Georgia Art Education Association GAEA
 http://www.gaea.armstrong.edu/

Fifth Annual GAEA
GOVERNOR'S EXHIBIT 2001
at the CAPITOL GALLERIES
Atlanta, Georgia

February 12 to March 23, 2001

  

Office of the Governor (Suites 109, 111, 115, 201, 203, 245) The Honorable Roy Barnes
Office of the Lieutenant Governor (Suite 240) The Honorable Mark Taylor
Office of the Secretary of State (Suites 110, 214) The Honorable Cathy Cox

 

Juried by the Capitol Gallery Committee and curated by the Georgia Council for the Arts

Entry form for next years Governor's Exhibit
and past exhibitors lists.

 

Annual February Show and Reception

The Second Wednesday in February
Twin Towers Lobby
The Governor’s Exhibit runs in conjunction with the Student's Capital Art Exhibit, Twin Towers Plaza Lobby January 29 – February 23, 2001 (Floyd Legislative Office Building, across the street from the Capitol).  Mark your calendar for the Big Reception with dance, music, dramatic presentations, and refreshments.  February 14, 2001, 3:00 PM till 6:00 PM.  Arts Advocacy meeting 3:15 PM cafeteria conference room sponsored by the Georgia Coalition for the Arts.  Have your picture taken with your representatives from 5:00 - 5:30 PM. 

 

These 101 works, we pray, will subtly influence the Governor and Legislators to strengthen support for the arts in Georgia’s schools.  GAEA’s top legislative goal (in conjunction with other arts organizations) is to persuade legislators to include one credit for an arts class (art, music, theater, band, or dance, etc.) toward the high school graduation requirement which would allow an arts class to count when high school averages are calculated for post-secondary study and the Hope Scholarship.  This would raise the status of at least one arts class from an Elective to the level of the Core Curriculum such as Math, Language Arts, Science, etc.  For the entire list of legislative goals go to www.gaea.armstrong.edu and click on Advocacy then Legislative Agenda or the direct link is at http://www.gaea.armstrong.edu/gaealegisl.htm

 

 

 

LIST OF 34 ARTISTS, BIOGRAPHIES, CREATIVE STATEMENTS, AND 101 WORKS

 

 

 

Participating Artists and list of works can be found on the web as follows:

 

 

Page 1  A-K

Find the following artists A-K, at the web link (click here)

www.geocities.com/art_appreciation/2001govexhibitA-K.html

Chris Bain, Virginia Carnes, Tom L. Cato, Joe Cillo, Anita Cook, Katherine Crossan, Grace Davis, Jeanne M. George, Carole Henry, Jodie Hobbs, Roscoe Jackson, Lynda C. Kerr,

 

 

Page 2  L-R

Find the following artists L-R, at the web link (click here)

www.geocities.com/art_appreciation/2001govexhibitL-R.html

 Kerry Marquis, Terrylynne Marshall, Paula L. McNeill, Kirby Meng, Helen Miller, Judith Moore, Eleanor Neal, W. Robert Nix, Nancy Olney, Michael Padgett, Mary Kate Repaire, Donna Roberson, Gudrun Rominger,

 

 

Page 3  S-Z

Find the following artists S-Z, at the web link (THIS PAGE)

    www.geocities.com/art_appreciation/2001govexhibitS-Z.html    

Michelle Schulte, Jena Sibille, Jeannette Smith, Helen Fleming Stone, Kathleen Thompson, Vanessa Wardi, Deborah Dunavant West, Jane Wierengo, Barbara Lord Willis

 

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80.

Michelle Schulte

Dock Harris Neck

Silver print from infrared film

16" x 20"

$100.00

Office of the Governor Suite 115

 

Dock, Harris Neck is one image from a photographic series in which I sought out areas of Georgia that had not yet been corrupted by urban sprawl and widespread construction.  In order to capture the land's calm serenity, I chose to use infrared film, which softened the natural lines and shapes and infused the landscape with a sense of tranquility and peace.  The odd camera angle and point of view enhanced the scene with a sense of intrigue that consequentially separates the image form what one might consider a traditional landscape photograph.  Michelle Schulte works at the Telfair Museum of Art's Education Department in Savannah.

 

81.

Michelle Schulte

Elevator

Ilfochrome print

11" x 14" frame dimension

$150.00 NFS

Office of the Governor Suite 115

 

In college I worked for a photographer who had a studio housed in an old, dilapidated former J.C. Penny's department store building.  I frequently spent long, late-night hours in the dark room finishing up projects and assignments. At times, especially in the evenings, I felt a sense of nostalgia, heavily laced with fear, as I would ride down the ramshackle wrought iron elevator. It would often stop unexpectedly between floors, leaving me stranded and dangling in mid air.  I always wondered if that elevator had ulterior motives.  Michelle Schulte works at the Telfair Museum of Art's Education Department in Savannah.

 

82.

Michelle Schulte

Fallen Tree, Harris Neck

Silver gelatin print

16" x 20" frame dimension

$150.00

Office of the Secretary of State Suite 214

 

Fallen Tree, Harris Neck is one image from a photographic series in which I sought out areas of Georgia that had not yet been corrupted by urban sprawl and widespread construction.  In order to capture the land's calm serenity, I chose to use infrared film, which softened the natural lines and shapes and infused the landscape with a sense of tranquility and peace.  The odd camera angle and point of view enhanced the scene with a sense of intrigue that separates the image from what one might consider a traditional landscape photograph.  Michelle Schulte works at the Telfair Museum of Art's Education Department in Savannah.

 

 

 

 

aa. Jena Sibille

Doraville, GA

 

Jena Sibille received her B. F. A. from the University of Georgia and her Teaching Certification from Columbus University.  She works at the High Museum of Art as the Coordinator of School Resources, developing educational materials and assisting with the museum's Teacher Institute.  In 1996 she joined the U.S. Peace Corps and served for two years as an educator in Papua New Guinea.  Her paintings and drawings focus on the interconnections between humans and between humans and nature.  Jena's work has been show locally in galleries and alternative spaces.

 

83.

Jena Sibille

Untitled (Flower)

pastel and acrylic

11" x 30"

$350.00

Office of the Secretary of State Suite 110

 

Discarded wastes from pruning heaped on the side of the road waiting for removal, these objects imprint themselves in my consciousness.  Though they are dried and dead, they were, ironically, the future - the seedling, pod or womb of tomorroww.  These paintings celebrate these discarded forms of nature and offer optimism for tomorrow.  Jena Sibille works at the High Museum of Art. 

 

 

 

 

bb. Jeannette Smith 

Conyers, GA

 

Jeanette Smith was born in Germany and received her B.F.A. in Art Education from Valdosta State University in May 2000.  Currently, she teaches K-5 art at an elementary school in Conyers, GA.  Her wish is to eventually earn her M.A.Ed and go on to receive her doctorate.  Jeannette is involved with GAEA and is currently the District President for Perimeter East.  Jeannette enjoys reading, traveling, her puppy, and photography.  Jeannette has special training in calligraphy and enjoys many other art mediums, however photography is one of her favorites.  Jeannette feels that in order to teach art she must be a practicing artist, which she tries to do as frequently as possible.

 

84. 

Jeannette Smith

Musical Oblivion

Oil

4'x4'

Not For Sale

Office of the Governor Suite 245

 

I love Vincent van Gogh.  Although this looks nothing like a van Gogh, I love the swirls and thick paint he uses.  That's what I was trying to create with "Musical Oblivion."  I wanted a fun painting with movement and lots of thick paint.  Jeannette Smith teaches elementary art in Conyers.

 

 

 

 

cc. Helen Fleming Stone 

Canton, Georgia 

 

Dr. Helen Fleming Stone received her A.B. from LaGrange College and her M.V.A. and Ph. D. from Georgia State University where she was twice named one of the outstanding students of GSU.  She has been involved extensively with the Georgia Art Education Association including serving as president, secretary, treasurer, and historian.  She has been named Georgia's Art Educator of the Year twice, the Southeastern Art Educator of the Year by the National Art Education Association, and, most recently, Georgia's Secondary Art Educator of 2000.  Dr. Stone has exhibited in a number of exhibits and has work in a number of private collections.

 

85.

Helen Fleming Stone

Blue Bowl

Ceramic

9" x 3"

$150.00

Office of the Governor Suite 203 (Governor’s Inner Office seen by appointment only)

 

I like to experiment with both glazes and designs in my ceramic pieces.  Because I had some enamel threads, I decided to see what would happen if I put them in the ceramic bowl-you now join me as you see the results of my experimentation.  Yes, I was pleased.  Dr. Stone teaches high school art in Canton.

 

86.

Helen Fleming Stone

Short Brown Pot Transformed

Ceramic

5 ¼"x 5" x 5"

$100.00

Office of the Governor Suite 203 (Governor’s Inner Office appointment only)

 

With some leftover unknown glaze, I glazed the short little pot and fired it.  It was brown.  Even though I liked it, I decided to add a "collar" of thick white glaze on its shoulder.  I did and fired it again to find the brown had transformed itself into the color you now see-there's always an unexpected outcome possible when you are "playing with fire" in ceramics!  Dr. Stone teaches high school art in Canton.

 

87.

Helen Fleming Stone

Tall Pot with Ivy

Ceramic

9 ½" x 5 ¼" x 5 ¼"

$150.00

Office of the Governor Suite 203 (Governor’s Inner Office appointment only)

 

A friend of mine heard me tell my students if you really did not care to sell one of your artworks, to price it high enough that, if sold, you felt O. K.  Since I felt that way about my Ivy Pot, I followed my advice and, guess what,  that friend paid that price and gave it back to me as a gift saying, "Now you have had your pot twice!"  Dr. Stone teaches high school art in Canton.

 

 

 

 

dd. Kathleen Thompson 

Blue Ridge, GA

 

Kathleen Thompson has been painting and drawing the mountains of North Georgia for almost thirty years.  She has exhibited regularly including two one person shows.  While she currently teaches middle school in Ellijay, she previously taught high school in Blue Ridge.  Additionally, she teaches drawing and design as an adjunct professor for Truett-McConnell College. 

 

88. 

Kathleen Thompson

Mountain Highway

Acrylic on canvas

20" x 32"

$500.00  NFS

Office of the Lieutenant Governor Suite 240

 

"If you live in the mountains, you drive a lot.  This is my favorite location in North Georgia.  When I return from the city I know I am home when I see this view.  I roll down the windows breath in deeply and know I am home.  One evening I was heading home from school and saw the moon on the left and a cold front approaching from the East.  I pulled over and made a sketch.  The car is myself and my love for the mountains.  A warning is spelled out by the guard rails and the sign.  There are only limited forms of protection for the beauty of the mountains.  Caution is advised."  Dr. Thompson teaches middle school art and at Truett-McConnell College in Ellijay.

 

 

 

 

ee. Vanessa Wardi 

Atlanta, Georgia

 

Vanessa Wardi was born and raised in Oklahoma where she was surrounded by paintings and fine art that she found fascinating and inspiring.  This led to the pursuit of her Bachelor's degree in Art History and a minor in Art from Mills College in 1978.  She also completed her M.A.T. in Education in 1981 and did post-graduate work at the Art Institute in San Francisco.  Vanessa currently resides in Atlanta where she has lived with her family for the last fifteen years.  Time is divided between raising her three sons, working for the Carlos Museum at Emory in the museum education department, and doing community volunteer work.  Previously she worked for Dekalb County School system as a substitute teacher in French and Art.

 

89.

Vanessa Wardi

Dunes

Pastel

10” x 8”

$175.00

Office of the Governor Suite 111

 

This is a picture of the dunes at St. George Island, a place we often go. It is a cloudy-day panorama of rolling dunes, plants and sky. The colors are deep and rich and reflect another kind of light, almost ready to rain.  Mrs. Wardi works for the Carlos Museum at Emory and does community volunteer work.

 

90.

Vanessa Wardi

Ocean Blues

Pastel

11x17

$350.00

Office of the Governor Suite 201

 

I am always inspired by visits to the beach, by the sparkle of the sun, the glint of water, waves and sky. It is an endless interplay of colors and moods. Here the sea is very tranquil and it is a peaceful and serene mood with cool soft colors - lavenders, aquamarines, and a wide range of blues.  Mrs. Wardi works for the Carlos Museum at Emory and does community volunteer work.

 

91.

Vanessa Wardi

Garden Path

Pastel

10x11

$225.00

Office of the Secretary of State Suite 214

 

I love flowers and like to celebrate nature's color and variety.  The bright and joyous colors of summer flowers, contrasted against the garden path with deep green foliage were the inspiration for this picture.  It was a beautiful and vibrant combination.  Mrs. Wardi works for the Carlos Museum at Emory and does community volunteer work.

 

92.

Vanessa Wardi

Wildflower Field

Pastel

16” x 22”

$450.00

Office of the Secretary of State Suite 214

 

This picture was painted in Atlanta towards the end of the summer, a place that luckily has not been touched or developed yet. I was there for a soccer game and it was just there.  It was one of those fields with waves of wild flowers and butterflies.  It was perfectly lovely and peaceful.  Mrs. Wardi works for the Carlos Museum at Emory and does community volunteer work.

 

 

 

 

ff. Debi West

Cumming, GA

 

Deborah Dunavant West was born in St. Joseph, Missouri and lived her childhood years in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.  She graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1989 with a BA in Studio Art.  In 1991 she received her art certification from Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia and received her M.A.Ed from the University of Georgia in 1999.  West began teaching elementary art in 1993 and has been on the Georgia Art Education Association's board since 1996, chairing Youth Art Month, working with the Capitol Art Exhibit committee and chairing the Professional Development Fall Conference 2000.  She received the Clare Flanagan National Youth Art Month award in 1997 and 1998, the National Youth Art Month Award of Excellence in 1999, was named the Georgia Elementary Art Educator of the Year in 1999, the Southeastern Elementary Art Educator of the Year 2000 and was recently nominated for the National Elementary Art Educator.  She also serves on the National Art Education Association board as the Southeastern Elementary Division Director-elect and the NAEA Development Committee.  Her work is currently exhibited in 7 galleries across the United States.

 

93. 

Debi West

Persistence of Georgia (after S. Dali)

Mixed Media oil pastel and colored pencil

12"x 24"

$200.00

Office of the Governor Suite 111

 

My 1st grade students inspired this piece.  We were studying the art of Salvador Dali, learning about foreground, middle ground, background, and emphasis.  Persistence of Memory, or Melted Watches as it is more commonly known, was one of our inspiration pieces.  Working beside them, I began the composition as a sample for them to observe and then I continued the piece in my studio.  The technique of layering oil pastel and colored pencil motivated me to continue several pieces in this manner.  Mrs. West teaches elementary art in Gwinnett County.

 

94. 

Debi West

Outside Athens

Mixed Media

12"x 16"

$200.00

Office of the Secretary of State Suite 110

 

Driving to and from Athens for 4 years while attending graduate school, I became inspired to paint the rural scenes.  This piece correlates the academics I was learning at the University with the beautiful scenery that I passed by weekly.  Mrs. West teaches elementary art in Gwinnett County.

 

95. 

Debi West

Summer 2000 "Starfish" (small)

Watercolor

5" x 7"

$200.00

Office of the Secretary of State Suite 214 

 

I created a series of watercolor pieces this summer while in Debordieu, South Carolina and then again in Ocean City, New Jersey.  I was really enjoying learning different watercolor techniques and using them to create ocean type themes.  This is a new medium for me, one that I hope to continue exploring.  Mrs. West teaches elementary art in Gwinnett County.

 

 

96. 

Debi West

Summer 2000 "Starfish" (large)

Watercolor

16" x 20"

$200.00

Office of the Secretary of State Suite 110

 

I created a series of watercolor pieces this summer while in Debordieu, South Carolina and then again in Ocean City, New Jersey.  I was really enjoying learning different watercolor techniques and using them to create ocean type themes.  This is a new medium for me, one that I hope to continue exploring.  Mrs. West teaches elementary art in Gwinnett County.

 

 

 

gg. Jane Wierengo 

Marietta, GA

 

Jane Wierengo grew up in Belle Glade, Florida.  She graduated from Young Harris College, then the University of Georgia where she earned a BFA degree in Art Education.  Jane earned a MVA degree in Art Education from Georgia State University in 1976.  Jane has taught art in the Cobb County Public School System for 30 years.  She was the first art teacher at Wheeler High School.  She taught at Pebblebrook High School and presently teaches at South Cobb High School.  Jane has been selected as "Teacher of the Year" twice while at South Cobb.  She was nominated for the "Disney American Teacher Award" and was selected as the "Braves/Ryder Educator of the Year" in 1996.  Jane has exhibited in gallery shows and has work in private collections.

 

97. 

Jane Wierengo

Old Marietta 

Oil

29 ¼" x 35 ¼

$600.00

Office of the Secretary of State Suite 110  

 

I was shooting a roll of film of houses around the square in Marietta for my students to use in a watercolor assignment.  I especially wanted to capture the shadows being cast off of interesting cropped architectural shapes.  I selected this photograph to use in a class that I was taking with Philip Carpenter at Atlanta College of Art.  I liked the light and shadow combined with the architectural style of this house.  Jane Wierengo teaches art at South Cobb High School, Marietta. 

 

98.

Jane Wierengo

The Victorian

Watercolor

27 3/8" x 37"

$600.00

Office of the Lieutenant Governor Suite 240 

 

I took pictures of old houses in Athens, Georgia and this one I painted.  I like the big rambling houses of the Victorian period.  I wanted to show the special qualities of the architecture as well as think about what it would be like to live in a great house like this when I look at my painting.  Jane Wierengo teaches art at South Cobb High School, Marietta.

 

 

 

 

hh. Barbara Willis 

Stone Mountain, GA

 

Barbara Lord Willis received her BFA in graphic design from the University of Georgia, cum laude, in 1974, followed by a Masters of Art Education from UGA in 1984.  She completed her specialist degree in art education in 1998 through the University of Georgia.  Willis has taught art at Brookwood High School in Gwinnett County since 1981 where she was Teacher of the Year in 1987, and received national recognition with the Claire Flannagan Memorial Youth Art Month Award in 1986.

 

99.

Barbara Willis

Delphi

35 mm photography

16 X 20"

$150.00

Office of the Governor Suite 115

 

I love ancient architecture.  I shot multiple views of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi trying to dodge other tourists in the process.  Barbara Willis has teaches art at Brookwood High School in Gwinnett County.

 

100.

Barbara Willis

Santorini I

35 mm photography

16 X 20"

$150.00

Office of the Governor Suite 201

 

The photos in this series were shot during a tour of Greece in the summer of 1999.  The doorways and windows of Santorini fascinated me so much that I almost missed catching the cruise ship before it sailed to the next port!  Barbara Willis has teaches art at Brookwood High School in Gwinnett County.

 

101. 

Barbara Willis

Santorini IV

35 mm photography

16 X 20"

$150.00

Office of the Governor Suite 201

 

This sight struck me as rather amusing seeing a reproduction of a classical Greek figure "growing" out of the top of a thatched roof in a restaurant terrace.  Barbara Willis has teaches art at Brookwood High School in Gwinnett County.

 

 

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Dear Exhibitors,  A slide show of your work was shown on Friday November 17, 2000 as part of the Fall 2000 Professional Conference evening banquet with Keynote Speaker NAEA President, Eldon Katter.  Your resume should list this exhibit similar to the following entry:

 

EXHIBITION HISTORY

2001 (the titles of your pieces go here ), Fifth Annual Georgia Art Education Association (GAEA) Governor's Exhibit 2001 at the Capitol Galleries, Atlanta, Georgia, February 12 to March 23, 2001. 

 

2000 (the titles of your pieces go here ), Slide show of artwork presented at the Georgia Art Education Association (GAEA) Fall 2000 Professional Conference Banquet with Keynote Speaker, National Art Education Association (NAEA) President, Eldon Katter at the Renaissance Pineisle Resort, Lake Lanier Islands, Georgia, November 17, 2000. 

 

For further information about the artists or the exhibition, please contact: 
Richard Waterhouse
Visual Arts Manager
Georgia Council for the Arts
260  14th  St  Suite  401
Atlanta  Ga   30318-5360
Work:  404-685-2797      Fax:   404-685-2788
E-mail:   waterhouse@arts-ga.com

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