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Southern Breeze Gallery is dedicated to promoting artists living in the south and has one of the largest collections of emerging and established artists in the state. You'll find works in oils, acrylic, watercolor, ink, mixed media as well as ceramics. |
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THE NEW GALLERY IS OPEN!
Our new gallery was designed by Architect, Jeff Barnes of Dale and Associates, built out by Nicholas Acoustics, and our colors were selected by Cindy Brown of the Cupboard in Clinton. I can't even begin to tell you how their vision and skill contributed to the wonderful space we now have. Together they created a space that far surpassed anything I imagined. COME SEE US! The new Southern Breeze Gallery is easy to find. Simply take I-55 to the Old Agency Road exit. The exit will place you onto Old Agency Road going west. Move over one lane to the left and then proceed in what becomes the right lane into the merge lane beside the round-about. You’re now headed north on Highland Colony Parkway. Take the second entrance into the Renaissance Shopping Mall. You’ll see Southern Breeze Gallery on the left in the arched doorway. We are across the street from Ethan Allen and next door to Sweet Peppers. Southern Breeze Gallery is open in Renaissance Monday – Saturday 10-6 and Sunday 1-5. For more information call 601-607-4147. |
Artist Reception: New Works by Nancy Mauldin and Joel Knapp Thursday, September 18, 5pm-8pm. On Thursday, September 18, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Southern Breeze Gallery invites you to its new location in Ridgeland’s Renaissance development, to enjoy the most recent works of impressionist painters Nancy Mauldin and Joel Knapp. Nancy, whose earliest memory is of turquoise and yellow crayons in her native home of McComb, has traveled the world to paint, finally dividing her time between Belhaven, Mississippi and rural, southern France. In 1975 she received her Master of Fine Arts with honors from the University of Mississippi. She has studied with noted art educators, including Sammy Britt and Carole Katchen. Her works have been honored at national and international levels and hang in private and corporate collections across the country.
Nancy’s paintings of open field and forest, angular dwellings nestled among soft-contours of the land, village streets, meandering water-courses and back-country roads render ordinary scenes exquisite and lay bare her connection to her soul. She pays attention to her inner world as she drives the roads and treads the paths of rural landscapes. She transfers through her paintings the movements of that inner world: feelings that nourish her spirit, surprising visual discoveries, a sense of gratitude for an uncrafted land that cradles and supports human craft and the experience of comfort that derives from her awareness of earth’s enduring nourishment, even in its domestication. She says, “I like to call up the emotions I felt at certain moments during my country meanderings; how astonished I was to walk over a hill and see houses and trees dazzling in light, vibrating with life-magic.” Nancy’s paintings are a testimony to her love for earth and humankind and her belief in the beauty of their continuing coexistence. Joel, a resident of Tennessee, travels the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, England and continental Europe producing a prolific repertoire of landscapes, cityscapes, beachscapes, boat scenes in dry-dock and on water and still lifes. He has studied with recognized artists such as Ken Auster and Scott Christensen. He is a signature member of Southern Light Artists of America and has been featured in many one-man shows throughout the United States. He has won numerous awards. His paintings hang in private and corporate collections around the world.
Joel exercises a broad palette across his vast repertoire of paintings, capturing the nuances of light, atmosphere and socio-cultural ambiance. Viewers who have traveled to the same venues recognize instantly, not only the place by image but also the feel of the place by Joel’s conveyance of qualities quintessential to geographies and social settings, through manipulation of color and brush. Joel shares his adventures with his wife in a camper stocked with easel and paints. Propping his canvas throughout the two hemispheres at mountains, rivers, sidewalk cafes, shipyards, beachfronts, city intersections and thoroughfares, barns, lakes and coves, he paints plein-air in every kind of light. Concerning the plein-air method, Joel says, “It’s such an honest approach to see the light as it hits the scene. Wind in your face, flies in your paint and two hours to create.” His paintings are a witness to his belief in the unity of humankind across two continents and in the universal beauty of the world found in every conceivable setting. The public is invited to meet Nancy Mauldin and Joel Knapp and view their works at the gallery in Renaissance on Thursday, September 18, 5:00 pm-8:00 pm. |
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Our Artists Start with the Featured Artists page for Southern Breeze's most popular artists. Then take the time to surf through the Artist Roster for all that Southern Breeze has to offer. New Works - These artists have new work in the gallery although it may not be on their page as yet - Featured Artists - Alice Hammell - Amy Giust - Susan Ingram- Jackie Ellens - Mary Buckley Gallery Artists Lucy Hunnicutt - Susan Godwin - Jean Marie - Don Hickey - Warren Hogue - Toni Spink - Linda Denny - Christy Henderson Directions Renaissance: Take I-55 to the Old Agency Road exit (105C) in Ridgeland (just north of the I55 - I220 split). The exit will put you on to Old Agency going west. You want to move over one lane to the left. That lane will bring you to the “round-about” (a driving experience to be sure!) merge to the right on to Highland Colony Parkway. Go to the second mall entrance and turn in. Drive to the first building on your left and look for the arched doorway. You’ve found the new home of Southern Breeze Gallery. We are across the street from Ethan Allen and next door to Sweet Peppers. We are open Monday – Saturday 10-6 and Sunday 1-5;Here's a map that may help. For more information about Southern Breeze Gallery call (601) 607-4147 or email sbgallery@bellsouth.net Southern Breeze Gallery : Renaissance at Colony Park
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