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January Issue 2010

MYST Gallery in Spartanburg, SC, Features Works by Jane Allen Nodine

MYST Gallery, on Morgan Square in downtown Spartanburg, SC, will present an exhibit of new encaustic work by Jane Allen Nodine, on view from Jan. 21 - Feb. 16, 2010.

Developed from Nodine's abstract work, which is inspired by nature and driven by cultural and historical sources, this exhibition focuses on the naturally occurring marks and patterns made from iron oxidation, burn marks and monotypes pulled from various surfaces.

In recent years, the Nodine's primary research involved computer manipulation of digital imagery and techniques for merging traditional photography and drawing with new forms of imaging and print technology.  Previously she spent many years as a jewelry-metalsmith and developed a keen sense of heat as a tool in making art, leading her, in 2006, to an investigation into wax and encaustic painting.
 
"The molten wax has quenched my appetite for working in a liquid state that can move to a cooled, firm and durable material," says Nodine, adding. "The encaustic process and the endless capabilities of wax, including the warm honey aroma, the historical significance and luscious surfaces, have energized my ideas and opened new directions in my work."

Currently, Nodine is included in the national 225 F Encaustic Encounters Exhibition at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts in Boone, NC. In April and May she will have a solo exhibition at the Art Institute of Charlotte, in Charlotte, NC. In June, as well as having work in Luminous Layers: Exploring Contemporary Encaustic at the Lakewood Center for the Arts in Lake Oswego, Oregon, she will be a panelist for Careers in Encaustic at the Fourth Annual International Encaustic Painting Conference, Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, MA. In addition, her work was selected for Body Pulses:  3rd International Juried Exhibition, in Portland, Oregon.
 
Nodine is Professor of Art and Director of the Curtis R. Harley Art Gallery at the University of South Carolina Upstate. Prior to joining the University, she owned and operated Jane Nodine Hardwear, a jewelry design and manufacturing company. Her work has taken many forms over the years including drawing, painting, metalsmithing, installation and photography.

Nodine exhibits widely in the United States and has been included in several exhibitions in Europe. Recognized with numerous awards, she received an NEA/SECCA Southeastern Seven IV Fellowship form the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art in Winston-Salem and two South Carolina Arts Commission Artist Fellowships. Her career in creating and exhibiting art spans several decades and in 1999 she was selected by the South Carolina State Museum and the South Carolina Arts Commission as one of the one hundred most significant artists in South Carolina during the 20th Century.

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