LANDSCAPE ARTIST

JOELLYN DUESBERRY'S

THE BIG PICTURE

OPENS APRIL 4, 2008

at

MUSEUM OF OUTDOOR ARTS

Renowned landscape artist Joellyn Duesberry will open the newly renovated Museum of Outdoor Arts (MOA) on Friday, April 4 with an artist's reception; the exhibit continues through June 27, 2008. Admission is free and open to the public. Exhibition hours are 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday-Thursday; 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Friday and Saturday. MOA is located on the second floor of the Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Further information by calling 303-806-0444.

The show will consist of her signature large scale landscape paintings, ranging from 4'x4' to many that are over 8 feet wide. Her works blend abstraction with reality, focusing on the tension between the two. "Working on a large scale means more to me than the grandiosity implies. I always begin a painting outdoors, and my whole arm's broad initial gestures let happen complete arcs of thought that a smaller surface does not permit," explains Duesberry.

A Colorado resident, Duesberry's love of the western landscape is evident in a number of her paintings. The Big Picture features approximately 30 of her works, many of familiar Colorado settings, with titles that include Roxborough Diptych and Above the Elk River. She welcomes the occasion to show at MOA, "...I shall learn a great deal by their juxtaposition in rooms with generous viewing distances allowed by the recent renovations."

Joellyn Duesberry is a recipient of a National Endowment of the Arts painting grant; her works are included in major collections, including the Denver Art Museum and Smithsonian Institution.

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The Museum of Outdoor Arts (MOA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to making the visual and performing arts accessible to everyone. Commonly referred to as "a museum without walls," MOA enhances public spaces by displaying art objects in the Denver metro area at Greenwood Plaza and City Center Englewood.

The Museum of Outdoor Arts (MOA) receives partial funding from the City of Englewood and the citizens who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District-Arapahoe County as well as the Colorado Council on the Arts.

The Museum is directly accessible from the Englewood light rail.

Outdoor public art is always accessible or visit us online at www.moaonline.org