Call and Response by Carol Ivey and Deborah Mersky

BRIT is pleased to present paintings and works on paper by Carol Ivey and Deborah Mersky in the Madeline R. Samples Exhibit Hall. For more than 20 years, these two friends have hiked and rambled together, in the Pacific Northwest and now in North and Central Texas. Despite their diverse approaches to creating art, they each have a vital interest in nature as artifact standing in for human feeling. The exhibition’s title, Call and Response, refers to emotional impulse driven by direct contact with the natural world.

In addition to the artists’ individual work, Mersky and Ivey present an experiment in collaborative work, drawing from a wide array of images, including specimens from BRIT’s Herbarium. These circular works embody the idea of Call and Response. Each of these pieces was sent back and forth between the artists with additions and deletions made in each studio using collage, printing, drawing, and painting.

Please join BRIT on Saturday, March 19th from 4pm – 9pm for the opening of this unique and exciting show.

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