Elder Gallery presents Philip Mullen

Elder Gallery
presents

Philip Mullen
Solo Exhibition

Elder Gallery in Charlotte presents its third solo exhibition for internationally recognized artist, Philip Mullen. The exhibition will begin with an artist’s reception on Friday, May 2, 2008, at 6:00 p.m.

Mullen was born in 1942. He received his B.A. from the University of Minnesota in 1964, M.A. in Studio Art from the University of North Dakota in 1966 and Ph.D. in Comparative Arts from Ohio University in 1960. He now lives in South Carolina and is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Art at the University of South Carolina.

Elder Gallery’s 2008 exhibition includes paintings completed over the past thirteen years which were greatly influenced by his travels to different countries. During a trip to China the artist became fascinated by the beauty of koi ponds and the graceful movement of the fish. He challenged himself to capture the color, movement, and ever-changing complexities of the fish and has since created a series of paintings on canvas. One such painting is an imposing triptych entitled “Seasons of Koi” which is the centerpiece of the exhibition.

Mullen’s work has been included in the Whitney Museum’s Biennial of Contemporary Art; the Smithsonian’s Contemporary American Drawing V; and the San Francisco Museum of Art’s National Drawing Exhibition.

A partial listing of museums who have included Mullen’s work in their permanent collections are the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, Sonje Museum of Contemporary Art (South Korea), Palm Springs Desert Museum, the Denver Art Museum, the Mint Museum, the Spartanburg Art Museum, and the Columbia Museum of Art.

Elder Gallery’s exhibition will run through May 31, 2008.

Scroll down to view partial list of painting in exhibition.