James Joseph Roderick Featured Artist for July 2011 Symposium, Sunday July 17th, 2011 3 to 5pm |
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James Joseph Roderick featured artist in July at Shumei International; Symposium July 17th James Joseph Roderick’s work will be on display at the Shumei Gallery in Crestone for the month of July. James, also known as “Jimmy” will be speaking on Sunday July 17th starting a 3pm. A reception will follow. James started painting during is childhood in an artist colony of Provincetown, Cape Cod in the fifties. Later he attended the Art Institute of Boston in the early seventies and by the late nineties he had relocated in the Southwest where his work turned a focus towards the Goddess. Captivated by the Virgin of Guadalupe, she appears in many of his multi media works. James has lived in Crestone for fifteen years and experiences a deep connection to this valley. He felt drawn to live here in the majestic mountains he feels parallel the power of the ocean. This valley inspires the Guadalupe images in so many of this works, “you can almost hear her when you walk the land out here.” James is a founding member of The Crestone Artisans Gallery and is included in private collections in Cape Cod, New York, San Francisco, Mexico City and Colorado. Come meet James and learn more about him and his art on Sunday July 17th starting at 3pm to 5pm. This event is free to the public, please call 256-5284 for more information.
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