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Local Color 2007 Exhibits
All exhibits feature local artists in the Fleming Conference
Room at the
Foster Art Center.
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December
- January: Amanda Gerwig |
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“These
recent works explore points where land, sky and
water meet. Such fragile junctions teem with life,
yet are increasingly threatened by escalating development
and extraction of resources. As the natural world
continues to be subdivided, paved over, rerouted
and subdued, I am drawn more than ever to places
untouched, thus far, by the bulldozer." |
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February
- March: Peg Toliver |
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April:
Todd Snyder |
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Since
the late 1980's my work has involved the creation
of paintings and drawings pertaining to a kind of
"Industrial Surrealism" in which urban images, with
and without figures, are synthesized from a combination
of imagination and reality, sometimes directly drawn
on location, derived from slides, prints and digital
photos or a mix thereof. My art is technically well-crafted,
using traditional realist techniques that fuse into
my own "Magic Realism" when completed. Works in
the same vein are also in development with looser
more expressionist brush strokes, bolder color and
distortion. My intention is to create an atmosphere
of ambiguity and tension through the use of broken
narrative, leaving the viewer with an unresolved
outcome, which mirrors our increasingly complicated
and surreal world. |
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June
- July: Barb Hoffman |
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August
- September: Tom Gross |
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October-November:
Joe Couri |
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Joe Couri is a photographer from
Peoria whose current show features work detailing
his travels across the nation. He states "I
have been blesses to be able to travel and experience
so many wonderful and diverse examples of God's
creation on this earth. It never ceases to amaze
me the endless opportunities we have in our country
to experience the beauty of nature." |
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December
- January : Patrick Harness |
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Patrick
Harness was born in Mobile, Alabama. He has since
resided in Western Australia, Oregon and Brooklyn,
New York where he attended Pratt Institute. His
images are a result of 35 years of experimenting
with a variety of media, especially oils, with a
focus on landscapes, figures and abstracts. He has
happily resided in central Illinois since 1977 where
he enjoys the company of his family, friends and
the unique beauty of its rural landscape. |
Coming in 2008
February - March: Erin Robert
April - May: Cheryl Dean
For 2006 Local Color Series exhibits click
here.
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