Meet Rebecca Shkeyrov at the opening reception for Kept Under Her Wing on Sunday, 4-7 pm. Rebecca is a William & Mary Alum living in Richmond, Virginia.

YOU ARE CORDIALLY TO ATTEND:

REBECCA SHKEYROV, KEPT UNDER HER WING, OPENING RECEPTION, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, 4-7PM AT MATNEY GALLERY, WILLIAMSBURG VA

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Kept Under Her Wing features work by Rebecca Shkeyrov spanning several years and mediums. Guided by an intangible force, the artist builds her own world through determined exploration of color and form, symbol and metaphor. Engaging multiple layers of consciousness across space and time through the enigmatic process of artmaking, Shkeyrov slowly uncovers what it means to be and where home truly lies.

Opening Reception, Meet the Artist and Special Guests

Sunday, Oct 22 from 4:00 – 7:00pm EDT

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Location

5435 Richmond Rd

Williamsburg, VA, US

Behind Carolina Furniture

Pictured: Rebecca Shkeyrov, If felt, then real, 2023, Oil on canvas, 48 × 36 in | 121.9 × 91.4 cm. VIEW ON ARTSY

NEW INTERVIEW WITH MARK MILTZ ON THE EVA SERIES WITH VIRTUAL EXHIBITION

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Statement

This series of works features the integration of Japanese pop cultural images (anime) into traditional western fine art objects.

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Eva Series

This series of works features the integration of Japanese pop cultural images (anime) into traditional western fine art objects. The pieces rely on both the contrasts inherent in the disparate source materials and the interplay between these contrasting cultural symbol systems for their content. In effect, the works are translations. They attempt to emphasize a commonality of experience through the mediation of the native symbol systems of the viewers, whether western or Japanese. By using Japanese elements in western motifs, I am exploring the ways in which the assimilation of content is affected by its form.
The works overall deal with universal issues of love, alienation, sacrifice, and the crucible of adolescence by using that most universal of images, the human body. The body (often at life size) facilitates a metaphysical link between individual viewer and art. VIEW EXHIBITION

Pictured: Mark Miltz, Muse (Triptych), 2008, Oil on canvas,

40 × 84 in | 101.6 × 213.4 cm. VIEW ON ARTY

CONGRATULATIONS TO MICHAEL K. PAXTON

Michael received a 2023 Individual Artist Program grant from the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events #DCASEgrants

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Sandra-Lee Phipps: Lessons In Survival

August 12 – September 15, 2023

Presented by Matney Gallery

FINAL TWO WEEKS. BIDS ARE OPEN ON WORKS THROUGH OCTOBER 22

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Sandra-Lee Phipps is a passionate fine art photographer, social documentarian, and educator.

Her work explores the representation of the self in both the documentary tradition and personal fine art projects. Sandra-Lee received a Master’s of Art Degree from New York University. She continued teaching at NYU upon graduation as an instructor in the N.Y.U./I.C.P. Computer-Media Arts Department. She also became a faculty member at Rockport College in Rockport, Maine and has taught at the Maine Photographic Workshops.

In addition to her work as an educator, Sandra-Lee was a contributing photographer for the Village Voice and published a bi-weekly column “Streetstyle” – a series documenting the rites and rituals of personal expression through fashion at events and on the streets of New York City. Sandra also collaborated on the projects “Shelter” and “Money” producing images for these weekly columns in the Village Voice for a number of years. As an editorial photographer, Sandra-Lee specializes in environmental portraiture and social documentary.

In addition to her Fine Art projects, Sandra is a member of the creative collective ArtCamp LLC, creating both still and moving images for a variety of clients. Published work includes: The Village Voice, The New York Times, Reader’s Digest, Vanity Fair, The Sun Magazine, and The Washington Post Magazine; recent commercial clients include The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and The Georgia Music Hall of Fame. Her images are represented for stock by Getty Images.

Sandra-Lee’s work is held in numerous private collections worldwide.

SMOKE SCREEN: ROB CARTER

Statement

The exhibited photographs capture the story of tobacco from seed to cigarette as an allegory for our addiction.

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"Smoke Screen", Rob Carter's exhibition in Richmond, Virginia, was predominantly made up of photography. The city is home of Altria parent company of Phillip Morris USA, and Virginia owes its existence to Nicotiana Tabacum, a remarkable plant that continues to plague and pleasure humans all over the world. The success of tobacco has been maintained by obfuscation regarding the health impacts on users, but even as we peer through the smoke, nicotine remains an irresistible commercial product. The exhibited photographs capture the story of tobacco from seed to cigarette as an allegory for our addiction to fossil fuels, and the political and marketing tactics employed by multinationals who keep us hooked on their suicidal products. The exhibition explored the ironic absurdity of society’s apparent death wish, the beauty and grandeur of bright leaf tobacco plants, and the beguiling quality of smoke. VIEW EXHIBITION

Pictured: Rob Carter, Self portrait: Nose, 2019, Archival pigment print, 17 × 13 in | 43.2 × 33 cm. VIEW ON ARTSY

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