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Featured Works by Yuhuei Pierce and New July Hours at Flanders Art Gallery

Raleigh, NC – Flanders Art Gallery will feature works by Yuhuei Pierce from July 10 – 30. Pierce specializes in paintings that walk a line between abstract expressionism and minimalism. Her white canvases seek to capture movement, be it through the interplay of colored lines or the sweeping application of varied textures. For Pierce, such an effect is achieved by balancing her technical training and proficiency with “assuming a monastic mindset.”

Pierce traveled to the United States from Taiwan in 1980 to pursue graduate degrees in sociology and library science and then went on to earn a PhD in mathematical sociology. Her art studies took place at the Academy of Art in Singapore as well as through a private teacher in London. She maintains a year-round studio in Wake Forest and a summer studio in Kittery Point, Maine.

There will be an artist reception on Friday, July 18, from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Flanders Art Gallery will change its hours for the month of July. From July 7 – August 1, 2008, the gallery will be open Thursday through Saturday from 12 – 8 p.m. and by appointment.

The gallery will be closed except by appointment on Friday, July 4, and Saturday, July 5, in observation of the holiday. Because this closing will prevent it from being open for First Friday, the gallery shall remain open until 9 p.m. on July 11, as shall select other Raleigh galleries.

Flanders Art Gallery is located at 18 Seaboard in the Shops at Seaboard Station in downtown Raleigh. Regular gallery hours will resume on August 1, 2008 and run 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Tues - Fri., and 11 a.m. - 7 p.m., Sat. For more information, contact any gallery representative at 919.834.5044, or visit www.flandersartgallery.com.

Image details: Yuhuei Pierce, Locking Dream on the Seabed, oil and mixed media on canvas, 2008, 24 x 48″