Drenda Duff Displays Metaphors Of Human Experience Duff At Agora Gallery

For Immediate Release
NEW YORK, NY Chelseas Agora Gallery will feature Oregon artist, Drenda Duff, in Portals of Perception. The exhibition is scheduled to run from June 30, 2011 through July 21, 2011 (opening reception: Thursday, July 07, 2011).

About the Artist
Drenda Duffs snapshots of daily living are rendered in watercolor and oil, employing dramatic figuration within a larger urban/oceanic motif. Unique color gradations capture the play of light on sand, rock, sea and foam. In other incarnations, we see the same meticulous attention paid to light in an urban setting, the glint of its rays on the subtle translucence of a windowpane or town car. Duff captures flow and stillness with equal vigor. Compelling realism enhanced with an impressionistic lens, these paintings speak to the universality of human behavior through the specificity of folkloric visions of the North American west coast. Her dual focus on sea and land, organic and static, presence and absence sets up a dynamic tension in the visual narrative spanning her oeuvre.

Drenda Duff graduated in 2009 with a BA in Art/Art History from Portland State University. She currently paints full-time in her Cannon Beach studio in Oregon.

Exhibition Dates: June 30, 2011 July 21, 2011
Reception: Thursday, July 07, 2011, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, New York City
Gallery Hours: Tues Sat, 11a.m. - 6 p.m.
Event URL: http://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Drenda_Duff.aspx

About the Exhibition:
Elements of Abstraction presents the work of artists who use their considerable skill to provide their viewers with a new, refreshing and highly relatable perspective on the world. In Portals of Perception, we are introduced to art which resonates with our shared understanding and reflects the essence of what it means to be human.

Featured Artists:
Elements of Abstraction: Albena, Michel David, Carmen Egea, Yuki Kourai, Tsipi Shaish, Cedric Van Eenoo, Michael Wayne

Portals of Perception: Drenda Duff, Carisa Galloway, Denyse Gibbs, Debi Mackinnon, Sandra Mueller-Dick, Santanu Santan Kumar, Bruce Leslie Thomas


About Agora Gallery
Agora Gallery is a fine art gallery, established in 1984 and located in the heart of New York Citys Chelsea art galleries district. It is famous for showcasing a spectacular array of talented artists from around the world and around the corner, while providing quality and original art to collectors. Gallery II, an elegant adjacent gallery space, gives artists the ideal area for a solo or group exhibition of their own, organized and publicized by Agora Gallery. The gallery also publishes ARTisSpectrum Magazine, a bi-annual magazine that is distributed to museums, galleries, art institutions and art schools around the world. It provides artists, collectors, museums, galleries, art organizations and enthusiasts with access to the work of international talented artists as well as feature articles, reviews and interviews. Agora Gallery is also the sponsor of ARTmine, one of the most comprehensive resources available worldwide to view and purchase fine art. The gallery also runs Agora Art Blog, a blog designed to provide helpful information and advice for artists while providing a forum for artists to help one another by sharing their experiences and thoughts.