Meet the Artist Reception for Christy Mackie
Venue: Montgomery Museum of Art & History, Christiansburg
Date: Thursday, November 6, 2014
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Event Types: Arts & Theatre, Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free
Description:
The Montgomery Museum presents a Meet the Artist Reception with artist Christy Mackie on Thursday, November 6th.

Blacksburg Regional Art Association member Christy Mackie will open a two-month show at the Montgomery Museum and Lewis Miller Art Center starting in November 2014. You are invited to meet the artist and see her latest work.

All are welcome and admission is free.

When asked what viewers can expect, Mackie muses, “It has been said that I need to focus more, which is true because I am all over the place. But collages have given this show a focus that I didn’t know was coming.” Collage is an appropriate theme as it is a suitable metaphor for this artist’s life. It is a life with many varied and colorful pieces. Some have jagged, torn edges and others fit together neatly.

Mackie was born in Chicago, but her father’s stint in the Navy and subsequent pursuit of a position in academia as a history professor resulted in multiple family relocations during her early childhood. However, by the time she started first grade her family settled in Blacksburg where she remained until completing high school.

Mackie chose to attend Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois and later transferred to Virginia Tech for a degree in studio art. Upon graduation, she moved to the coalfields of Southwest Virginia and then back to Illinois followed by a move to Richmond, VA. Returning to Blacksburg in 2000 Mackie worked with historical museums in this region until retiring in 2011.

She now devotes her time to creating art and recently strengthened that commitment by renting a studio in the Newport Recreation Center. Featured prominently on one of her walls is a large painting of a collage that dates to her days as a VT student, indicating that collage has long been a part of her repertoire. Although colored pencil and watercolor have been primary mediums for Mackie, her focus on collage for her upcoming show has allowed her to combine those mediums and more.

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