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Lavett Ballard is a New Jersey-based artist, art historian, curator, and author. She holds a dual BA in Studio Art and Art History with a minor in Museum Studies from Rutgers University, and an MFA in Studio Art from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. She has been commissioned twice as a cover artist for Time Magazine: the first for a special 100th anniversary of Women’s Suffrage edition released March 2020; a second in February 2023 for a cover and internal art feature inspired by the writing of Pulitzer Prize winning author Isabelle Wilkerson’s book CASTE: Origins of our Discontent.

Ballard views her works as re-imagined visual narratives of people from African descent. Her chosen imagery reflects social issues primarily focused on the roles of Black women within a historical context. Her current body of work uses collaged photos adorned with paint, oil pastels, and metallic foils. These photos are deconstructed and layered onto reclaimed wooden fences, referring to fences’ use to keep people in and out and symbolic of how racial and gender identities can do the same socially.

Ballard is jointly represented by Long-Sharp Gallery (Indianapolis/New York) and Galerie Myrtis (Baltimore).

Ballard will be present at this closing reception and will speak about her work. The exhibition, May All Your Fences Have a Gate, is on view July 15-October 13.

(Image: We Shall Not be Moved, 2018, mixed media collage on reclaimed wood)

The 10th Annual Autolawn Euro Classic Car Show returns to the SALT Block North Lawn on Saturday, October 7, 2023, from 10 AM-3 PM in Hickory, NC. The Autolawn Party is an outdoor celebration of the road’s number one traveler – the automobile.

Each year, this event highlights a different theme or brand. In celebration of Autolawn’s 10th Anniversary, this year’s brand pays homage to the event’s inaugural brand, Porsche. Awards will be given in a small number of peer-judged classifications and select categories. All European makes and models are welcome. Want to participate? There’s still time to register at www.theautolawn.com/registration.

Enjoy food trucks, a beer garden, regalia for sale, an awards ceremony, Appalachian State’s Solar Car (ROSE), and live music!

Jason Myers is a prolific multi-disciplinary American artist with studios in Indiana and the Netherlands. He received his BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute and his MFA from American University. Myers builds upon his experience in an array of media, consistently expanding their limits to create new hybrid techniques. The results are unique combinations of experimental artistic practices and raw industrial materials. His chosen materials often include steel, resin, and computer generated prints. He combines these materials with digital technology to explore such subjects as economics and alienation. Complex, layered, and exquisitely executed, his creations are often critiques of our current political and socioeconomic environment.

Myers’s works can be found in several museum collections around the country, including the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Additionally, individual works have been included in numerous museum exhibitions including at the Mint Museum (Charlotte), the Museum de Fundatie/Kasteel het Nijenhuis (Netherlands), and the Cornell Museum (Florida). He is represented by Long-Sharp Gallery (Indianapolis/New York). For this exhibition, Myers turns to himself as the primary subject. The exhibition will highlight a new series of self-portraits lining the walls of the gallery. Mapping technology will be in place to record visitors’ movements throughout the gallery, creating evidence for which painting receives the most attention from viewers. Data will then be collected and stored for use in future map-based installations.

CONTACT:
Maura Bosbyshell: mbosbyshell@gmail.com
Phone: 704-458-0472

Charlotte, North Carolina—The Charlotte Art League (CAL), in partnership with Charlotte-based artist and curator Maura Bosbyshell, announces the opening of Abundance Now, a comprehensive art exhibition featuring nine Charlotte-based artists. The opening, with the artists in attendance, will take place on Friday, November 3 from 6-9 PM at the Charlotte Art League; the exhibition will also be featured in a gallery crawl on Friday, November 10.
Abundance Now offers a stellar line-up of local Charlotte artists who work in a wide variety of mediums and dimensions, including drawings, prints, paper mâché sculptures, and wearables. In addition to its depth and breadth, this exhibition highlights both self-trained and traditionally-trained artists who employ unique approaches to their creative practices. Much of the work will be available for purchase.
“My goal in curating this exhibition is to bring people outside of the artist community into the creative fold, and highlight a strong line-up of artists who deserve space and voice. This exhibition shows an excellent cross-section of artists and genres, and the intentional variety in this show offers an opportunity to expose a broad and diverse audience to their work,” curator Maura Bosbyshell notes.

More information may be found at charlotteartleague.org or by contacting Maura Bosbyshell.