Mary Ann Reames, a native of Sumter, SC, is a professional painter and art educator with over thirty years of experience. She studied at Coker College and the University of South Carolina, with additional training in portraiture and classical realism in Italy and North Carolina. Her art focuses on…
Jocelyn Châteauvert, raised in Iowa City and educated at the University of Iowa (MFA), is a paper artist known as a “paper wrangler.” Since 1999, she has lived in Charleston, SC, working with handmade, plant-based paper to create intricate jewelry, lighting, sculptures, and installations. Her…
The Sumter County Gallery of Art hosted “Jiha Moon – A Mad Tea Party,” a solo exhibition featuring contemporary Korean American artist Jiha Moon from September 5 to November 1, 2019. Moon, based in Atlanta, creates vibrant paintings, printmaking, and ceramic sculptures that blend Eastern and…
Angela Davis Johnson is a self-taught, multidisciplinary artist whose work emphasizes storytelling and Black identity through textured paintings that incorporate oil, scrap paper, and fabric—highlighting her background as the daughter of a seamstress. Raised in Arkansas and now based in Atlanta,…
Michi Meko (b. 1974, Florence, Alabama) is a multidisciplinary artist influenced by Southern culture and contemporary urban themes. He holds a BFA in Painting from the University of North Alabama and has exhibited widely, including solo shows at Dodd Galleries (University of Georgia), University of…
Details about the exhibitions listed here are available upon request. Please email: Curator@SumterGallery.com.