Karen Hollingsworth, Mid Century, Oil on Canvas, 36 x 36 Inches

Valerio D'Ospina, US Locomotive, Oil on Canvas, 83 x 56 Inches

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It’s that time of year again. Time to retire your puffy down jacket to the closet and start coming outside again. It’s also time for a new show here at Mason Murer.

We’re particularly excited about this show. We’ve got a bunch of our old favorites, as well as a few really amazing new artists.

Our Spring show will open with Robert Marx drawings, paintings by Jeanie Tomanek, Karen Hollingsworth, Craig Hawkins, and Will Rafuse. We will be welcoming paintings from new artists: animal portraiture by Ray Hare and urbanscapes by Valerio D’Ospina. Additionally, we will be showing photo based works from Robin Davis and sculptures from Steve Steinman and Todd Fuller. Finally, two groups from academia round out our exhibition: the Georgia High School Art Symposium and Damn Fine: a SCAD MFA Group Show. 

We will also be continuing the Cigar Box Art Project to benefit future art therapy programs at Mason Murer.

The show will open with an artist’s reception on Friday, April 5, from 7 to 10 pm, and will run through May 11, 2013.

Ray Hare, Let It Snow (Leopard), Acrylic on Canvas, 72 x 72 Inches

Terry Turrell, one of our longest standing artists, recently released this documentary about his works and process. It’s pretty awesome.

We will be getting our shipment of DVDs in soon, and you can pick one up for a mere 15 bucks.

In the mean time, check it out here.

Terry Turrell, In Layers from Fidget.tv on Vimeo.

We have got a spectacular lineup for our first show of 2013!

Our February show will open with The Gee’s Bend Experience: Quilts from Tinnie, Minnie, and Claudia Pettway. Fiber artist Marquetta Johnson will also be showing her colorful, hand-dyed quilts.

Gee's Bend Quilt

Several painters will be included in our February exhibition. Drawing on the Unexpected: Works from Asheville Artists, curated by Julyan Davis will be accompanied by new works from Davis. We are also introducing painters Ernesto Torres and Stephen Bach. In addition we will have new works from Frank Hyder, Ashley Surber, Terry Turrell, a selection of Herbert Creecy paintings, and Mark Karelson’s new body of work, Originem.

Ashley Surber

Coated Lens: Life at 1/125th, a MFA thesis show from photographer Andrew Michael Phillips will round out the exhibition.

The show will open with an artist’s reception on Friday, February 15 from 7 to 10 pm and will run through March 30, 2013.