"New Year, New Art" Exhibit at the ARTery

"New Year, New Art" Exhibit at the ARTery

Well, 2021 is in the rearview mirror and 2022 is finally here! Our Front Street Building was closed in January due to COVID caution, but we are OPEN again for February!  The ARTery will be presenting “New Year, New Art”, a New Gallery show containing NEW art created by our artists and artisans.  This New exhibit will be on display for the month of February so come visit our gallery during our monthly open gallery times, 1st Fridays from 5 - 9pm, and 3rd Sundays from 11am – 4pm. Our visiting artist this month is a very talented photographer, Tina Hatfield who will have some of her exceptional work on display.  Finally, please follow the ARTery Gallery at Front Street for upcoming details regarding our 5th Year Anniversary celebration plans in March at the Gallery so please mark your calendars for March 4th, 5-9 pm.  We will have a DJ that evening sharing a variety of popular music, light refreshments, and more exciting details to come!

The ARTery would also like to introduce our highlighted Artist of the Month for January, Fabienne Bee. Bee is a colorful, and imaginative painter whose dynamic work appears to be glowing with light and is adorned with rich, luscious colors.  Part of her secret is in her unique use of complementary colors and layering techniques.   We do hope you will take time to come check out her amazing body of paintings currently on display at the ARTery in January, and meet this very personable artist.

Fabienne Bee is an Ohio based artist who has been honing her artistic talents off and on for most of her life.  As a military spouse, she and her family have traveled and seen and lived in many places around the world.  Her French heritage coupled with being exposed to many different styles of art through her years of living abroad bring a unique approach to her paintings.  Bee said her work is greatly inspired and influenced by the great Impressionist painters of old like Monet, for his use of color, Pissarro for his landscapes and Cezanne’s early work in particular in regard to his use of color and his landscape paintings.  

Fabienne’s art begins with a classical approach in landscapes, but she doesn’t stop there.  She finds inspiration in playing with the mood of a scene and exaggerating colors to achieve a heightened sense of her awe for nature and its many hidden beauties.  Her hope is that her paintings will transport the viewer to another place and time, filling them with a sense of peace and calm, giving them an opportunity to escape the fast pace and hecticness of our world today.  “Spring Morning” is a 15”x18” Acrylic Painting of Bee’s capturing the quite stillness and serene beauty of a forest at daybreak.  This piece and many more are currently on display at the ARTery Gallery.

The ARTery Gallery currently has Artists and Artisans with work on display including Watercolor, Acrylic, and Oil Painting, Digital art, Photography, Mixed Media, Printmaking, Ceramics, Jewelry, Fiber Art and Sculpture. Open Each Month 1st Friday 5-9 & 3rd Sunday, 11-4.

Current ARTery Artists include:  Fabienne Bee, Alison Bour, Rosalie Campbell, Samantha Farkas, Bob Farley, Carol Farley, Jim Hayes, Kelly Ingerson, Bonnie Kuntz, Sarah Maxwell, Melanie Morrett, Ashley Simons, Ryan Taylor, Jo Anne Vincent, Leonard Williams, and David Zawisa.

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"New Year, New Art" Exhibit at the ARTery is taking place at The ARTery at Front Street, which is located at 1001 E. Second Street in Dayton. The ARTery at Front Street - The ARTery is a CO-OP Art Gallery with 16 talented and fun loving artists and artisans. Painting, photography, pottery, weaving, wood, EcoPrinting and jewelry. - read more