10 Apr Ed Rice | CANDL | Apr 7 – May 12, 2023
My work is art of the present that references art of the past.
– Edward Rice
New Work by Edward Rice
Opens at CANDL Fine Art on April 7, 2023
AUGUSTA, GA—CANDL Fine Art in collaboration with OTB
Fine Art present an exhibition of paintings by Edward Rice
April 7–May 12, 2023 with an opening reception on April 14,
6–8 P.M.
The exhibition features rarely seen figure paintings created by
Rice over the past decade. These works reflect the artist’s lifelong
interest in the history of the depiction of the human figure, drawing
on diverse references from ancient art, to 19th century folk art.
“They seem, in their solidity and simplicity, deeply American, while
their references are indebted to ancient cultic traditions.”
Eleanor Heartney, art critic and writer, New York, NY.
Edward Rice was born in 1953 in Augusta, GA and raised in North
Augusta, SC. He was protégé of Freeman Schoolcraft from
1972-1979 and Director / Artist in Residence at the Gertrude
Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta from 1979-1982. The artist is the
recipient of a South Carolina Arts Commission Artist Fellowship, a
National Endowment for the Arts / Southern Arts Federation
Regional Fellowship, and the Elizabeth O’Neil Verner Governor’s
Award.
His paintings have been included in exhibitions at Babcock
Galleries, New York; Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe; Heath
Gallery, Atlanta; among numerous others. Public collections
include the Gibbes Museum of Art, the Columbia Museum of Art,
the South Carolina State Museum, the Greenville County
Museum of Art, the Georgia Museum of Art, the Morris Museum of
Art, and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art.
CANDL FINE ART, is a non-profit gallery established to raise
awareness about works created by nationally and internationally
recognized artists who have made a commitment to living and
working in the Central Savannah River Area.
To learn more, visit: https://www.candlgallery.org
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