Artist Co-op
Gallery 220 is a co-operative gallery which was organized just five weeks after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Mississippi Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005. Located just a few blocks from the beach in an historic building in Old Town Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, Gallery 220 comprises a group of artists and business people who rose to the formidable challenges which the storm presented. Thanks to the perseverance and hard work of building owners Jenise McCardell and Mark Currier of Clay Creations, the building was cleaned out and repaired in time for the October Second Saturday Artwalk, a much loved tradition in Old Town.
Following is a list of the artists. We invite you all to visit us here in beautiful Bay St. Louis.
Michelle Allee - Michelle is a Gulf Coast artist who resides in Pass Christian, Mississippi. Her primary medium is acrylic paints, which she applies to unique textural surfaces. While Michelle has taken instruction internationally in various art techniques, she is primarily self-taught. Michelle has exhibited her work in galleries in Arizona, Texas, New Jersey, Virginia, Mississippi, Washington D.C. and Louisiana. Michelle's work my be seen at www.michelleallee.com.
Scott Blackwell - Scott creates all those wonderfully wacky fish with the big lips that contribute vivid splashes of color all over the area. Scott's work may be found at http://www.mombocompany.com.
Barbara Brodtmann - Barbara works in many medias including watercolor, acrylic, and mixed media collage. Her favorite subjects are the flora and fauna of New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Her work may be found at Gallery 220 and at Behold in Bay St. Louis as well as Blues Skies Gallery in Long Beach, MS. Barbara maybe reached at 228-216-5353, [email protected]. To see more of her work go to her websites: http://barbarabeaudrybrodtmann.weebly.com and http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Gallery-220/142211929175750?sk=wall
Mark Buszkiewicz - After practicing my wood-working skills over 30 years, I was becoming increasingly limited by that medium. The plasticity of clay freed me to explore more fluid and organic forms. It rises, stretches and bends. Clay has been both a liberating and frustrating medium for me. I love it. ” Thinking in clay” has even impacted my architectural design work, making me re-evaluate line and proportion. I recently received an award for best new construction design in the Historic District of Bay Saint Louis. My work is exhibited at Gallery 220 and also may be seen at Bay Artist’s Co-op. The current work is inspired by botanical forms. I am exploring the tensile limits of clay and experimenting with color and texture. Look for my sculpture in the Depot District titled “Spiral Cone
Regan Carney - Regan is a well-respected clay artist who creates wall sculptures, vases, and utilitarian pieces of pottery. Her beautiful and original work may be viewed at www.southernartistry.org/Regan_g_Carney and at http://www.hancockarts.org/artists/aa?name=buszkiewicz.
P. Chris Christofferson - Chris takes extraordinary photographs of the loveliness of this area; sunsets, marsh scenes, alligators, migratory and year round ducks and birds, the beach waves and shore life and abundant life in the gardens as well as Katrina’s legacy. Chris's work is currently available at Gallery 220 in Bay St. Louis, MS . You can reach Chris at (504) 452-8355 / [email protected] and her website www.pchris
Jan Densmore - Jan is a gifted painter and videographer who excels at commissioned portraits.
Spencer Gray – Spencer creates incredible things from pots, pans, rakes, tea kettles and other gems of metal. His work may be viewed at spencergrayjr.com.
Amy G. Kramer - Amy is a self-taught artist living in Bay St. Louis, where she works as an environmental consultant. Her work reflects her love for the garden, water, land, and the environs surrounding the Gulf of Mexico. She has studied painting and sculpture in many formal and informal settings since receiving her engineering degree from Louisiana State University.
Judy Lee - With over 25 years working in ceramics as a distraction from her work in the high tech industry, Judy now concentrates her attention full time to her second career in ceramics. She is fascinated by textures and uses them frequently in her work. Her style varies from classic functional pieces fired in an electric kiln, to raku and pit fired pieces. She currently shows work at The Hillyer House in Ocean Springs, Negrotto’s Gallery in Biloxi, Aloha Gallery in Diamondhead and Gallery 220 in Bay Saint Louis.
Nancy Lowentritt – Nancy works exclusively in acrylics, and is known for her colorful seascapes, beach scenes, boating, birds and seafood paintings! Capturing on canvas the rich culture of the Mississippi and south Louisiana coasts. Contact her at Gallery 220 or www.nancylowentritt-art.
Jenise McCardell and Mark Currier - Jenise received an Associate Degree in Graphics at Key West Community College and a BFA in Ceramics at the University of Florida. She then moved to the French Quarter in New Orleans and opened her business in 1980. During the first 12 years, her first two “shops” were located at the old JAX Brewery and the Riverwalk where she sold from craft carts overlooking the mighty Mississippi. In 1983, she left New Orleans and moved to Main St. in Bay Saint Louis, MS and is living happily despite the bad weather in 2005. Clay Creations are handmade sculptures primarily of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. The pieces are sculpted from white clay, hand-painted and fired twice in a hire temperature kiln. Her Clay Creations Studio is a family affair that includes husband, Mark Currier, “the plaster master/potter”. Her daughter, Devon paints and makes “Hurricane Crosses” and mother, Nancy creates unique light switch plates and hook houses. The last edition to the family is Mark’s daughter Michelle, who paints and works on graphic and web design.
Julie Nelson - Julie Nelson is a ceramic artist specializing in raku pottery with an emphasis on raku tiles. A resident of Kiln, Mississippi, she has studied with Regan Carney of Bay St. Louis, MS., and was mentored in the art of raku by Joe Bernard of Lacombe, Louisiana. Julie was featured in "The Art of the Storm", a documentary about artists who survived Hurricane Katrina. For more information about Julie's work and to find a complete list of galleries to purchase her work, go to: NelsonPottery.com or email her at [email protected]."
Joanna Nygard Slay's - Joanna's beginning in the artistic world started as a graphic designer, eventually becoming an Art Director for a large publishing company. Her work is decorative art that consists of mosaics, mixed media collages and unusual hanging collaborations that please the eye and soul. Joanna conducts mosaic workshops and can be reached here at Gallery 220 or on her Website: joslay.com/.
Sid and Pam Yoder - Sid and Pam are a husband and wife team who create marvelous pieces of personal adornment. Their jewelry is not only beautiful-it is affordable. You may contact Sid and Pam at [email protected].
Herb Wiley - After 45 years in the advertising business, Herb Willey is a full-time artist painting almost exclusively in watercolor. Favorite subjects are fish and marine related although traditional subjects like barns and old buildings divert him from time to time.
New artists:
Alan Lee – photography
Alan Watson – painter
Anne Chapman – painter
Greg Noll – painter
Holly Garvin – painter
Linda Theobald – painter
Pam Marshall – mixed media / painter
Scot Johnson – painter
Tracy Bennett – ceramics
Vikki Stawycks - photography
