Deborah McClary: Recent Work January 23, 2009

January 23 – February 20, 2009

Opening Reception: Friday January 23, 2009 6pm – 10pm

Good Citizen Gallery announces a solo exhibition –
Deborah McClary: Recent Work

Good Citizen Gallery would like to invite you to the opening reception of “Deborah McClary: Recent Work”. Deborah McClary received her BFA from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in 1994. The following year she moved to the edge of the Cumberland Plateau in Sparta, Tennessee, where she shares her home and studio with artist Hunt Clark.

McClary works in different media from painting to sculpture, photography and video installations. Tension has been a recurring theme made evident in her work. McClary’s work often evokes a strong visceral response from the viewer, forcing us to interpret her work based upon our physical and emotional reactions, rather than just an intellectually fueled translation.

“McClary takes a page from the classic surrealist play book, using the language of traditional, representational painting to exorcise demons of the irrational subconscious.” – Bare & Bitter Sleep (artblog), April 2008 Clinqué Hicks

Deborah McClary has been actively involved with several artist-run organizations, and her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums from Chicago to Atlanta. Deborah continues to live and make art in rural Tennessee where her isolated lifestyle has proven to be a catalyst to her work.

Good Citizen is also pleased to present a new Billboard by McClary which will be up concurrent to the exhibition inside the Gallery. McClary’s Billboard will be on the southern facing side of the billboard at 2247 Gravois Ave.

Official Website: http://www.goodcitizenstl.com