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GALLERY EXHIBITIONS 16 REGISTER ONLINE: classweb.townofcary.org PART ONE Shelba King: Internal Landscapes Page-Walker Arts & History Center Wednesday, January 7–Saturday, Feb 21 Artist Reception: Friday, January 30 | 6–8 p.m. Medium: Mixed media King uses her paintings to tell stories using multiple layers of lines, dots, squiggles, color and shapes. Her meditative approach of layered expressions creates the narratives for the viewer to discover. Childhood Memories: Pinkie Strother Presented as part of the MLK, Jr. Dreamfest Celebration Page-Walker Arts & History Center Wednesday, January 7–Saturday, Feb 21 Artist Reception: Friday, January 30 | 6–8 p.m. Medium: Dioramas The artist states, "Childhood Memories is my depiction of the African-American culture in the 50's and 60's in the coastal rural South. I believe the responsibility of an artist is to convey the spirit of society." Strother includes a special tribute work depicting Martin Luther King, Jr. delivering his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in her display. Christine Young: Sojourn Bond Park Community Center Saturday, January 3–Saturday, February 28 Artist Reception: Friday, January 30 | 6–8 p.m. Medium: Oil paintings Paintings inspired by travels around the world and closer to home. Landscapes, waterways and street scenes captured in a colorful, impressionistic style creating lasting memories of fleeting experiences. The artist often paints smaller acrylic studies en plein air in the moment, then creates larger works in oil in her Cary studio. China: One Child by artist Brenda Brokke Herb Young Community Center Gallery Friday, January 30–Monday, March 23 Artist Reception: Friday, January 30 | 6–8 p.m. Medium: Mixed media Brokke's China: One Child body of work includes mixed media art pieces that incorporate collage and oil paint as well as photography. It is informative and reflective of China's one child policy as witnessed in Beijing, Shanghai and Hainan. Shared Visions: a Sampler by Judy Lynn Page-Walker Arts & History Center Wednesday, January 7–Saturday, February 21, 2015 Artist Reception: Friday, Jan 30, 6–8 p.m. Medium: Oil paintings Judy Lynn presents her recent work depicting Southern scenes along with similar sites in France. Having lived in France, the French landscapes made a dramatic impression; years later, upon moving to North Carolina, the same vivid shades and architectural interest contributed to her joy of Southern landscapes. Her work is representational, conveyed in an impressionistic style. A Second Chance: Julian Bradley Town Hall Gallery Tuesday, January 27–Monday, March 23 Artist Reception: Sunday, February 1 | 2–4 p.m. Medium: Acrylic on canvas Julian's paintings are his interpretations of brief glimpses of how he has sensed various life experiences. He began experimenting with creating what is between real and what is imagined shortly after becoming a touring docent at the N C Museum of Art. The Bradley's established the Second Chance Scholarship Fund at Wake Technical Community College and contribute to it annually using proceeds from Julian's work. This exhibition is dedicated to this endowment. JUDY LYNN