And in conjunction with the October 4 Gallery Crawl, there will be a reception for The River Gallery’s featured artist for October- Phoebe Allen Mathys.
Her show,"Garden Essences And Other Enigmas", is based on images from
Phoebe’s sketch books. Painting primarily in water media, Phoebe’s love
of color and playful nature is obvious to anyone viewing her work.
Phoebe is a native of north Louisiana and earned her B.A. and M.A. in
Art Education with additional hours in Fine Arts. She taught 33 years at
Louisiana Tech in the School of Art and the School of Architecture in
areas of basic two-dimensional design, color theory and advanced media
and presentation techniques. She has exhibited in over a hundred juried
and invitational exhibitions as well as many local, regional and
national art exhibitions. Phoebe has received many honors for both her
teaching skills and her fine art work and has been published in several
volumes and articles.
The River Art Gallery, voted Best Art Gallery in 2011,
is at 308 Trenton Street, West Monroe, and is open Tuesday through
Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The gallery is the oldest and largest co-op
gallery in the state. Currently boasting 29 artists, you will find
everything from paintings of all media, to wood turning, pottery, glass
art, photography, pencil sketches and jewelry. The gallery is also open
during the bi-monthly Downtown Gallery Crawls. Admission is free.
Gallery member’s work can also be seen at ORAG’s extension gallery
located in the lobby of Ouachita Independent Bank/Bankers Mortgage Plaza
at 18th and Louisville in Monroe. Call 322-2380 for more information or
visit www.ouachitariverartgallery.com.
