St. Cecilia Music Center

Opened in 1986, the Terryberry Gallery exhibits local and international art throughout the St. Cecilia Music Center’s season. It is named after long-time supporters Parker and Mary (Monty) Montgomery Terryberry and it is truly a delightful accent with its varied exhibits to the already beautiful appointed building it is housed in and the music it is immersed in.

Artists interested in exhibiting at Terryberry Gallery can review the artist’s contract page 1 and page 2 and TERRYBERRY GALLERY floor-plan to discern if this is a good fit. Email your bio, artist statement, contact information and three electronic photo-files of your work to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Located on the lower level of the St. Cecilia Music Center building
Open 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday

FEBRUARY 2012
VALERIE ALLEN, mixed
ARTIST RECEPTION: Sunday, February 19, 2-4:30 p.m.

Valerie Allen received a BFA from University of Cincinnati and continued graduate studies at Central Michigan University. She is on faculty of Alden B. Dow Museum of Art and has taught as adjunct faculty at several Mid-Michigan colleges. As a technical advisor for the working artist program for Golden Artist Colors, she gives lectures in the Midwest on acrylic painting. Valerie has exhibited nationally in the Chicago Biennial, New American Drawing in Santa Fe, The Eighteenth National Collage Society Exhibit at Montserrat College of Art, “Heart Rate-The Artistic Pulse of Post-Industrial Michigan” at Buckham Gallery in Flint,“From Margin to Center: Explorations in Mixed Media”at Central Michigan University and displayed at the Michigan Governor’s Residence. During the 47th Greater Michigan Art Exhibit, she received the Award of Merit from juror Karl Umlauf, of Baylor University. Valerie participated in Artprize 2009-Venue:Amway Grand Plaza, Artprize 2010-Venue: Cathedral Square and Artprize 2011-Venue: St. Cecilia Music Center.

MARCH 2012
JEREMY MASON, oil
ARTIST RECEPTION: Friday, March 16, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Check out Jeremy’s process: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xwetmnaLeg

Jeremy Mason is fascinated by the way we interact. Exploring the ancient technique of encaustic wax painting, he builds up layers to create art that is visually deep. This represents an ongoing attempt to look closer at the world and care deeper for others. Jeremy hopes to represent this depth in his work, pulling the viewer behind the surface to ask their own questions and create their own meaning.

Jeremy’s work is currently at Two Lads Winery in Traverse City, Michigan and at the East Lansing Public Gallery. He has exhibited in multiple group and solo shows, with reviews in the State News, Lansing State Journal and the City Pulse.
http://www.Jeremymasonart.com / facebook.com/jeremymasongallery

APRIL 2012
WESTSIDE STORIES, oil, acrylic, photography, stained glass, mosaic, pen and ink
Ben Beltman, Cheri McClain-Beatty, Shawn Melton, Karen Thoms and Shawna Turnbull
ARTIST RECEPTION: Friday, April 13, 5:30-8 p.m.

Friends whose lives intersect and blend together in many ways in their lower Westside Grand Rapids community share a rich collection of colors, textures and stories…with you…at Terryberry Gallery.

MAY and JUNE 2012
REBECCA GREEN, oil and acrylic
SELF TITLED RELEASE
ARTIST RECEPTION: Friday, May 4, 5:30-8 p.m.

My name is Rebecca, but you can call me Becca. I am an artist, which encompasses many things. I illustrate, do gallery paintings, dabble in stop motion and sculpture, and I am known to make a mean shaped pancake. (Every saturday morning.)

I graduated with a BFA in Illustration and a minor in graphic design from Kendall College of Art & Design, and am represented by Byrneboehm Gallery in Grand Rapids, MI. I share a small studio in an old furniture warehouse with six other artists, and as many times as I paint the door to our space, I can’t find the right color. I enjoy coffee, autumn, and roadtrips, and my favorite color is muted teal.

Please feel free to contact me at http://www.myblankpaper.com/

OCTOBER 10 through NOVEMBER
TBA

DECEMBER 1, 2012 through JANUARY 30, 2013
KATHLEEN PUTNAM, oil and pastel
CONNIE KUHNLE, oil and pastel
ARTIST RECEPTION: TBA

For more information, updates and gallery questions contact Cheri McClain-Beatty, Terryberry Gallery manager, at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 616.459.2224.