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February 1, 2019 - February 23, 2019

Mood and Music: Paintings by Eric McRay

Celebrating Black History Month

In Mood and Music, Eric McRay blends the verve, images and rhythms of the Bebop jazz age with the non-objective abstraction tradition of the New York School of the 1940s and 1950s. His focus is on subjective emotional expression with particular emphasis on spontaneous creative actions. McRay received a BFA degree at the Maryland Institute, College of Art, where he earned a four-year scholarship for his artistic talent. A native of Washington, DC, McRay moved to North Carolina and has been exhibiting since 1987. In November 1998, he was juried into Raleigh’s prestigious Artspace. Since opening his Artspace studio in downtown Raleigh, McRay has served in the offices of Vice-President and President of the Artspace Artists Association, as well as served on Artspace’s board of directors and Executive Committee. McRay is included in the collections of the SAS Institute, American Tobacco Campus, North Carolina Central University Art Museum, Duke University Medical Center, Duke Health Raleigh Hospital, NC State University, UNC – Chapel Hill and Western Wake Hospital, as well as many private collections locally, nationally and internationally. Related Events Opening Reception Friday, January 11, 2018 • 5:30 – 7:30 pm • Piedmont Arts Drawing the Soul: A Collection of Portraits by Jon Murrill On display January 12 – February 23, 2019 • Piedmont Arts Clarence Heinz On display January 12 – February 23, 2019 The Magic of Glass On display January 12 – February 23, 2019 Art at Happy Hour Thursday, February 21, 2018 • 5 – 7 pm ERIC MCRAY, BLUE WATER #3, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, 24×18

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