Now offering private exhibit tours!
Call (616)396-3278 or email helpdesk@hollandarts.org to schedule. Reservations for private tours must be made 24 hours in advance. May Gallery Hours* (no appointment required) are as follows:
Tuesdays: 10:30 am- 12:30 pm
Thursdays: 10:30 am- 12:30 pm & 6-7:30 pm
Saturdays: 10 am - 2 pm
*Subject to change please check the website regularly.
The Joy of Life by Lenore De Pree
May 14-July 10
Padnos Gallery
Artist Meet & Greet: Thursday, June 3rd from 5:30-7:30 pm
Padnos Gallery
Artist Meet & Greet: Thursday, June 3rd from 5:30-7:30 pm
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The Joy of Life, an exhibition of oil paintings by Lenore De Pree is featured in the Padnos Gallery this summer at the Holland Area Arts Council and is the work of the last three and a half years. It is a combination of realism and design, and explores the presence of joy in everyday life- not in momentous occasions, but in the simple things we do- tending a garden, going to the beach, dining outdoors, sitting by the waterfront, walking the street with friends in the Springtime.
After being a resident artist for seven years at the Holland Area Arts council, Lenore has become “The lady in the Window’” painting and interacting with people on the street. She smiles and waves, and they give her a thumbs up- and hold their children up to take a look.
And this, too, is The Joy Of Life.
After being a resident artist for seven years at the Holland Area Arts council, Lenore has become “The lady in the Window’” painting and interacting with people on the street. She smiles and waves, and they give her a thumbs up- and hold their children up to take a look.
And this, too, is The Joy Of Life.
About the Artist: Lenore De Pree
Lenore De Pree was born in Chicago Ill., where her Dutch immigrant grandfather studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. Although her grandfather passed away long before she was born, Lenore was inspired by the stories her grandmother told about him.
Her parents moved to the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky when she was two and started a home for homeless children when she was six. Almost lost in a crowd of eventually 90 children, Lenore held on to her own private identity - she would be an artist. When she was 12, her grandmother gave her a set of oil paints and she began to paint. She painted pictures of the other children, and even tried to teach those who were interested.
Lenore left home when she was 21 and married Gordon De Pree. Together with their four children they lived a life of adventure. Twenty years in Hong Kong and ten years in Saudi Arabia opened her eyes to a whole new world of art. The brilliant colors of China (where people get married in red), and the stylized designs of the Middle East broadened her view of what was possible on a canvas.
Wherever the De Prees lived, Lenore searched for what was unique about that place, and painted it as public art. In Saudi Arabia she did three paintings of traditional Saudi life, and members of the royal family bought them for a cultural museum in Riyadh. In Raleigh North Carolina, she painted the historic Capitol building, and it still hangs there in the rotunda. In the North Carolina mountains, she painted the harvesting of Christmas trees, and a major Christmas tree company bought it for their showroom. Her murals of mountain musicians and field workers hang in the Ashe County courthouse, and a 12 ft. altarpiece in the Presbyterian Church depicts the 24 children of the church as the angels on Jacob’s ladder.
In 2014 when the De Prees moved to Holland, Michigan, what was more likely to be painted than Eighth Street, with its architecture and stately trees? Lenore painted ten pieces to capture it - and they hang in the Holland Visitor’s Bureau for all to enjoy. Ten days after the De Prees came to Holland, Lenore was invited to become an artist in residence at the Arts Council. After seven years she has become “the lady in the window.”
Her parents moved to the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky when she was two and started a home for homeless children when she was six. Almost lost in a crowd of eventually 90 children, Lenore held on to her own private identity - she would be an artist. When she was 12, her grandmother gave her a set of oil paints and she began to paint. She painted pictures of the other children, and even tried to teach those who were interested.
Lenore left home when she was 21 and married Gordon De Pree. Together with their four children they lived a life of adventure. Twenty years in Hong Kong and ten years in Saudi Arabia opened her eyes to a whole new world of art. The brilliant colors of China (where people get married in red), and the stylized designs of the Middle East broadened her view of what was possible on a canvas.
Wherever the De Prees lived, Lenore searched for what was unique about that place, and painted it as public art. In Saudi Arabia she did three paintings of traditional Saudi life, and members of the royal family bought them for a cultural museum in Riyadh. In Raleigh North Carolina, she painted the historic Capitol building, and it still hangs there in the rotunda. In the North Carolina mountains, she painted the harvesting of Christmas trees, and a major Christmas tree company bought it for their showroom. Her murals of mountain musicians and field workers hang in the Ashe County courthouse, and a 12 ft. altarpiece in the Presbyterian Church depicts the 24 children of the church as the angels on Jacob’s ladder.
In 2014 when the De Prees moved to Holland, Michigan, what was more likely to be painted than Eighth Street, with its architecture and stately trees? Lenore painted ten pieces to capture it - and they hang in the Holland Visitor’s Bureau for all to enjoy. Ten days after the De Prees came to Holland, Lenore was invited to become an artist in residence at the Arts Council. After seven years she has become “the lady in the window.”
Real People by Catherine McClung
May 13-July 6
Lievense Gallery
Reception May 13th 5:30-7:30
Lievense Gallery
Reception May 13th 5:30-7:30
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Catherine describes this exceptional body of portraits as a "collection of personalities and unique individuals that I have met and felt inspired to paint in watercolor". She states that "the community of man is a whole lot of folks, young and old souls that give life to the different countries and towns were they live and grow. Striving forward together, we cradle and love, raise and teach, worship and work, generation upon generation." We welcome you to view Catherine's exquisite new works.
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About the Artist: Catherine McClung
Canadian born, Catherine McClung makes her home and studio in West Michigan where the area's woods, waters, and meadows are the necessary inspiration for her watercolor paintings of nature. She graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a Bachelor of Science degree. To nature loves and china lovers, Catherine's name is a household word. She has painted a wide array of designs for the Lenox Corporation. During the holiday season thousands of china collectors and bird lovers display and dine on dinnerware with patterns made famous by this Spring Lake artist.
Some of Catherine's projects include migratory bird posters commissioned by the Department of Natural Resources in seven states. She represented Michigan with an ornament for the White House Christmas tree and she was featured on HGTV's "White House Artisans". Catherine has illustrated a children's book about the far flung adventures of a hummingbird and it has since sold out. The book was on the Washington Post's book of the season. Perhaps her most proud achievement has been her selection on numerous occasions, for the world's most prestigious Birds in Art exhibition at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wisconsin. The museum has two of her artworks as part of their permanent collection. Grand Valley State University has also purchased one of her paints for their gallery collection. Catherine's 8x9 foot mural of the 33 birds mentioned in the Bible was featured at the 2014 ArtPrize in Grand Rapids and was included in the top 25 2D artworks. Catherine's paintings have been published in the international magazine "Art of the Watercolour". For several years now, Catherine has delighted in finding interesting, yet ordinary folks to paint in portraiture. The COVID lockdowns and mask wearing, however, have made it difficult for her to "pick up" people to pose for a painting.
Some of Catherine's projects include migratory bird posters commissioned by the Department of Natural Resources in seven states. She represented Michigan with an ornament for the White House Christmas tree and she was featured on HGTV's "White House Artisans". Catherine has illustrated a children's book about the far flung adventures of a hummingbird and it has since sold out. The book was on the Washington Post's book of the season. Perhaps her most proud achievement has been her selection on numerous occasions, for the world's most prestigious Birds in Art exhibition at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wisconsin. The museum has two of her artworks as part of their permanent collection. Grand Valley State University has also purchased one of her paints for their gallery collection. Catherine's 8x9 foot mural of the 33 birds mentioned in the Bible was featured at the 2014 ArtPrize in Grand Rapids and was included in the top 25 2D artworks. Catherine's paintings have been published in the international magazine "Art of the Watercolour". For several years now, Catherine has delighted in finding interesting, yet ordinary folks to paint in portraiture. The COVID lockdowns and mask wearing, however, have made it difficult for her to "pick up" people to pose for a painting.
When One Thing Becomes Another
Artists Burleigh Kronquist, Annie Wassmann, Jenny Roberts, and Tom Edwards
July 15 - August 31
Padnos Gallery
Reception TBD
July 15 - August 31
Padnos Gallery
Reception TBD
As artists, we wish to awaken attention to the absurd beauty and latent connotations of everyday objects. By transforming these objects and extending them into new realms of thought and feeling, we hope to generate new visual experiences and discover layers of meaning that resonate and stimulate.
For Burleigh Kronquist (art name of Robert Burleigh) newspapers, photographs, and magazines often are the surfaces that trigger his artistic response. Using oil paint, sandpaper, markers, or other media, he creates new visual configurations that still retain traces of, and interact with, the original material.
Annie Wassmann often employs several printmaking techniques at once - from etching, to lithography, to screen printing - layering grids over images and altering representations of objects such as postcards, photographs, and magazines to create complex juxtapositions that reverberate politically, culturally, and personally.
Jenny Roberts dismantles and rearranges common, ephemeral objects, such as junk mail envelope windows and game boards, in an attempt to re-imagine their various uses and meanings and make them visible in fresh ways.
Tom Edwards is a designer, educator, and occasional fine artist. As a freelance furniture designer, he has designed for Herman Miller, Haworth, and Knoll among others both nationally and internationally. Tom also recently retired from his job as a full-time professor in Kendall College of Art & Design's Industrial Design program.
For Burleigh Kronquist (art name of Robert Burleigh) newspapers, photographs, and magazines often are the surfaces that trigger his artistic response. Using oil paint, sandpaper, markers, or other media, he creates new visual configurations that still retain traces of, and interact with, the original material.
Annie Wassmann often employs several printmaking techniques at once - from etching, to lithography, to screen printing - layering grids over images and altering representations of objects such as postcards, photographs, and magazines to create complex juxtapositions that reverberate politically, culturally, and personally.
Jenny Roberts dismantles and rearranges common, ephemeral objects, such as junk mail envelope windows and game boards, in an attempt to re-imagine their various uses and meanings and make them visible in fresh ways.
Tom Edwards is a designer, educator, and occasional fine artist. As a freelance furniture designer, he has designed for Herman Miller, Haworth, and Knoll among others both nationally and internationally. Tom also recently retired from his job as a full-time professor in Kendall College of Art & Design's Industrial Design program.
ANNUAL EXHIBITIONS
Début: High School Art Competition
Début: High School Art Competition
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