Meet the charismatic man who counted as friends, such luminaries as Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Elia Kazan, Betty Friedan, John D. Join for the rarest evenings as we welcome contemporary artist Mike Solomon, also known as, the son of Syd Solomon, to offer us a never before seen vision of the entirety of his influential father’s life presented through rare photographs, stories and anecdotes that render the journey Syd Solomon took from the coal towns of Pennsylvania into WWII, to the beaches of Siesta Key and the Hamptons art community of the 1950s, on the way to achieving his artistic aspiration. This event promises to be more than just an exploration of art it's a testament to how staying faithful to one's deepest dreams can lead to a fulfilling and influential life. The narrative will not only unveil the highlights of Syd's remarkable career but also shed light on the transformative impact he had on both Sarasota and East Hampton. In this captivating talk, Mike Solomon will take us on a chronological journey through the life of his father, Syd Solomon. Ringling College Galleries + Exhibitions Dept See more works by Beverley McIver: Read More > Her artistic journey serves as a testament to her perseverance and the complexities that shape her identity such as stereotyping, self-acceptance, family, otherness, illness, death and, ultimately, freedom to express one’s individuality. Despite these challenges, McIver pursued her artistic inquiry through her education, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Painting and Drawing from North Carolina Central University and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Painting and Drawing from Pennsylvania State University. Her mother worked tirelessly to make ends meet to support McIver and two sisters, one of which, Renee, has developmental disabilities. A recent article in Forbes compared her works both to “Frida Kahlo’s heart wrenching self-portraits,” and the “publicly exposed raw autobiography with the likes of Sylvia Plath poetry.” She has received numerous awards and honors and has been the subject of eleven museum exhibitions.īorn and raised in Greensboro, North Carolina, McIver grew up in a single-parent household. With breathtaking honesty and virtuoso painting, her works tackle difficult themes about the human condition such as depression, racism, poverty, disability, and death. Read More >īeverley McIver, Truly Grateful, 2011, oil on canvas, North Carolina Museum of Art, Gift in memory of Janet Martin Lampkin, former member of the executive committee of the Friends of African and African American ArtĪ notable presence in American contemporary art, Beverly McIver has charted new directions as a Black female artist. Additional Dever paintings are part of notable public collections including the Parrish Art Museum, Grey Gallery/New York University Art Collection, Guild Hall Museum and the Heckscher Museum. These paintings are part of a larger body of work, paintings first exhibited by Berry Campbell, New York. Dever’s oeuvre embraces both materiality, craftsmanship and a history of shared growth between the artist, his garden and painting. The blossoms were found within a 3.6 mile radius of Dever’s Water Mill studio garden and echo the distance and collection of pollen by bees whose hives are tended by beekeeper Francis Schiavoni. Dever’s self-identification with nature is echoed in his sampling of colorful morning glory blossoms which form the scaffolding of this painting. The Helsinki exhibition features Dever’s mural scaled, oil on canvas diptych, titled “October 10th” (2016), on loan through 2024. Curated by Camille Benton, the exhibition also includes work by Roy Lichtenstein, Gifford Beal, Jessica Snow, Mary Heebner and Pamela DeTuncq. State Department’s Art in Embassies program, paintings by East End artist Eric Dever are on view in the embassy residence of Ambassador Douglas Thomas Hickey in Helsinki, Finland.
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