March 8 – April 23, 2022
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 24 | 5:30 – 8:30pm
Ask the Artist | 6:30pm
Visitors will be able to sit next to and have their own Q&A with Herrington.
*Free and open to the public
EDUCATIONAL SERIES
Artistic Process Talk + Demo
Saturday, March 26 | 1 – 3pm
Demonstration highlighting her exploration of color, form, and line through preliminary sketches, behind the-scenes insights, and blind contour line drawing exercises.
Artist in Residency, Professional Development Workshop
Thursday, April 7 | 6 – 7:30pm
Herrington – who has held residencies at the Hungarian Multicultural Center in Budapest, Hungary; CAMAC in Marnay sur Seine, France; and the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, Holland; among others – will offer guidance for finding, applying, and participating in residency programs which can have a lasting impact on an artist’s life and practice. *Free and open to the public
During Women’s History Month, beginning today, on International Women’s Day, March 8, abstract, contemporary artist and Florida native Melissa Herrington will have select works on exhibition at the Coral Springs Museum of Art. Herrington is known for investigating the ever-changing nature of the female form through her work.
Herrington – who has held residencies at the Hungarian Multicultural Center in Budapest, Hungary; CAMAC in Marnay sur Seine, France; and the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, Holland; among others – will showcase 18 new pieces that highlight her love of color, shape, and texture. Her large-scale, gestural paintings are built up through layers of paint on canvas and overlaid with graphite, charcoal, and pigment. Often contemplative and evocative, her work seeks to explore the complexities of transformation.
Herrington’s paintings explore concepts of transformation, emergence, and life. She strives to join drawing and painting, each at its most elemental on the surface. You’ll notice recurring figurative motifs repeat throughout the exhibition. These contoured shapes are often scaled to her own body or surrounding environments, as she wants to tempt the viewer to engage with them. The loosely sketched female form blends into rich and opulent raspberry pinks and aubergine purples, whites and earthy grays, contrasted with undulating lines and marks. Penciled incisions become more delicately defined, near hand smeared blocks of pigment.
In addition to the exhibition, Herrington will host an educational series on Saturday, March 26 where she will highlight her exploration of color, form, and line through preliminary sketches, behind the-scenes insights, and blind contour line drawing exercises. And on Thursday, April 7, she will host a professional development workshop and offer guidance for finding, applying, and participating in residency programs which can have a lasting impact on an artist’s life and practice.
Herrington is currently based in Venice, CA, and has most recently exhibited with CONTEXT Art Miami and the world’s largest public art fair, Cube Art Fair, along with galleries in Palm Beach, FL, Los Angeles, CA, and more.
EXHIBITION DATES
March 8 – April 23, 2022
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 24 | 5:30 – 8:30pm
Ask the Artist | 6:30pm
Visitors will be able to sit next to and have their own Q&A with Herrington.
*Free and open to the public
EDUCATIONAL SERIES
Artistic Process Talk + Demo
Saturday, March 26 | 1 – 3pm
Demonstration highlighting her exploration of color, form, and line through preliminary sketches, behind the-scenes insights, and blind contour line drawing exercises.
Artist in Residency, Professional Development Workshop
Thursday, April 7 | 6 – 7:30pm
Herrington – who has held residencies at the Hungarian Multicultural Center in Budapest, Hungary; CAMAC in Marnay sur Seine, France; and the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, Holland; among others – will offer guidance for finding, applying, and participating in residency programs which can have a lasting impact on an artist’s life and practice. *Free and open to the public
WHERE
Coral Springs Museum of Art – Inside the Center for the Arts
2855A Coral Springs Drive
Coral Springs, FL 33065