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Women's Exhibition Coming to Vargas & Harbin Studio Gallery

This weekend, Vargas & Harbin Studio Gallery is debuting its latest exhibition, "Athena's Palettes," a wealth of works created by local Atlanta women artists. 

The public is invited to the preview reception Friday, June 21, and opening reception Saturday, June 22, from 7-10 pm. Artists will be on site both nights.

The gallery is showcasing artists from the Hudgens Center, Kudzu Art Center, Georgia Council for the Arts and many other fine art institutions. This show presents a multifaceted look at local talent, presenting works in oil, acrylic, watercolor, wood, collage and glass. The work encompasses landscape, abstract, collage, decorative, surreal, traditional and alternative. 

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Artists include Anne Labaire, Mariana Depetris, Andrea Baetti, Lisa Shinault, Catherine Moumjian, Susan Faircloth, and Paige Prier. 

Athena's artists all live in the Atlanta area. Faircloth is a member of excellence at the Atlanta Artist's Center and a signature member of the Georgia Watercolor Society and the Southern Watercolor Society. Depetris is a two-time grant recipient from the Georgia Council for the Arts. Labaire boasts winning multiple juried exhibitions at Kudzu Art Center. Jerry Cullum, retired editor of Art Papers Magazine, describes Shinault's previous work, "Shinault's strange symbolism seems to be an obscure meditation on foolishness and helplessness." And yet, her work displayed in V and H is lighthearted and simply fun. Baetti is a member of the Atlanta Artist Center and the Atlanta Collage Society. Prier is new to the Atlanta art scene. Moumjian is married to international artist, Armand M and is an amazing landscape artist by her own right.

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The show begins this Friday, June 21, with a preview for the public and press and will run through August 10. Join the artists for wine and a meet and greet Friday and Saturday nights, 7-10 pm. Vargas & Harbin Studio Gallery is located at 27 South Peachtree Street and is open Thursday through Saturday nights throughout the summer and most Tuesdays-Fridays from 11-3. Please call for appointments outside of these hours, (404) 358-7960. 

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