Penny lives and works in Yadkinville,NC. Yadkinville is a small rural community in the foothills of North Carolina. Her family has always been very supportive of her art. She has a wonderful husband and two children(who are both married)and three grandchildren.

Penny’s artwork is reflective of the rural lifestyle of her community. She works in oils and with pencil and charcoal. “My art is one of the things in my life that I know that I can believe in and trust without the enormous demands that surrounds my daily life. It has not been easy and I have had a lot of failures in my endeavors to reach my goal of being known as an “ARTIST”.”
Penny states that one of her biggest hurdles has been her obsession for perfection in her paintings and drawings. Penny has a way of incorporating realism with touches of the way things are imagined.
Her greatest accomplishment thus far in her career was being asked by The United Way of Yadkinville to do a painting for them. Each year they choose an artist to donate a picture for limited edition prints. Table of Harmony was the picture that was chosen.

You can see Penny’s other work on her website.

Website: Penny Everhart
Contact email: windymoonwalker@aol.com

Artist�s Statement
In my work I use the image of my body and my face to reflect ideas/feelings about the world, on the sufferings and pain people have to go through for no other reason then greed. My figures seem remote, withdrawn from time and space, closed onto themselves in an uneasy and disturbing pose. I love the aesthetics of a body in pain, as if it is a sign language trying to communicate without the need of any spoken words. Coming from a graphic design background I like symbols, logos, economical ways of story telling and traditional eastern shadow theatre which especially shows its influence in some of my vinyl works. I am not an optimist but there is still some hope deep down somewhere in my heart, sometimes causing clashes.
I use the computer as my drawing and painting tool. It allows me great flexibility to adjust my work to the needs of the exhibition space. I also experiment with different material like alginate, plaster, vinyl, digital print combined with traditional printmaking, painting, etc.
Bio
Graduated from Istanbul Marmara University, Fine Arts Faculty, Graphic Arts Department. Worked as a graphic designer and illustrator until he had his first exhibition in Istanbul in 1987. Immigrated to Australia in 1988. In 1989 he had his second solo exhibition. Joined in several group exhibitions. Moved to Belgium in 1995. Quit his daytime job in 2001 to fully concentrate on his art. His 2005 solo exhibition in Istanbul received good reviews. Some of his works are in the collection of National Gallery of Australia and private collections.

Education, Residencies
1976-1981 MU Fine Arts Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
1985 MS Fine Arts Academy, Istanbul, Turkey
1989 Melbourne Print Workshop, Melbourne, Australia
2001-2004 RHOK Academy, Brussels, Belgium

Exhibitions

2008 April 1-25, (group), Philadelphia, USA
“Memento Mori”, Curated by Katerina Lydon-Warner
The F.U.E.L. Collection

2007 Nov. 26- Jan. 12, 2008, (group), Istanbul, Turkey
“Open Artist Studios”
BM Suma Contemporary

2007 May 10 - 13, (group), Maribor, Slovenia
13th International Festival of Computer Arts
Curated by Dunja Kukovec

2007 March 1 - 31, (solo outdoor installation), Brussels, Belgium
“Strawberry fields [ge.net.i.cal.ly mod.i.fied]”
Montagne de la cour/Hofberg

2006 Nov. 23 - Dec. 24, (solo) , Brussels, Belgium
“Escape”
Le Botanique

2006 Nov. 2 - Dec. 5, (group), Istanbul, Turkey
“Ego Busters”
CAM Gallery

2006 Nov. 3 - Dec. 5, (group), Edinburgh, Scotland
“Manifestation”
Atticsalt Gallery

2006 Dec. 7 -25, (group), Gent, Belgium
“Rejection Episodes”, Curated by Basak Senova
Vooruit

2006, March, (group), Bitola, Rep. of Macedonia
“Faces and Signs”
5th International Triennial of Graphic Art
Institute, Museum and Gallery - Bitola

2005 September (solo), Istanbul -Turkey
“Exilic Existence”, AKM Gallery,
(Positioned in the 9th International Istanbul Biennial)

2003 March (group), Liege - Belgium
Biennale International de Gravure IV,
Musee D’Art Modern et D’Art Contemporain,

2003 April, (group), Connecticut - USA
4th Biennal - International Miniature Print Competition,
Center for Contemporary Printmaking,

2003 November, (group), Bitola - Republic of Macedonia
4th International Triennial of Graphic Art,

2002-2003-2004 October (group), Istanbul - Turkey
Tem Sanat Galerisi,

2001-2002-2003 June, (group), Brussels - Belgium
RHOK Gallery

2002 June, (group), Brussels - Belgium
Dexia Gallery, Axion Art 2002,

1994 August, (group), NSW - Australia
Long Gallery, Wollongong,

1991 February, (group), Melbourne - Australia
St Kilda Festival Exhibition, Linden Gallery,

1990 September, (group), Melbourne - Australia
Footscray Community Art Center,

1989 September, (solo), Melbourne - Australia
“A man, a woman, a city”
Piccolo Gallery, (in the program of Spoleto Art Festival)

1987 November, (solo), Istanbul - Turkey
“If I were a fish�”
Taksim Sanat Galerisi,

Selected Bibliography

2007, October, thevisualmovements.com
Interview with the artist, U.S.A.

2007, May, Addict magazine
Preview of Genetically Modified still lifes, Belgium

2006, January, Swissper
Interview with the artist, Turkey

2005, September, Radikal
Interview with the artist, Turkey

2005, September, H�rriyet

Interview with the artist, Turkey

2005, September, Zaman
Loneliness existing in exile, J. Karahan, Turkey

2005, September, Yeni Safak
Interview with the artist, Turkey

2005, September, Referans
Ali Cabbar�s Exilic Existence, Turkey

2005, September, H�rriyet
We�re all exiles, Dogan Hizlan, Turkey

2005, October, Turkish Daily News
Review of exhibition, Michael Kuser, Turkey

2005, October, Trendsetter
Interview with the artist, Turkey

2004, April, Trendsetter
New works preview, Turkey

2004, Summer, AdDicted
New works preview, Turkey

2003, December ,Trendsetter
Interview with the artist, Turkey

1991, Winter, Artlink
Visions in the South Pacific, Elizabeth Gertsakis, Australia

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