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December 2006
Harry Underwood
Becca Durnin
Harry's paintings are recognized for their bright pallet and satirical folk
art style. In his new work presented this holiday season, audiences will
be delighted to escape the reality of the cold days with the sight of a
palm tree or a swimming pool.
With an eye for the subtleties of life, Harry's work reads like a Polaroid
image wrapped in a dime store candy wrapper. His characters are
sometimes happy, sometimes haunting and themes such as love,
regret and optimism are represented. The landscapes, like movie sets,
isolate the characters into surreal moments presented in snapshot
form.
Harry is a self-taught artist and serves as a board member of the
Plowhaus Artist's Cooperative in East Nashville. He regularly
participates in shows with Nashville's "Untitled" artist's group. He was
born and raised in the farming community of Homestead, FL. After
leaving high school in 1986, he worked a variety of odd jobs in the
construction and service industries. Prior to settling in Springfield,
Tennessee, Harry lived and worked in Miami and New Orleans.
Becca Durnin's current body of work is a series of drawings focused on
the relationship between the body and space: the negative space
created by two individuals, the spaces we surround ourselves with,
and the spaces inside ourselves. Curious about the link between
human emotions and the human anatomy, Durnin has been exploring
through her work how our body's interactions with space are not
simply physical relationships but emotional ones. By combining graphic
black lines with bold washes of gouache, each drawing possesses a
tension between the bodies accumulated on the page and the spaces
those bodies occupy.
Becca is a recent graduate of Pomona College in Claremont, California,
where she received her Bachelor of Arts in studio art. A Nashville
native, she has recently returned to her hometown where she is the
gallery director of The Art House Gallery & Studio. She is also involved
in the Plowhaus Artists' Cooperative and teaches art classes to both
children and adults.
Back Gallery: Sugar and Spice Holiday Arts Salon
Sugar & Spice is the first annual affordable art show. Just in time for
the holidays, unique hand-made works by local artists are available for
purchase. All work is priced below $250.
November 2006
Gambit
Gambit is a group show curated by Beth Gilmore. Until now, Gambit has
been a series of one-night shows. Participating artists include: Terry
Glispin, Sara La, Todd Greene and Rocky Horton.
October 2006
John Watts, Critical Angle
Oct. 7th through Oct. 31st, Twist Art Gallery will showcase John Watt's
sculpture. His work is primarily figurative with, he admits, humorous
undertones. He tells us, “In truth, the finished work is the pretty dust
jacket, so to speak, while the real goods are the philosophical,
scientific, natural and cultural references that inspire the pieces to
begin with.” Using humor to subdue sensitive subjects and equipped
with vast cultural history and knowledge, John Watts transforms Twist
into a fantastical landscape.
A 1996 graduate of University of Georgia’s Art program with an MFA
degree in sculpture, John has lived in Nashville for five years, formerly
teaching at Watkins College of Art and Design, and currently teaching
at O’More College of Design in Franklin. John and his wife moved to
Nashville from New York, having lived and worked in the City for three
years.
August 2006
Inaugural Show: Todd Greene and Donkyman
After earning a BFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design in
1992, J. Todd Greene returned to Nashville where he has worked as a
full-time artist. Greene has produced numerous solo and group
exhibitions and has been an artist in resident at the Downtown
Presbyterian Church for more than nine years. His introspective work
speaks of paradox and spirituality, using acrylics, oils, mixed media,
sculpture and constructions.
With seven pieces in the Tennessee State Museum’s permanent
collection, Greene was named one of Tennessee’s Best Artists, winning
a purchase award in 2001. His work has also appeared in Time
magazine. Greene won third place in the Nashville’s citywide 2003 DIG
Through Art Competition with his entry, “Easter Basket,” and was
named a finalist in the 2003 Central South Art Exhibition, a competition
of more than 400 applicants spanning 10 states. In April 2004, he
received an artist’s residency fellowship at the Virginia Center for the
Creative Arts (VCCA) where he spent April /May of 2004.
He has been featured in many publications such as The Tennessean,
The Nashville Scene and NFOCUS. Greene has taught drawing/ painting
at Watkins College of Art, The Art House and at his studio in downtown
Nashville.
Harry Underwood
Becca Durnin
Harry's paintings are recognized for their bright pallet and satirical folk
art style. In his new work presented this holiday season, audiences will
be delighted to escape the reality of the cold days with the sight of a
palm tree or a swimming pool.
With an eye for the subtleties of life, Harry's work reads like a Polaroid
image wrapped in a dime store candy wrapper. His characters are
sometimes happy, sometimes haunting and themes such as love,
regret and optimism are represented. The landscapes, like movie sets,
isolate the characters into surreal moments presented in snapshot
form.
Harry is a self-taught artist and serves as a board member of the
Plowhaus Artist's Cooperative in East Nashville. He regularly
participates in shows with Nashville's "Untitled" artist's group. He was
born and raised in the farming community of Homestead, FL. After
leaving high school in 1986, he worked a variety of odd jobs in the
construction and service industries. Prior to settling in Springfield,
Tennessee, Harry lived and worked in Miami and New Orleans.
Becca Durnin's current body of work is a series of drawings focused on
the relationship between the body and space: the negative space
created by two individuals, the spaces we surround ourselves with,
and the spaces inside ourselves. Curious about the link between
human emotions and the human anatomy, Durnin has been exploring
through her work how our body's interactions with space are not
simply physical relationships but emotional ones. By combining graphic
black lines with bold washes of gouache, each drawing possesses a
tension between the bodies accumulated on the page and the spaces
those bodies occupy.
Becca is a recent graduate of Pomona College in Claremont, California,
where she received her Bachelor of Arts in studio art. A Nashville
native, she has recently returned to her hometown where she is the
gallery director of The Art House Gallery & Studio. She is also involved
in the Plowhaus Artists' Cooperative and teaches art classes to both
children and adults.
Back Gallery: Sugar and Spice Holiday Arts Salon
Sugar & Spice is the first annual affordable art show. Just in time for
the holidays, unique hand-made works by local artists are available for
purchase. All work is priced below $250.
November 2006
Gambit
Gambit is a group show curated by Beth Gilmore. Until now, Gambit has
been a series of one-night shows. Participating artists include: Terry
Glispin, Sara La, Todd Greene and Rocky Horton.
October 2006
John Watts, Critical Angle
Oct. 7th through Oct. 31st, Twist Art Gallery will showcase John Watt's
sculpture. His work is primarily figurative with, he admits, humorous
undertones. He tells us, “In truth, the finished work is the pretty dust
jacket, so to speak, while the real goods are the philosophical,
scientific, natural and cultural references that inspire the pieces to
begin with.” Using humor to subdue sensitive subjects and equipped
with vast cultural history and knowledge, John Watts transforms Twist
into a fantastical landscape.
A 1996 graduate of University of Georgia’s Art program with an MFA
degree in sculpture, John has lived in Nashville for five years, formerly
teaching at Watkins College of Art and Design, and currently teaching
at O’More College of Design in Franklin. John and his wife moved to
Nashville from New York, having lived and worked in the City for three
years.
August 2006
Inaugural Show: Todd Greene and Donkyman
After earning a BFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design in
1992, J. Todd Greene returned to Nashville where he has worked as a
full-time artist. Greene has produced numerous solo and group
exhibitions and has been an artist in resident at the Downtown
Presbyterian Church for more than nine years. His introspective work
speaks of paradox and spirituality, using acrylics, oils, mixed media,
sculpture and constructions.
With seven pieces in the Tennessee State Museum’s permanent
collection, Greene was named one of Tennessee’s Best Artists, winning
a purchase award in 2001. His work has also appeared in Time
magazine. Greene won third place in the Nashville’s citywide 2003 DIG
Through Art Competition with his entry, “Easter Basket,” and was
named a finalist in the 2003 Central South Art Exhibition, a competition
of more than 400 applicants spanning 10 states. In April 2004, he
received an artist’s residency fellowship at the Virginia Center for the
Creative Arts (VCCA) where he spent April /May of 2004.
He has been featured in many publications such as The Tennessean,
The Nashville Scene and NFOCUS. Greene has taught drawing/ painting
at Watkins College of Art, The Art House and at his studio in downtown
Nashville.
| Becca Durnin |
| Andee featured at Sugar and Spice show |
| Born Yesterday by John Watts |
| Art by Donkyman |
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