Exhibit by Gina Owens
Dare County Arts Council is pleased to present a special exhibit for the month of April, featuring Manteo artist Gina Owens. Her exhibit of paintings will be on display April 3 - 28, 2015.
Gina Owens' distinctive style is both colorful and bold. Using both house paint and acrylics, her subjects are painted on old buoys or planked wood sourced from the north end of Roanoke Island. Her work is widely collected, and most recently, Gina's work was awarded an honorable mention at the 17th Annual Mollie Fearing Memorial Art Show. About her work, Gina says, "My particular kind of art is called outsider art -- a form of folk art done by self taught artists. My art is a creation of unusual fish bodies and head. Also my creations consist of island people with unusual faces. I also create colorful flowers."
Gallery hours in April are 10am-5pm, Tuesday through Friday, and noon-4pm on Saturday. The gallery is closed Sunday and Monday.
