Columbia artist Stephen Chesley will autograph copies of his illustrated edition of the Archibald Rutledge adventure story Claws at Nest (Hampton and Main Sts.) during Columbia’s First Thursdays on Main.
First published more than a century ago, Claws is a harrowing tale of an encounter between a young boy and a giant bobcat in depths of a lowcountry swamp.
Chesley’s 24 charcoal sketches bring the story vibrantly to life. Claws is published by the University of South Carolina Press with royalties benefiting the South Carolina Book Festival.
Chesley will sign copies at Nest from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on November 6 as part of First Thursday on Main.
Get more information on Claws from http://www.sc.edu/uscpress/books/2014/7422.htmlhttp://
For more information about the signing check out the Facebook event here.
A Selected Listing of Chesley’s Exhibits and Collections (Courtesy of Wim Roefs and If ART Gallery):
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Erskine College, Bowie Arts Center
Savannah College of Art and Design
Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman,
Rock Hill, South Carolina
South Carolina State Art Collection
Columbia Museum of Art
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond,
Charlotte, North Carolina
Pioneer Electronics, New York, New York
National Bank of South Carolina
Southern Bell
Springs Mills, Rock Hill, South Carolina
numerous private collections
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
South Carolina Regional Sculpture Competition,
Aiken County Museum,
Aiken, South Carolina, 2005
“Stephen Chesley”,Carolina Galleries,
Fine Art Dealers Association,
Charleston, South Carolina, 2004
“Stephen Chesley”, Conn Gallery,
Landrum South Carolina.2004
Sumter Gallery of Art, “Birds” exhibition,
Sumter, South Carolina,2004
“Stephen Chesley”, Jackson Gallery of Art,
Aiken, South Carolina,2003
Spartanburg Museum of Art, 2nd Hub Juried,
Spartanburg, South Carolina,2003
“Mit/Ohn Distanz”, Joint international exhibition,
Ducati Building, Columbia, South Carolina, 2003
“With Without Distance”,
Volksbank, Kaiserslautern, Germany,
Woolmagazine Artist Group, 2003
“In Response”‘, National Juried Exhibition,
Savannah College of Art and Design,
Savannah, Georgia, 2002
Spartanburg Museum of Art, Hub City juried Exhibition,
Spartanburg, South Carolina, 2001
Cultural Council of Richland and Lexington Counties,
Street Gallery (mural), 2001
Savannah College of Art and Design,
National Juried Exhibition,
Savannah, Georgia, 1999
“Stephen Chesley”, Opelika Fine Arts Center,
Opelika Alabama, 1999
Spartanburg Museum of Art,
Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1999
Gertrude Hebert Institute of Art Juried Exhibition,
Augusta Georgia, 1998
Savannah College of Art and Design,
National Juried Exhibition,
Savannah, Georgia, 1998
Oil painters Juried Exhibition,
National Bank of South Carolina, 1989-1998
Savannah College of Art and Design,
National Juried Exhibition,
Savannah, Georgia, 1997
“Terrain” Exhibition, Carrillon Building,
Charlotte, mural 15’x15’, 1997
National Endowment for the Arts,
Southeast Regional Fellowship,
Southeast Center for Contemporary Art,
Winston Salem, North Carolina, 1996
Spoleto Juried Exhibition,
Charleston, South Carolina, 1996
“Landscape Trilogy”, Waterworks Visual Arts Center,
Salisbury, North Carolina, 1996
Group Exhibition, Greenville Museum of Art,
Greenville, South Carolina, 1996
Gibbs Art Museum,
Charleston South Carolina, 1996
“The New Landscape”, Center of the Earth Gallery,
Charlotte, North Carolina, 1995
Francis Marion College, Florence, South Carolina, 1995
“Southern Range”, Converse College,
Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1995
USC Gallery, University of South Carolina,
Sumter, South Carolina, 1995
Spoleto Juried Exhibition,
Charleston, South Carolina, 1994
Anderson Juried Exhibition,
Anderson Museum of Art, 1994
Montgomery Biennial Exhibition,
Montgomery Museum of Fine Art,
Montgomery, Alabama, 1994
“Lure of the Lowcountry”,
Gibbs Museum, Charleston, South Carolina, 1994
“Grace and Symbolism”,
Nations Bank,
Art in Public Places, Columbia, South Carolina, 1993
“Expressions”, Columbia Museum of Art,
Columbia, South Carolina, 1992
South Carolina Arts Commission Triennial,
Columbia South Carolina, 1992
National Juried Exhibition, Montana College Gallery,
Dillion, Montana, 1991
South Carolina Contemporary Images,
Owensboro Museum of Fine Art,
Owensboro, Kentucky, 1991
South Carolina Coastal Watercolor Exhibition,
Charleston, South Carolina, 1991
Springs Mills Juried Exhibition,
Rock Hill, South Carolina, 1990
South Carolina Coastal Watercolor Exhibition,
Charleston, South Carolina, 1989
South Carolina Annual Juried Exhibition,
Columbia, South Carolina, 1988
Southern Graphics Council Exhibition,
Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina, 1988
Springs Mills Juried Exhibition,
Rock Hill, South Carolina, 1988
Retrospective: South Carolina State Art Collection, 1988
Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, Florida, 1988
Joyce Dickenson Invitational, Florence, South Carolina, 1988
Springs Mills Juried Exhibition,
Rock Hill, South Carolina, 1987
South Carolina Arts Commission Annual Juried Exhibition, Columbia, South Carolina, 1987
National Park Service National Juried Exhibition, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. 1987
South Carolina Arts Commission Annual Juried Show, Columbia, South Carolina, 1986
Springs Mills Juried Exhibition,
Rock Hill, South Carolina, 1986
South Carolina Coastal Watercolor Exhibition,
Charleston, South Carolina, 1985
South Carolina Arts Commission Annual Juried Exhibition,
Columbia, South Carolina, 1985
” Emerging Artist”, Columbia Museum of Art,
Columbia, South Carolina, 1981
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