REMINDER FOR TOMORROW’S RECEPTION AT MATNEY GALLERY, WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA

MEET GRAYSON CHANDLER OF HOUSTON TEXAS, ENJOY REFRESHMENTS

GRAYSON CHANDLER: PLANTING TRACES OPENS APRIL 20

Opening Reception: 5PM- 7:30PM NOW ACCEPTING RSVPS VIA EVITE/ WALK-INS WELCOME

            Planting Traces, the title of Grayson Chandler’s 2024 Spring solo, alludes to the manner of abstraction that permeates his artwork. Embedded in his process is the idea of allowing subliminal matters the space and time to grow into something more observable, so that something more illuminating may take root. This preoccupation with observation stems from a belief that meaning emerges out of mindful cooperation with one’s surroundings, and that as one becomes more mindful of their environment, a sense of destination is nurtured.

           Planting Traces suggests a connotation of passage and growth, imbibing the artwork with an undercurrent of cause and effect. Yet, despite these cyclical overtones, Chandler’s work remains uninhabited by chronological order. Instead, his work echoes outside of history, arousing a place that seems suspended in its own time. What ultimately germinates between Chandler’s artwork and those it attracts, is a place where viewers are given room to grow mindful regarding the nature of their own perception.

Artist Statement

            Fascinated by the intrinsic order and beauty of nature, My work attempts to capture and abstract its character in a manner that is uncanny, yet familiar. Deeply curious about the forces that govern human reason and faith, my work probes the amphibious network linking logic, intuition, consciousness, and emotion. Through this perspective, we are encouraged to draw upon our own experience as a means of shaping the border between real and imaginary. Moreover, we are encouraged to explore how the shape of our experience shapes how we see, and how what we see is largely colored by what we can recognize. Within this aesthetic, the spectator is invited to enter a space that meditates on the means through which we conceive and distill meaning and sensation from space and form.

Biography

            Born in Houston, Texas 1994, Grayson Chandler’s exposure to the visual arts began from a young age. Since graduating with a BFA from the University of North Texas in 2018, Chandler has been selling and exhibiting his paintings in Texas, and abroad. His early success can be demonstrated through numerous solo and group shows, garnering his artwork a rapidly growing admiration from significant collectors and Houston institutions alike. His 2022 solo IN VIA, at Deborah Colton Gallery, saw his work acquired into the MFAH’s permanent collection. Other notable shows include a 2021 Solo at Pearl Fincher Museum in Spring, Texas, as well as his upcoming solo at the Jung Center in 2024. In addition to his own professional practice, Chandler also serves on the board of the Visual Arts Alliance (VAA) — an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization seeking to provide educational and career opportunities for serious practitioners of the visual arts within the Houston community. 

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ONGOING PROJECTS IN NEWPORT NEWS AND WILLIAMSBURG

NEW AT CURRENT MIDTOWN

REBECCA SHKEYROV’S KEPT UNDER HER WING AT CURRENT MIDTOWN

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Walk-ins Welcome/ Open to the Public

LOCATION:

CURRENT MIDTOWN APARTMENTS

221 Monticello Ave, Williamsburg VA 23185

DO NOT PARK IN RESIDENT PARKING. PARKING IS AVAILABLE AT EARTH FARE OR BEHIND SAL’S BY VICTOR

Exhibit runs April 10 – May 9, 2024

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Press Release

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.

Congratulations to the students who participated in the WILLIAM & MARY STUDIO ART SENIOR CAPSTONE SHOW, 2024, and to Ella Goldschmidt, Emma Hill, Madeleine LeTendre, Grace Payne, Faith Ronquest, Christine Schneider, and Gabbie Thomas, who sold works in the exhibition

BOOKMARK THIS LINK TO SEE UPCOMING VIDEO INTERVIEWS FROM CAPSTONE STUDENTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

ARTIST IN THE NEWS: JILL CARNES

Jill Carnes is an Elephant 6-related musician and artist. She performs as Thimble Circus with Eric Harris, and self-released one album under that name, Lullaby for Worriers, in 2003. The album features appearances by Elephant 6 artists and associates Peter Erchick, Chris Jolly, Heather McIntosh, Scott Spillane, and Jeff Mangum.

JILL'S 60TH BIRTHDAY EVE, EXHIBITION AT FLICKER IN ATHENS GA

Not affiliated with the Matney Gallery

Art Opening for Jill Carnes and Hannah Jones. 6 p.m. (reception), 8 p.m. (music). FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com

BILL TAFT Member of W8ing4UFOs, Smoke and The Jody Grind.

DON CHAMBERS Longtime local favorite who delves into pastoral folk and experimental rock with equal passion.

BURLY IVY Parlor psychedelic lounge music featuring Jim Willingham, Dain Marx, Ryan Bousquet and Bryan Poole

Jill Carnes is featured in:

SYNESTHESIA

This captivating showcase explores the harmonious interplay among diverse elements of taste, sight, and sensation, weaving together the realms of painting and plated cuisine. The exhibition is designed to evoke memories and comfort, drawing upon echoes of heritage and personal recollections of extraordinary meals and remarkable restaurants.

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Location:

SATÉ, A New American Experience

694 Town Center Drive, Newport News, VA 23606

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Phone number

(757) 330-2299

ARTIST IN THE NEWS: MICHAEL K. PAXTON

My retrospective exhibition Captive Coal official opening at the Sharp Museum of Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL was on January 19th, 2024 where I gave an Artist Talk to a nice crowd of family, collectors, faculty, students and more than a few folks from the local coal industry. Thanks go out to Wm Weston Stoerger, Curator of Exhibitions, Collectors and Organizers of the Exhibition John and Lucia Hollister, Dean John Politz and my long time partner and wife the artist Jeanne Nemcek. Exhibition runs the full semester until May 10th .

Michael K. Paxton

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ARTIST IN THE NEWS: REBECCA SHKEYROV

Rebecca Shkeyrov is an artist who discovers vibrant colors and geometric structures in figures and spaces. Using a formalist approach to image-making, she explores surreal narratives, self-identity, and personal relationships in her work.

Revisting Rebecca Shkeyrov: 엄마 (Mom), ㅁ(M), and 엄마의엄마

ARTIST IN THE NEWS: MICHAEL KNUD ROSS

Michael Ross grew up in Norway and Finland, moved to Maryland as an adolescent, and graduated with a B.A. in anthropology from the University of Maryland in 2000.  Before moving to Athens, Georgia, where he finished his MFA in painting at the University of Georgia in 2016, Ross attended artist residencies in Norway, Iceland, and West Africa, and lived for several years in San Francisco.  He has shown his work in galleries around the country, and is featured in the permanent collections of the University of Georgia, the Washington, DC Department of Transportation, and in numerous private collections in the United States and in Europe.  In his work, Ross explores the interplay of the human, natural, and mythical worlds in a manner that emphasizes emotional and sensory experience.  Ross continues to work out of his studios in Athens, Georgia, and Bethesda, Maryland. 

Revisiting Interview with Michael Knud Ross Part I

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