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surface enchantment
Now thru May 25th
LEE AKINS
REBBECA CROWELL
The TCC Gallery is excited to bring the work of two very accomplished artists together to present Surface Enchantment, an exhibit that illuminates the energy revealed by the subtlety of color and texture in the ceramic work of Lee Akins and cold wax oil paintings of Rebecca Crowell.
Both artists live and work in northern New Mexico, Lee along the Rio Grande in Rinconada, and Rebecca just outside the village of Dixon. Their works are reflective of the environment in which they live, enhanced by the mediums in which they work.
Surface Enchantment will be on exhibit thru May 25th at the TCC Gallery.
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About LEE AKINS
Lee was born in Texas and then spent most of his early years in Taiwan. He earned his BFA in Ceramics from The Dayton Art Institute in 1975, and his MFA. in Ceramics from Southern Methodist University in 1986. He has taught ceramics at the college level for more than 45 years, including at Dallas County Community College and Collin College (Plano, TX). In 2008, he retired early and moved to New Mexico to pursue working full-time as a studio artist. He
has since resumed teaching part-time at UNM Taos and Taos Ceramics Center.
Lee coil builds terracotta, creating vessels influenced by his time in Asia. Archetypal forms are covered with matt patina surfaces. “I became interested in ceramics as an art major at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. All the drawing classes were full, so I signed up for a pottery class. I had a young enthusiastic instructor, Jim Romberg, who helped me get started in my lifelong career in the clay arts. That pursuit continues to be both challenging and rewarding.”
His work has been featured in ceramic magazines and publications, including a feature article in Ceramics Monthly, August/September 2006. He has exhibited widely throughout his career and his work is in numerous private and public collections.
About REBECCA CROWELL
Rebecca has been painting professionally for over 40 years and has remained challenged and energized by her studio practice every day. Most of her work consists of complex, layered, organic abstractions created with oil paint mixed with cold wax medium, using techniques that she originated about 20 years ago. These techniques are detailed in
the comprehensive book that she co-authored, Cold Wax Medium: Techniques,Concepts & Conversations (Squeegee Press 2017) which has become a resource for artists worldwide.
International travel for artist residencies and workshop teaching has been an important influence on Rebecca's work. These travels have included annual residencies since 2012 at The Ballinglen Arts Foundation on the rugged west coast of Ireland, and other stays in Spain, Greece, Portugal, Sweden, and New Zealand. Since moving to Dixon, NM in 2020, she finds that the dramatic landscape around her home has been a significant influence on her work, feeding her abstract vocabulary of colors, shapes and textures. Rebecca's work is included in hundreds of art collections–private, public, and corporate--and has exhibited regularly in galleries across the country and on a few occasions, internationally.
The work of Lee Akins and Rebecca Crowell will be on exhibit at the TCC Gallery from April 5 thru May 25, 2025.
TCC Gallery Hours
Wednesday thru Saturday: 10AM to 5PM
Sunday: Noon to 4pm
CLOSED Monday & Tuesday
114 Este Es Road, Taos, New Mexico
575-758-2580