Fine American Craft & Contemporary Art
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Join us for a reception: Friday, September 5 - 5-8p
"Shape Shifting"
Featured Artist: Denice Bizot
On Display Throughout September
Join Denice Bizot as she explores a new path in her art. Well known as a metal sculptor, Denice’s latest show at In-Town Gallery features wall art created on canvas! The name of her show, Shape Shifting, is appropriate. Color and shapes dance and merge as she embraces new methods and materials. “These paintings have offered me a compelling challenge and a new way to do, and renew, my art.
While a departure from her usual medium, Bizot says Shape Shifting is just an extension of how she creates. “I’ve always used found objects. From rusted shovels to old car hoods, I repurpose and reinterpret the things I find. Recently, I came across some stretched canvas panels at the Goodwill store and I thought, why not? Art for me involves constant evolution, and I find the idea of doing something different exciting. Of course, change means learning new ideas and techniques. The canvas is very absorbent, so the ink reacts differently than on a slick metal surface, creating interesting effects.”
In-Town Gallery Welcomes
Bonnie Stoloff
to our family of artists!
A classically trained musician, Bonnie was a music educator at Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences. Her free-form drawings are a visual expression of what she feels as she imagines performing the musical piece. Stoloff began drawing on sheet music in 2022, inspired by musicians from Mendelssohn to Dylan. Her free-flowing line juxtaposes fluidity and shape with the linear quality of sheet music. She derives her inspiration from influences such as Calder, Miro, and even Dr. Seuss!
“My art is a fusion of the visual and the musical,” Stoloff says. “As I look at the notes on the sheet music, the imagined sound swirls in my mind, I let that feeling translate into line and color.”
A life long resident of Chattanooga, Bonnie Stoloff graduated from the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga with a degree in music education and received a Masters Degree from Tusculum University. In addition to In-Town Gallery, her work can be found at CHA Art Space and various other area venues.
