Works by Eight Local Artists to be Unveiled at Tri-County's
Open House/Dedication for Health/Science Building

CONTACT: LISA GARRETT, EXT. 2315

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4/1/99

PENDLETON --- Works by eight local artists will be unveiled at the April 25 open house/dedication ceremony for Tri-County Technical College's Health/Science Building.

The public is invited to view the artwork which will be permanently showcased on four of the five floors of the building. The dedication ceremony will begin at 3 p.m., and tours of the building will begin shortly after the ribbon cutting.

The artists include: Christine Tedesco, of Pendleton; Carole Tinsley, of Clemson; Connie Lippert, of Seneca; David Tillinghast, of Seneca; Cecile Martin, of Seneca; Barbara Ervin, of Belton; Rebecca Stockham, of Clemson; and Jamie Davis, of Pickens.

Ms. Tedesco is a project architect for Signature Architects Inc., in Clemson. She holds undergraduate degrees in design architecture and building science and management and a master of architecture degree from Clemson University.

Among her shows last year were the American Craft Council Show in San Francisco, the Carson Gould Gallery in Pendleton, and the Wren House Showcase Home in Clemson.

Ms. Tinsley owns a studio-gallery in Pendleton. Her works are in private and corporate collections throughout the U.S. and in other countries. She paints in water-media, and primarily paints earth forms in an impressionistic or abstract manner. She holds a B.S. degree from Millikin University and has done post-graduate studies in art.

Ms. Lippert weaves rugs and wall hangings with wool and linen using the boundweave techniques. She has been a handweaver for 24 years and a professional weaver for 13 years. Her works are represented in corporate, museum and individual collections. Her handwoven pieces have been in more than 45 regional and national juried exhibitions. She holds a bachelor's degree from Auburn and a master's from the University of California.

Mr. Tillinghast will display Medicine Ball, a steel sculpture, in the Health/Science Building. In this piece, he uses the idea of an old fashioned medicine ball as metaphor for health and fitness. He exhibited his work last year at the Hoyt Fine Institute of Fine Arts in New Castle, PA, in addition to the Rosen Outdoor Sculpture in Boone, NC, the Masur Museum of Art in LA, and the Milliken Fine Arts Gallery at Converse College. He holds a bachelor's degree from Macalester College and an MFA from Clemson University.

Ms. Martin is a lecturer in the visual arts department/architecture department at Clemson University. Since 1978 she has been an independent designer and consultant and has done commission work for the president's house at Clemson, the St. Paul the Apostle Church in Seneca, Friends restaurant in Anderson, and the Clemson Area Arts Council. She has exhibited at more than 60 solo and group exhibits.

Ms. Ervin's display draws on nature and mirrors its beauty, harmony and rhythm. She holds degrees from the University of South Carolina and Erskine College. She is a teacher at Honea Path Middle and Elementary Schools. Last year she was named Teacher of the Year at the Peace Center Outreach Education Program.

Ms. Stockham's solo and group exhibitions include Red Door Gallery in Anderson, Pickens County Museum and the Virginia Commonwealth University. She received the first place award at the Upstairs Gallery Photography Bienneial in Tryon, NC, last year.

Mr. Davis's work is Garden Evening, a tryptick made for a show at Zenith Gallery in Washington, DC. He holds undergraduate degrees from Davidson College and Vanderbilt University. His graduate degrees were earned at Exeter University in England and Clemson University. His public collections have been displayed at the Columbia Art Museum, the South Carolina Museum Commission and Tri-County Tech. He has received grants from the Rockefeller Foundation and the South Carolina Arts Commission.
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