Exhibitions
2017 DOGWOOD ARTS REGIONAL ART EXHIBITION
Knoxville Convention Center / 701 Henley St. June 2, 2017 - June 30, 2017
Debra Belvin, Eric Brittain, Eric Buechel, Jan Burleson, Chad Cole, Claudia Dean, Nick DeFord, David Edens, Todd Fife, Michael Giles, Sophie Glenn, Jana Kappeler, Maia Leppo, Nancy Jeanette Long, Jackson Martin, Yvonne Petkus, Shawn Poynter, Dannon Schroeder, Brent Skidmore, Denise Stewart-Sanabria, Kelly Sullivan, Keith Thomson, Keith Thomas, Jessie Van der Laan, Jillian Walther, Rick Whitehead
Join us at The Emporium Center for the 2017 Regional Art Exhibition!
The Dogwood Arts Regional Art Exhibition was developed to showcase and award the finest artists of our region. Fine art encompassing all styles and genres from both emerging and established artists have been selected by a talented juror with vast experience in the arts and a passion for our region’s creative culture. The exhibit will be on view from June 2-30, 2017 at the Knoxville Convention Center.
Opening Reception at the Dogwood Arts office (Dogwood Arts, 123 W. Jackson Avenue) / First Friday, June 2, 2017 / 5:30-8:30pm
2017 JUROR — LESLIE NOELL
Leslie Noell is an artist, designer, and educator who currently works at Penland School of Crafts as director of programs. She earned a degree in graphic design from NC State University College of Design and an MFA in artisanry from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. Leslie studied at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague and spent two years as a core fellowship student at Penland School of Crafts. She has been a resident artist at Caversham Press (Kwazulu Natal, South Africa), Jentel Artist Residency Program (Banner, WY), and the Winter Print Residency at Penland. Her work has been shown throughout the country in a number of exhibitions including the Hickory Museum of Art, Holter Museum of Art, Asheville Art Museum, and Mobile Museum of Art.
Leslie’s studio work has explored a range of media and process from drawings and prints to installations and objects. Themes trace the fine line between permanence and impermanence, clarity and opacity, real and imagined space. Her work is minimalist in feel and direct in means. She strives for a balance of refinement and touch. Though days in the studio are rare, creative concerns are a constant.
Photo credit: Nick DeFord
