Programs
Presentation by Gail Beveridge
OIL & ACRYLIC Monday, May 13th, 2024 5:30 p.m. Reception / 6:00 p.m. Presentation Held at the
Lakeshore Women's Club 2352 Lakeshore Blvd. Jacksonville FL 32210 Please join us for the last presentation of the 2023/2024 Season on the 2nd Monday of May to enjoy artistic networking with food, conversation, and wine. Then settle in for a presentation by artist Gail Beveridge.
Please Register by May 9th, 2024, at 5pm! - Contact cookiedavis001@gmail.com with any questions. |
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Presentation
Oil & Acrylic
with Gail Beveridge
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
My design background is the seed from which my other artistic endeavors have sprung; first as a sculptor and more recently as a painter. In the field of interior design, composition and spatial relationships are critical to a successful solution as are line, form, scale, color, texture, and contrast. The same factors come into play in painting. I paint with water-mixable oils in a tonalist style with subtle variations of value and color to express a mood or emotion. As an artist, my voice speaks through painting and much of my work celebrates the natural world in and around northeast Florida. I also enjoy painting figures in the landscape to show the important interaction between man and nature. In today’s fast-paced world, we spend more time connecting via social media than we do with nature. But our relationship with our natural environment is vital to our own well-being and that of our planet, as man’s sense of place is directly related to his sense of self. For centuries, landscape paintings have allowed viewers to vicariously experience the many natural wonders of our world and to feel an emotional connection to a place. My goal is to create a dramatic composition that captures the essence of the subject – the mood of the moment. As our wild places continue to be compromised by development, invasive species and climate change, I find it important to be an advocate through my work in the hope that viewers will come to appreciate these natural wonders by experiencing them firsthand. -Gail BIOGRAPHY After many years as a commercial interior designer, Beveridge made the transition to that of a professional artist. First as an award winning sculptor, she exhibited in juried and invitational shows throughout the U.S., and was represented by galleries in Jacksonville and New Smyrna Beach. More recently, Beveridge has pursued her long-time interest in painting with her works winning awards and being featured in many juried exhibitions. Highlights include: |
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2025 Upcoming Solo Exhibition - St Johns County Administration Building, St. Augustine, FL
2023 A Symphony of Nature Exhibition, Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Jacksonville, FL
2022 Embracing Nature, A Lightner Local Exhibition, Lightner Museum, St. Augustine, FL
2019 Featured Artist - Concourse C, Jacksonville International Airport, Jacksonville, FL
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 Upcoming Group Exhibition – Celebrating William Bartram’s Travels, St Johns County
Administration Building, St. Augustine, FL
2023 National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS) Best of America Small Works Exhibition,
Beverly McNeil Art Gallery, Birmingham, AL
28th National Biennale Juried Exhibition, Art League of Hilton Head, Hilton Head, SC
Nature Exhibition, Haskell Gallery, Jacksonville International Airport, Jacksonville, FL
2021 Art Ventures 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Jacksonville, FL
2020 Oil Painters of America’s Salon Show (on-line due to Covid restrictions)
Endless Summer Exhibition, Arts on Douglas, New Smyrna Beach, FL
2019 26th National Biennale Juried Exhibition, Art League of Hilton Head, SC
2016 Find Your Park Plein Air Exhibition, Lightner Museum, St. Augustine, FL (Best of Media –
Painting Award)
Beveridge has also been involved in the arts as a docent at Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), a volunteer on the installation team at St. Augustine Art Association, and former chairman of A Brush with Nature, a plein air painting event at the Jacksonville Arboretum & Gardens.
Beveridge earned a Bachelor of Design Degree with Honors from the University of Florida. She is an associate member of Oil Painters of America and the National Oil & Acrylic Painters of America and a member of St. Augustine Art Association and First Coast Plein Air Painters. She is represented by the Creative Exchange (CX904) in Jacksonville, FL.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Website: www.gailbeveridge.com
Facebook: Gail V. Beveridge
Instagram: beveridge