Feature Articles


July Issue 2001

Live Oak Emporium in Ridgeville, SC, Features Works by Louisiana Artist

The Live Oak Emporium in Ridgeville, SC, will be featuring the works of Louisiana artist Barbara Steele Thibodeaux from July 25 through Sept. 1 in the Emporium's Main Gallery. The exhibition entitled, Dreams of Southern Comforts, is a delightful collection of contemporary folk art paintings.

Thibodeaux holds a degree in interior design, and is a self taught artist with a naive style that draws deeply from the wellspring of the rich cultural heritage of her native home in the deep south. Scenes from the past... American primitive portraits, biblical verses and the old south are recurrent themes. Thibodeaux's meticulous attention to detail and willingness to communicate on the life and times of the people and artifacts that intrigue, have contributed to her growing stature as an accomplished artist of the folk art genre.

Collectors of her work range from the US, Canada, Europe, Australia and China. Her work is also currently displayed at America. Oh Yes! in Washington, DC, and various galleries throughout Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia and the Netherlands.

For further information check our SC Institutional Gallery listings or call the gallery at 843/717-2206.

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