Western Vistas: New Paintings by Chris Segre-Lewis

November 11, 2011 - January 29, 2012

The Ann Tower Gallery is pleased to present "Western Vistas by Chris Segre-Lewis," in our second floor gallery.

For this exhibition Chris Segre-Lewis has created several large-scale oil paintings that reflect his interest in the American West. He has focused on the geographical interactions between humans and the land rather than mere romantic allusions. His paintings suggest the evidence of human movements guided by the sublime, yet Spartan allure of the expansive western landscape. The work captures the spiritual appeal of the West, with its grand and overwhelming vistas that read as God-sized marks built upon celestial compositions.

Chris Segre-Lewis's work has been shown regionally in various solo and group exhibitions. In 2008 he received a programmatic grant to travel to Indonesia and work with various artists from both America and Asia. The work from that trip has traveled internationally as a group exhibition entitled Charis: Boundary Crossing. Chris has also derived work from his ventures to Ireland, Israel, Africa, Jamaica, and most recently, the American West.

Chris Segre-Lewis has lived in Kentucky for several years and is a professor of art at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky. He received his MFA from the University of Kentucky in 2005

Please contact the gallery or visit for more information about the artist.

In addition to the one-person exhibition by Mr. Segre-Lewis there will be works in a variety of media available for your enjoyment.

Painters: Patrick Adams, Gary Bower, Nancy Fletcher Cassell, Cole Carothers, Gary Drake, Susan Dygert, Joseph Fitzpatrick, Evan Fugazzi, Robert James Foose, Ulrike Hahn, Georgia Henkel, Carolyn Young Hisel, Lennon Michalski, Mary Newton, Juan Rojo, James Shambhu, Valerie Shesko, Bill Santen, Karen Spears, Lina Tharsing, Robert Tharsing, Ann Tower, Sharon Weis, Judy Wells, and Daniel Werner

Sculptors: Stacey R. Chinn, Judith Pointer Jia, Janet Neuwalder, Geoff Smith, and Travis Townsend

Photographers: Carolyn Courtney, Ed Lawrence, Guy Mendes, Mary Rezny, and Mary Tortorici Folk artists: Minnie Adkins, JoAnn Butts, Lonnie and Twyla Money, and Dolly & Guy Skaggs.

The gallery, in the Downtown Arts Center, 141 East Main St., Lexington, KY, 40507, is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 am - 5 pm; 10 am to 2 pm Sundays; and with extended hours during special events and theater performances. For more information please contact Jenny or Lina at (859) 425-1188.