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JANE FILER



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Group Exhibiiton Of
GALLERY ARTISTS


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NEW INVENTORY
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Recent Work From:

Jane Filer

Steve Penley

Tracy Sharp


New Gallery Artist:

Jason Kornmeyer





C. Dawn Davis    Carl Linstrum
Opening Reception  •  Thursday, February 4, 2010  •  7 - 9 p.m.


Saturday
13Feb2010

Two New Paintings From Steve Penley

left:
Steve Penley
Lily Pads
acrylic on canvas
36 x 60 inches

below:
Steve Penley
UGA Arches
acrylic on canvas
60x60 inches

Tuesday
02Feb2010

An Evening At Toulouse With Steve Penley To Benefit ServeHAITI

HEARTS FOR HAITI

Toulouse Restaurant
cordially invites you to attend

The Steve Penley Dinner 
To Benefit The ServeHAITI Foundation

with special guest
Donna Williams
Donna's poignant photographs of Haiti will also be on exhibition


Join us for good food, good art and a good cause. 

Tuesday, February 9, 2010 
Meet the artists at 6:30
Dinner starts at 7:15

The cost of $125 per person includes tax and gratuity
Each guest will enjoy a 5-course meal and 2 glasses of wine.


Please call Toulouse for inquiries and reservations
404-351-9533



Wednesday
27Jan2010

February Exhibition- C. Dawn Davis & Carl Linstrum

Wednesday
27Jan2010

First Thursday On Bennett Street

Sunday
20Dec2009

New Works By Steve Penley

We have a nice selection of brand new works from Steve Penley, including paintings, flowers and small works on paper.

View more works by Steve Penley.

And remember that the gallery will be open special holiday hours on Sunday from 1-5 p.m. and Monday from 10-5 p.m.


   

Thursday
17Dec2009

Special Holiday Hours On Sunday, December 20 & Monday, December 21

With Christmas nearly upon us, Matre Gallery will be open extended holiday hours on the following days:

Sunday, December 20: 1- 5 p.m.

Monday, December 21: 10 - 5 p.m.

Matre Gallery will be open on Christmas Eve from 10 - 3, and will return on Tuesday, December 29, and resume normal business hours of 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday.  The gallery will be closed on New Year’s Day, but will be open on Saturday, January 2.  

Matre Gallery is also open by appointment if you cannot visit during business hours.

Tuesday
15Dec2009

"Dooley's Playbook", Copies Signed By Vince Dooley & Steve Penley Now Available

The must-have gift book for fall 2009 for every member of the Bulldog Nation!

Dooley's Playbook:
The 34 Most Memorable Plays in Georgia Football History


Written by Vince Dooley
Illustrations by Steve Penley

Foreword by Billy Payne
Afterword by Bob Steed

Now Available At Matre Gallery- Signed By Vince Dooley & Steve Penley


Finally, Coach Dooley's Choice of the Best Plays in Bulldog History!

In Dooley’s Playbook, legendary University of Georgia coach and former athletic director, Vince Dooley, has selected thirty-four of the most significant plans in Bulldog history spanning eighty years. These plays are brought-to-life by descriptions of the action so exciting that you’ll feel like you are on the field. Acclaimed painter Steve Penley has prepared a painting for each that perfectly captures the tension and energy behind the key moment of each play. The action is also diagrammed by Dooley himself, creating a true and ultimate Georgia bulldog’s playbook.

Dooley choose to feature thirty-four plays as that was Herschel Walker’s jersey number, which is certain to put a smile on the face of every member of the Bulldog Nation. However, knowing that there were additional pivotal moments in Georgia history, Dooley also includes a separate section of additional great plays across the decades, as well as a tribute to the greatest kickers.

This is the book every Bulldog fan has been waiting for. Finally, Dooley has weighed-in and made his picks. Join him for an incredible journey through UGA football history.

VINCE DOOLEY was the head football coach for the University of Georgia Bulldogs from 1964-1988 and UGA athletic director from 1979-2004. During his twenty-five year coaching career he compiled a 201-77-10 record, and his teams played in twenty bowl games, won six S.E.C. championships, and won the national championship. He was inducted into the National Football Hall of Fame. He lives in Athens, Georgia.

  • 184 pages in full-color
  • 10"x 10" oversize, HARDCOVER, gift book format
  • Hardcover retails for $35
  • 56 stunning full-color paintings depicting each play
  • Archival photographs for cross-reference
  • A vidid, moment-by-moment description of each play written by Coach Dooley
  • Each play hand-diagrammed by Coach Dooley
  • Monday
    14Dec2009

    New Drawings From Steve Penley

    We just received a few unframed sketches, drawings and paintings on paper from Steve Penley in various sizes.  These small, unframed works show off the superb drawing skills and draftsmanship of Penley, rendered in his unmistakeable loose drawing style.

    view more small works on paper by Steve Penley












         

         

         

    Monday
    14Dec2009

    New Flower Paintings From Steve Penley

       
     
     

    Steve Penley  |  Flower Paintings  |  acrylic on canvas  |  16 x 20 inches each

    view more Flower Paintimgs by Steve Penley

    Saturday
    12Dec2009

    Photo Of The Day

    click image to enlarge

    Friday
    11Dec2009

    Preview The December Show

    Please join us tonight, December 11, from 7-10 p.m. for the opening of The December Show

    Over 100 woks by fifteen artists!

      

      

      


    view more installtion photos from The December Show

    Thursday
    10Dec2009

    New Paintings From Scott Hill

    We just received these three new paintings from Scott Hill.  They will be featured, along with Gatherer, 1906, in The December Show.  The gallery is looking forward to a solo exhibition for Scott Hill opening in June 2010.

    view more works by Scott Hill





           

    Thursday
    10Dec2009

    "Hearts"- New From Steve Penley


    Steve Penley  |  Hearts #1  |  acrylic on canvas & plexiglass  |  36 x 48 inches

    Thursday
    10Dec2009

    "Gatherer, 1906"- New From Scott Hill


    Scott Hill  |  Gatherer, 1906  |  mixed media  |  18 x 24 inches framed




    frame view, click image to enlarge

    Wednesday
    09Dec2009

    New Small Works From Jane Filer

    Chapel Hill artist Jane Filer is new to the Matre Gallery roster, but has quickly established herself as a gallery favorite since her debut in the Spring Into Summer group exhibition in May 2009.  We just received these three small paintings for The December Show.  We are looking forward to a solo show for Jane Filer opening in March 2010.

    view more works by Jane Filer


        

    Tuesday
    08Dec2009

    New Paintings From Megan Lightell

    We have received six new landscape paintings from Megan Lightell that will be featured Friday night in The December Show.

    view more works by Megan Lightell

       

    Monday
    07Dec2009

    New Works On Panel From Christian Bradley West

    The gallery is excited to have just received its first panel works from Christian Bradley West.  Christian was added to the gallery roster earlier this year, and so far we have exhibited his framed drawings, paintings and photographs.  These new works feature the exquisite detail and charm of his drawings, which are mounted on deep wood panels. 

    A solo exhibition for Christian is planned for October 2010.

    View more works by Christian Bradley West





      

    Monday
    07Dec2009

    New Works On Paper From Tracy Sharp

    The gallery just received six new small works on paper from Tracy Sharp.  These new works will be featured in The December Show, opening Friday, December 11, 2009, from 7 - 10 p.m.

    view more works by Tracy Sharp

    watch video of Tracy Sharp's interview on CNN

    Sunday
    06Dec2009

    "A Rembrandt Identity Crisis" In The New York Times

    Jori Finkel in The New Yok Times discusses the issues that led to “Drawings by Rembrandt and His Pupils”, a new exhibition at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles.

    View an interactive comparison of two versions of a “Seated Nude” drawing, one by Rembrandt and the other by his skilled apprentice Arent de Gelder.

    From The New York Times:

    Rembrandt’s studio in Amsterdam was one of the biggest and busiest art enterprises of the 17th century, drawing dozens of pupils and charging serious tuition fees. But it was not, in some respects, the most organized. Scholars suspect that drawings by Rembrandt’s pupils were routinely mixed in with their teacher’s work in albums that entered the marketplace.

    and...

    In addition to poor file keeping, there are other reasons for the confusion between Rembrandt’s work and his students’, starting with the practice, popular at the time, of students learning through imitation. Also, because these sketches were generally made as exercises and were not intended for sale, it is rare to find a signature. And then there’s the wishful thinking of dealers and collectors, as the market generously rewards a Rembrandt attribution while often devaluing a “school of” work.

    Saturday
    05Dec2009

    Jane Filer- 2010 Calendar

    Jane Filer's 2010 Calendar is available for sale at the gallery, featuring fourteen paintings selected by the artist.  The price for the calendar is $15.

    We will be receiving new works from Jane next week that will be featured in The December Show, opening Friday, December 11, from 7 - 10 p.m.

    Matre Gallery is also please to announce that it will host a solo exhibition for Jane Filer in March 2010.

    view works by Jane Filer