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| Sister Series IV by Artist Jere Williamson is among the pieces on exhibit during "Life Perspectives" |
Seven award-winning
West Tennessee artists share a collection of their works during an art
exhibition opening to the public October 3 at the Delta Heritage Center in
Brownsville. The exhibit "Life Perspectives," organized by
Brownsville artist Jere Williamson, features his personal pieces as well as
those of noted artists Bill Bailey, Dr. Tim Hacker, Susan Hyback, Lendon Noe,
Mary Spelling and Tuva Stephens.
Williamson
is a Brownsville native who graduated from the University of Memphis in 1967
and began teaching art in Jacksonville, Florida. He went on to earn his
Masters' of Fine Art and taught at three
Florida colleges before returning to Brownsville in the 1980s. His art has
earned him numerous awards and has been included in eight museums, corporate
buildings and numerous private collections.
"I'm
excited to be showing in my hometown," says Williamson. "Most pieces
in the show are watercolor, but you'll also see colored pencil and mixed media,
too."
Bill
Bailey worked for 30 years as an electronics engineer before devoting himself
to painting in 1992. He attempts to capture the "Southern landscape and
people" in his works and was selected among the "ones to watch"
by Watercolor Artist Magazine in 2012.
Dr.
Tim Hacker of Bartlett, Tenn., began studying art in high school. Since that
time he has studied with numerous nationally-known artist such as Charles
Harrington, Frank Francese and more. The Memphis-Germantown Art League has
honored Hacker with the Spectrum Award and in 2011 he received the Westy Award
from the Bartlett Arts Commission for his continued support of the visual and
performing arts.
Susan
Hyback, of Somerville, Tenn., has enjoyed life as a commercial illustrator and
fine artist. She has a fervor for painting wildlife and animals. Two highlights
of her career has been inclusion in "The Best of Wildlife Art" and
acceptance into the Kentucky National Art and Wildlife exhibit.
Jackson,
Tenn., native Lendon Noe enjoys using a combination of media to create her
themed works. For the last 15 years her work has focused on natural history.
She uses drawing, painting, collage, image transfer and assemblage to bring her
award-winning pieces to life.
Mary
Spellings, of Mercer, Tenn., loves to capture light and life in her paintings.
She has won numerous awards for her paintings in regional and national
competitions and most recently was awarded the "Annie Pitcher Award"
from the Mississippi Watercolor Society Grand National Exhibition.
Tuva
Stephens, of McKenzie, Tenn., was an art and drama director for 34 years before
pursuing art professionally in 2009. In 2010 she was a featured artist on the Nashville-based TV
program Tennessee Crossroads. She likes to capture those "fleeting moments
that captures my heart ... and causes the viewer to create their own
story."
The
30 piece exhibit, showing a unique perspective of West Tennessee life through
the eyes of the individual artists, will premier during an Artist Reception
Thursday evening, October 2, and remain on display October 3 through November
14 at the Delta Heritage Center. Admission is free.
