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Caroline Thorington: News - March 2007 |
Notes on a few of the Newly Listed Works:
(See a listing of all new work on the List Of Work page.) |
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• Caroline Thorington received a 2008 Creative Projects Grant from the
Arts Council of Montgomery County, MD., to create a suite of lithographs entitled:
Star Series: Twin Prints. Twin prints refers to having related images.
The project looks at the imagery of star constellations and mythology. One of the
Star Series prints, Taurus Reclines in the West with the Pleiades Behind Him (
B&S), is in the 2nd International Printmaking Exhibition, a show of 48 works by artists
from four countries. It opened at the Amelie Gallery in Beijing, China in July of 2008
and will travel to Korea, Canada and the United States through 2010.
See the Star Series here. |
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• Caroline Thorington was invited to make a three dimensional lithographic airplane,
Pegasus Express; L-DC3, for the printed paper airplane exhibition entitled:
No Danger, curated by printmaker Ed Bernstein. It was exhibited at the Richmond Airport,
in Virginia in March and April of 2008, and will be on display at Perdue University in the fall.
See Pegasus Express; L-DC3 in the Other Works gallery.
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• A new lithograph, Wild Card is part of the Global Warming Folio –
a folio of twenty-seven artists' interpretations in prints of this environmental issue.
The folio was first displayed at the Southern Graphics Council Meetings in the spring of
2008 and is now traveling internationally to such countries as Japan and Canada as well
as throughout the US. See Wild Card in the Other Works gallery.
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• The Star Series prints began in the Autumn of 2006. Originally planned
as a set of six star pictures, the Star Series immediately took on a life of its own and wandered
across the sky picking stars and constellations at random for contemplation and depiction.
See the Star Series here.
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• Summer Celebration #8 was completed before Summer Celebration #5 and is
the last in the Summer Celebration Series. View the Summer Celebration Series in the People gallery. |
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• Summer Celebration #5 (Prize Print) received the
Ture Bengtz Memorial Prize in the 2007 Boston Printmakers North
American Biennial Exhibition held from February 18 through April 1, 2007,
at 808 Gallery, Boston University, Boston MA. View the Summer Celebration Series in the People gallery. |
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• Fans #3 (Prize Print) received the Dickson Purchase Award in the Delta National
Small Print Exhibition held at Arkansas State University, AR in October/November 2006. View Fans #3 in the People gallery. |
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• Rue St. Sabin is a street in Paris, France that is near the place
of the Bastille. View Rue St. Sabin in the People gallery. |
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• Soooey was one of eighteen prints created for a trade portfolio entitled
Insular Origins. The portfolio was presented at the fall meeting of the Mid Atlantic
Print Council in Athens, Ohio, as an Exhibition with a Panel Discussion. View Soooey in the Natural History gallery. |
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• Wye Oak Squirrel, wood cut, was carved from the end of an
oak branch that came from the Champion Wye Oak Tree. In making this commemorative work
of art, Thorington joined other Maryland artists in honoring "The Quiet Giant" which stood
for over 400 years in the little village of Wye Mills, MD. It was felled by lightning
in 2004. View Wye Oak Squirrel in the Natural History gallery. Thorington is one of the artists whose Wye Oak art work can be seen on the
on line Wye Oak Gallery at:www.dnr.state.md.us/wyeoak/ArtGallery/wyeoakgallery.asp |
Recent Invitational Exhibitions: |
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• Passion and Process: Impressions from America’s Master Printmakers, LVAA, Louisville, KY, November 10 2006 – February 5, 2007. |
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• International Contemporary Lithography, at MoMA Wales, Y Tabernacl - Museum for Modern Art for Wales, UK, March 12 – May 12, 2007. |
