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SEVEN. Please be sure to go to Savannah Magazine's March/April Issue and vote for Chroma Gallery. Please vote on at least 50 categories to have your vote count. | |
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"NIGHTHAWK & SWEETGRASS"
AARON MEMMOTT & LORI KEITH ROBINSON
Join us on March 28, from 5-8pm
for a truly southern experience.
This issue also includes:
NEW ARTIST: CHRIS KIENKE, Abstracts from his recent Vermont Studio Residency
PREVIEW of VISITING ARTIST in April: TURKER OZDOGAN, Professor of Ceramics, The George Washington University
SINFONIETTA AUCTION: LORI KEITH ROBINSON, auction for the benefit of Savannah Sinfonietta
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NIGHTHAWK & SWEETGRASS
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This month we are featuring an exhibition by two of our favorite artists, Aaron Memmott & Lori Keith Robinson. The show is titled "Nighthawk & Sweetgrass" and features Aaron's unique views of downtown Savannah during the twilight hours along with Lori's spectacular views of sweetgrass and marshlands. Together they say "Savannah" as no outsider can.
LORI KEITH ROBINSON Southern Sweetgrass No.1 24"x36" Oil on Canvas Lori's "Sweetgrass Landscapes" have a new simplicity of form and looseness of stroke that bring to mind the paintings of Richard Diebenkorn and other abstract expressionists during the early 1950's. This new work of Lori's seems to move beyond naturalistic color and figurative forms and into the realm of abstract painting. Lori states, "My goal for this new body of work was to push myself past my comfort zone and allow my mark making to be less controlled. I was seeking an energetic abandonment of stroke while maintaining the fundamental design inherent to a landscape." The results of her efforts have her moving into a more mature body of work. She continues to paint her beloved marshes but with a clearer vision of contemporary painting. A quote from Paul Cezanne enlightens us not only to his perspective but also the perspective of many artists including Lori. "Painting from nature is not copying the object, it is realizing one's sensations."
Link to Lori's webpage.
AARON MEMMOTT
 For this show, Memmott offers us a glimpse of his artistic sensibilities and allows us to become privy to his perspective of Savannah at twilight. We are, at once, drawn into the paintings by his technical fluency and quickly become aware of his passion for painting. Memmott uses gleaming colored tones that create a dynamic interplay between light and color. His distinct value contrasts create rhythm and harmony throughout the works. With this exhibition, we are better able to appreciate his oblique perspective of the urban landscape. Aaron is constantly inspired by his surroundings and has focused his vision on capturing the magical hours of the evening, "when lights flicker and dance."
It should come as no surprise that the work of Edward Hopper has long been a source of inspiration to Aaron. So with his dynamic and hawk eye perspective and with homage to Hopper, the title "Nighthawk" for Memmott's current exhibition seemed naturally fitting.
A Moment on the RoadTriptych 72" x 24" Oil on Canvas
Link to Aaron's webpage.
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NEW ARTIST
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Chris Kienke
Tracks II, 6"x6" Oil & Acrylic on Paper
Chris Kienke is currently a Professor of Foundations at Savannah College of Art & Design. He received an MFA from Southern Illinois University and previously taught at the American University of Sharjah, UAE. Kienke has exhibited in both solo and group exhibitions in the US, Scotland, and the United Arab Emirates. His list of accomplishments include a Residential Fellowship in Arbroath Scotland and a NYSCA/NYFA Grant. He has been a visiting lecturer at The Glasgow School of Art & Design in Glasgow, Ireland as well as Kansas State University. His collaborative-photographic project titled "War Room" was exhibited at the Sharjah International Biennial 7 in Sarjah, UAE. Kienke is exhibiting some of his newest work inspired by and created at the Vermont Studio Center where he completed a one month residential fellowship last December. Welcome Chris.
Link to Chris's webpage.
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VISITING ARTIST SERIES
Coming Next Month
April 17th, 5-9pm
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TURKER OZDOGAN
Caput, 64"x 20"width
Stoneware & Mixed Media
In April we continue our visiting artist series with a presentation of works by the international ceramic artist Turker Ozdogan. Ozdogan is a Professor of Ceramics at The George Washington University located in Washington D.C. where he established its Ceramics Program.
Ozdogan has garnered a number of research grants and awards, national and international. His exhibition record includes many notable venues such as the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the United Nations Plaza.
His oeuvre is varied and inspirational and can be found in collections including the Kale Ceramics Museum in Turkey and the George Washington University Permanent Collection.
More to come on Turker Ozdogan in our April newsletter.
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SINFONIETTA AUCTION
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Savannah Sweetgrasses, 36"x36" Oil on Canvas $5,200.
SAVANNAH SINFONIETTA
This beautiful painting by Lori Keith Robinson was donated to the Sinfonietta for their annual raffle fundraiser. Tickets are $20 each or seven for $100. The drawing will be held at Chroma Gallery during the opening reception of "Nighthawk & Sweetgrass" March 28th, 5-8pm. For more information or to purchase tickets, click on the painting image.
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Sherry McBeath
Director, Chroma Gallery
912.232.2787
www.chromaartgallery.com
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