Past and Future:
Eric Hopkins-: August 2008
Emily Leonard-paintings: Sept 2008
Martin Kremer-Glass: Oct 2008
Ben Coombs-Glass: Nov 2008
Tracy Johnson-jewelry: Dec 2008
Benjamin Lambert-ceramic sculpture: Jan 2009
Hyde, Travis & Yoo-landscapes: Feb 2009
Arthur Fink-photography: Feb 2009

March 5 - 28, 2009

Casco Bay Woodsculptors

Artist Preview Reception, Thursday, March 5, 5 - 7 pm
Public Reception for First Friday Art Walk, March 6, 5 - 8 pm

Daniel Kany Gallery is pleased to announce the inaugural exhibition of the Casco Bay Woodsculptors will open at the Daniel Kany Gallery on March 5th. The group known as Casco Bay Woodsculptors (CBWS) comprises five distinct artists who have come together because of their shared passion for working with wood as a sculptural medium. Exhibiting as a group, they present a broad dynamically varied range of approaches to sculpture. Collectively, the artists will be showing about 40 pieces.

Several members of the group were in the 2008 exhibition, MCA at Daniel Kany Gallery. “Carrie Camann’s windblown woman was my favorite sculptural piece in the Maine Crafts Association show. The effort, skill and craftsmanship in that piece were amazing, but it was quite simply an outstanding example of art deco figurative sculpture. I understand that piece alone took her about six months and I am not surprised. Chris Pye might be familiar to many people because of the ten or so books and dvds by and about him: he is a major talent and a teacher of great note.”

Ben Thompson, Laurie Stearns, Clara Cohan, Chris Pye, Carrie Camann

According to the CBWS’s self-description: Carrie Camann brings her feminine sensibilities to her flowing figures and fine craft pieces. Clara Cohan’s figurative sculpters are infused with symbolic meaning. Chris Pye is a master carver from England and solidly anchored in the traditional carving arts. He uses his honed skills to express himself personally through imaginative and sensual forms. Laurie Stearns’s carved flora assemblages reflect her keen observation and love of nature. Her flowers are unexpectedly delicate pushing the limits of traditional carvings. Ben Thompson is an explorer, using his new found love for carving to explore the tension between the right and left brain.

Casco Bay Woodsculptors will be on view at the Daniel Kany gallery through March 28, 2009.

For more information and publication-quality images, please contact Daniel Kany.