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CB Jolley - Memphis, TN
www.jolleys.us
cbjolley@hotmail.com
CB’s
artistic journey began in Jr.
High School, when his linocut print was selected to be shown in an
exhibition in St. Louis. More recently, he has been exhibiting his
work in the Memphis
area since 1993. He has worked in a wide
variety of media, from furniture and other wooden construction to
abstract
paintings. His current direction in
photography has taken on a new technique in the design of digital
collage. The director of a noted
photography workshop
group in Santa Fe
has said about CB that his work has taken photography in a direction
and depth
he has never before seen used.
CB
is a
self-taught artist, and
has a natural ability for design. Many
of his conceptions and images come directly from nature, and this often
results
in a distinctly Southwestern look and feel. Other
compositions seem to emanate a lively, vibrant
energy.
In
addition to his focus on
producing his own artwork, CB has provided specialized framing to the
art
community of Memphis
for the past twenty-five years.
His
unique construction and
design in framing has been featured in exhibitions at Brooks Museum,
Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Albers Gallery, Alice Bingham Gallery and
various
other galleries.
…and
he
has performed artifact
presentation of selected pieces for The Wonders Series Exhibitions
including: “Masters
of Florence”, “The Titanic”, “World War II Through Russian Eyes”, and
“Czars”.
In these exhibitions, CB has been Art Handler, Framer and
Installationist for pieces by Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Raphael, Rubens,
Picasso,
McKnight and Rodin. His frames on the
Czar’s royal family portraits now hang in the Kremlin in Moscow,
and his frame on a painting of the Medici family now hangs in the Uffizi Museum
in Florence.
Artist’s
Statement:
“I am a very visual person.
My
observations are like art around me,
all
the time. Lines, space and lighting
trigger my feelings and
definitions of views that I relate to deeply.
Nature’s supply of design fascinates me and
inspires a unique
direction for my expression in abstract presentation.”
Exhibitions
and Collections:
- La Bodega - Canyon Rd. Santa
Fe. NM “Wk. End
Show” Jun 2006
- Gallery 32, Germantown, TN, "Collections -
1st Solo Show": Feb-Mar 2006
- Children’s Advocacy Center,
“Works of Heart”: 2002 to 2006, Annual
- FedEx Global Trade Services Exhibition: Dec 2003; Feb 2004; Dec 2004; Feb 2005, Dec
2005
- Clip Joint Gallery: Oct
2003; Dec 2004; Jul 2005; Dec 2005
- Germantown Performing Arts Center: Nov
2004; Oct 2005
- Memphis Mental Health Assoc., “Works
of Heart”: 1993 to 2000 - Annual Shows
- Les Passees’ Southern Living Showcase: Oct 1996
- Memphis Arts Group, Memphis, TN: Jan 1995
- M. Frances Doggrell Studio, “Impressions from
Creation”: Nov 1994
- Albers Fine
Art Gallery, “A Different Kind of Art Show”: Jan 1993
- The Pie Lady’s Grand Opening Permanent
Collection: 1993
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