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Jennifer Febbraro and Frank Murphy

April 26th – June 7th, 2003

Untitled

By Frank Murphy

Layered Acrylic and Wax

with Mixed Media on Wood

4’ x 4’

TAG is pleased to announce the return of Toronto’s Jennifer Febbraro along with new-to-Nashville artist Frank Murphy.  This exhibit represents some of the most stunning works by self-taught artists.  Below you will find a little something about both of these talented painters.

JENNIFER FEBBRARO – Jennifer was born and raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario in 1972. She became a self-taught artist just after receiving her masters degree in philosophy in 1993, encouraged initially by her friend and mentor, the late Lon Duva.

Jennifer calls her paintings autobiographical landscapes, and is inspired by and so attempts to reflect various dimensions of choreography, film, music, and literature. Her favourite painter is Paula Rego.

FRANK MURPHY – Born in Northwest Arkansas, Frank Murphy did not begin painting full-time until after retirement.  His primary influences continue to be his family farm and the life surrounding it.  Currently, he divides his time between his family farm in Arkansas and rural Georgia.

Using a combination of layering acrylic and wax, the majority of his works feature horses in motion.  He introduced the Horse Series in 2001, which has been tremendously successful.  His works are included in corporate collections as well as numerous private collections.

TAG art gallery Presents

Kevin Titzer, Mr. Hooper and Rik Catlow

March 8 – April 12, 2003

Reception: Saturday, March 8, 6-9 p.m. at TAG

Man with Swan

Kevin Titzer, Wood, Paint & Tin

I’m Sorry

Rik Catlow

Mixed Media on Smashed Can

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TAG art gallery Presents

Amazwi Abesifazane: Voices of Women

January 25th  – March 1st

Reception: Saturday, January 25th, 6-9 p.m. at TAG 

TAG is proud to bring to Nashville “Amazwi Abesifazane: Voices of Women” with the organization: Create Africa South.  This unique project showcases and promotes the creativity of indigenous South African Women through the production of memory cloths.  Proceeds from the sale of these beautiful and tragic memory cloths benefit these women.

Amazwi Abesifazane (Voices of Women) is a memory retrieval and archival project which, to date, has facilitated the embroidery, appliqué and beading of approximately 1300 Memory Cloths.

The cloths are accompanied by home language and translated versions of the stories depicted as well as visual references of the women. The cloths depict memories of women of their pre- and post- Apartheid South Africa experiences and document the histories of everyday women in their own environments. This information - the visual record, photo and stories - have been built into a comprehensive electronic database to which end Amazwi Abesifazane has employed the services of a qualified electronic archivist. This has been a minutely planned and comprehensive strategy that will enable us to make the archive available for future research and give later generations the opportunity to learn about the history of the women of South Africa.

For more information, please visit these websites:

http://www.cas.org.za/amazwi.html

http://www.voices.org.za

The Artwork of Kevin Titzer, Clint Griffin and Scott Griffin

Boy With Wings

Kevin Titzer, 2002

Wingspan: 17”

Height: 12”

Mixed Media Sculpture

Rhino Lessons
Clint Griffin, 2002
Mixed Media on Canvas

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