VOICE LESSONS | ELI CORBIN, FRAN GARDNER, LISA STROUD AND BEAU WILD
January 19 – April 11, 2020
opening reception Sunday, January 19, 2020 | 1 – 3 pm | free for members/$20 for non-members
Lisa Stroud, Fran Gardner, Beau Wild + Eli Corbin | photo by Shana Dry
Focusing on issues women have dealt with for centuries, Voice Lessons is a multi-media visual-arts narrative of women’s lives — the strength, tenacity and courage demonstrated by our mothers, sisters, daughters and friends. Shifting the dialogue toward empowerment, the art of four female artists, Eli Corbin (Asheville, NC), Fran Gardner (Heath Springs, SC), Lisa Stroud (Cary, NC) and Beau Wild (Port Orange, FL), illustrates the multi-dimensional reality of womanhood — as intelligent and sexual and as powerful and feminine, with emotional range. Voice Lessons encourages tolerance, empathy and compassion among women and men, as it draws together the struggle, strength, vulnerability, individuality and community of the female experience.
Eli Corbin incorporates pattern and symbolism to evoke the strength and power available to women through connection with community, nature, spirituality and belief in self.
Fran Gardner combines oil painting with stitchery, traditionally a female art form, to spotlight the voices of women in the slippery cultural and political landscape.
Lisa Stroud tells her stories of feminine empowerment on canvas, using “the little black dress” as her bantering, sometimes whimsical, narrator.
Beau Wild uses the concept of masking to explore the degree to which women reveal or obscure themselves as they navigate the world.
The SoundHouse is the work of Tina Smith and James (Jamie) Semmens, an artist specializing in industrial art and design. The design element of the venue has a steam punk feel, with custom floors, bar top and tabletops, as well as art displays, all designed by Mr. Semmens and executed by both artists. Serving craft ale and wine, as well as soft drinks and coffee for non-drinkers, The SoundHouse is passionate about promoting music and arts culture to all ages.
The SoundHouse prides itself on providing a venue for artists who are creating and producing their own work and aims to bring art culture to a new level, while providing a fun and family-friendly place for audiences to enjoy performance art.
“(We are) acutely aware of the need for artists to have a place to express themselves which is respectful of their work”, says co-owner and songwriter/producer, Tina Smith. “We are extremely excited about our space. Our stage is the center of the universe here.”
The SoundHouse is the work of Tina Smith and James (Jamie) Semmens, an artist specializing in industrial art and design. The design element of the venue has a steam punk feel, with custom floors, bar top and tabletops, as well as art displays, all designed by Mr. Semmens and executed by both artists. Serving craft ale and wine, as well as soft drinks and coffee for non-drinkers, The SoundHouse is passionate about promoting music and arts culture to all ages.
SARA GOLISH | BIRDS OF PARADISE
January 14 – April 11, 2020
Toronto-based artist Sara Golish questions the symbolism of conventional oil portraiture through a lens of eco-feminism by depicting traditionally oppressed bodies with dignity and grace in her Birds of Paradise series. Golish breathes new life into the traditional canon of early modern portraiture, where affluent women were presented in ways that spoke more to men’s accumulation of wealth and status than to any representation of their own identities. If women of color appeared, they were rendered as servants and exotic curiosities to demonstrate the imperial reach of aristocratic power and wealth. Birds of Paradise is about liberating not just the subject from the patriarchal grasp, but also the form, techniques and materials from their historical usage and symbolism. Golish fills her portraits with ethnically diverse female subjects in bold colors, as well as exotic birds and plants that symbolize strength through adversity and fortitude of spirit.
the work:
VOICE LESSONS | ELI CORBIN, FRAN GARDNER, LISA STROUD AND BEAU WILD
January 19 – April 11, 2020
opening reception Sunday, January 19, 2020 | 1 – 3 pm | free for members/$20 for non-members
Lisa Stroud, Fran Gardner, Beau Wild + Eli Corbin | photo by Shana Dry
Focusing on issues women have dealt with for centuries, Voice Lessons is a multi-media visual-arts narrative of women’s lives — the strength, tenacity and courage demonstrated by our mothers, sisters, daughters and friends. Shifting the dialogue toward empowerment, the art of four female artists, Eli Corbin (Asheville, NC), Fran Gardner (Heath Springs, SC), Lisa Stroud (Cary, NC) and Beau Wild (Port Orange, FL), illustrates the multi-dimensional reality of womanhood — as intelligent and sexual and as powerful and feminine, with emotional range. Voice Lessons encourages tolerance, empathy and compassion among women and men, as it draws together the struggle, strength, vulnerability, individuality and community of the female experience.
Eli Corbin incorporates pattern and symbolism to evoke the strength and power available to women through connection with community, nature, spirituality and belief in self.
Fran Gardner combines oil painting with stitchery, traditionally a female art form, to spotlight the voices of women in the slippery cultural and political landscape.
Lisa Stroud tells her stories of feminine empowerment on canvas, using “the little black dress” as her bantering, sometimes whimsical, narrator.
Beau Wild uses the concept of masking to explore the degree to which women reveal or obscure themselves as they navigate the world.
SARA GOLISH | BIRDS OF PARADISE
January 14 – April 11, 2020
Toronto-based artist Sara Golish questions the symbolism of conventional oil portraiture through a lens of eco-feminism by depicting traditionally oppressed bodies with dignity and grace in her Birds of Paradise series. Golish breathes new life into the traditional canon of early modern portraiture, where affluent women were presented in ways that spoke more to men’s accumulation of wealth and status than to any representation of their own identities. If women of color appeared, they were rendered as servants and exotic curiosities to demonstrate the imperial reach of aristocratic power and wealth. Birds of Paradise is about liberating not just the subject from the patriarchal grasp, but also the form, techniques and materials from their historical usage and symbolism. Golish fills her portraits with ethnically diverse female subjects in bold colors, as well as exotic birds and plants that symbolize strength through adversity and fortitude of spirit.
the work:
VOICE LESSONS | ELI CORBIN, FRAN GARDNER, LISA STROUD AND BEAU WILD
January 19 – April 11, 2020
opening reception Sunday, January 19, 2020 | 1 – 3 pm | free for members/$20 for non-members
Lisa Stroud, Fran Gardner, Beau Wild + Eli Corbin | photo by Shana Dry
Focusing on issues women have dealt with for centuries, Voice Lessons is a multi-media visual-arts narrative of women’s lives — the strength, tenacity and courage demonstrated by our mothers, sisters, daughters and friends. Shifting the dialogue toward empowerment, the art of four female artists, Eli Corbin (Asheville, NC), Fran Gardner (Heath Springs, SC), Lisa Stroud (Cary, NC) and Beau Wild (Port Orange, FL), illustrates the multi-dimensional reality of womanhood — as intelligent and sexual and as powerful and feminine, with emotional range. Voice Lessons encourages tolerance, empathy and compassion among women and men, as it draws together the struggle, strength, vulnerability, individuality and community of the female experience.
Eli Corbin incorporates pattern and symbolism to evoke the strength and power available to women through connection with community, nature, spirituality and belief in self.
Fran Gardner combines oil painting with stitchery, traditionally a female art form, to spotlight the voices of women in the slippery cultural and political landscape.
Lisa Stroud tells her stories of feminine empowerment on canvas, using “the little black dress” as her bantering, sometimes whimsical, narrator.
Beau Wild uses the concept of masking to explore the degree to which women reveal or obscure themselves as they navigate the world.
JOSEPH HOFFMAN | A TRIBUTE TO ANDREW WYETH
January 23 – April 11, 2020
Self-taught artist Joseph Hoffman (b. Bristol, PA), of Murrells Inlet, SC, began drawing as a pastime and, over time, honed his skill. Winning ribbons and awards from juried art exhibits, festivals and craft shows encouraged him to continue on his artistic path. A retired Hoffman continues to draw at home, sketching and painting both famous and obscure compositions by his all-time favorite artists, namely Andrew Wyeth (1917 – 2009). Hoffman was first introduced to the work of Wyeth about 40 years ago when he visited the Brandywine River Museum in Chester County, PA. Over the course of many years, Hoffman has produced over 100 Wyeth scenes, some as many as seven or eight times. His graphite and ink renditions of Wyeth paintings are a welcome challenge to Hoffman, as well as a way to elevate his work from mere copies to homage to one of America’s most beloved artists.
the work:
