Joshua Shaw: A Paradise of Riches
April 2–September 28, 2008

A selection of southern landscapes by British-born artist Joshua Shaw (1776–1860), who painted scenes of iconic sites from Virginia through the Carolinas and Georgia. The landscapes include an 1820 view of the Reedy River Falls, believed to be the earliest painting of Greenville. Curator Martha Severens leads a gallery talk about Shaw’s work at 2:00 pm on Sunday, April 6.

Katherine Porter: Celestial Electric Set

Painter and collagist Katherine Porter offers abstractions that are rich in line, form, and color. The exhibition is accompanied by a full-color publication that also features the 25th anniversary Emrys Journal.

Masters of Watercolor: Andrew Wyeth and His Contemporaries
April 2–September 28, 2008

Watercolors by “America's Painter” serve as the foundation for this exhibition, which includes comparative examples by Stephen Scott Young, Hubert Shuptrine, Mary Whyte, and Edward Hopper.

David Driskell
April 19–June 15, 2008

Painter, printmaker, and collagist, Driskell has been one of the pre-eminent figures among African-American artists of the twentieth century. This exhibition examines the art of his multifaceted career.

Paul Yanko: Member Showcase
April 10–June 1, 2008

Greenville artist Paul Yanko teaches painting at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanties. This Member Showcase offers a sampling of his intensely structured and tactile paintings. Yanko leads a gallery talk at 6:30 on April 10.

Stone Cold Classics
November 14, 2007–October 5, 2008

A series of exhibitions that celebrate the breadth and depth of the Museum’s collection. Stone Cold Classics includes major works that exemplify the development of American art over two centuries.

Joshua Shaw
View on the Reedy River, circa 1820

Katherine Porter
Celestial Electric Set, 2005

Paul Yanko
WindowTiltFan, 2008

David C. Driskell
Eruption, Mt. St. Helens

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