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Leepa-Rattner's latest exhibit highlights the art of sculpture
Article published on Monday, March 24, 2008 |
Tarpon Springs – The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art hosts Dorothy Gillespie: Shaping Sculpture, a collection circulated by the Radford University Art Museum in Virginia, in the North and South Galleries from March 30 to May 28.
The 29 works in the exhibition offer a fifty-year retrospective of the artist’s career. The collection includes early oil paintings and later installations created with enamel-painted cut aluminum.
An opening reception is scheduled for Saturday, March 29, 7 to 9 p.m., in the museum. Admission is free to museum members; $10 for guests. The cost of admission may be applied to the cost of a membership purchased during the event. Hors d’oeuvres and light desserts accompanied by wine and non-alcoholic beverages will be served. R.S.V.P. by Wednesday, March 26, by calling 727-712-5229.
Octogenarian Dorothy Gillespie is one of the leading female artists of her generation. Her reputation as an artist spans many of the important movements of post-World War II art, including Happenings, Environments, installation art, theater stage design and art in public places.
Gillespie, who forged new directions in metal sculpture, is best known for her large enamel-painted, cut aluminum striped installations. She has had many solo exhibitions and has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards.
Gillespie attended the Maryland Institute of Art in Baltimore and studied at the Art Students League in New York, as well as the Stanley William Hayter’s print studio, Atelier 17. She maintained a studio in New York throughout most of her career.
She is a well-known guest lecturer and has served on the boards of various arts organizations around the country. Gillespie has had a long-term relationship with Radford University where she has served as a visiting artist and professor of art from 1997 through 1999.
The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art is located just west of U.S. Highway 19 at 600 Klosterman Road, on the Tarpon Springs Campus of St. Petersburg College.
Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, with extended hours until 9 p.m. on Thursday. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and free to children and students with ID. Sunday admission is free and docent tours are offered at 2 p.m.
The Museum is closed on Mondays and major holidays. Call 727-712-5762 for information or directions.
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Article published on Monday, March 24, 2008
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