John Lee, "Nudged," oil on linen, 34" x 42"
The works of artists Nicole Santiago and John Lee are on display at the McGlothlin Center Arts Gallery from Sept. 18 to Oct. 14 at Emory & Henry College, Emory, Virginia.
The artists present an Artalk Sept. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Kennedy-Reedy Theatre in the McGlothlin Center for the Arts.
The artists, who are also art faculty members at William and Mary College, are painters with two approaches based on close observations of their respective worlds.
Santiago explores complex narratives inspired by observations of her family life. In her paintings, fullness leads to emptiness, parties are not always parties, families are not always pristine, and domestic life is not necessarily ideal.
Lee’s paintings are based on direct observations in his studio. He simplifies his subjects into planes of color revealing an interest “in expressing both a sense of hefty weightiness and a sense of diffuse fragility.” His approach is “analytical and intuitive, an open search for what feels right.”
All exhibitions and Artalks are free and open to the public.
For more information, visit www.ehc.edu/mca.
