Featured Artist (and so much more)
This October USN celebrates 15 years of welcoming the Nashville community to campus for our signature event, artclectic. As our featured artist for this special occasion we are honored to welcome Charles Brindley–teacher, artist, and more.
Eight years ago the Tibbott Center opened its doors to a world of possibilities for our students. But after the school day ends, what happens in those “state of the art” studios? If you’ve been lucky enough to drop by on a Monday or Thursday for the last six years, you will have found adults working with a dedicated, patient, welcoming teacher and mentor.
Who are these students? They are parents, alumni, faculty of USN and members of the Nashville community. These lifelong learners gather in our studios to learn from a master teacher much as our own students gather in classrooms throughout the school year to learn math, science, English, theater, and more from the master teachers who comprise our faculty.
In the small town of Adairville, just an hour south of Bowling Green, Charles enjoys a quiet life. Most days you will find him cloistered in his studio working on paintings and drawings inspired by the natural world. Charles’ work depicts a variety of symbol-laden subjects including giant deciduous trees, panoramic landscapes, prehistoric ruins, and rock formations. “I moved to Adairville in 2004 to be surrounded by the karst landscape–a countryside defined by rich top soil underlain by limestone that yields beautiful and dramatic land forms.”
In 2007 the Evansville Museum organized an exhibit spanning twenty years of the artist’s work. Director John Streetman shares his observations – “Although meticulously representational, Charles Brindley’s work contains lush and multi-layered abstract elements that satisfy widely-varied artistic tastes. A celebrant of the artfulness of nature, Brindley brings together with a mature and arresting skill a variety of subjects resonant with symbolism. He is equally at home recording architectural subjects and still lifes with a master draftsman’s skill.”
Charles’ exhibit “Trace and Transformation” opens to the public on Sunday, October 9 and remains on display until November 6. Please join us for an opening reception on October 9 from 5:30 – 8:30.