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SUMMARY:Opening Reception for Pollination Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Fischman Gallery Announces “Cross-Pollination”: A Celebration of Creative Partnership and Artistic Synergy\n \nThe Fischman Gallery is proud to present “Cross-Pollination”\, an exhibition featuring the artwork of Debbie and James Griffin. The exhibition explores the multi-layered\, collaborative nature of their creative partnership\, highlighting the ways that these two artists inspire and shape each other.\n \n“Cross-Pollination” brings together a vibrant dialogue of mediums and textures and ideas. The seeds of the exhibition were planted when Debbie brought a collection of her hand-woven scarves into James’ painting studio. Hung alongside freshly completed canvases\, the unexpected harmony of the pieces sparked a revelation. The collection captures a creative cycle of shared ideas: the transition from canvas paintings to the tactile world of woven fibers\, and back again. Visitors will experience how a simple woven grid can transform color into entirely new\, unexpected\, and harmonious dimensions.\n \nThe exhibition will also showcase a diverse range of responses to the world—from Debbie’s macro-views of light and shadow on the forest floor and her fish pond to James’ brightly colored interpretations of his inner and outer world.\n \nCross-Pollination” also honors the artists’ role as educators and grandparents and will include selected works by their grandchildren\, honoring their belief that art is a shared expression of joy and uninhibited creativity.\n \nThe exhibition officially opens on Friday\, October 2\, 2026\, at Fischman Gallery\, located at 133 N Commerce St\, Johnson City\, TN. Members of the public\, art collectors\, and media representatives are invited to attend. The reception is from 6:30 – 9:00 and will be up for the month of October.
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/opening-reception-for-pollination-exhibition/
LOCATION:Fischman Art Gallery\, 133 Commerce Street\, Johnson city\, 37601
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ORGANIZER;CN="Debbie and James Griffin":MAILTO:Griffinartgallerytn@gnail.com
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