Thomas Akers
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| Born 1942, United States the artist lives and works in Virginia, United States Thomas (Tom) Akers is an award winning Virginia artist whose family has long standing roots in that state and has included some noted painters. He studied art and painting at American University in Washington, DC; and has a background as an illustrator and a forensic artist. Usually painting in watercolors and acrylics, works by the artist are in private and corpoate collections in the United States and England. The artist is represented by the Atlanta Art Gallery in Atlanta, Ga. and Studio Eleven in Lexington, Va. He is also an artist member of the Academy of Fine Arts in Lynchburg, Virginia. The artist resides with his wife, Jo-Anne in the mountains of south-western Virginia; and many of his painting are a realistic and contemporary record of Appalachian life based on the people that live in the surrounding towns and mountains. Website: Thomas Akers fine arts |
WW III
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Benedikt Ender This weekend, German performance/installation artist Benedikt Ender’s exhibition WW III: The General of Freedom opens at Rocksbox. Ender recently participated in Documenta 12, and was last in Portland for TBA 2006 with …
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Ender recently participated in Documenta 12, and was last in Portland for TBA 2006 with his installation The Temple of Something Higher. Opening reception: Rocks Box Fine Art | Saturday, November 24, 7-12pm …
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Kentridge was represented in Documenta X, Documenta11 and the 1999 Venice Biennale. In 2001, Kentridge’s Shadow Procession film was screened in Times Square …