Local Women Artists Exhibit at Juried Show in Kunming, China – Denver’s Sister City
Artist Alice Renouf , Executive Director of the ŷڱƵ China Council, and France Addington-Lee (Co-Chairs of the Denver-Kunming Committee) are members of the CAS Advisory Council.
A successful inaugural Art Exhibition took place last month at the prestigious Wenlin Gallery in Denver’s Sister City of Kunming, China. Organized by Denver Sister Cities International (DSCI) and ŷڱƵ China Council, the nine-day exhibition’s theme, “Paintings of the American West by Women Artists,” featured 38 acrylic paintings by 12 women artists from the Denver-Boulder Metro area. Four of the artists – Laura Brenton, Peggy Feliot Jensen, Alice Renouf, and Margot Rowan (pictured below) – flew to Kunming for the show. Almost one-third of the exhibited paintings sold.
Amid TV cameras, interviews, and speeches, a formal invitation-only opening ceremony took place the morning of November 2, 2018, and was followed by an evening reception at the gallery for the general public. The Foreign Affairs and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, the Kunming Municipal Literature and Arts Association, and the Wenlin Gallery supported and organized the Exhibition. This was a unique opportunity for our talented local artists to exhibit in a juried show internationally and to meet with and visit the studios of Chinese artists. This Exhibition was the first part of an Art Exchange between Denver and Kunming. Artists from Kunming will exhibit in Denver later in 2019.
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