OPENINGS: Sally Romayne’s “Streams of Color” opens Tuesday, Nov. 28 at UC
92-year-old Sally Romayne opens a new show of nature-inspired abstract works on Tuesday, Nov. 28 at UC. Photo by Mark Tobin Moore
Charleston artist Sally Romayne opens a new exhibit, “Streams of Color,” on Tuesday, Nov. 28, at the University of Charleston’s Frankenberger Gallery in Geary Student Union. Romayne’s abstract images are inspired by streams running through the varied West Virginia landscape. She is 92 years old and continues to speak of the joy of painting and expressing nature. (See Sandy Wells’ interview with the artist scheduled to appear in the Monday, Nov. 27 Charleston Gazette.)
Frankenberger Gallery director Mark Tobin Moore adds this note on putting on this show together, from an e-mail announcing the exhibit:
“On a personal note, I would like to share this with you. While I was selecting pieces to include in her exhibition I contacted a friend of mine whom I thought might like to share my excitement about Sally Romayne’s work. In turn, she was so amazed that she contacted more of her friends, and that resulted in something happening that I am tempted to call a miracle — and I don’t use that word very often.
“Within two days, 73 of Sally’s paintings on paper were sold to a private collector. I am thrilled to have witnessed this very unusual sale occur, and I am even more thrilled to see Sally Romayne receive this solid recognition. It is wonderful, and I am planning to exhibit some of the purchased pieces in her exhibition. You may learn more about Sally Romayne’s life and many years of studying art at Morris Harvey College and Marshall University by reading Sandy Well’s story in the Monday Charleston Gazette.”
– Mark Tobin Moore, director of Frankenberger Art Gallery
OPENING: “Streams of Color,” an exhibition of colorful acrylic paintings and prints by Sally Romayne, opens Tuesday, Nov. 28, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, in the Frankenberger Art Gallery, 2nd floor of Geary Student Union, University of Charleston. Call 357-4795
Sally Romayne, “Rocks and Streams”, acrylic on BFK paper, 22″ x 30″, 2002
