Art Legends of Orange County: Grady Kimsey

February 5 to April 2, 2016

Art Legends of Orange County: Grady Kimsey – The Right of Passage, Works from the 1940s to the Present at the Crealdé Main Campus Galleries.

Art Legends of Orange County: Grady Kimsey – Progressions, Works by Former Students at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center. Featured artists: Henry Sinn, Randy Smith, Cheryl Smith, Kyle, Pam Coffman, Sa Sisaleumsak, Terry Sisaleumsak, Jay Spalding, Carlos Richmond, Melissa Kimsey-Hickman, Paula Pell, Greg Freeman, Cindy Freeman, Lynn Warnicke and Marty Whipple

With eight decades of life experiences to draw upon for inspiration, Grady Kimsey enjoys critical and popular success as a sculptor, potter, painter and instructor. He earned his B.A. in fine arts from the University of Tennessee in 1950, and then completed his master’s in education from Rollins College in Winter Park in 1969. Kimsey served as a professor of art for 20 years at Seminole Community College, where he founded the Fine Arts Gallery in 1980. His awards are many, including The Council of Arts and Sciences for Central Florida Award for “Outstanding Achievement in the Arts” and a State of Florida Individual Artist Fellowship. In the dual exhibitions co-curated by Barbara Tiffany, Curator of Gallery Exhibitions and Manager of Painting & Drawing, and David Cumbie, Sculpture Garden Curator and Sculpture Studio Manager, both Grady Kimsey’s enduring creative spirit and his extensive mentorship over many decades are honored.

Events Gallery Talk and Tour with the Curator
7 to 9 pm Friday, February 19th
11 am to 1 pm Friday, April 1st
Crealdé Main Campus Galleries
Join Barbara Tiffany for a walk through the exhibition of lifelong works by Grady Kimsey, followed by questions.

Artists Talk
2 to 4 pm Sunday, March 6th
Hannibal Square Heritage Center
Some of the 15 exhibiting artists talk about the influence of their mentor. Also featured at the HSHC will be a selection of paintings by Crealdé founder Bill Jenkins titled Art Legends of Orange County: The Inspired Paintings of Crealdé Founder Bill Jenkins.