March Final Friday

March 28th - April 20th

This Final Friday, at the Phoenix Gallery, Laurie Culling is taking over!

Lawrence based artist Laurie Culling will be unveiling her newest exhibition, ‘Reflections Through My Life’.  Laurie will be displaying multiple decades’ worth of her artwork in both our Phoenix Underground Gallery, as well as the Upper West Gallery, truly taking over the Phoenix Gallery with her phenomenal artwork. Her work is a mix of years, thoughts, memories, and mediums that will intimately walk you through her life via her artwork. This is surely not one to miss!

Make sure to visit both the Phoenix Underground Gallery and the Upper West Gallery, so you too can get a glimpse of Laurie’s life work. 

You can meet the artist and gain insight into her exhibition on opening night, March 28th from 6pm to 9 pm.

Opening night music will be provided by beloved local group Coreopsis. Whitney Baker (accordion), Lauralyn Bodle (fiddle), and Noah Musser (guitar) play a variety of traditional music, including American old-time, Celtic jigs, French-Canadian reels, and as well original compositions.

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Laurie Culling

Lawrence, Kansas

Biography

Laurie Culling is a professional artist and an active visual artists' advocate. Ranging in style from realistic to abstract, Laurie works with acrylics on canvas, mixed media on gypsum, monotypes, hand-made paper collage and more. Her artwork is subtle, understated, whimsical, and pointedly to the essence.  Her art has been exhibited regionally, nationally and internationally. She has received numerous awards including Lawrence’s Phoenix Award in Visual Arts (2002).  She earned a BFA in Painting and Drawing from KU.  She is a 1982 co-founder of Phoenix Gallery; a former co-president and former vice-president of the Lawrence Art Guild; and served as Assistant Director of the Lawrence Art Guild’s 1109 GALLERY during the four years it was open from May 2009 through June 2013.  Laurie volunteered as an art exhibit coordinator for the Public Library for 20 years.

You can find Laurie’s exhibit in the Phoenix Underground Gallery and the Upper West Gallery space.

To view Laurie's work online or to purchase, please click here.

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This exhibit will be in the Phoenix Underground Gallery as well as in our Upper West Gallery space, with our featured artist stopping by on opening night to discuss and promote her artwork. Be sure to like and follow our Facebook before the show so you can be kept up to date on events involving the Final Friday March exhibition.