17 S 2nd St, Wilmington, NC
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Resident Artists
Join us as we showcase incredible artworks from our talented studio artists. Each exhibition promises to celebrate creativity and provide unique insights into the artistic process.
Discover Gallery Citrine, where Creativity, Joy and Light have been the heart of our journey since 2019. Come feel the friendly buzz of Creativity and share the Joy of the artists who work and share their art in this space. At Citrine we are eager to share the Light with you.
Featured Artist Meroe Wheatley
RENEWAL -exploring the vibrant colors and shapes of Spring...New works considering the process of beginning once again; awakening after a cold and quiet Winter.
I work in painting and mixed media, combining acrylics, watercolor, and ink to explore emotional connections to landscape and organic still life. Rather than trying to recreate a precise scene, my current work moves toward abstraction and expression; to capture the essence and mood of a time and place. I am drawn to the quiet dialogue between color, gesture, and texture, and try to let intuition and process to guide my painting. Objects and places are starting points for shared emotional experiences, inviting viewers to linger and reflect. Alongside my studio practice, I value open collaborative spaces, finding essential inspiration in artistic community and the exchange
of ideas which supports creative growth.
I began to paint in my early 50’s, and I was hooked. Painting is endlessly creative, but also a challenging intellectual process. There is always something new to try, another happy mistake to learn from, some new way of seeing. Originally from central Florida, I’ve lived in many places, both in the US and Canada, before moving to North
Carolina over 30 years ago. I’ve been lucky enough to continue to travel often and have a “Northside” studio in Kingston Ontario where I can
create with the inspiration of a completely different environment. My paintings can be found in personal collections both in the Carolinas and internationally. I’ve been lucky to find a very supportive art tribe in
Wilmington--sharing in the artists' collaborative of working studios at Gallery Citrine, 17 South 2nd Street in the historic downtown area. Come and visit us, there's lots of creative light and joy there.
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