The Mennello Museum of American Art will feature a new exhibition this fall featuring Sally Michel, an artist and illustrator who created modernist paintings of abstracted figures, landscapes, and genre scenes capturing personal moments of everyday life.
Mennello Museum of American Art, located at 900 E Princeton St Orlando is premiering its latest exhibition, Sally Michel: Abstracting Tonalism at an exclusive opening reception on September 20, 2024.
Sally Michel: Abstracting Tonalism is the first museum retrospective in over 20 years of Michel’s Modernist landscapes and figures, spanning from the 1930s to the 1990s.
Guests will have the opportunity to experience the new exhibition and Mennello's very own exhibition catalogue, featuring full color plates and essays by MMAA's Curator Katherine Page and renowned New York based art critic and writer Eleanor Heartney.
The Members-Only Preview is from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm with curated bites by Runway Catering.
The public reception will follow at 6:30 pm until 8 pm.
Enjoy live music by Christine MacPhail, Orlando harpist, and a cash bar on the museum patio all evening long!
Tickets are free for MMAA Members and $10 for future members. Get your tickets here: https://mennellomuseum.charityproud.org/EventRegistration/Index/19440.
Sally Michel: Abstracting Tonalism
Friday, September 20, 2024 - Sunday, January 12, 2025.
Sally Michel: Abstracting Tonalism is the first museum retrospective in over 20 years of Sally Michel's Modernist landscapes and figurations from the 1930s - 1990s, long overlooked in traditional Art Historical discourse.
Michel’s modern use of simplified color and line ensured that the mood and atmosphere of her own personal moments could be universally understood as the Tonalists before her - especially the paintings of Florida, which radiate with soft pastels that recall mid-century beachside motels, glow with neon sunsets, and diverge with the stark tones the sun brings to a landscape after late afternoon rain.
For more information:
https://www.mennellomuseum.org/Collections-Exhibitions/Exhibitions/Sally-Michel-Abstracting-Tonalism
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