03/02/2006: "5 "Outer Islands" Artists Display Work."

The Island Museum of Art is pleased to present some of The San Juan Island's finest visionaries. The exhibition will run March 3 through April 8, with a reception for the artists on March 3, from 5pm-7pm.

The focus of this exhibition is the five diverse artists who are drawn to the subtle patterning and relationship of forms that surround us in the natural world. They have such a variety of background and points of inspiration, and yet all circle the same conclusion in their work.

Christine Chaney was brought up in rural Indiana. She graduated Cum Laude from the Architecture College at Ball State University in 1989. When Christine moved on to the Northwest she brought with her memories of the country and utilitarian architecture that can be seen in her creativity. Now as she envelops Waldron Island and other parts of Washington as her own, there has been an infusion of Native American, Scandinavian, and Asian art into her work as well.

Since the seventies Julia Loyd has been in a classroom, either as a student or a teacher. She has done everything from hand spinning wool products to writing and illustrating books (The Fat Princess and Low Tide). Throughout her hard work she has afforded the time to explore the world to experience her passion for art, but always comes back to her home on Waldron Island. Julia says her art reflects a fascination with archetypes, fractals, and ephemera.

Allen Moe has a BA in ecology from the University of California, Berkeley and is a self-taught artist. He follows an essentially nomadic life and says he can make and fire a pot "pretty much anywhere", and out of anything it seems. His materials can be found on beaches, grocery stores, and on roads. He has even discovered a way to make paint by combining dirt and egg yolk. He has shared his creativity with many, including the school children of Waldron Island.

Mel Adamson has a history of Awards and fellowships. She has been featured in several magazines (NY Times, Artweek, ARTnews, etc). Her newest body of work relates to the cycle of water. Mel is interested in our love for and yet our destructiveness toward nature and its sustaining gifts. In this particular series, she works with the image of clouds and contrails. She is a part-time Waldron resident.

Not only does Pamela Mills put her Art History B.A. to work for her in shows like the one she will be a part of here; but she also uses it to better the people around her by having designed and implemented art programs for all ages. Today Pam is an Art teacher at the Waldron school k-8. She believes that painting combines discovery and discipline, and she says, "Like poetry, with its layered meaning and sensuous language, painting points to more than we know how to say".

Join us at the Island Museum of Art and see how these multi-talented artists combine their work to make a show and how they stand on their own.

Call the Island Museum of Art @ 370-5050 if you would like more information on this exhibition.