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Read about Nicole Etienne Powell's upcoming exhibit
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST TO SHOW IN ASHLAND Nicole Etienne Powell, New York artist who shows her work internationally, will be at Etienne Gallery on Fourth Street. Beginning Friday, August 7th, the gallery will present "Into the Garden" - a showcase of luscious nudes, mysterious animals and beautiful fruits - Powell’s latest work. Powell is the daughter of gallery owner, Suzanne Etienne. She is a fourth-generation artist, inspired to be a full time painter by her mother. Originally from California, Powell currently lives and works in her New York City painter's atelier. She continues to gather inspiration for her art from traveling the world and living coast to coast. Powell began her collegiate art education at UC Santa Barbara, transferring to UC Santa Cruz where she received her BFA in 1997. She studied abroad at the Lorenzo de Medici School in Florence, Italy and graduated with her MFA Cum Laude in 2009 from the New York Academy of Art. The artist has painted and lived in Italy, London and Ireland. She has also exhibited and sold her art in Scotland, Japan, Hong Kong, Mexico and Australia. She met her husband, art director Peter Powell, in Cornwall, England. They now live in New York City with their cat, Moo. Following the completion of her MFA in New York, Powell was invited back to do a solo show in Dublin. The show was entitled LAND WATER SKY and featured paintings of the West Coast of Ireland. The artist and her work were introduced by Eileen Guggenheim, well known New York socialite and art aficionado. Before traveling to Ireland for Powell’s show, Ms. Guggenheim co-chaired the Tribeca Ball at the New York Academy of Art where guests included former President Bill Clinton, Justin Timberlake and Nicole Miller. Another famed New York artist, Catherine Howe, attended the Dublin reception for Nicole Powell. The Dublin show was remarkably successful in the current economy; seven large original oil paintings were purchased. As Dublin was dazzled, Ashland will be awed by Powell’s art. Indeed, Ashland has already recognized Powell's art in selecting her piece entitled Big Night as the A Taste of Ashland 2009 poster and cover art for the event guide. Immediately following her Dublin show, Powell was whisked to St. Barts in the French West Indies. Eden Rock St. Barts which has long catered to the likes of celebrities such as Greta Garbo, Robert Mitchum and Howard Huges has evolved over the years into a world class art-centric hotel. It has its own art gallery with full exhibition programs each season. The Eden Rock Gallery regularly features work by artists from the New York Academy of Art. Powell was one such artist recently invited to exhibit and teach painting at Eden Rock Gallery. She will return to New York from St. Barts this weekend. Her next destination is Ashland. Nicole Etienne Powell's show "Into the Garden" opens to the public on August 7th and will run through August 31st. Come meet the artist at Etienne Gallery on First Friday, reception beginning at 5 p.m. For more information you may stop by Etienne Gallery at 270 Fourth Street or call (541) 482-1766 or (831) 325-7600. For a preview of “Into the Garden” please visit www.nicoleetiennepowell.com.
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