First Fridays at the Depot Featuring Cheryl Shanahan

Name: First Fridays at the Depot Featuring Cheryl Shanahan
Start: 2025-03-07T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-03-07T19:00:00-05:00
Location: The Gaines Group Architects

Schedule

Fri Mar 07 2025 at 05:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

The Gaines Group Architects | Harrisonburg, VA

Join us for our First Fridays gallery opening on March 7th from 5-7pm for the exhibition "Pastoral" by artist Cheryl Shanahan!
As always, this event is free and open to everyone, and refreshments will be provided by the Gaines Group Architects!
Cheryl's Bio:
Cheryl Shanahan is an internationally collected acrylic painter who splits her year between New Hampshire’s Lakes Region and Metro Richmond, Virginia. Her family has had ties to New Hampshire for nearly a century. Cheryl is a graduate of the University of Richmond.
Cheryl started her creative path at age four when she taught herself how to read music. She expressed herself as a classically trained pianist, an avid writer, and a photographer for decades.
Having grown up with several amateur artists in her family, she was curious about painting.
In 2020, Cheryl signed up for acrylic painting classes. She got eight lessons under her belt before the lockdown, and much to her surprise, there was a painter who was eager to come forth. Her knowledge of composition, value, and color from her photography experience helped her immensely when she jumped in the deep end of the painting pool.
Cheryl exhibits in group and solo exhibitions in New Hampshire and Virginia. She is a member of the Seacoast Artist Association and an Associate Member of the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS).
Gallery representation is through Jackson Art Studio & Gallery in Jackson, New Hampshire.
Artist Statement:
“Pastorale” is a celebration of life lived in what ancient Greeks referred to as “Kairos” time – “the right or critical time” – flow state. Modern society is in a wrestling match with chronological time: our calendars, planners, watches, meetings generally dictate how the days are run – and the reality is that it’s really a contemporary construct or experiment.
“Pastorale” celebrates those who work in rhythm with Nature’s pace and flow and honors the spaces where the built environment meets the natural one.