spring fever is in full swing around the gallery with lots of out of town installs and fun collaborations. we are also working very hard putting the final touches on our made in the south exhibition this summer focused on contemporary southern painters working today. to say we are excited about the show is an understatement. we are both from the south and to have an exhibition solely devoted to southern artists gives us a permanent grin.

if you find yourself near spartanburg head over to upsate gallery on main to check out gallery artists ruth ava lyons paintings in atonement up through july 2nd. new oceanic alchemies and organism series paintings by ruth ava lyons will be included in made in the south this summer.

atonement
may 5- july 2, 2016
"oceanic alchemies and organism series"

paintings by ruth ava lyons are on exhibition along with a selection from the permanent collection of warhol prints and photographs from university of south carolina upstate.

upstate gallery on main
tues-fri 12-5 pm 172 E. main st. spartanburg, nc

tomorrow in new orleans during the southern style now weekend organized by robert leleux three of our gallery artists sally king benedict, mary nelson sinclair and amanda talley will be part of a panel discussion moderated by sally king benedict and held at studio amanda talley. cannot wait to hear this discussion unfold.

discussion panel: southern artists

saturday, may 21, 2016
4:30pm 5:45pm
studio amanda talley
the south's hottest artists talk about the influence of their homeland on their creative visions.
featured panelists:
• regina scully
• mary nelson sinclair
• julie silvers
• amanda stone talley
• sally king benedict (moderator)

hidell brooks was thrilled to host the good friends spring social last month at the gallery. never too late to become a member of this wonderful organization! below are a few pictures from our trip to pittsburg to visit collectors last week.