Sunday April 25, 2021 4pm
Artist Talks at Gallery 378 in Atlanta for “FLOWER” curated by Terry Hardy
378 Gallery presents the April exhibition, Flower, beginning Friday, April 2, running through Sunday, April 25. Flower features botanical inspired works by seven well established artists based in Georgia: Lisa Alembik, Terry S. Hardy, Pepe Paban, Jeffery Wilcox Paclipan, Mario Petrirena, Debra Baker Steinmann and Cindy Zarrilli .
The April exhibition, Flower, at 378 Gallery will follow public health safety and protocols advised due to the worldwide Corona virus pandemic. There will be an opening outside the gallery on Friday, April 2 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The exhibition can be viewed during regular gallery hours, Saturdays and Sundays in April from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and by appointment by calling gallery director Tom Zarrilli at 404-530 9277. Attendance is limited to six people at a time inside the gallery. Social distance of six feet between patrons inside the gallery and waiting in a queue outside is required. Masks are required without exception for anyone outside the gallery at the opening, inside the gallery and waiting to enter.
Flower is a colorful spring exhibition celebrating the flower in various mediums from beautifully layered textiles to paintings to body-part botanicals. Flowers symbolize the emergence of new life after the deep horticultural slumber of winter. They evoke vanity, fertility and the mortal coil, and in today’s culture the tending and gifting of flowers is heady with meaning: solace, support, sharing, sympathy, love and appreciation. The April Flower exhibition at 378, in turn, symbolizes the emergence of new connections after the inactivity, isolation and uncertainty of the ongoing quarantine from the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic. The artists comprising the show create a riot of vibrant color exploding onto the skies of fabric, canvas and paper, capturing in reprieve the fleeting nature of the fragile beauty of flowers.
An artist, educator and curator, Lisa Alembik has exhibited her work extensively in solo and group exhibitions, curated exhibitions and spoken on numerous topics concerning fine art for the past three decades. She received an MFA and BA in fine art from Georgia State University and George Washington University, respectively. She is currently a faculty member in fine arts at Georgia State University.
Terry S. Hardy addresses themes of identity, human rights, sexuality and religion, examining social concerns through painting, sculpture, performance and installations. His most recent work focuses on the intimacy of loss and memorializing those who are forgotten. He received his formal arts education from the School of Visual Arts, New York City, the Art Institute of Atlanta, and Bevill State Community College, Fayette, Alabama.
Pepe Paban describes the works he presents in Flower as fine art photography using flowers and botanicals not as mere subjects but as inspiration to explore a sensual world of color, movement and abstract organic forms were lines blur between discovery and creation.
A native of the Philippines now living in Atlanta, Jeffery Wilcox Paclipan is a multidisciplinary processed based artist compelled to create objects with non-traditional materials to imbue them with greater meaning. He has shown his work extensively in solo and group exhibitions regionally and nationally for three decades. He received his education from the International Fine Arts College in Miami, Florida
A multi-media artist based in Atlanta, Georgia, Mario Petrirena has consistently created and exhibited his work for the past four decaddes. His studio practice includes collage, ceramics, assemblage and installation. He attended the Rochester Institute of Technology School for American Craftsmen and the University of Florida. His work is held in many private and public collections.
Fabrics are the artistic medium for Debra Baker Steinmann. She finds the focus required in design and execution of textile creations meditative. She rarely knows how a piece will evolve as the colors and textures come together. Her technique is ancient, and she feels a deep connection to those in the past who told their stories through their hands.
Particularly skilled with the creation of edges and dimension in her paintings, Cindy Zarrilli creates forms that spring from the canvas. She brings a refreshing approach to a variety of subjects from figures to fauna to flora. She has shown extensively in solo and group shows in the past 30 years. She has a background as a graphic artist with CNN and a courtroom sketch artist for NBC and CBS. She earned a BFA from Georgia State University.
