"I hope to prove this to you: drawing and painting are holding each other tightly, constantly interfering with each other. It's not that drawing is first and painting is last. It is not exactly that drawing is the truth and painting is the lie that we prefer. It is not at all that drawing is the outline and painting is the coloring-in. The two acts, drawing and painting, get in each other's way at every moment." - Mary Vernon
This exhibition celebrates Mary Vernon's 50 years on the faculty at SMU. In recognition, the Mary Vernon Painting Prize has been announced by the Meadows School of the Arts. Join the effort to endow the prize, which will annually recognize an outstanding undergraduate art student as selected by the faculty of the Division of Art.
A legendary professor, Mary Vernon taught art history, painting, drawing, and color theory to thousands of students, including Valley House curator Cheryl Vogel. University students voted Vernon their favorite professor at SMU for ten consecutive years. Read a synopsis of Mary Vernon's career and influence written by Julie England and Lin Medlin, and a feature by Gail Sachson in Patron magazine. Read more about Mary Vernon's 50 years of art and teaching at SMU.
Mary Vernon will give a gallery talk about her exhibition on Saturday, October 14, at 11:00 am, at Valley House Gallery.
A second Mary Vernon exhibition "Painting is Drawing" is on view at The Grace Museum in Abilene, through January 6, 2018. Watch a time-lapse video of The Grace Museum installation, and an interview with Mary Vernon about the exhibition.
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- FREE!
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