Gay Riseborough: Go Home with a Nude
@ 1100 Florence
1100 Florence Ave., Evanston, IL 60202
Opening Saturday, January 4th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Friday, January 17th
Drawings & sketches done in the studio, priced to sell. Charcoal, conté crayon, graphite, watercolor, pastel on paper, ranging from (common) newsprint to Strathmore and watercolor paper.
Opening Party, jan. 4, 5-8p • Exhibit runs jan. 4 – 17
Bio: An illustrator by training (Washington University in St. Louis,) then a teacher for 36 years at the Evanston Art Center, the School of the Art Institute, and finally in her own studio, Gay (Riseborough) has done hundreds of portrait commissions, many of which hang in prestigious university collections. Represented by Portraits Chicago and Wood St. Gallery, where her non-portrait work was shown. Best known for her “Dark Times”, autobiographical narrative painting series. In 1986, she moved into a building on Florence which was already the origin of the arts neighborhood there. Has served on the Public Art Committee and, now, the Evanston Arts Council, where she is Chair of Public Art. Retired from visual art-making now, learning to play the cello.
Artist Statement: For many years, Gay ran an Open Figure Studio for drop-in artists, both at 1121 and, then, 1123 Florence and, finally, at 1402 Greenleaf. Most of these works are studies from these sessions, both quick sketch and long pose. As a painter, primarily of figure and portrait, she felt it critical to keep up her observational, graphic skills. The sheer volume of displayable work here shows her passion for drawing.
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1100 Florence Gallery is located at 1100 Florence Avenue in Evanston, IL 60202.
Gallery hours are Sunday 12-5p, Wednesday 6-8p and Friday 6-8p.
Viewings by appointment, email 1100florencegallery[at]gmail.com.
Visit 1100florence.com for more information.
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