Glen Helen Atrium Gallery Exhibition:

Portraits and Animal Paintings by Bekka Sage

November 30, 2011 – January 5, 2012


Glen Helen Atrium Gallery is showing Portraits and Animal Paintings by Bekka Sage, from November 30, 2011 – January 5, 2012. Using highly patterned backgrounds, Sage paints portraits and animals in her compelling graphic style, creating works that are lively and engaging. The Gallery is delighted to have more of Sage’s paintings for the month of December; her animal paintings shown during October were warmly received. The public is invited to meet the artist at the opening reception on Sunday, December 4, from 2 - 4 pm. The artist will speak about her inspiration and creative process during a gallery talk at 3pm.

Sage lives in Cincinnati and in 2004 earned a BFA in sculpture from the University of Cincinnati. Sage’s strong interest in shapes and patterns was intensified by an artist’s
residency in the Great Lakes District of New South Wales, Australia. She writes, “Being exposed to Aboriginal art, I learned some of the language contained in every dash, dot, and line that contained one small story in each painting.” Since graduation she has been involved in filmmaking and performance art, in addition to painting, printmaking and sculpture. She is currently a City of Hamilton, Artist in Residence.

The Gallery is located in the Glen Helen Building at 405 Corry Street in Yellow Springs. Show hours are 9:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday and 10 am to 4 pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Admission is free. Artwork will be available for purchase with proceeds supporting the Glen Helen Nature Preserve.

For more information call the Glen Helen Ecology Institute at 937.769.1902 or visit www.glenhelen.org.

The Glen Helen Atrium Gallery showcases the work of emerging local and regional visual artists in twelve exhibits each year. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of art goes to the Glen Helen Association, a non-profit organization whose mission is to support preservation and programs at Glen Helen and its 1,000-acre nature preserve.