The Janice Mason Art Museum brings
the work of a Cadiz woman to town in its July exhibit.
Textiles and Photographs by Landee Bryant will be on display from July 5
through August 5.
Ms. Bryant is
the daughter of Susan and Mitchell Bryant of Cadiz.
She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts and teaching certificate from Murray
State University in May of this year. In
addition to being named to the Dean’s List, Ms. Bryant received the
Organization of Murray Art Students Photography Award three years in a row.
She was awarded the Shaul-Myers Travel Grant Scholarship in 2000, studied
in Bregenz, Austria as part of the Kentucky Institute for International Studies
Abroad Program, and won the Surface Design Award during the student show at
Murray State this spring.
“Through the years, I have worked on developing a unique and successful
style,” states Ms. Bryant. “The exploration of the self-portrait has been my avenue of
choice…I have challenged the realm of the traditional self-portrait, which
often reveals something about the artist. The
photographs can be revealing, yet most often aren’t about me.
They become a documentary of sorts, a memento of a scene, or an
exploration of the many mysteries of human nature.”
As part of the Crafts of Trigg County Exhibit on display at the Museum through
June 30, one of Ms. Bryant’s weavings hung in the west gallery.
“Creating black and white photography left me with a craving for color.
Textile manipulation became my outlet.
Working with unusual color combinations and pushing the limits of
traditional weaving methods, I found a second artistic realm in which I was able
to exist.”
“We’re so
lucky to be able to exhibit Landee’s work in her home town,” said Board
President Paula Lisowsky. “Her
choice of color and materials in her textiles, and the evocative subjects and
compositions throughout her photography make her work so fresh.
This is the kind of exhibit one will want to return to for a second and
third look.”
The exhibit will
get its official start with a members reception on Saturday, July 6.
The Museum is open 10:00 – 4:00 Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays
and Saturdays, and from 1:00 – 4:00 on Sundays.
For more information, call the Museum at 270-522-9056 or visit the
website at www.jmam.org.
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