Art Reception for Artist Leslie Roberts Gregg's "The Thirteenth Keeper"
Venue: Montgomery Museum of Art & History, Christiansburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Thursday, January 11, 2018
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Event Types: Arts & Theatre, Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free

Description:
The Montgomery Museum & Lewis Miller Art Center presents Art Reception for Artist Leslie Roberts Gregg's "The Thirteenth Keeper" on Thursday, January 11, 2018.

Artist Leslie Gregg writes that “The exhibit was born of a collaborative effort with author Michael Abraham. Both Michael and I grew up in this area and share a passion for the people and culture of our part of Appalachia. The purpose of creating these portraits and documenting these stories is to celebrate these special individuals who have worked hard to preserve the old-style traditions.” The book list 12 "Keepers" under the table of contents, but most readers will recognize there is actually a 13th.

Since its unveiling the “Keepers of the Tradition” exhibit has traveled to venues throughout southwest Virginia and coming home to the Montgomery Museum, this will make the seventh. In addition, individual portraits from the show have placed in National and International competitions.”

Several of the “Keepers”, the artist, and the writer will be on hand to answer questions and sign the show’s accompanying book, "Keepers of the Tradition", during the reception.

This exhibit springs from a strong sense of place with a likely connection to Gregg’s self-described upbringing as a “Military brat”. She says, “My father joined the armed services at a very early age and ended up becoming a fighter pilot in the Air Force. Our family relocated many times both abroad and in the states. At one point Dad was stationed in Blacksburg with the ROTC program at Virginia Tech and loved the area. Upon retirement he moved our family to a farm in Longshop. At age eleven I finally had a place to call home.” It is a region she continues to call home, now living in the beautiful Catawba Valley where she keeps miniature horses.

As traditions go, painting is as integral to the Appalachians as any, from Andrew Wyeth in the Appalachian region of Pennsylvania to our own Lewis Miller. Indeed, based on cave art dating back 40,000 years ago, it could be said painting is a tradition that may well define us as human beings. It is a tradition Gregg masterfully weaves throughout the book and places her, justifiably, among the others as the thirteenth “Keeper”.

The exhibit will be on display through February 2018.

Admission is free and all are welcome.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.imgur.com/w5J7sR8.jpg.

For more information, visit: http://montgomerymuseum.org/ or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Montgomery-Museum-Lewis-Miller-Art-Center/151537141675 or call 540-382-5644.

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