Margo Blevin Denton Solo Exhibit opens Sept. 10 at RCCAC
A solo exhibition of the work of Elkins artist Margo Blevin Denton will be on display in the Maxwell Gallery of the Randolph County Community Arts Center.
The exhibit will open during the Ninth Annual RCCAC Gala Friday, Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. Tickets for this event may be purchased by phone or in the RCCAC office.
Denton’s work draws on her lifelong observations of people and the effects of time and the emotions on the human form and spirit. This exhibit offers examples of her many facets as a visual artist, dating from the 1960s through 2010.
The work ranges from wood engravings, graphic designs, paintings and drawings in watercolor, colored pencil, and charcoal, to sculpture, including realistic sculptural portraits of several local residents and includes many pieces never before exhibited.
According to Denton, “all art is abstract,” and she sees no disparity in the contrast between her abstractions and her more realistic works. She believes that the very act of creating art — choosing what to use and what to leave out — is based on abstracting. Moreover, most of her so-called abstract pieces have their basis in natural and organic forms.
She is a graduate of the prestigious Tyler School of Fine Art in Philadelphia, where she majored in sculpture and also discovered printmaking. Not long after graduating she was elected a member of the National Society of Graphic Artists, and continued her activities as a musician and published author.
She has taught at D&E College, and her work has been exhibited both regionally and nationally.
After moving with her three children to West Virginia 1977, she continued to develop as a painter and printmaker in a style filled with organic and visceral imagery. Teaching courses in Art Education at D&E College, along with an occasional design job, allowed her time to develop and exhibit her work nationally.
Then in 1981 she became Director of the Augusta Heritage Center, a position that utilized all of her experiences as a creative artist and educator. She continued over the years to develop her use of watercolor and colored pencil, exhibiting regionally, and also explored polymer clay as a sculpture medium.
Around 2000 she took a portrait sculpture class at the RCCAC, which reignited her return to three-dimensional expression. Since then, sculpture has been her passion, as she rediscovers the plasticity and spontaneity of clay.
The exhibit will be on display through November 17.
The Maxwell Gallery at RCCAC, named to honor one of the founding board members of the RCCAC, Judge Robert E. Maxwell, serves as a solo exhibition space for RCCAC artist members. The Margo Blevin Denton solo exhibition will be open from 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The Elkins Regional Convalescent Center is sponsoring the Ninth Annual Gala Juried Exhibition in the Main Hall of the RCCAC, which will run through September 29.
The RCCAC, a non-profit organization promoting and supporting the arts in Randolph County and the surrounding areas, is located at the corner of Randolph Avenue and Park Street in Elkins. The RCCAC is supported by the West Virginia Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment For the Arts. Call the RCCAC office at 637-2355 for information on its arts education classes, exhibits, concert series, and children’s concert series.
RCCAC is committed to providing accessibility to individuals with disabilities. If you are in need of an accommodation, please contact our office in advance.
