Mary Vernon will give an Artist Talk on Saturday, October 5, at 11:00am, about her exhibition "New Work" at Valley House Gallery. This solo exhibition includes over 40 new paintings on Yupo, created over the past two years.
"The really good artists around now, of whom Vernon is one, take their virtuosity as a gift, and give it away as a gift to our powers of sight and our capacity for joy. They don’t take it entirely seriously—it’s like dancing with a god, or wrestling with an angel—but they respect it too. They’re on such good terms with it that they’ll josh it a bit so it doesn’t put on airs. Mary’s outrageous sense of humor is everywhere in her work, but it’s not lightweight—it’s as serious as a Shakespeare comedy." —Frederick Turner
Mary Vernon recently retired as Professor of Art at Southern Methodist University where she began her 50-year teaching career in 1967, now giving all of her time to her second career in the studio. Born in Southern New Mexico, Vernon was educated at the University of California, Berkeley, and The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. This is Mary Vernon's seventh solo exhibition at Valley House Gallery.
A comprehensive catalogue of Mary Vernon’s paintings from the last five years is being published in conjunction with this exhibition. A booklet, "Mary Vernon - Stories," is available as well.
View images of paintings in the exhibition on the Valley House website at http://www.valleyhouse.com/thumbnails.asp?mode=page&idx=237
View the exhibition on Artsy at https://www.artsy.net/show/valley-house-gallery-and-sculpture-garden-mary-vernon-new-work
The exhibition will be on view Monday through Saturday, from 10 am to 5 pm, through October 26, 2019.
Price
- FREE!
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