I am always excited when the cutting-edge Laney Contemporary Gallery hangs a new show. But when it’s a show created by a nationally acclaimed artist who happens to be a […]
Beth Logan
Born and raised in Northern Ireland, Beth Logan had a career in healthcare HR and marketing. An artist and former gallery director, she serves on the board of nonprofit ARTS Southeast and has a passion for showcasing Savannah’s arts community, travel, oil painting, and cocktails!
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Helen Durant: ‘Lines are what I Love’
Few pieces of art speak to me more than the passionate, gestural paintings of Helen Durant. Now in her early 70’s, fragile and graceful as a bird, delicately boned and […]
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BUY ART! BUY LOCAL!
I write this bi-weekly art column because I’m passionate about art and supporting local artists. This holiday season I want you to be passionate too! I’ve compiled a list of […]
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Introducing the Savannah Gallery of Art
A few months ago, I started noticing social media posts about a new downtown gallery coming to Bryan Street. Initially concerned that it may be a bit off the beaten […]
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Christine Sajecki: Inspiring Fits of Ecstasy & Joyful Gurgling
It was while looking for a space in which to hang the upcoming show “You/Lift Me Up” that Leslie Lovell happened upon the beautiful and historic gallery space inside the […]
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Shawn Turner’s fantastical fabric creations
Multimedia artist Shawn Turner’s work studio is a feast for the eyes. The garage/work shed at the rear of his Ardsley Park home is filled to bursting with shelves of […]
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Charlie Ellis and his SLAM-tastic Art Happening
Charlie Ellis, bon vivant, artist, junk-o-phile and creator meets me at Pojo Point, his beautiful marsh view home at the tip of Turner’s Rock. Much has already been written about […]
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José Ray: IN A GOOD PLACE
Carmen Aguirre, Director of the Grand Bohemian Gallery at The Mansion on Forsyth Park, is passionate about featuring local Savannah artists. During October, she will show José Ray’s “Organic Ephemera” […]
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Shelley Smith on the half shell
We’re all familiar with the Dos Equis advertising campaign featuring ‘the most interesting man in the world.’ Surely Shelley Smith may be his female counterpart: ‘the most interesting woman,’ or, […]
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All is Vanity
To understand the concept of Vanitas, a popular genre of seventeenth century Dutch Master paintings, is to more fully appreciate Kimberly Riner’s latest body of work entitled Impermanence. Vanitas is […]
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Lisa Bradley: CLAY IS MY CANDY
Lisa Bradley, the effervescent owner of Savannah’s Clay Spot recalls her mom signing her up for “a little after-school clay class” and absolutely loving it. However, it was not until […]
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Meet Beth Logan
Greetings Savannah! I’m excited to begin writing about artists and art happenings for Connect Savannah twice monthly. I’ve been here long enough to remember when Tim Rutherford was the editor […]