20 North Gallery's Adorning Glory: Jewelry by Kimberly Arden
Toledo, OH—March 6, 2010. On Friday, March 12th, 20 North Gallery will open Adorning Glory, a solo exhibit, featuring new works by local jewelry artist Kimberly Arden. The show will continue through Saturday, April 24, 2010.
The exhibit will display for sale a mix of traditional and sculptural jewelry pieces in a color palette new to the artist—subdued organic tones and neutrals punctuated with vibrant jewel tones. The artist will also be showing new mixed-media sculptural installations that incorporate wearable adornments. Kimberly Arden states, “Making work for this show has been a wonderful yet bittersweet journey. I recently lost my mother, my greatest fan and critic. In creating these new pieces, I was able to incorporate materials left to me in her estate to keep her a part of my creative process. When 20 North Gallery first approached me with the concept of a solo show incorporating my jewelry as installation art, I was intrigued and excited. I have never felt I truly needed gallery representation in my own ‘hometown,’ but 20 North Gallery provides a glamorous, elegant setting that I truly enjoy.”
Kimberly Arden is a full-time, self-taught professional artist, working with polymer clay for over twenty years as one of the pioneers of this medium. As an artist, she is best known for her popular line of jewelry and three-dimensional artwork. Her contemporary media belies her meticulous use of the same traditional cane-working techniques used for centuries by Venetian glass artists.
She has been exhibiting her award-winning work at juried fine art shows and galleries across the nation for over twenty years. Regional art shows include the Ann Arbor (Michigan) Summer Art Fair; Cincinnati (Ohio) Summerfair; Art in the Park-Common Ground in Birmingham, Michigan and the Columbus and Cincinnati Winterfairs in Ohio. She also exhibits her work extensively throughout the local community at juried art fairs and festivals, including her annual participation in the Crosby Festival of the Arts as one of their most-requested artists.
Her enthusiastic love of color is clearly evident in her work. She is in great demand as a polymer clay and painting instructor in her home state of Michigan, at both Monroe County Community College and the Bedford Adult Education program. She has recently been featured on HGTV’s That’s Clever.
Kimberly Arden is a member of many prestigious regional and national artist guilds and associations including: Metro Detroit (Michigan) Polymer Art Guild, Ohio Designer Craftsman Guild, Michigan Guild of Artists and Artisans, International Polymer Clay Association, Columbus (Ohio) Polymer Art Guild, as well as locally in the women’s Athena Art Society in Toledo, Ohio.
20 North Gallery and Kimberly Arden will be welcoming friends and collectors at the free Opening Reception on Friday, March 12th, from 6 - 9p.m. Reception attendees can enjoy light refreshments and conversation with the artist.
20 North Gallery will also offer an Artist Demonstration by Arden, showcasing her intricate polymer mosaic work as part of the Meet & Greet downtown bus loop on April 16th, 6 – 9 p.m.
To view a virtual tour by 360GreaterToledo of Adorning Glory beginning Friday, March 12th, visit www.20northgallery.net
What: Free Opening reception for Adorning Glory exhibit
Where: 20 North Gallery, 18 N. St. Clair Street, (Downtown) Toledo, Ohio 43604, 419-241-2400
When: Friday, March 12, 2010, 6 - 9p.m.
Adorning Glory
Exhibit continues through April 24, 2010
Regular Gallery Hours
Wednesday - Friday: Noon – 4 p.m.
Saturday: 1 – 5 p.m.
For More Information Contact: Peggy Grant, Art Director, 419-241-2400
or visit www.20northgallery.net
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Organization Address: 18 N. St. Clair Street, Toledo, OH, 43604