Barbara Greaux is an experienced artist whose success in juried shows, has garnered her considerable recognition. Much of Barbara’s inspiration is derived from wildlife and nature. Her work combines aspects of impressionism, abstraction, and modern painting styles to create her vivid landscape scenes. Barbara utilizes her art-making as a way to explain the impressions made on her by the Low-country and express them in a way that is whimsical, while remaining recognizable. 

Kat Cumberledge has had a passion for art since childhood, filling her days by imagining new ways to bring her creative dreams to fruition. Kat’s art often features colorful depictions of nature scenes and Low-country staples, juxtaposed with whimsical still life subjects using a contemporary color palette. When deciding on a subject matter, Kat is inspired by images that are highly emotional but also retain modern design elements. She is always looking for more innovative ways to showcase her surroundings and bring joy to others at the same time.  

The Art Mecca of Charleston cordially invites you to our newest exhibition event Picturesque Surroundings: Reimagining the Abstract. In this exhibition you can see works from three of our talented artists; Amanda Davis, Barbara Greaux, and Kat Cumberledge. Each artist is creating their own “landscapes” with differing degrees of abstraction, color, and texture. This collection was created as a way to analyze viewer perception, and to better understand what the viewer takes away from the abstract art. 
 
Amanda Davis as a self proclaimed “lifelong artist” has always used her art making as a means of expressing her vision. Now as an independent artist and during her 18 year interior design career she has combined an array of colors with her sculptural painting style to create her own otherworldly “landscapes”. While drawing inspiration from nature, Amanda’s imagery is both serene and highly charged with movement. 
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With each artist utilizing highly tactile and bold methods we hope that Picturesque Surroundings: Reimagining the Abstract will prove to be both innovative and highly emotive.
 
The gallery will be serving complimentary drinks along with live music. This is a free event open to the public from 6:30-8:30pm Friday, November 22nd. 
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The Art Mecca of Charleston is a unique art gallery featuring over 40 established and emerging local artists who work in a variety of mediums. The gallery showcases a continuously changing collection of fresh, innovative art, modern handmade jewelry, paintings, photography and mixed media. Gallery owner Kelly Wenner Grossman and her staff are committed to curate collections of eye-catching local work that amazes the community in a friendly and welcoming environment.