatiaia (1995) © Anne Faust - website

Contemplation (1991) © Bart Walter - website

Tree Hugger (2004) © Wes Siegrist - website

Victorian Splendor (2005) © Rachelle Siegrist - website

Hide and Seek (1995) © Gamini Ratnavira - website

Golden Spirit (1996) © Mark Kelso - website

Tribes ( 1989) © Mary Helsaple - website

Lesser Bush Babies (2003) © Tucker Bailey - website

Art show features world’s rainforests by GARY HENDERSON The destruction that ravages the flora and fauna of rainforests around the world seems to pause briefly in an exhibit that opens Jan. 15 at the Spartanburg County Museum of Art galleries. Visitors who view the 66 paintings and sculptures in the exhibit titled “Art of the Rainforest” are given a rare look into and beneath the 130-foot green canopies that cover the most diverse environments on the planet. [more]

ART OF THE RAINFOREST is available for display at Museums and Educational and Scientific Institutions. • TOUR ITINERARY • (Subject to Change) Check with Venues for Exact Dates and Hours of Admission Nov. 26, 2005 – Feb. 25, 2006 Canton Museum of Art Canton, OH March 15, 2006 - May 15, 2006 Bergstrom-Mahler Museum Neenah, WI June 13 - July 23, 2006 The R.W. Norton Art Gallery Shreveport, LA August 16 - November 19, 2006 The Wildlife Experience Parker, CO January 1 – February 28, 2007 Spartanburg Art Museum Spartanburg, SC May 10 - Sept. 3, 2007 Detroit Zoological Society Detroit, MI (Royal Oaks) Sept. 25, 2007 – Feb. 25, 2008 The Museum at Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure Salina, KS March 20 - May 8, 2008 Mt. San Antonio College Art Gallery Los Angeles, CA (Walnut) American Wildlife Art To schedule ART OF THE RAINFOREST, contact: DAVID J. WAGNER, L.L.C., TOUR OFFICE, (414) 221-6878; davidjwagnerllc@yahoo.com

 

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January 15 - March 4, 2007

HAPPY BIRTHDAY:

Celebrating a Century of Art

The Girl with the Red Hair, an oil on canvas by Robert Henri, was acquired by The Arts and Crafts Club in 1907 as the first piece of a permanent collection for the community of Spartanburg. The Palmetto Bank Endowed Permanent Collection now includes works by George Aid, Lowell Birge Harrison, G. Thompson Prichard, and William Trost Richards as well as many Upstate South Carolina artists including August and Irma Cook, Margaret Law, and Josephine Sibley Couper.

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Portrait of art in Spartanburg by LINDA CONLEY Spartanburg's prized redhead is celebrating her 100th birthday. Many might not know her, but she turned heads almost immediately when she arrived in April 1907. Editorials were written about her, and residents raised $500 to get her to stay. This redhead is Robert Henri's oil-on-canvas portrait of the "The Girl with Red Hair." She was part of the city's first art exhibition 100 years ago. Residents loved her so much that she became the first painting in the city's art collection. [more]

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These programs are funded in part by The Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg and its donors,
the County and City of Spartanburg,
and the South Carolina Arts Commission
which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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