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SUMMARY:New Work by Eleven Artists: Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:Please join The Art Spirit Gallery in kicking off the 2016 ArtWalk season with "New Work by Eleven Artists." The opening reception and ArtWalk will be held Friday\, April 8 from 5-8 pm. Meet the featured artists and enjoy a lively evening of fine art\, fine dining and good friends in downtown Coeur d'Alene. Everyone is welcome! \n\n \n\nThis show runs from April 8 May 7. Spring Hours: Tues. - Sat. from 11-6. \n\n \n\nThis show is sponsored by Select Wood Floors. We thank them for their support of the arts in our community and for the spectacular new finish on our hickory floors.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nNew Work by Eleven Artists\n\nPARTICIPATING ARTISTS: \n\n \n\n \n\nManel Alvarez from Spain\, but planning to relocate to Coeur d'Alene\, is well known for his large sculptures utilizing bronze\, marble\, and granite. Inspired by his home country of Spain and recent visits to Africa. Manel has exhibited in various countries and has completed commissions for public monuments in Spain\, Italy\, France\, Brazil\, and the United States. \n\n \n\n \n\nChris Bivins from Eatonville\, Washington loves working with clay\, rusty metal\, wood\, fabric\, leather\, sticks\, stones and broken bones. He creates a variety of pieces that draw on a diverse range of inspirations\, including ancient cultures\, lowbrow art\, tattoo design\, found object art and the natural world. \n\n \n\n \n\nFrank Boyden from Otis\, Oregon possesses artistic practices that reflect his lifelong interests in the biological sciences. A diverse artist\, he is well known for his ceramics\, printmaking\, and sculpture. Boyden received an MFA and BFA from Yale University School of Art. His work resides in over one hundred major museum and university collections around the world. \n\n \n\n \n\nLindsey Meyers Carroll from Helena\, Montana is a contemporary artist working in magic realism through large-scale charcoal drawings. Her work seeks to imagine and give life to the hypothetical daydreams of animals prevalent in rural life. Lindsey received her BA in Fine Arts and Spanish Literature from the University of Montana.\n\n \n\n \n\nMichael de Forest from Portland\, Oregon began making furniture in the 1970s. In 2009\, he traveled to Ghana and studied the art of design coffin making. He has utilized these skills to carve and craft wooden masks\, one of which is six feet tall and will hang in the gallery for the show. Michael received his MFA in visual studies from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Michael is a member of the wood faculty at Oregon School of Art & Craft. \n\n \n\n \n\nSheila Evans from Spokane\, Washington is best known for her pastels and oil paintings that reflect her passion for animal welfare and the environment. Recently\, she has branched out into new medias and will debut her work in enamel during this show at The Art Spirit Gallery. Sheila holds a BFA from Gonzaga University.\n\n \n\n \n\nYuji Hiratsuka from Corvallis\, Oregon specializes in intaglio and chine printmaking techniques and has won numerous international awards. He was born in Osaka\, Japan and received a BS in Art Education from Tokyo Gakugei University\, an MA in printmaking from New Mexico State University\, and an MFA from Indiana University. Yugi is currently a professor of printmaking at Oregon State University. The Art Spirit Gallery began showing his work in 2004 after he was a visiting artist at Gonzaga University including a show at the Jundt Museum.\n\n \n\n \n\nShelle Lindholm from Kalispell\, Montana paints with a unique process layering wax with a palette of vibrant acrylics. The artist describes her style as "A wild\, quirky mix of primal and contemporary." Shelle received her BFA from Stephens College in Columbia\, Missouri.\n\n \n\n \n\nLaura Nuchols of Spokane Valley\, Washington specializes in sgraffito\, a technique in ceramic decoration in which the top layer of glaze is scratched with a design to reveal a different color underneath. Laura enjoys listening to classic English murder mysteries while she labors over her highly refined sgraffito images on ceramic tiles.\n\n \n\n \n\nRichard Parrish from Bozeman\, Montana is both artist and architect. His fascinating glass work is inspired by both the human-made environment and the natural landscape of the West. He holds a Master of Architecture degree from the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills\, Michigan. \n\n \n\n \n\nValerie Seaberg from Jackson\, Wyoming enjoys working in a variety of art forms\, from sculpture\, book and mask making\, to environmental art. Over the years\, hand building clay and weaving with natural materials have remained her most enduring passions. \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nCURRENT AND UPCOMING SHOWS AT THE ART SPIRIT GALLERY\n\n \n\nMarch 11 - April 2\n\nByron Buchanan & Best of the Basement -a new artist in Coeur d'Alene\n\n-Opening Reception: Friday\, March 11 from 5-8 pm\n\n \n\nApril 8 - May 7\n\nEleven Gallery Artists -Manel Alvarez\, Frank Boyden\, Lindsey Meyers Carroll\, Sheila Evans\, Michael de Forest\,\n\nYuji Hiratsuka\, Shelle Lindholm\, Laura Nuchols\, Richard Parrish & Claudia Pettis\n\n-Opening Reception & Kick Off to the ArtWalk Season: Friday\, April 8 from 5-8 pm\n\n-Show Sponsor: Select Wood Floors\n\n \n\nMay 13 - June 4\n\nAllen & Mary Dee Dodge -metal sculpture & enamel works by these local favorites\n\n-Opening Reception & ArtWalk: Friday the 13th of May from 5-8 pm\n\n-Artist Talk & Demonstration at the gallery: Saturday\, May 14 starting at 1:00 pm\n\n-Show Sponsor : Coeur d'Alene Summer Theater\n\n \n\nJune 10 - July 2\n\nVictoria Brace and Robert Grimes -oil painting and oil on wood constructions\n\n-Opening Reception & ArtWalk: Friday\, June 10 from 5-8 pm\n\n-Artist Talk & Demonstration at the gallery: Saturday\, June 11 starting at 1:00 pm\n\n \n\nJuly 8 - Aug. 6\n\nCatherine Earle & Cary Weigand -acrylic painting and figurative clay sculpture\n\n-Opening Reception & ArtWalk: Friday\, July 8 from 5-8 pm\n\n-Artist Demonstration at the gallery: Saturday\, July 9 starting at 1:00 pm\n\n \n\nAug. 12 - Sept. 3\n\nMichael R. Lee & Carla O'Connor -trompe l'oeil clay sculpture & masterful paintings\n\n-Opening Reception & ArtWalk: Friday\, August 12 from 5-8 pm\n\n-Artist Talk & Demonstration at the gallery: Saturday\, August 13 starting at 1:00 pm\n\n \n\nSept. 9 - Oct. 8\n\nMel McCuddin -unique figurative oil painting\n\n-Opening Reception & ArtWalk: Friday\, September 9 from 5-8 pm\n\n-Artist Demonstration at the gallery: Saturday\, September 10 starting at 1:00 pm\n\n \n\nOct. 14 - Nov. 5\n\nMichael Horswill & Allie Vogt paintings\, sculptures\, and drawings by two local artists\n\n-Opening Reception & ArtWalk: Friday\, October 14 from 5-8 pm\n\n-Artist Talk & Demonstration at the gallery: Saturday\, October 15 starting at 1:00 pm\n\n-Show Sponsor: FIRE-Artisan Pizza\n\n \n\nNov. 11 26\n\nTo be determined\n\n-Opening Reception & ArtWalk: Friday\, November 11 from 5-8 pm\n\n-Show Sponsor: Le Danse\, Presenter of Eugene Ballet Company's "The Nutcracker"\n\n \n\nDec. 2 - Jan. 7\, 2017\n\n18th Annual Small Artworks Invitational -smaller than 12" by 30 artists\n\n-Opening Reception: Friday\, December 2 from 5-8 pm\n\n-Downtown ArtWalk: Friday\, December 9 from 5-8 pm
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Please join The Art Spirit Gallery in kicking off the 2016 ArtWalk season with &ldquo\;New Work by Eleven Artists.&rdquo\; \; The opening reception and ArtWalk will be held Friday\, April 8 from 5-8 pm. Meet the featured artists and enjoy a lively evening of fine art\, fine dining and good friends in downtown Coeur d&rsquo\;Alene. \; Everyone is welcome!
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\nThis show runs from April 8 &ndash\; May 7. Spring Hours: Tues. - Sat. from 11-6.
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\nThis show is sponsored by Select Wood Floors. We thank them for their support of the arts in our community and for the spectacular new finish on our hickory floors.
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\nNew Work by Eleven Artists
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\nManel Alvarez from Spain\, but planning to relocate to Coeur d&rsquo\;Alene\, is well known for his large sculptures utilizing bronze\, marble\, and granite. \; Inspired by his home country of Spain and recent visits to Africa. \; Manel has exhibited in various countries and has completed commissions for public monuments in Spain\, Italy\, France\, Brazil\, and the United States.
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\nChris Bivins from Eatonville\, Washington loves working with clay\, rusty metal\, wood\, fabric\, leather\, sticks\, stones and broken bones. He creates a variety of pieces that draw on a diverse range of inspirations\, including ancient cultures\, lowbrow art\, tattoo design\, found object art and the natural world.
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\nFrank Boyden from Otis\, Oregon possesses artistic practices that reflect his lifelong interests in the biological sciences. \; A diverse artist\, he is well known for his ceramics\, printmaking\, and sculpture. \; Boyden received an MFA and BFA from Yale University School of Art. \; His work resides in over one hundred major museum and university collections around the world.
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\nLindsey Meyers Carroll from Helena\, Montana is a contemporary artist working in magic realism through large-scale charcoal drawings. \; Her work seeks to imagine and give life to the hypothetical daydreams of animals prevalent in rural life. \; Lindsey received her BA in Fine Arts and Spanish Literature from the University of Montana.
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\nMichael de Forest from Portland\, Oregon began making furniture in the 1970s. In 2009\, he traveled to Ghana and studied the art of design coffin making. \; He has utilized these skills to carve and craft wooden masks\, one of which is six feet tall and will hang in the gallery for the show. \; Michael received his MFA in visual studies from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Michael is a member of the wood faculty at Oregon School of Art &\; Craft.
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\nSheila Evans from Spokane\, Washington is best known for her pastels and oil paintings that reflect her passion for animal welfare and the environment. \; Recently\, she has branched out into new medias and will debut her work in enamel during this show at The Art Spirit Gallery. \; Sheila holds a BFA from Gonzaga University.
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\nYuji Hiratsuka from Corvallis\, Oregon specializes in intaglio and chine printmaking techniques and has won numerous international awards. \; He was born in Osaka\, Japan and received a BS in Art Education from Tokyo Gakugei University\, an MA in printmaking from New Mexico State University\, and an MFA from Indiana University. Yugi is currently a professor of printmaking at Oregon State University. The Art Spirit Gallery began showing his work in 2004 after he was a visiting artist at Gonzaga University including a show at the Jundt Museum.
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\nShelle Lindholm from Kalispell\, Montana paints with a unique process layering wax with a palette of vibrant acrylics. \; The artist describes her style as &ldquo\;A wild\, quirky mix of primal and contemporary.&rdquo\; \; Shelle received her BFA from Stephens College in Columbia\, Missouri.
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\nLaura Nuchols of Spokane Valley\, Washington specializes in sgraffito\, a technique in ceramic decoration in which the top layer of glaze is scratched with a design to reveal a different color underneath. \; Laura enjoys listening to classic English murder mysteries while she labors over her highly refined sgraffito images on ceramic tiles.
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\nRichard Parrish from Bozeman\, Montana is both artist and architect. \; His fascinating glass work is inspired by both the human-made environment and the natural landscape of the West. \; He holds a Master of Architecture degree from the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills\, Michigan. \;
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\nValerie Seaberg from Jackson\, Wyoming enjoys working in a variety of art forms\, from sculpture\, book and mask making\, to environmental art. \; Over the years\, hand building clay and weaving with natural materials have remained her most enduring passions. \;
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\nCURRENT AND UPCOMING SHOWS AT THE ART SPIRIT GALLERY
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\nMarch 11 - April 2
\nByron Buchanan &\; Best of the Basement -a new artist in Coeur d&rsquo\;Alene
\n-Opening Reception: Friday\, March 11 from 5-8 pm
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\nApril 8 - May 7
\nEleven Gallery Artists -Manel Alvarez\, Frank Boyden\, Lindsey Meyers Carroll\, Sheila Evans\, Michael de Forest\,
\nYuji Hiratsuka\, Shelle Lindholm\, Laura Nuchols\, Richard Parrish &\; Claudia Pettis
\n-Opening Reception &\; Kick Off to the ArtWalk Season: Friday\, April 8 from 5-8 pm
\n-Show Sponsor: Select Wood Floors
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\nMay 13 - June 4
\nAllen &\; Mary Dee Dodge -metal sculpture &\; enamel works by these local favorites
\n-Opening Reception &\; ArtWalk: Friday the 13th of May from 5-8 pm
\n-Artist \; Talk &\; Demonstration at the gallery: Saturday\, May 14 starting at 1:00 pm
\n-Show Sponsor : Coeur d&rsquo\;Alene Summer Theater
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\nJune 10 - July 2
\nVictoria Brace and Robert Grimes -oil painting and oil on wood constructions
\n-Opening Reception &\; ArtWalk: Friday\, June 10 from 5-8 pm
\n-Artist Talk &\; Demonstration at the gallery: Saturday\, June 11 starting at 1:00 pm
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\nJuly 8 - Aug. 6
\nCatherine Earle &\; Cary Weigand -acrylic painting and figurative clay sculpture
\n-Opening Reception &\; ArtWalk: Friday\, July 8 from 5-8 pm
\n-Artist Demonstration at the gallery: Saturday\, July 9 starting at 1:00 pm
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\nAug. 12 - Sept. 3
\nMichael R. Lee &\; Carla O&rsquo\;Connor -trompe l&rsquo\;oeil clay sculpture &\; masterful paintings
\n-Opening Reception &\; ArtWalk: Friday\, August 12 from 5-8 pm
\n-Artist Talk &\; Demonstration at the gallery: Saturday\, August 13 starting at 1:00 pm
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\nSept. 9 - Oct. 8
\nMel McCuddin -unique figurative oil painting
\n-Opening Reception &\; ArtWalk: Friday\, September 9 from 5-8 pm
\n-Artist Demonstration at the gallery: Saturday\, September 10 starting at 1:00 pm
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\nOct. 14 - Nov. 5
\nMichael Horswill &\; Allie Vogt &ndash\;paintings\, sculptures\, and drawings by two local artists
\n-Opening Reception &\; ArtWalk: Friday\, October 14 from 5-8 pm
\n-Artist Talk &\; Demonstration at the gallery: Saturday\, October 15 starting at 1:00 pm
\n-Show Sponsor: \; FIRE-Artisan Pizza
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\nNov. 11 &ndash\; 26
\nTo be determined
\n-Opening Reception &\; ArtWalk: Friday\, November 11 from 5-8 pm
\n-Show Sponsor: \; Le Danse\, Presenter of Eugene Ballet Company&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;The Nutcracker&rdquo\;
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\nDec. 2 - Jan. 7\, 2017
\n18th Annual Small Artworks Invitational -smaller than 12&rdquo\; by 30 artists
\n-Opening Reception: Friday\, December 2 from 5-8 pm
\n-Downtown ArtWalk: Friday\, December 9 from 5-8 pm
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LOCATION:The Art Spirit Gallery
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URL:http://directory.cdachamber.com/events/details/new-work-by-eleven-artists-opening-reception-04-08-2016-9888
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