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Hope Unfurled. Amanda McLenon, artist<\/p><\/div>\n

Local artist Amanda McLenon is hosting an art scavenger hunt across Asheville beginning on Saturday, June 1. Each day of the week through Friday, June 7, McLenon will share a riddle on her social media hinting at a different local business that will be holding a piece of her art for participants to find.<\/p>\n

McLenon, who moved to Asheville in 2022, has a background as a marine biologist and has been painting full-time for 13 years. She opened her gallery and studio space at Pink Dog Creative in July of last year. \u201cI decided opening my own gallery after a difficult personal journey to get to the mountains is deserving of a celebration,\u201d says the artist.<\/p>\n

McLenon is known for her large-scale paintings of birds and has recently added more mountain imagery to her work, including bears, foxes and owls. The scavenger hunt will include a variety of smaller pieces, from original studies to framed gicl\u00e9e reproductions. \u201cMy goal with this Scavenger Hunt is a little cross-pollination,\u201d says McLenon. \u201cI want to introduce my artwork to Asheville, but I also want to connect folks with these other small businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n

McLenon will also be hosting a Summer Solstice Soir\u00e9e at her River Arts District studio on Thursday, June 20, from 4\u20137 p.m. The free event will be exhibiting her new series, Reminders of the Light – Embracing the Glimmers, a collection of large-scale paintings of egrets with 23-karat gold and genuine silver leaf.<\/p>\n

Amanda McLenon Fine Art Gallery & Studio is located at 344 Depot Street, Suite 102, Asheville. For the scavenger hunt riddles, follow McLenon on Instagram @amandamclenon or check her Facebook page, Art by Amanda McLenon. Learn more at AmandaMcLenon.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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