'Time Made Real' exhibit open at KFAC
Morehead State University’s Kentucky Folk Art Center has announced the opening of “Time Made Real: The Carvings of Tim Lewis.”
The exhibition which was assembled by the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center in Clarksville, Tenn., will feature more than 30 works by the Elliott County stone carver, including several from the KFAC Permanent Collection. It will run until Dec. 23.
Lewis has become known as one of the preeminent folk artists in America. After six years in the military, he returned to his native Elliott County where he worked in coal, logging, and heavy equipment. He began making walking sticks in 1988 and began carving stone a year later.
Lewis has worked with many types of stone including coal, but he often finds accessible material in the ditches along East Kentucky highways. Lewis has had several public art commissions, including an outdoor exhibition of folk art at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. His work is included in many private and museum collections. He was recognized with the 2007 Artist Award by the Folk Art Society of America.
“We’re privileged to host this exhibition of works by Tim Lewis,” said Adrian Swain, KFAC artistic director. “Tim is one of the most widely respected self-taught artists in America. Working in stone gathered predominantly from highway ditches around our region, he has carved out a place for himself amongst the great stone carvers in the history of American folk art. His work has a timeless significance.”
The Kentucky Folk Art Center is a cultural, educational and economic development service of Morehead State University. The Center is open Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Additional information is available by calling (606) 783-2204 or visiting the Web site at www.kyfolkart.org.
Posted: 9-17-09
