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November Issue 2004
Columbia Museum of Art in Columbia, SC, Features Works by Guy Lipscomb
The
Columbia Museum of Art in Columbia, SC, is presenting the exhibit,
On Solid Ground: Paintings by Guy Lipscomb, in the Museum's
SouthTrust Bank Focus Gallery and the NBSC Focus Gallery. Approximately
20 works by the South Carolina artist will be on view through
Dec. 12, 2004, and will represent Lipscomb's two major stylistic
trends throughout his career his earlier work in watercolor
and his later, more abstract work in acrylics.
Lipscomb was inducted into the American Watercolor
Society in the summer of 2004. First formed in 1867 as The American
Painters in Water Color, the organization changed its name in
1878 to The American Watercolor Society, and has continued their
annual exhibition to the present time. The annual juried exhibition
is open to all artists worldwide with awards now exceeding more
than $30,000 with over 10 medals annually. Active members number
approximately 500. In order to be inducted into The American Watercolor
Society, the artist must be awarded first prize out of all the
entries, three different years.
A resident of Columbia, Lipscomb has taught painting workshops
across the United States and Canada, and his book, Go With
the Flow, has become a staple in watercolor instruction classes.
He is a co-founder of the South Carolina Watercolor Society and
Springmaid Workshops. A long-time supporter of the Columbia Museum
of Art, Lipscomb served as the Columbia Museum of Art's board
of trustees president from 1971 to 1973.
The Columbia Museum of Art is South Carolina's premier international
art museum with extraordinary collections of European and American
fine and decorative art that span centuries. Founded in 1950,
the museum opened its new building in 1998 by transforming an
urban department store to a sleek and airy, light-filled space
with 25 galleries. The collections include masterpieces of the
Italian Renaissance and Baroque from the Samuel H. Kress Collection,
works by significant furniture and silver makers, as well as modern
and contemporary art from the present time.
For more info check our SC Institutional Gallery listings,
call the Museum at 803/799-2810 or at (www.columbiamuseum.org).
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