The Gallery at Towngate Theatre Hosts ‘Countenance’
New Mixed Media Art Exhibit Opens Today With Free Reception
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WHEELING -- The Gallery at Towngate Theatre will host the mixed media art exhibit "Countenance" by Pamela Cooper. The exhibit opens today, Friday, June 2, with a free, public reception from 6-8 p.m. It will be on display through Aug. 7.
Pamela Cooper is a mixed media artist from Pennsylvania whose masterful use of color transforms flowing shapes into stunning works that celebrate the resilience of life and the power of creativity. She carefully balances the aesthetics of her art with the use of gestural strokes and shapes to create visual harmony. Her style is described as figurative with abstract and expressionist influences.
An entrepreneur, educator and community leader, Cooper is the recipient of the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Leadership Award from Seton Hill University.
She is a member of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Watercolor Society and the Society of Sculptors, Pittsburgh.
She is also a member of the longest running visual arts organization of African American women in the USA -- Women of Visions.
In her artist's statement, Cooper said, "During an eye exam in 2005, a printout of the inside of my eye revealed the image of a face. A skull. It was smiling. Seeing faces in objects is a common experience. My abstracts tend to take on an illusory appearance and at times faces are deeply rooted in the structural design of my paintings."
Part of the nonprofit arts organization Oglebay Institute, Towngate Theatre is well known in Wheeling and its surrounding communities for community theater productions, children's theater, ballet, live music, and film screenings. Towngate also features changing art exhibits.
The Gallery at Towngate is a small space gallery that features the work of local and emerging artists and focuses on community engagement, inclusion and the mingling of visual and performing arts.
Located in Wheeling's historic Centre Market District, The Gallery at Towngate is open from 11am-1pm Monday-Friday and during all events. Admission to The Gallery is free.
For more information about Towngate Theatre visit www.oionline.com.