[Scmusenet] Three New Exhibitions to Open September 13 at the Pickens County Museum

[Allen Coleman]

Three New Exhibitions to Open September 13 at the Pickens County Museum

 

   The Pickens County Museum of Art & History will be presenting three
new exhibitions from September 13 through November 13, 2008. Please join
us from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. on September 13 as we host a reception to
meet the three artists featured in "Faraway Pianos and Tin Parades: The
work of Diane Kilgore Condon", "Amanda Sanders Mensing: Reflections" and
"The Art & Poetry of Robert Spencer". All three exhibitions will
continue through November 13, 2008. 

 

"Faraway Pianos and Tin Parades"

Works by Diane Kilgore Condon 

 

   A native of Wassau, WI, Diane Kilgore Condon, has called Greenville,
SC home since the completion of her Fine Arts Degree from Bob Jones
University in 1988. Having exhibited widely throughout South Carolina,
the painter and sculptor is also the owner and director of the ArtBomb,
a non-profit studio complex for artists in Greenville.

 

   When asked about the directions she is headed with her work in
"Faraway Pianos and Tin Parades", the artist responded, "Painting has
lately become the singular response for everything. I have some random
problem - go to the studio and work it out. As I've gotten a little
older the weird vectors I'm encountering in life seem to have one
solution. Get next to some paint. Get to the studio. Then whatever
happens seems to be some sort of response." 

 

   She continued, "I am the daughter of a preacher. I am the
granddaughter of an artist. I have lived everywhere, watched everything
in front of me in every possible backwater with some amazement, large
introspection and some occasional anxiety. My whole adult life has been
spent and squandered in the South. I'm pretty sure there are some
reasons in there somewhere as to why I paint, but I'd rather just
surprise myself by doing it and seeing what happens."

 

"Amanda Sanders Mensing: Reflections"

 

   Amanda Sanders Mensing earned her B.F.A. from Anderson (College)
University with a concentration in Drawing and Painting. Currently
living Seneca, SC, the artist, a member of Oil Painters of America, has
won numerous awards in national juries. Her work, often depicting
photo-realistic images of antique, classic and 'muscle' cars, can also
be seen at Portfolio Gallery in Columbia, SC as well as the Artists Loft
in Seneca. 

 

   About her work Mensing says, "I make oil paintings of reflective
surfaces; cars, water, metal objects, etc. I am drawn to the contorted
shapes, the 'snapshot in time' effect, and the fun of creating the
'shine' out of non-reflective materials. I have always enjoyed cars due
to the many wild shapes and colors found in them, particularly the older
models. I am also a history and antiques lover, which adds to the
enjoyment of the older cars. More recently I have also spent time
painting water surfaces, which have some of the same reflective
qualities.  In most paintings, I try to include something reflective."


 

"The Art and Poetry of Robert Spencer"

 

   Living in Clemson, SC, Robert Spencer received his B.A. from South
Carolina State University, and his M.F.A. from Clemson University.
Spencer has worked as an Art Educator for the 25 years; the past 19 at
Seneca Middle School. His work, often including poetry inspired by, or
inspirational of, his subject has been included in numerous state,
regional and national exhibitions, including "Works from the SC State
Art Collection: The African American Voice" and the Columbia Museum of
Art's "Conflict and Transcendence: African-American Art in South
Carolina."

 

   When asked to describe his work, Spencer said, "The objective of my
work, in part, is to visually engage the viewer in order to establish a
dialogue about our emotional and spiritual struggles and commonalities.
It is my sincere hope that this dialogue will allow the viewer to a
better understanding of their condition and the human condition."

 

     These three exhibitions are part of the museum's 2008 - 2009
exhibition season sponsored by Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative, Pickens
Savings & Loan and Upstate Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery & Dental Implant
Center along with Cornerstone Bank, First Citizens Bank, ING Financial
Partners - Sam Head, Liberty Family Pharmacy, Richard & Laura Powers,
Pumpkintown Community Club, Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Robinson & Family and the
Rozelle Stone Company.

 

   The Pickens County Museum of Art & History is funded in part by
Pickens County, members and friends of the museum and a grant from the
South Carolina Arts Commission, which receives support from the National
Endowment for the Arts.

 

   Located at the corner of Hwy. 178 at 307 Johnson Street in Pickens
SC, the museum is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:00 a.m.
until 5:00 p.m., Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays
from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Admission is free but donations are
welcomed.

 

   For more information please contact the museum at (864) 898-5963.

 

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