Join us for the opening reception of From Her Hands, a Women’s History Month exhibition celebrating the work of local artists Jessie Meehan, Chee Kludt Ricketts, May Shorten Townley and Denise Van Balen.
This event is FREE and open to all. Light refreshments will be served.
JESSIE MEEHAN
Jessie Meehan is a self-taught artist from Chicago, now living in rural Virginia just outside of Charlottesville. She work primarily in acrylics, but loves experimenting with oil, oil stick, marker and pen. Her art is inspired by nature and the subconscious. Jessie is always chasing the energy, light and mood of whatever stirs something in her, fueled by curiosity. She has learned primarily through trial, error, and play, which has led her to diverse range of subjects and compositions.
CHEE KLUDT RICKETTS
Chee Kludt Ricketts is a Signature artist and award-winning member of the Virginia Watercolor Society, Chee enjoys exhibiting her watercolors and acrylics whenever possible. Her work has been featured in solo exhibitions at This Century Gallery in Williamsburg, Blue Skies Gallery in Hampton, The Louisa Arts Center and The Shenandoah Valley Arts Center in Waynesboro. She has given demonstration talks about her work at the Annie Gould Gallery in Gordonsville and the Beverly Street Studio School in Staunton. Locally, she is a member of the Firnew Farm Artists’ Circle in Hood and the Art Guild of Greene.
MAY SHORTEN TOWNLEY
May Shorten Townley is a mixed-medium and ceramic artist from Spotsylvania Virginia. A self-taught artist for the bulk of her career, Townley entered college after raising a family and received her Bachelor of Liberal Studies Degree in Studio Art from the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia in 2017.
DENISE VAN BALEN
Denise Van Balen is an ceramicist and painter living in Orange, Va. A life long teacher and artist, she also works with The Arts Center in Orange through the Community Outreach Program serving our community in Orange County and neighboring counties.