New City Arts presents “Agrarian Icons,” new paintings by Charlottesville artist Christen Yates at The WVTF and Radio IQ Gallery.
WVTF & Radio IQ Studio Gallery
216 W. Water Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902
First Fridays
March 6, 5:00–7:00 PM
Free and open to the public. All ages welcome.
Gallery Hours
By appointment only
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Exhibit Closing
April 1, 5:00–6:00 PM
Sponsors
Presented by NPR, WVTF and Radio IQ, and New City Arts, our exhibit opening is sponsored by Feast! and Monticello Wine Company.
Exhibition Statement (provided by the artist)
Christen Yates‘ work attempts to create moments of hospitality between the viewer and surrounding landscapes through layers of loose suggestive strokes. Graduate studies in theology, art, and sustainable development gave her training in painting, but also a sensitivity toward our tenuous relationship with the agrarian world. These new works in oil, gold and silver leaf draw partly from ancient iconography as well as impressionist painters to offer the viewer a meditative experience of the surrounding Blue Ridge landscape and livestock.
Image courtesy of the artist: “Grasslands Bull,” oil and 23K gold leaf on panel, 36” x 24,” 2014.
