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“Living the Landscape” is the opening exhibit
of oil paintings by local artist Jane Sanchez.
Sanchez has been painting murals and commissioned works locally
for 10 years, but this is the first formal exhibit of her work. This
is a series of paintings of extreme sports in beautiful landscapes,
a few of which were on display at the Banff Mountain Film Festival
at Appalachian State University. The complete exhibit will be
shown, beginning May 14, in the gallery at The Crestwood Inn
and Spa.
A portion of the sale of any artwork, both original oil paintings
and prints, will benefit Wine to Water, an organization that
raises funds through the sale of wine and donations to travel
the world digging wells and improving sanitation for communities
without water.
The opening is Thursday, May 14, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in
the gallery at The Crestwood Inn and Spa, located at 3236
Shulls Mill Road in Boone. For more information, visit www.loosecanvasltd.com.
Art has always had a way of invoking emotions within humans
by manipulating the senses.
The Cheese House Gallery is featuring artist Judy Humphrey,
who uses her concentrated passion to summon a deep emotional
experience when viewing her artwork. Humphrey’s exhibit,
“Personal Refuge,” is part of a series entitled Human
Pestilence, which she has been working on since 2000.
Humphrey said, “My work references social issues, art
history and critical theory, while also seeking to simply entertain
and excite the eye.”
Humphrey hails from Florence, S.C., and received a BFA in
art education and an MFA in printmaking from the University
of Georgia in Athens, Ga. She also had the opportunity to study
for four months in Cortona, Italy.
In 1973, Humphrey made the move to Boone and taught for 34 years
in the art department at Appalachian State University. In 2005,
she received a University Research Committee grant from Appalachian,
which enabled her to explore Polaroid transfer technology, a
technique that has now been superseded and is no longer available
to the public.
This exhibit uses a variety of single and mixed print media
– etching, relief, lithography, monotype and photography,
as well as recycled images and materials from the popular culture.
These pieces of artwork are intended to tantalize and entrance
the mind, while also sending out a reminder of our increasingly
chaotic economic environment. While Humphrey focuses particularly
on environmental factors, she also pays homage to the female
psyche and ways which women focus their attention towards nurturing
activities.
“Personal Refuge” is on display May 5 through 29
at the Cheese House Gallery. The public is invited to attend
the Opening Reception on Thursday, May 7, from 5 to 7 p.m. A
project of the Avery County Arts Council, the Cheese House Gallery
is located at 630 Shawneehaw Ave. (N.C. 184) in Banner Elk.
Gallery Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and
Saturdays by appointment.
The Avery County Arts Council is a non-profit organization
working to enrich the people of Avery County through meaningful
arts and cultural experiences. For more than 30 years, the council
has helped to support school arts programs and served as a resource
for artists and the community. For more information, contact
the Avery County Arts Council at (828) 898-4292 or info@averycountyartscouncil.org.
Gallery Times is a weekly news feature of the Focus section
of The Mountain Times, featuring short news items submitted
by local galleries.
For more information, contact entertainment editor Frank Ruggiero
at frank@mountaintimes.com or (828) 264-6397.
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