Good News

Gallery Fifty Six's upcoming exhibition 'New Talent:  2012'  is featured in the Memphis Business Journal.



One More Day



There is only one more day to see JC Graham's exhibition:  Sound Advice for the Parents of Unruly Children. The gallery will be open Friday, December 30, 2011 from noon until 4:00 PM.  If you are thinking about collecting art, some work by JC Graham would be an excellent choice to start with.  Come view his assemblages made from vintage materials. Great art at affordable prices.

Assemblage by JC Graham

Coming In February

Petit Paintings by Mariana De Marchi
Available in February, 2012



Emery Franklin - Talent To Spare

Emery Franklin has been represented by Gallery Fifty Six for over two years.  His work has shown in the National Civil Rights Museum, and he has been featured on the WKNO-TV show 'Tennessee Crossroads'.  Emery is currently represented by thirteen galleries across the United States. 

Click the link below to see Emery Franklin in his Arlington, Tennessee home.  Emery has a 'Thank You' message for all of his patrons and the galleries that support him. Emery is also a composer and a musician.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lex0K7sn5QY

Gallery Fifty Six has a number of his original oil paintings in our archives.

Merry Christmas, Everyone!

New Drawing by Mariana De Marchi

Mariana De Marchi is one of Gallery Fifty Six's international artists. Currently, Mariana teaches the visual arts as well as create and show her own work in Buenos Aires, Argentina.  Mariana's strenghth is in her expressive portraits of  'people on the street'.  She will surprise you with the items she draws into her pictures, like fish and lizards.  Her subjects are thought provoking and her technical skills are astounding.

Below is one of her most recent drawings.

Gallery Fifty Six has a large collection of her work, including drawings, paintings, and original prints.

Looking For A Last Minute Gift?

Are you looking for a quality last-minute gift?  Why not give the gift of art?  We have a wide selection of original art for under $100.00.  Prints, paintings, photographs, and ceramic sculpture - all under $100.00. We have plenty of parking and it's 'easy in - easy out'.  Hope to see you! The gallery will be open today until 3:00 PM. 

SOLD!



Queen Bee
Copyright JC Graham

Come and see other unique assemblages by Memphis artist JC Graham. 
 His show runs through December 30, 2011. 
If you are still looking for that 'perfect gift',
consider giving some original art
from Gallery Fifty Six



New Talent: 2012

COMING IN JANUARY 2012



Ross McClean Coming To Gallery Fifty Six

Limbo
copyright Ross McClean

Showing in Janaury - New Artists:  2012.  Gallery Fifty Six will present 12 emerging artists. From the University of Memphis are Ross McClean, Candace Canerdy, Jason Miller, Meredith Olinger, Alexandra Pearson, Hans Videll and Andrew Williams.  Steve Crowe, John Hood-Taylor and Evan Lebaroff are from the

Memphis College of Art.

Art Created from Yesterday's Items

JC Graham has a creative and unique way of putting unlike

items together into a new work of art.

His exhibition, titled "Sound Advice for the Parents of Unruly Children"

 runs through December 30, 2011.

There are several pieces under $200.00 that

 would make very unique gifts.

Come see JC's show Wed. - Fri. from noon to 4 PM,

 and Sat. from 11 AM to 4 PM



Mariana De Marchi from Argentina

Gallery Fifty Six has an extensive collection of art by Argentine artist Mariana De Marchi.  Drawings, paintings, and original prints are available for purchase.  Mariana is an artist and art educator in Buenos Aires.  The gallery will present a special show of her work in Gallery C during the month of February.  If you are a member of Facebook, search her name and send her a note.  She would be delighted to hear from you.

Below are samples of the work by Mariana De Marchi

that we have in the gallery.

Copyright Mariana De Marchi

Copyright Mariana De Marchi

Now Available in Gallery B

TURN TO HIM THE OTHER
JC Graham

JC Graham's exhibition "Sound Advice For The Parents of Unruly Children" runs through December 30, 2011
 All assemblages are for sale.



John Hood-Taylor

Come see what the Commercial Appeal  was talking about in their review of John Hood-Taylor's 'Napkin Art', that was on exhibit at the P and H Cafe this past fall.  John will display his napkin art in the upcoming show "New Talent:  2012" at Gallery Fifty Six, opening on January 6, 2011.  The artist's reception will be from 5 to 8 PM.  Each design is only $100.00,  framed behind glass.




Copyright John Hood-Taylor



Give Someone a UNIQUE Gift!

Are you looking for the perfect gift? 

 Something unique, unusual, and different?  Why not give the gift of ART?

Copyright JC Graham

Copyright JC Graham

 

There are many unique art gifts in our current exhibition of work by JC Graham. 

 Many of the items are priced under $100.00

Copyright JC Graham

All of the assemblages by JC Graham are made from vintage materials.

Gallery Hours:  Wed, Thurs., and Fri. - noon to 4 PM
Saturday - 11 AM to 4 PM

Call 901-276-1251

Still Life Paintings - Always in Style

Available for Puchase
Acrylic on Canvas - 42 x 36 in.



Lee County, Mississippi

GREAT new work by artist JOHN ARMISTEAD.  This piece is titled 'Lee Country, MS'.  It is available for purchase NOW for only $1200.00. 

Copyright John Armistead

Something To Talk About

SOUND ADVICE FOR THE PARENTS OF UNRULY CHILDREN
Art Exhibition by JC Graham



JC Graham's show runs through December 30, 2011.
There is plenty to talk about.



 



Bringing In The New Year

Gallery Fifty Six will begin the new year with New Talent:  2012

The participating artists are

Candace Canerdy

Curt Crocket

Steve Crowe

John Hood-Taylor

Virginia Jenkins

Evan Lebaroff

Ross McLean

Jason Miller

Meredith Olinger

Alexandra Pearson

Hans Videll

James Andrew Williams

New In The Gallery

By Your Side

Mixed media by Gary Noland

Copyrighted by the artist

Coming To Gallery Fifty Six

Janet Beaver

Original Paintings

Janet Beaver will present her work at Gallery Fifty Six in 2012.



The color for 2012

Pantone announced today that TANGERINE TANGO will be the color for 2012!

Mariana De Marchi - Artist and Teacher

Gallery Fifty Six's international artist Mariana De Marchi teaches art in her home studio.

Mariana De March's art school in Argentina

One of Mariana De Marchi's students works on an assignment.

Mariana De Marchi (left) poses with one of her students in her Argentine studio.

Selected Works From JC Graham's Exhibition

JC Graham's assemblages are created from vintage materials.

All images copyrighted by JC Graham

SOUND ADVICE FOR THE PARENTS OF UNRULY CHILDREN
Dec. 2 through Dec. 30, 2011



Slide Show of JC Graham's Exhibition and Reception

click the link below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXnjY0IYmZk&feature=g-all

to see the slide show of JC Graham's art and reception

 

Don't Miss A Thing!

Don't Miss A Thing!

JC Graham's show opens tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 2, 2011
The artist's reception is from 5 to 8 PM.  This event is free and open to the public.

Meet The Artist

JC Graham's exhibition 'Sound Advice For The Parents of Unruly Children' opens this Friday, December 2, 2011, from 5 to 8 PM.

JC Graham was born in Biggers, Arkansas.  He graduated from Williams Baptist College in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas and he holds a BFA in Studio Painting.  He is 34 years old and he works for Elvis Presley Enterprises.

Introducing Steve Crowe

Four paintings by Steve Crowe are currently on exhibit in Gallery C

Seeking The Quiet Mind

Copyright Steve Crowe



New In The Gallery

'Formula 1128' by Karl Rice

Copyrighted by the Artist



New In The Gallery

"Formula 1127a" by Karl Rice

Copyrighted by the Artist

Now Available in Gallery C - Art From Argentina



LONELY
Copyright Mariana De Marchi

Painting from Argentina





Now Available in Gallery C



Quaking Tree

Copyright Mary Stubbs





JC Graham's Upcoming Exhibiton

Sound Advice For The Parents of Unruly Children

Artist's Reception:  Friday, December 2, 2011
5 to 8 PM

Free and Open To The Public

What is an 'assemblage'?

Liberty Level
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as·sem·blage   
noun
1. a group of persons or things gathered or collected; an assembly; collection; aggregate.
2. the act of assembling; state of being assembled.
3. Fine Arts .
a. a sculptural technique of organizing or composing into a unified whole a group of unrelated and often fragmentary or discarded objects.
b. a work of art produced by this technique. Compare collage, found object, ready-made ( def. 4 ) .
4. Archaeology . the aggregate of artifacts and other remains found on a site, considered as material evidence in support of a theory concerning the culture or cultures inhabiting it.

Come view a collection of cleverly crafted assemblages made from vintage materials  by Memphis artist JC Graham at the artist's reception on December 2, 2011, from 5 to 8 PM.

Vintage Assemblages Coming to FS



Public Opinion
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Memphis artist J.C. Graham will present a new body of work at Gallery Fifty Six in December, 2011. His show is titled ‘Sound Advice For the Parents of Unruly Children”. This exhibition is a continuance upon several themes that have remained predominant in the artist’s work for several years: rigid patriarchal familial structures, religious/spiritual expectations and the artist’s experiences with each during his upbringing in rural Arkansas.

JC Graham has relied heavily upon assemblage constructions for this particular exhibit and has done so because he finds that physical artifacts more fervently manifest an emotional response from the viewer when working in this particular genre -- you might call it the "I remember those" or "so and so had one of those" moments. The elements are reflections upon Graham’s childhood experience and rural farm life experienced therein -- he was primarily cared for by his paternal grandparents and in turn developed a general disassociation with his peer group. Youth, as it turned out, was not as entertaining for him as the aged Southern conflict that was his grandparent's resentful bond to one another.

JC Graham has embellished much of the work with Southern US Homonyms; words and phrases that were his internal dialogue: repeated in pattern and presenting dual meanings to the viewer, some merely colloquial and many referencing southern spirituals. JC’s creations are familiarity fertilized with subtle sociopolitical statements peppered with trite comedic undertones. In physical regards, the artist has remained true to the primitive and gritty perplexities that made up the small rural farm town: worn wood, aged metal, ephemera both religious and secular and graphical elements including numbers and geometric artifice. Each
piece houses what could be interpreted as a criticism and an endorsement of the ideas that plagued JC’s young mind as he tried to create an identity in a world of spiritual illusion and nonbinding religious doctrine that moved about among the characters in his family’s own novella.

Sacred Vessels

Memphis artist Jason Miller will be included in the January 'New Talent: 2012' exhibition. 

He will exhibit a few pieces from his latest work 'Sacred Vessels'. 

 Each photograph is approximately 2 x 3 feet, 3 inches deep.

Copyright Jason Miller - All Rights Reserved

'New Talent:  2012" will be to introduce new artists to the Memphis scene.

Lots of Surprises

Artist JC Graham will surprise and amaze you with his creative new work.  His exhibition is called "Good Advice For The Parents of Unruly Children' opens on December 2, 2011.  You
don't want to miss his show!

Flight by JC GrahamCopyright JC Graham - All Rights Reserved



JC Graham - Coming in December

JC Graham presents

GOOD ADVICE FOR THE PARENTS OF UNRULY CHILDREN

Art Assemblages

VOLUNTEER by JC Graham
Copyright JC Graham - All Rights Reserved

Artist's Reception - December 2, 2011

5 to 8 PM

Free and Open To The Public

New Work At The Gallery



"Seeking The Quiet Mind" Copyright Steve Crowe

Gallery Fifty Six will present a few works of Steve Crowe in Gallery C during the December exhibiton.
The artist will also be part of the January 2012 show "New Talent:  2012".





Gifts From The Gallery



Copyright Bradley Wilson, All Rights Reserved



Gallery Fifty Six has a wide selection of smaller works of art that will make the perfect gift.  Come by the gallery and browse the racks in our Archive Room.  We have small works by Mariana De Marchi, John Armistead, Madison Sherman, Bradley Wilson, Art Covington and many others. Original art makes a wonderful gift to give for Christmas.



Pseudonyms Revealed

The Pseudonym Exhibition is about to come to a close. Below are the real names of the artists who participated in the show:

Forrest Henry is Chuck Johnson

Carroll Sellers is Mike Coulson

John Doe is Madison Sherman

Juan Rhodes is Paul Clarke
William David is John Armistead
Jennie McGregor is Jeanne Seagle

Vladimir Klozovich is Bryan Blankenship

Anonymous Cliche is Eli Gold

Gros Glasern Gabel is Jan Hankins
Evelyn Skinker is Carol De Forest

Rouge Dottier is John Sadowski

Les Selin is Niles Wallace

The exhibition will close on Friday, November 25th, 2011

You still have time to see it on Saturday, November 18;

Wednesday, November 23; and Friday, November 25, 2011

New Talent: 2012

Gallery Fifty Six is proud to announce the participants in the upcoming 'New Talent:  2012' exhibition that will show during the month of January, 2012.

  Included in this exhibition of 'new talent' will be:

Candace Canerdy

Curt Crocker

Steve Crowe

Evan Lebaroff

John Hood-Taylor

Virginia Jenkins

Ross McLean

Meredith Olinger

Jason Miller

Alexandria Pearson

Hans Videll

Andrew Williams



Coming In December - JC Graham

JC Graham's "History Lesson"
Artist's reception December 2, 2011



Artist in the Pseudonym Exhibition

Thanks to all the artists who participated in the Pseudonym Exhibition, currently showing at Gallery Fifty Six.
Twelve local artists agreed to create a work of art that is different from what they normally do and signed it with a pseudonym..  The local artists are Madison Sherman, John Sadowski, Carol DeForest, Bryan Blankenship, Mike Coulson, Niles Wallace, Eli Gold, Chuck Johnson, Paul Clarke, Jeanne Seagle, John Armistead, and Jan Hankins.  This show runs until November 25th, 2011.  See if you can match the pseudonym with the real artist and win a free luch for two at the Cafe Palladio.

Coming To The Gallery In December

Drawings in soft pastel and colored pencil by Argentine artist  Mariana De Marchi.

Coming In December!

Argentine artist Mariana De Marchi sent Gallery Fifty Six over 25 new works of art that will be

available for sale beginning December 2, 2011.