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Sedona Arts Center — New Featured Artists in the Gallery, plus—Members’ Juried Exhibition in the Art Barn!

by Community Contributor • March 5, 2020 • Comments Off

First Friday
at Sedona Arts Center in Uptown Sedona

Featuring Gretchen Lopez, Joshua Been, Byron McKeown, Deanne McKeown, and Lesley Aine McKeown
March 6 – April 28, 2020
Artists Reception First Friday, March 6, from 5 to 8 pmThe Sedona Arts Center represents over 100 professional local and regional artists. The Fine Art Gallery on campus is a dynamic, ever-changing display of local talent in all dimensions and forms. Part of that dynamic is the bi-monthly featured artists program. Our March and April Featured Artist Exhibition will feature some of our long-time and finest artists in addition to the exhibit being a bit of a ‘Family Affair’. The McKeown family: Byron, Deanne and daughter Lesley Aine McKeown. The McKeown’s are each fine artists in their own right but together, they are incredible!

Byron McKeown

Byron began his artistic journey as a jeweler and has gone on to create a unique collection of custom handmade knives using Damask Steele blades with carved antler, bronze, wood or stone handles. Sometimes these feature turquoise or carnelian as part of the ensemble. He is also well known for his custom walking sticks, each a one-of-a-kind.

Deanne McKeown

Wife, and mother, Deanne McKeown has the gift of a deep imagination as she combines her skillful treatment of form with a witty creativity in her bronze sculpture. Add to this the decades-in-the-making Cross Collection and her unique jewelry designs using sterling silver designed around beautiful stones and you have an artist with a lot of followers.

Lesley Aine McKeown

Lesley Aine McKeown is the daughter of extremely talented parents and Lesley is the first to admit “it’s genetic.” Her jewelry designs are stunning both in the materials used and the unique shapes created to showcase the lovely stones. Sterling silver and gold accent the precious and semi-precious stones of her earrings, necklaces, bracelets and pins.

Gretchen Lopez

We are delighted to present two well known oil painters during March and April – Gretchen Lopez and Joshua Been. Gretchen is a long-time artist and instructor with the Sedona Arts Center (and one of the most popular). Known for her figurative work, Gretchen works from life to capture the movement and expression of her model. Using colorful with spontaneous brushwork, her painting often seems to dance with her model as she captures the figure in a moment of joyful, costumed spontaneity. Gretchen will also have a selection of her delightful watercolors depicting everyday life, often in a village setting.

Joshua Been

Artist Joshua Been is an extremely accomplished oil painter often working from life in the landscape. He has been a keynote speaker, judge and multiple award winner in the Sedona Plein Air Festival and is known for his descriptive and evocative brushwork. Value, color and brushwork work together to cause the viewer to follow the planes of form into the depth and atmosphere of whatever landscape he visits, from desert to mountains, and on to the coast, Viewers feel like they are part of the place represented in his paintings.

Please join us on Friday March 6 from 5 to 8 pm in the Sedona Arts Center Fine Art Gallery. Gretchen Lopez will demonstrate her watercolor technique in the North Gallery beginning at 6:30. This exhibit will continue through the months of March and April. During First Friday on April 3, 2020 Gretchen Lopez will demonstrate figurative oil painting with a model.

We look forward to seeing you at the Sedona Arts Center Fine Art Gallery. We are open every day from 10 am to 5pm, extended to 8 pm on First Fridays.

40th Annual
Juried Members’ Exhibition & Sale
In the Historic Art Barn at Sedona Arts Center

Congratulations to the Sedona Arts Center member artists whose pieces were juried into the 40th Annual Juried Members’ Exhibition & Sale! Be sure to visit during the show while their work is available! Opening Reception is First Friday, March 6, 2020; 5-8pm with awards announcement at 6pm.

Featuring:

Suzy Allan
Sandra Beck
Albert P Brown
Mary Lois Brown
Nancy Bush
Bill Caldwell
Cynthia Carrillo
Casey Cheuvront
Janice Davis
Rhonda Davis
Pat Doughty
Rae Ebeling
Anita Elias
Julie Bernstein Engelmann
Debbie Ericksen
Cliff Finity
John Foster
Sheron Foster
Camille Gearhart
Rayna Griffin
Robin Hardy
Lynn Haygood Lee
Sue Horine
Bruce Horn
Becky Imler
Joyce Killebrew Barnett
Monique Kristofors
Sonja LaPointe
Paul LaVigne
Mariann Leahy
Leanne Lee
Karen Lievense
Amy Light
Linda Lindus
Deanne McKeown
Marti McNamee

Margo Mitchell
Cindy Montgomery
Susan Moody
Catherine Moore
Lorraine Neuland
Christie Palmer
Laura Pokorny
Jerry Pond
Lisa Pracchia
Linda Pullinsi
Barbara Ragalyi
Beth Ray
Hope Ricciardi
Joan Roberts
Lori Roll
William Root
Ken Rowe
Ron Rummell
Philip Schneider
Charlotte Selenski
Deborah Splain
Pegie Stark
Kathryn Stedham
Cathryn Stedman
Karen Taylor
Stewart Thomson
Nori Thorne
Fred Tomlin
Mark Troksa
Michael Trulson
Sarah Watts
Janet Weaver
Lorena Willmon
Barbara Zahno
Nicole Zenhausern

Book Signing
at Sedona Arts Center

In Search of a Beautiful Sky: A Spiritual Journey of Enlightenment Through Photography By Bill Caldwell

March 6, 4–6pm

Join us at the Sedona Arts Center March 6 between 4:00 and 6:00 pm for a book reading/signing event with Bill Caldwell and his new book, “In Search of a Beautiful Sky.” A story of one mans spiritual journey illustrated with his beautifully uplifting photographic art. “If there’s anything I’ve learned during my life, it’s that there is much more going on in the world and the universe than meets the eye. The universe is a fantastic and mysterious place. This is my story.”

Special Exhibition Gallery
A Partner Event at Sedona Arts Center

CALL TO WOMEN ARTISTS
Special Exhibition at Sedona Arts Center

Magic and DreamsExhibition Dates: May 15 – 31, 2020
Opening Reception: May 15, 2020,
Patrons Preview 4 – 5 pm, Public Reception 5 – 7 pmApplication Deadline: March 31, 2020
Notification: April 15, 2020
Take-in: May 14, 2020, 9 am – Noon

This year the Sedona Arts Center is celebrating women artists through major exhibitions and events!

Magic and Dreams is a juried exhibition that will feature the work of women artists in Arizona. The theme is completely open to interpretation. The exhibition will be juried by arts center staff on the basis of creativity, skill, expectation of sales, and available space in the Special Exhibition Gallery. Artists working in any media are welcome to apply. Jewlery, Sculpture, Photography and Digital Media, as well as Painting, Drawing, Collage, and Mixed Media will be considered. Arts Center membership is not required.

For more information and to apply click here!

Explore our 2020 Magazine
& School of the Arts Catalog!
Click here

Sedona Arts Center is celebrating The Year of the Woman as the theme for 2020, the centennial year of the 19th amendment recognizing women’s right to vote. We believe it is important to recognize women artists and to empower women through the arts.

Sedona Arts Center is one of Northern Arizona’s most well-established cultural organizations and serves as the creative heart of Sedona. Founded in 1958, the nonprofit organization is based at the Art Barn in Uptown and offers year-round classes, exhibitions, festivals, and cultural events that enhance the creative life of the Verde Valley. The Center’s Fine Art Gallery, open daily from 10am to 5pm, promotes the original works of over 100 local artists and regularly offers special assistance for collectors and art buyers, offers private studio visits, and fosters hundreds of arts education opportunities each year. For more information, call the Gallery at 928-282-3865, the Administrative offices at 928-282-3809 or visit us online at SedonaArtsCenter.org.

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