UPFRONT GALLERY

Gignoux, Open Book (detail)

Evidence
Marguerite Gignoux
September 3 - 25, 2010
Opening Reception: September 3, 6 - 10pm

Marguerite Gignoux’s exhibition, Evidence , presents a series of textile collages that investigate the theme of mapping memory. To create these works the artist used repurposed fabrics, papers, photographs, and text, employing both machine- and hand-stitching. The centerpiece of the exhibition is an elongated wall-mounted book that explores the language of grief. Gignoux’s mixed media works are inspired by stories, poems, and memories that speak of personal loss, growth, and wonder.

Gignoux is a textile artist based in Carrboro, NC. She creates vibrant mixed media works, art quilts, and hand made books for a variety of schools, museums and health care centers throughout North Carolina. Clients include: Duke Medical Center, Greensboro Hospice, UNC and Charlotte Hospitals, Green Hill Center for NC Art, and Fidelity Investments. Gignoux enjoys teaching art quilting to all ages and has led dynamic collaborative projects with Elon University, NC Girl Scouts, Meredith College, Durham Academy, and at Penland School of Craft. She received a BA in English from Kenyon College and a Masters of Industrial Design in Fibers from NCSU, College of Design.

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Sack, Postcard Painting Wall

Come with Me (We'll Win)
Pete Sack
September 3 - 25, 2010
Opening Reception: September 3, 6 - 10pm

Pete Sack, Artspace’s January – July 2010 Regional Emerging Artist-in-Residence, will present an exhibition of paintings, some of which were created during his Artspace residency. Sack combines watercolor and oil, creating new narratives from existing photographs, often drawing on yearbook imagery, magazines, and old baseball photos.

Sack earned his Bachelors of Art in Painting in 1998 from East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. His work has been exhibited throughout Raleigh, including at Glance Gallery, Litmus Gallery, the Morning Times, and most recently at the Carborro Art Center. Sack is represented by The Mahler Gallery, Raleigh, NC.