| theresa gray www.flyingcloudstudio.com |
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Artist's Statement Lines---rhythms
created through repetition: heavy and thick, heavy and thick,
now shorter, now lighter, heavy and thick; the form in front of me takes shape. The grass begins to grow; my cadence removes me. I am lost in lines. Today,
I find an eagle feather; a hawk perched on a pole.
My soul feels light; the birds inspire me, challenge me. Their songs bring serenity: here, I am safe; here, I am at peace. As
a girl, I could get lost in the motion of drawing feathered hair.
Drawing grasses and feathers takes me to this place in my mind that I love. With newfound strength I find my way and discover the life I have imagined: a slower pace, a lighter path, less to carry along the way, so much sweetness all around, poised to soar. 2008 Exhibitions and etc...
Autumn On the Road Exhibition Traveling between Carson/Taos, New Mexico and Saugatuck/Douglas, Michigan in a 1953 Flying Cloud Airstream Gallery//Studio June 23-26 OxBow, Art on the Meadow, Sketching at Ox-Bow with Theresa Gray Enjoy a combination of drawing and exploring through the wooded dunes of Ox-Bow's 115 acre campus. Students will set out into the landscape, sketchbook in hand, in the attempts to experience the art of nature. We will be working with graphite, charcoal and your own favorite materials such as pastels and paints. The purpose of the class is to draw what is around you to heighten your awareness of nature and to bring this awareness on to the page. Exhibitions 2008 Gebben Jackson Art + Design, Wade Cottage, Douglas, Michigan 2007 “New" Work from New Mexico, Fennville, Michigan Blue Coast Artists Tour, Ongoing Summer Exhibition, Fennville, Michigan Bridge Art Fair, Gebben Gray Gallery, Chicago, Illinois 2006 One Person Show, Gebben Gray Gallery, Fennville, Michigan Bridge Art Fair, Gebben Gray Gallery, Miami, Florida 2005 One Person Show, Gebben Gray Gallery, Fennville, Michigan “Private Spaces”, Studio Tour, Saugatuck Township, Michigan 2004 "Private Spaces", Studio Tour, Saugatuck Township, Michigan 2003 Two Person Show, Water Street Gallery, Saugatuck, Michigan 2002 "Womens Exhibit", Rankin Center Art Gallery, Ferris State University, Michigan "Take a Seat", Thirdstone Gallery, Saugatuck, Michigan Group Exhibit, The Nines Gallery, Douglas, Michigan "Petite Art by Colossal Artists", The Nines Gallery, Holland, Michigan 2001 Group Exhibit, Thirdstone Gallery, Saugatuck, Michigan One Person Exhibit, Blue Rhino, Saugatuck, Michigan 2000 One Person Show, Water Street Gallery, Saugatuck, Michigan "All Artist Show", Water Street Gallery, Saugatuck, Michigan 1999 One Person Show, Water Street Gallery, Saugatuck, Michigan "All Artist Show", Water Street Gallery, Saugatuck, Michigan 1998 One Person Show, Water Street Gallery, Saugatuck, Michigan "Les dames dans Le jardin", Water Street Gallery, Saugatuck, Michigan "All Artist Show" , Water Street Gallery, Saugatuck, Michigan 1997 One Person Show, Water Street Gallery, Saugatuck, Michigan "Shrine Circus", Thirdstone Gallery, Saugatuck, Michigan 1996 One Person Show, Butch's, Holland, Michigan "Second Nature", Vesuvius Gallery, Glenn, Michigan 1995 "Garden Show", Vesuvius Gallery, Glenn, Michigan 1994 Three Person Show, Calder Gallery, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan Education Bachelor of Fine Arts, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan Experience 2007/2008 OxBow, The Art Institute of Chicago, Instructor: Sketching Nature, Saugatuck, Michigan 2004-2007 Founder/Partner Gebben Gray Gallery, Fennville, Michigan Public Collections Montessori Public Elementary School, Chicago, Illinois Herman Miller Corporation, Holland, Michigan Dr. Suzette Sanchez, Lakeshore Medical Campus, Holland, Michigan Susan Davenport Geer, Ann Arbor, Michigan |
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| po box 192//Carson// New Mexico//87517 contact Theresa Gray |
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