Please join me for a Solo Show entitled "Celestial landscapes in Harmonious Hues: a complimentary color series with visual textures" in the upstairs gallery at the Page Walker Arts and History Center in downtown Cary, NC! I will be showing 12 original abstract acrylic paintings based on various combinations of the orange and blue, and red and green complimentary color families. Please click the link below to view my artist statement!
The historic Center was once a hotel built by Cary town founder Allison Page back in 1868 and is located adjacent to Cary Town Hall. 119 Ambassador Loop, Cary, NC 27513 (919)460-4963. Free parking.
The show runs from Wednesday March 8, 2023-Friday April 1, 2023 with an artist reception from 6-8pm on Friday March 24, 2023. Please come!
The historic Center was once a hotel built by Cary town founder Allison Page back in 1868 and is located adjacent to Cary Town Hall. 119 Ambassador Loop, Cary, NC 27513 (919)460-4963. Free parking.
The show runs from Wednesday March 8, 2023-Friday April 1, 2023 with an artist reception from 6-8pm on Friday March 24, 2023. Please come!
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2020 - 2022 were difficult years for the world with a global pandemic, political and social unrest and a warming planet. Wishing everyone a better year ahead in 2023! Here's to good health, good company, a sense of purpose, and joy in the new year! Happy NEW Year!
Victoria Powers Studio Ten
Victoria Powers Studio Ten
Solo Show at Town Hall Cary, NC "Chairs, Stairs, and Barriers" 32 black and white 35 mm film photographs taken on Bald Head Island, NC.
The series asks the questions of Who, or What are the Chairs, Stairs, and Barriers in your life and in your world? If we look carefully, how many of these can we find all around us?
When: November 29, 2019- January 24, 2020
Opening Reception: 2-4pm, Saturday December 7, 2019
Where: Cary Town Hall
316 North Academy Street Cary, NC 27513
919-319-4500
Who: Victoria T. Powers Multimedia Artist
studiotenartist@gmail.com
Here are some images from the show and the opening reception on Saturday December 7, 2019! Thank you friends for stopping by and thank you Cary for inviting me to show my work!
The series asks the questions of Who, or What are the Chairs, Stairs, and Barriers in your life and in your world? If we look carefully, how many of these can we find all around us?
When: November 29, 2019- January 24, 2020
Opening Reception: 2-4pm, Saturday December 7, 2019
Where: Cary Town Hall
316 North Academy Street Cary, NC 27513
919-319-4500
Who: Victoria T. Powers Multimedia Artist
studiotenartist@gmail.com
Here are some images from the show and the opening reception on Saturday December 7, 2019! Thank you friends for stopping by and thank you Cary for inviting me to show my work!
Solo Show at Hagar Smith Designs!!
Victoria's "Abstract Acrylics in Complimentary Colors with Textures" Show! Victoria had 12 works hanging in a solo show at the Hagar Smith Design Firm Gallery, 300 S. Dawson Street, Raleigh, NC, during the months of November and December 2018. Thanks to those who attended her reception from 6-9pm on December 7! The show was sponsored by the Visual Art Exchange Gallery (VAE) in Raleigh, NC, as part of their Community Exhibitions Program. More information on location, etc. can be found on the exhibitions tab of this website!
Six works from an earlier version of this series, without textures, were on exhibit in the street level hall galleries of Artspace in Raleigh from the beginning of November until the end of January 2019! Victoria was available to chat with visitors on the First Friday in Nov. and the First Friday in Jan. during the monthly gallery walk reception evening at Artspace from 6-10pm.
One of Victoria's works from this series, hot off the press, was on display at ArtSpace for the "FRESH" exhibit during the month of May, 2018!
And watch for her upcoming solo black and white photography show in Cary in 2019!! Check out the exhibitions tab for details on all of these shows!
In February of 2018, Victoria began working on a brand new series of abstract paintings, this time in acrylics on canvas featuring two sets of complimentary colors: reds and greens, and blues and oranges, with six paintings in each set of the series!
Twelve of these works will hang in the halls of ArtSpace Inc. Show! during the months of November, and December of 2018, and January of 2019!
Six works from an earlier version of this series, without textures, were on exhibit in the street level hall galleries of Artspace in Raleigh from the beginning of November until the end of January 2019! Victoria was available to chat with visitors on the First Friday in Nov. and the First Friday in Jan. during the monthly gallery walk reception evening at Artspace from 6-10pm.
One of Victoria's works from this series, hot off the press, was on display at ArtSpace for the "FRESH" exhibit during the month of May, 2018!
And watch for her upcoming solo black and white photography show in Cary in 2019!! Check out the exhibitions tab for details on all of these shows!
In February of 2018, Victoria began working on a brand new series of abstract paintings, this time in acrylics on canvas featuring two sets of complimentary colors: reds and greens, and blues and oranges, with six paintings in each set of the series!
Twelve of these works will hang in the halls of ArtSpace Inc. Show! during the months of November, and December of 2018, and January of 2019!
Sertoma Arts Center Group Show! Victoria also had three works in her impressionistic style in oil on canvas hanging at the center in Raleigh during the months of November and December 2018. Below left to right: "Apple with Pear Still-life", "Red Roofs of Cortona with no trees", and "Sunset on the Sound, at Nagshead".
Artspace Corridor Show!
Victoria had a show of 9 abstract oil painting works from her down comforter "Southern Comforter"series in the hallways of Artspace in downtown Raleigh, NC during the months of August, September and October of 2017. She also was able to show works from this same series at the new gallery called Imurj in the Warehouse District Downtown Raleigh during the month of August! She hopes you made it out to one of her opening receptions at both places on Friday August 4, 2017, from 6 pm on! Please see the Portfolio tab for images and the exhibitions tab for event details!
Victoria's mother passes!
Victoria is sad to announce the passing of her beautiful, dear, and talented mother Irma Turner, on May 24, 2017. Victoria is grateful that she was able to put together the "Sunset, Sunrise: Works on Paper by Four Generations of Turner Women" show for her mother, and in her honor; that she was able to visit her with her daughter Beth to do an art project together while in Charlotte taking the show down; and that she and her partner Jonathan were able to perform their musical act as the "Boomers" for her entire floor of the Retirement Community during her mothers last year of life. Her mother lived to be 99 years young! She will be missed. xoxoxo
Please check out Victoria's Portfolio tab to view some new images that were added in all categories, the end of April 2017!
Victoria had a show of 9 abstract oil painting works from her down comforter "Southern Comforter"series in the hallways of Artspace in downtown Raleigh, NC during the months of August, September and October of 2017. She also was able to show works from this same series at the new gallery called Imurj in the Warehouse District Downtown Raleigh during the month of August! She hopes you made it out to one of her opening receptions at both places on Friday August 4, 2017, from 6 pm on! Please see the Portfolio tab for images and the exhibitions tab for event details!
Victoria's mother passes!
Victoria is sad to announce the passing of her beautiful, dear, and talented mother Irma Turner, on May 24, 2017. Victoria is grateful that she was able to put together the "Sunset, Sunrise: Works on Paper by Four Generations of Turner Women" show for her mother, and in her honor; that she was able to visit her with her daughter Beth to do an art project together while in Charlotte taking the show down; and that she and her partner Jonathan were able to perform their musical act as the "Boomers" for her entire floor of the Retirement Community during her mothers last year of life. Her mother lived to be 99 years young! She will be missed. xoxoxo
Please check out Victoria's Portfolio tab to view some new images that were added in all categories, the end of April 2017!
Victoria finished these three oil on canvas flower paintings this week inspired by the North Carolina Museum of Art's "Art in Bloom" event the month of April 2017!
Victoria created two new alcohol ink paintings on canvas specifically for this show which required the works to be exactly 12 x12"!
April 7-June 23 2017
Artspace 30th Anniversary Retrospective Show!
Corridors Exhibit, Raleigh, NC: Alcohol Ink on Canvas Paintings: "cEYEberspace" and “Eye see you!” , http://www.artspacenc.org, 201 East Davie Street, Raleigh, NC, (919) 821-2787, Gallery Hours: Tuesday 10am-7pm, Wed.-Sat. 10am-6pm, First Fridays 10am-10pm.
Victoria's Southminster Show!
Victoria's mother was unable to travel to see the show put together in her honor in August, so Victoria found a way to take the show to her! A modified version of the show "Sunset, Sunrise: Works on Paper by Four Generations of Turner Women" went on the road in Charlotte, NC for the month of December! The show was such a hit we were invited to extend our running for an additional month! The show hung from November 15, 2016-Jan. 29, 2017 on the third floor art gallery hallway in Magnolia Lane in the Southminster Retirement Community located at 8919 Park Road in Charlotte. A very special thanks to Christina Hall, the director of life enrichment programs for sponsoring the show and to Vicky May, the activities director, for taking care of all of the details to make it happen! The show featured works by Victoria's mother, Irma Turner, of Charlotte, NC, Victoria Powers, of Raleigh, NC, Victoria's daughter Beth Tacular, of Siler City, NC, and her granddaughter Cassidy Powers, of Boulder, CO. During the run on the show, Victoria was able to celebrate Irma's 99th birthday with her on Dec. 29, 2016!! Beth and Victoria enjoyed creating a little art project with Irma, while in Charlotte to take down the show the end of Jan. ! A fresh bouquet of flowers and butterflies were the inspiration for the project!
Victoria's mother was unable to travel to see the show put together in her honor in August, so Victoria found a way to take the show to her! A modified version of the show "Sunset, Sunrise: Works on Paper by Four Generations of Turner Women" went on the road in Charlotte, NC for the month of December! The show was such a hit we were invited to extend our running for an additional month! The show hung from November 15, 2016-Jan. 29, 2017 on the third floor art gallery hallway in Magnolia Lane in the Southminster Retirement Community located at 8919 Park Road in Charlotte. A very special thanks to Christina Hall, the director of life enrichment programs for sponsoring the show and to Vicky May, the activities director, for taking care of all of the details to make it happen! The show featured works by Victoria's mother, Irma Turner, of Charlotte, NC, Victoria Powers, of Raleigh, NC, Victoria's daughter Beth Tacular, of Siler City, NC, and her granddaughter Cassidy Powers, of Boulder, CO. During the run on the show, Victoria was able to celebrate Irma's 99th birthday with her on Dec. 29, 2016!! Beth and Victoria enjoyed creating a little art project with Irma, while in Charlotte to take down the show the end of Jan. ! A fresh bouquet of flowers and butterflies were the inspiration for the project!
Victoria Curated this Art Show of Four Artists Works!
August 3-Sept. 1,2016 "Sunset: Sunrise" a show of works on paper, featuring 4 generations of Turner women: Victoria's mother, Irma Aboy Ferrer Turner, of Charlotte, NC, Victoria Turner Powers, of Raleigh, NC, Victoria's daughter, Elizabeth Powers Tacular, of Siler City, NC, and Victoria's granddaughter, Cassidy May Powers, of Boulder, CO! The show hangs in the Scentsuosity Gallery at 22 Glenwood Ave. in the Glenwood South Art District in downtown Raleigh, NC.The gallery is down the street and on the same side of the street as Askew Taylor Paint Store and Stagshead Pub. The opening reception on First Friday August 5, 2016 from 6-8 pm was a hit with Tad Morrison on guitar! Thanks to those of you who stopped by and helped us sip the Spanish champagne! If you missed the reception, the show will hang all month. Gallery hours 12 noon-6pm Wed.-Sat. Please take a look at the reception photos below!
August 3-Sept. 1,2016 "Sunset: Sunrise" a show of works on paper, featuring 4 generations of Turner women: Victoria's mother, Irma Aboy Ferrer Turner, of Charlotte, NC, Victoria Turner Powers, of Raleigh, NC, Victoria's daughter, Elizabeth Powers Tacular, of Siler City, NC, and Victoria's granddaughter, Cassidy May Powers, of Boulder, CO! The show hangs in the Scentsuosity Gallery at 22 Glenwood Ave. in the Glenwood South Art District in downtown Raleigh, NC.The gallery is down the street and on the same side of the street as Askew Taylor Paint Store and Stagshead Pub. The opening reception on First Friday August 5, 2016 from 6-8 pm was a hit with Tad Morrison on guitar! Thanks to those of you who stopped by and helped us sip the Spanish champagne! If you missed the reception, the show will hang all month. Gallery hours 12 noon-6pm Wed.-Sat. Please take a look at the reception photos below!
Victoria's Solo Show in the Carter Building! During the month of May, Victoria's Southern Comforter Series was shown for the first time in completion of all 42 works of art at the Scentuosity Gallery, at 22 Glenwood Ave. Raleigh, NC. The First Friday reception on May 6, 2016, was a hit with musical accompaniment by Phil Hatch on guitar! The show featured abstract paintings and photographs of Victoria's down comforter!
Victoria's Solo Show at Hagersmith Designs! 300S. Dawson Street, Raleigh, NC. Southern Comforter Show Jan. 28-March 29 2016: 24 Abstract images of Victoria's Down Comforter from the recent series of 42 works of art!
YOUNG AT ART MONTH SHOW 2016! The show is located at 22 Glenwood Avenue, Suite #1 in the Carter Building in the back gallery of Lea Alston's Scentsuosity Shop! The show hangs the entire month of August to celebrate our 5th summer of "Young at Art Month" for Studio Ten! Stop by and view the show anytime during the month. The reception on First Friday August 7, was a huge success! Thanks to all who stopped by! Here are a few photos from the event!
2015 Solo Show North Street Beer Station!
Fancy Gap black and white photography show Oct. 1-31 at the North Street Beer Station at 521 W. North Street in Raleigh, NC!! Please join Victoria for a reception Friday August 2, 6-9pm!
Fancy Gap black and white photography show Oct. 1-31 at the North Street Beer Station at 521 W. North Street in Raleigh, NC!! Please join Victoria for a reception Friday August 2, 6-9pm!
Solo Show at the Carter Building!
Victoria is showing 30 works of her Impressionistic Oils on Canvas in suite #1 of the Carter Building at 22 Glenwood Ave. Raleigh! The show runs Sept.1-30th,2015! The gallery hours are posted under the Exhibitions Tab on this website!
Victoria is showing 30 works of her Impressionistic Oils on Canvas in suite #1 of the Carter Building at 22 Glenwood Ave. Raleigh! The show runs Sept.1-30th,2015! The gallery hours are posted under the Exhibitions Tab on this website!
Blake Street Studios Closed!!
As of January 1, 2015, the Blake Street Studios permanently closed it's doors. The owner of City Market ended all leases and all of the tenants at Blake Street have relocated. Victoria will miss running her gallery as it gave her a space to show the variety of her inventory, to visit with folks from all over the state, the country, as well as from all over the world, and to use the space for teaching others.
Victoria Powers Studio Ten has relocated her creative working space, her inventory and her teaching activities to her home studio in Northwest Raleigh, and has begun exhibiting her work out and about in the community!
She has several shows already lined up for 2015 among of which are a solo show of her handmade paper collages at the Garner Performing Arts Center in March and April, and one at Hager Smith Designs of abstract images of her down comforter in her "Southern Comforter" series, during January and February. She will be featured as a Loft artist at the Round About collective on Oberlin Road in April, May and June, showing her recent foil relief etchings! Her impressionistic oils on canvas works will also be shown at a studio in the Carter Building on Glenwood Ave., Raleigh in October. Her student art camper works will be shown during the month of August at the same location.
To learn more about the studio closing, please check out this article in the Raleigh News and Observer where Victoria was interviewed and the article released on New Year's Day, 2015. http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/12/31/4441718/blake-street-shops-and-studios.html
As of January 1, 2015, the Blake Street Studios permanently closed it's doors. The owner of City Market ended all leases and all of the tenants at Blake Street have relocated. Victoria will miss running her gallery as it gave her a space to show the variety of her inventory, to visit with folks from all over the state, the country, as well as from all over the world, and to use the space for teaching others.
Victoria Powers Studio Ten has relocated her creative working space, her inventory and her teaching activities to her home studio in Northwest Raleigh, and has begun exhibiting her work out and about in the community!
She has several shows already lined up for 2015 among of which are a solo show of her handmade paper collages at the Garner Performing Arts Center in March and April, and one at Hager Smith Designs of abstract images of her down comforter in her "Southern Comforter" series, during January and February. She will be featured as a Loft artist at the Round About collective on Oberlin Road in April, May and June, showing her recent foil relief etchings! Her impressionistic oils on canvas works will also be shown at a studio in the Carter Building on Glenwood Ave., Raleigh in October. Her student art camper works will be shown during the month of August at the same location.
To learn more about the studio closing, please check out this article in the Raleigh News and Observer where Victoria was interviewed and the article released on New Year's Day, 2015. http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/12/31/4441718/blake-street-shops-and-studios.html
Victoria is now registering students for summer art camps and students of all ages for private or small group lessons! Go to art class tab for details!
New Inventory! Victoria has added to her hand stenciled T-shirt collection, some new designs and colors! Also, she is creating a series of Foil Relief Etchings, which incorporate the use of words into her art! Check out the mixed media tab for some sneak peaks and come on by the Round About Collective to see some in person April-end of June, 2015! In addition, she has added several more prints from her popular oil painting portraits series!
New Inventory! Victoria has added to her hand stenciled T-shirt collection, some new designs and colors! Also, she is creating a series of Foil Relief Etchings, which incorporate the use of words into her art! Check out the mixed media tab for some sneak peaks and come on by the Round About Collective to see some in person April-end of June, 2015! In addition, she has added several more prints from her popular oil painting portraits series!
Art Camp Reception!
The summer of 2014 art camps were a success! Studio Ten campers, parents, friends and others celebrated with the First Friday Art reception in the student's honor Friday August 1 from 6-10pm! Victoria thanks parents for bringing the campers out for the party, despite the rain! She also thanks her wonderful friends for helping her serve, studio sit, and take photos: Colette Hudgins, Anke Chignell, Mitsy Rackley, Neena Fortune, Melissa Williams and Jonathan Wakely! And she also thanks her high school student intern Kyra Staresina for helping her teach the summer camps, and the dynamite band called Starkravenmad that played some rocking music the entire evening! Here are some images from the Friday night party!!
The summer of 2014 art camps were a success! Studio Ten campers, parents, friends and others celebrated with the First Friday Art reception in the student's honor Friday August 1 from 6-10pm! Victoria thanks parents for bringing the campers out for the party, despite the rain! She also thanks her wonderful friends for helping her serve, studio sit, and take photos: Colette Hudgins, Anke Chignell, Mitsy Rackley, Neena Fortune, Melissa Williams and Jonathan Wakely! And she also thanks her high school student intern Kyra Staresina for helping her teach the summer camps, and the dynamite band called Starkravenmad that played some rocking music the entire evening! Here are some images from the Friday night party!!
Solo show at the Oxford Restaurant! Victoria had a solo show at the Oxford Restaurant on Fayetteville St. between March 3 and April 27, 2014, of her black and white photographs and acrylic paintings. https://www.oxfordraleigh.com
Victoria retires from full time teaching to work in her studio fulltime as an artist!
On January 1st, 2014, Victoria retired from her full time position as an Art Educator working for the state, to working full time as a Professional Artist at her Blake Street Studio location!! She is very excited about this "transition" and looks forward to devoting even more time to her own art making while continuing to teach part time at her studio! Registration for her summer art camps is now open under the Art Class tab! Victoria offers private lessons, adult workshops, and will create works for you in oil on canvas by commission!
During the summer of 2013, Victoria celebrated her third summer of art camps and first summer of the Blake Street Shops and Studios "Young at Art" Month! Student work was featured as our guest artists for the month of August! Here are a few photos of the opening reception Friday August 2, 2013! More photos that show the actual classes in action, can be found under the art class tab!
Now Offering!!
Tiny miniature original oil paintings of Victoria's original larger works, for only $45.00 @!! Come check them out!
Also, now offering, Private art lessons to students of all ages! Contact Victoria directly with your interest request! studiotenartist@gmail.com
Our August 3rd, 2012 Student Summer Art Camp Reception!
Our First Friday art reception featuring student art camp work was a huge success! Thanks to Steve Sciandra for accompaning us with his acoustic guitar, for the help of my two interns Andrea Allen and Emma Baldwin, and to all the parents, family and friends for coming out to show your support of student art in the community!
The Summer Art Camp Show reception, Friday August 3, 2012, 6-7pm was
a huge success!
See photos of some student work samples on display at the studios below!
RECENT WORKS: Victoria has been working hard on creating some new works in oils in the last several months. This spring she completed three series including her Red Roofs of Cortona series, the Sunset at Pullen Park series and this past summer, the Asiatic Lily series. This fall she finished her Raleigh Farmers Market series! To view these works and more, go to the oil paintings tab, under the Drawings, Paintings and Photography tab!
She has also added an inventory of hand printed T-shirts in mens, womens and children's sizes, in addition to several pieces in clay! Stop by the studio and take a look!
Two of her lily series paintings are shown here in a photo of her June 2012 Art Camp for 6-8 year olds!
She has also added an inventory of hand printed T-shirts in mens, womens and children's sizes, in addition to several pieces in clay! Stop by the studio and take a look!
Two of her lily series paintings are shown here in a photo of her June 2012 Art Camp for 6-8 year olds!
Victoria's Solo Show at Blake Street Studios!
Victoria's work was featured in a solo show in the Commons area of Blake Street studios in July 1011, and works can be viewed in the slide show below. Just below is some work from her summer 2011 art camps!
