Ann Tanksley "Images of Zora" at Avisca Fine Art Gallery July 24, 2009

Avisca Fine Art Gallery presents "Images of Zora", an exhibition by New York artist Ann Tanksley of monoprints, monotypes and paintings inspired by the life and work of the writer Zora Neale Hurston. The exhibition opens with a reception for the artist at Avisca Fine Art Gallery on Friday July 24, 2009, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm and will run through August 14.

The body of work in the show was created in the late 1980's and was first shown in New York City in 1991 in an exhibition titled "Zora: A Visual Interpretation of Zora Neale Hurston: Prints by Ann Tanksley." The art critic Raymond Steiner described it at the time as "one of the most visually stimulating exhibitions I've seen in some time." "Images of Zora", an expanded version of the exhibition toured the country in the early 1990's.

Ann Tanksley discovered to the work of Zora Neale Hurston in the mid 1980's when she first read Hurston's 1937 book "Their Eyes Were Watching God". Hurston, an anthropologist, playwright, poet, and novelist who was prominent during the Harlem Renaissance, died in poverty and relative obscurity in 1960. Tanksley said in a 1996 New York Times interview that she "immediately fell in love with her writing."

A Pittsburgh native and New York resident, Tanklsley has enjoyed a long and illustrious professional career highlighted by numerous honors and artistic achievements. A graduate of the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) in Pittsburgh, PA, she also studied at the Art Student League, Parsons School of Design, the Printmaking Workshop and the New School for Social Research, all in New York, NY. She has shown in a number of solo shows throughout the U.S. and in the Middle Eastern country of Qatar. She has also shown in numerous group shows in the U.S. and abroad. She is included in a number of publications and anthologies and can be found in many corporate and private collections.

Avisca Fine Art Gallery will also host an informal gallery talk with Ann Tanksley on Saturday July 25, 3:00-6:00 pm.

Exhibition Dates:
July 24 – August 14, 2009

Opening Reception:
Friday July 24, 2009
from 6 pm to 9 pm
(Free to the Public)

Place:
Avisca Fine Art Gallery
507 Roswell Street
Marietta, GA 30060

Gallery Hours:
Thursday – Saturday 12 pm – 6 pm