Betsy Heimlich
May 3rd - July 5th
Betsy Heimlich
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Betsy Heimlich
“There is something mysterious and magical being backstage during a performance. It is a view that few get to experience. I have spent my life watching performers from behind the curtain. The backstage silence envelops you and the blue-black shadows masks your presence. These paintings examine the people and the moments that surround performance.
I draw on my personal experience, having been exposed to musicians, photographers, poets and works of art starting at the tender age of five. I never forgot the magical feeling of watching the performance from back stage. My works appear as dreamlike images in which fiction and reality meet, well-known tropes merge, meanings shift, past and present fuse. Time, sound and memory always play a key role in my paintings. I want to amplify the astonishment of the spectator. My hope is that you feel the weight of the magical moment you are witnessing and embrace the silence.”
Betsy Heimlich’s (San Francisco, United States) has been working in the arts for nearly 36 years. Her traditional training started in the early 80’s at the Art Institute. She continued her studies in 2009 at The Ohio State University where she received her BFA with a distinction in art. She received her master’s degree in 2013 and continues to learn and work with artist from all over the world. Betsy is well versed in painting, photography, drawing and sculpture. When working she considers the viewer and Heimlich tries to increase the dynamic between audience and author by objectifying emotions and investigating the duality that develops through different interpretations.
Heimlich currently lives and has worked for 29 years in Columbus, Ohio.
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Adam Brouillette
March 1 thought May 3
Adam Brouillette
Adam Brouillette is an artist and designer born in the midwest in 1980. He graduated from Columbus College of Art and Design in 2002 with a BFA in printmaking. Since his graduation, Adam has developed both as a fine artist and a designer, as well as a community organizer. His artistic style features a series of cartoon characters he has developed since college. These characters are narrative in nature and rely heavily on cultural influences to tell their story. His paintings have been featured widely in galleries, museums, publications and exhibitions. Adam has also expanded the use of his abilities to the design world, where he is the owner of littleINDUSTRIES, a small design firm that does graphic, web, signage, furniture, and environmental design. He has worked with dozens of small business clients since the business started in 2006. He also works as a community organizer, putting together events and physical spaces designed to support the art community in which he is involved. He currently continues to make artwork out of his studio at Blockfort, a studio/gallery he co-owns with his wife Meghan (a quilter, knitter, and photographer herself). They live with their dog Zoe and cats Harold and Boo
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Kristi Keller
January 18th - March 1st
Kristi Keller
Kristi Keller's purpose for her art is to capture natural beauties, specifically, landscapes and florals. Her pieces are inspired and driven by the creative process alone. She deconstructs the fundamental structures of each subject by using a series of vivid color applications and textured brushstrokes. Through her artistic technique, Kristi aims to accentuate the moment that the human eye often overlooks. Within this process, she hopes her viewers are able to experience a similar emotional connection to the natural beauty she experiences while creating her paintings.
Kristi Keller lives in Dublin, Ohio with her husband, Nick, and two children, Linli and Keller. She studied Art Education and Art History at Capital University and received her Master's in Educational Administration from The Ohio State University. She has been an Art Educator for Columbus City Schools for 18 years.
Kristi Keller's art has been displayed in the Upper Arlington Arts Festival, the German Village Art Crawl and in a variety of local area businesses. She has created works for the Western Athletic Conference, Nationwide Children's Hospital, End Alz Foundation, Sam’s Fans Thread of Hope and the Columbus Museum of Art’s Annual Evening with Art. Her paintings can currently be viewed at the Gallery Art Center in Upper Arlington.
