Thursday
February 9th
5:30-7:30 PM 
Thursday night, Helena Fox Fine Art is proud to partner up with her neighbor, goat. sheep. cow.  This is an ultimate night of indulgence.  A cover charge of $15 to entertain all senses.  There will be a plethera of wine and cheese in both locations.  West Fraser’s artwork will line with walls with the artist present for any questions as well as the presence of Sarah Amos and her glowing jewelry.   This is a closed off reception with an adjoining door to the back veranda of goat. seep. cow.  Please RSVP, spaces are limited.   Tickets available at goat. sheep. cow. (843-480-2526)

Hope to see you there!

Opening Reception: Thursday March 1, 2011

Helena Fox Fine Art LLC is pleased to announce the opening of its upcoming exhibition: A Southern Edge: Recent Works by Julyan Davis.  This exhibition explores the artist’s passion for southern landscape and architecture.  His ability to capture the fragile balance between the historical past and urban sprawl of the present has come to represent our changing South.

Julyan Davis is English born, and moved to the South over 20 years ago, captivated by the ever-changing southern landscape he now calls home. He received his art training at the Byam Shaw School of Art in London. In 1988, having completed his B.A. in painting and printmaking, he traveled to the South on a painting trip that was also inspired by an interest in the history of Demopolis, Alabama and its settling by Bonapartist exiles. After years of traditional realism his work has evolved to incorporate aspects of modernism, resulting in paintings that combine traditional techniques such as glazing with an emphasis on the abstract qualities of his subject. His work is in many private, public and corporate collections including the Gibbes Museum in Charleston, the Greenville County Museum of Art, and the Morris Museum of Art.

A Native Son: Paintings by West Fraser considers the landscapes, marine views, and city scenes for which Fraser is best known, as well as travel paintings created around the world and figure-based compositions depicting family, friends, and the artist himself. Consisting of approximately 55 works, the exhibition also demonstrates the evolution of Fraser’s technique, beginning with his large-scale watercolors of the 1980s, which were painted from photographs in the artist’s studio. In the 1990s, his desire to begin painting directly from nature forced him to seek out a more flexible and adaptable medium, resulting in his switch from watercolor to oil. Today, Fraser continues to work in oil, and alternates between plein air painting and studio work (sometimes combining the two). Fraser’s paintings have been exhibited in numerous solo and group shows at museums and galleries throughout the country, and his work is held in the permanent collection of Telfair Museums, Morris Museum of Art, Gibbes Museum of Art, Greenville County Museum of Art, California’s Laguna Art Museum, and many prominent private and corporate collections.

Cathy Solomons, interim director of Telfair Museums, stated, “It is with special pleasure that Telfair Museums presents this exhibition. Although West Fraser has garnered national recognition and numerous awards, this exhibition is his first solo museum show in Savannah, the city of his birth.” Courtney McNeil, curator of art at Telfair Museums, stated, “West Fraser has spent nearly thirty years methodically chronicling lives and landscapes in the South. Because his stylistic inspiration is largely drawn from the work of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century American impressionists such as John Henry Twachtman, Childe Hassam, and Edward Redfield, all of whom are represented in the Telfair’s permanent collection, it is particularly appropriate for the Telfair to be presenting this exhibition.”

This exhibition is sponsored by Byck Rothchild Foundation, Inc, Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Mr. and Mrs. J. Curtis Lewis III, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ramee, and Mr. and Mrs. David W. Solana.

Keep your eyes and ears peeled for the next location!

Here is how West Fraser feels about his project:

“I give to a finder of a painting hanging in a tree, it though happens to have strings attached, literally. I ask you, the recipient, to make a donation to a favorite charity, perhaps your local High school art program, artist organization, local museum or a talented artist in need. I hope that with my gift found, the discoverer will give as well, and perhaps encourage others to make random acts of giving and kindness.  As a catalyst to perpetuate gift giving in the community I hope that my Painting in a Tree project can make a difference.”

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Friday October 7th thu Friday October 28th, 2011

Opening Reception: Friday, October 7^th from 5PM to 8PM

“The American Landscape: 12 Artists, 12 Impressions”. This is the first of an annual exhibit that explores the artists’ homage to the spirit of America.  Each artist’s ability to capture in a timeless canvas, the fragile balance between our common experience and the challenges to keep our nation harmonious is the theme of this exhibition.  We are honored to host the fine art of 12 nationally recognized artists; Sarah Amos, Craig Crawford, John Cosby, Julyan Davis, William R. Davis, Terry DeLapp, Donald Demers, West Fraser, Johnson Hagood, Jeffrey Larson, Joseph McGurl, Billyo O’Donnell, Joseph Paquet. This exhibition reflects the lifetime each artist has dedicated to creating fine art that captures a sense of the essence of the American experience.  The idea germinated from suggestions by collectors for “ things American”. In the ever changing, hectic and globally influenced world – a view, a feeling, a memory of something real is becoming ever so important. This group exhibition, speaks of America today.

The exhibition showcases 12 artists, presenting their individual concept of the American landscape … a Bar scene by John Cosby, a shrimp trawler going out for a haul by West Fraser, a 22Karat Gold handcrafted and granulated amethyst acorn symbolizing the majestic American Live Oak tree, or a storm forming over the fragile Florida everglades by Joseph McGurl; all are glimpses into what will be showcased at Helena Fox Fine Art.

106-A Church Street, Charleston - just south of Broad

We have relocated to 106-A Church Street, just South of Broad St. in historic Charleston.

We are continuing to represent our group of fine artists. We are  open from 10 am until 5 pm Monday through Saturday and by appointment at all other times.

Please call (843) 723 0073 for directions to, or to make an  appointment, at our new location.

Exciting News!

California Art Club
100th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition

West Fraser wins
Edgar Payne Gold Medal Award
for Best Landscape

West Fraser Edgar Payne Gold Medal Winner for Best Landscape

Pictured from left to right: Peter Adams, Elaine Adams, West Fraser, David C. Gallup; Pasadena Museum of California Art

On April 2, 2011, Pasadena, CA – Charleston based artist WEST FRASER
wins the prestigious Edgar Payne Gold Medal Award for Best Landscape for 2011 at the California Art Club’s 100th Annual Gold Medal Awards.  The Club’s Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibitions is considered to be one of the country’s premier exhibitions of contemporary-traditional fine art, held this year at the Pasadena Museum of California Art.West Fraser, Before the World Was Made, Oil on linen, 24″ x 30″

“I stood in the riverbed painting, and was struck by the primal power of eons of water, that carved out shapes, that the shadow cast by the late afternoon sun, crept across.  The season has not yet brought greens to the oaks, only russet blooms, and the golden sunlight really changes the hue of California spring.” – West Fraser

The 100th Annual California Art Club Gold Medal Juried Exhibition
Exhibition Dates:  April 3 – 24, 2011
Pasadena Museum of California Art
Pasadena, CA.