Sunday, February 23, 2014

JOURNEY OF AN ARTIST

The exhibit "Journey of an Artist: The Art of Mary Ellen Long" is now open.  It has been wonderful to see where I have been in this art adventure of 49 years!  Putting up selections of work done through these many years is quite a revelation.
Center image: "From the Forest Library" (nature-altered book pages)
Pedestals: artists' books and box art
 Center installation: "Aspen" drawings, "Roots into Rivers" (nature-altered paper and sand drawing)
Side gallery framed by cast paper "Aspens",  "Cloud Root Paper", handmade paper hanging book
Wall: "Sequence I-III, painting with leaves,
Side gallery: framed collage, mixed media work, artists' books
 "Awakening" collage; "Sands, Signs, Symbols". handmade paper scroll; Center gallery:
prints, mixed media wall work, artists' books - RECEPTION  SHOTS BELOW -


Wednesday, February 12, 2014

JOURNEY OF AN ARTIST: 
THE ART OF MARY ELLEN LONG

Fort Lewis College Art Gallery, Durango, Colorado

February 19th - March 19th, 2014

Opening Reception
Friday, February 21st, 4:30-6 p.m.

Mary Ellen Long began creating images through printmaking
and painting beginning in the mid sixties and has been 
exploring ideas in various other media ever since.  Works on
and of paper, artists’ books, and environmental projects have
been part of her artistic output and an overview will be seen
in this retrospective exhibition.

Gallery Hours, Monday - Friday, 10 to 4

(970) 247-7167

http://www.fortlewis.edu/art/ArtGallery.aspx





Wednesday, February 5, 2014

ANNOUNCING A NEW PUBLICATION

Just published through IMac is the book Journey of an Artist: The Art of Mary Ellen Long. This book documents selections of my art since 1965 to the present.  Included are images of early silk screen prints, etchings, lithographs, and paintings.


Examples of collage, mixed media, and environmental installation in the last 30 years are also shown.   This catalog relates to the upcoming retrospective at Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO.opening February 19 with a reception on February 21.  More details will be posted soon.