Maturity and Its Muse: Celebrating Artistic Experience
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Maturity and Its Muse: Celebrating Artistic Experience • April 16 - May 26, 2016
FREE Opening reception Saturday, April 16, 2016, 6-8 p.m.
Please join Art Saint Louis for Maturity and Its Muse: Celebrating Artistic Experience featuring artworks by 57 St. Louis regional artists from Missouri and Illinois.
 Graphic design by Kathy Duffin |
Art Saint Louis presents Maturity and Its Muse: Celebrating Artistic Experience, an all media juried exhibit, presented in the Art Saint Louis Gallery at 1223 Pine Street in downtown St. Louis, MO. The exhibition is presented April 16 through May 26, 2016, and opens with a FREE reception on Saturday, April 16 from 6-8 p.m.
This exhibit showcases the talents of Artists Informed by Time. A juried exhibit, this show was open to artists aged 70+ who, by making art, share their thoughts & ideas about the world and themselves with us. For this exhibit, 163 artworks were submitted by 71 St. Louis regional artists for consideration by exhibition Jurors Lynn Friedman Hamilton and Meredith Malone from which they selected 53 artworks in a variety of media by 57 artists from Missouri and Illinois for the final show.
PARKING: Not sure where to park when visiting Art Saint Louis? The Gallery is located on Pine Street just West of Tucker and there are parking meters lining nearby streets (meters run Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. and take both cash/coin or credit). There's also a garage in the Park Pacific building on Olive, 1/2 block West of Tucker with hourly parking rates (cash or credit). For additional info on nearby parking, visit Downtown StL's website here.
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Photo by Emily Amberger
FREE EVENTS
COFFEE WITH THE ARTISTS: SATURDAY GALLERY TALKS
Join us in the Gallery on a couple of Saturday mornings during this exhibit when we host a free one-hour Gallery talk at 11 a.m. with several of the featured artists from Maturity and Its Muse: Celebrating Artistic Experience. Guests may enjoy complimentary coffee tastings courtesy of Art Saint Louis while learning about the artists and their artworks. Artists may bring in samples of their other work or also present a demo of their media & techniques. Guests will walk with the artists through the Gallery as they talk about their works on view in the exhibition. Seating is limited.
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Saturday, April 30, 11 a.m. Jerry Benner, photography Saturday, May 14, 11 a.m. Robert Bolla, photography
Saturday, May 21*, 10 a.m. |
Serving as Jurors for Maturity and Its Muse: Celebrating Artistic Experience are Lynn Friedman Hamilton, independent curator, Executive Director, Maturity and Its Muse, St. Louis, MO, and Meredith Malone, PhD, Associate Curator, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, Washington University in St. Louis.
JURORS' STATEMENT
"It was a pleasure to jury the exhibition Maturity and its Muse: Celebrating Artistic Experience, a project that showcases the talent of St. Louis regional artists aged 70+. Our goal was to represent in the exhibition the exciting range of media and styles present in the artistic submissions, as well as the variety of themes broached, including nature, the body, travel, family, identity, and selfhood. The works selected for final inclusion in the exhibition approach the broader topic of aging—how the lives and unique experiences of mature artists are reflected in their chosen aesthetic practices—from a diversity of compelling perspectives.
We would like to thank all of the artists who submitted their work for review. The submissions demonstrated a multiplicity of aesthetic positions and impressive technical skill. We also extend our gratitude to Robin Hirsch-Steinhoff, Artistic Director of Art Saint Louis for the opportunity to jury this exhibition and for her thoughtful installation."
— Meredith Malone & Lynn Friedman Hamilton
The 57 featured artists in Maturity and Its Muse: Celebrating Artistic Experience are:
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Dickson Beall, Clayton, MO Elaine Blatt, Ladue, MO |
Maurice Hirsch, Chesterfield, MO |
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Robert Pettus, Ladue, MO Judith Repke, Bridgeton, MO Naomi Runtz, Creve Coeur, MO |
Some of the 54 artworks featured in Maturity and Its Muse: Celebrating Artistic Experience:
 Judith Medoff, Clayton, MO. "Motor Neurons." 2015. Oil on Canvas, 30”x40”. $800. |
 Ken Worley*, St. Louis, MO. "Rockwood 1-17." 2013. Oil Stick on Canvas, 30”x40”. $1,150. *Courtesy Bruno David Gallery. |
 Bob Goulding, Innsbrook, MO. "Wood—Black Walnut with Bark." 2013. Wood—Black Walnut with Bark, 5”x9”x9”. Not for Sale. |
 Suzanne Marshall, St. Louis, MO. "Hellmouth." 2014. Fabric, Embroidery Floss, Thread, Batting, 31”x41.25”. Not for Sale. |
 Maria DAgrosa-Sweney, University City, MO. "Blossom I." 2014. Wax, Ink on Japanese Paper, 23”x19”. $500. |
 Ioana Datcu, Springfield, IL. "Birthday Selfie." 2014. Oil on Canvas, 40”x30”. $800. |
 Barbara Holtz, St. Louis, MO. "Hot House." 2013. Oil on Canvas, 54.5”x67”. $10,000. |
 13 ParcProvence Artists*, Creve Coeur, MO *Dorothy, Garrett, Dorothy, Ed, Mary, Anna, Bett, Russ, Betty, Charlene, Jeanne, Connie, Stan. "Reflection." 2013. Mixed Media, 20”x14”x14”. Not for Sale. |
 Sandy Kaplan, Richmond Heights, MO. "T.O.U.C.H-ing (Together Our Unity Creates Happiness)." 2014. Terra Cotta Clay, Glaze, 35”x17”x17”. $4,500. |
 Gilberta McCabe, Chesterfield, MO. "Feeding the Chickens." 2014. Watercolor, Ink on Paper, 15”x17”. $200. |
 Pat Owoc, St. Louis, MO. "Pod. Seed. Flower. Leaf." 2014. Fiber, 19”x24”. Not for Sale. |
 Bob DeFrates, Belleville, IL. "Aging Eye." 2013. Graphite on Paper, 19.25”x18”. Not for Sale. |
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