Jon Nelson Brings Lowcountry South
Carolina to Elder Art Gallery
On
Friday, April 18, 2003, Elder Art Gallery will bring a
little bit of the South Carolina coastal area to its gallery
in Charlotte ’s South End
District. Bluffton, South Carolina artist, Jon Nelson, will
provide the backdrop for
the occasion with his oil paintings. The event opens with
an artist reception from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.
Nelson
was born in Queens, New York and received a Bachelor of
Arts Degree in English from Hamilton College in Upstate
New York. He earned a Master of Fine Arts Degree from Savannah
College of Art & Design in the fall of 2001. He has
been painting and enjoying the unique landscape of one
of South
Carolina’s most beautiful areas for more than fifteen
years.
Nelson
uses the landscape of the South Carolina lowcountry to
express his emotional state of mind. “The rivers
and salt marshes of the costal plains, subject as they
are to the constantly changing tides, are ready metaphors
to
describe the ebb and flow of life’s fortunes and the
emotional reactions to these events” says Nelson. 
Speaking
of his work Nelson states “Life is about enduring
and personal growth. Southern writer Ferrol Sams observed
that wisdom is the effect of experience on intellect. My
paintings attempt to express this process.”
This
will be Nelson's first one-man show in
Charlotte. His exhibition will run through May 23, 2003.
Elder
Art Gallery is located in Charlotte’s historic
South End District at 1427 South Boulevard. Operating hours
are Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. and
Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Private appointments
are encouraged.
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