7 October 'Flowers of Fulton' on display in ICC Gallery through Oct. 30 October 7, 2024 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 The paintings of Fulton resident John Underwood are now on display in Itawamba Community College’s W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center Gallery at the Fulton Campus. His exhibition entitled “Flowers of Fulton,” consists of 16 acrylic paintings depicting colorful arrangements of flower bouquets that he says, “were grown here in Fulton.” Underwood, who is an art and antique dealer by trade, graduated from IAHS in 1988 and attended ICC the following year. Additional degrees in fine arts include the bachelor’s from the University of Mississippi and the master’s from the University of Memphis. Gallery hours for the exhibit, which will close Oct. 30, are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. For inquiries about sales or the gallery, contact Shawn Whittington at (662) 862-8301 or email eswhittington@iccms.edu. Related Articles 'Fort Spillman' on display in ICC Fine Arts Gallery through Oct. 2 The paintings of Memphis, Tenn.-based artist Bobby Spillman, which is the first exhibit hosted this fall in Itawamba Community College’s W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center Gallery at the Fulton Campus, will be on display through Oct. 2. The collection titled “Fort Spillman” consists of 12 large acrylic and mixed media paintings deeply layered in imagery surrounding cultural narrative and personal experience. “The work is a reaction to the day-to-day act of living,” Spillman said. “It is sometimes a compilation of ongoing subconscious chatter acting as a surface to collect the filtered distractions, and in other pieces, the artist focuses on a single image that reflects a more thought-out singular moment.” Inspired by cartoons, comics, satire, art history, traditional tattoo flash and childhood pop culture, Spillman’s works are created in a range of mediums from paint, ink, aerosol, collage and color pencil. Spillman, who earned his master’s degree from the University of Memphis, currently teaches advanced placement art in the Germantown Municipal School District. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. For more information, contact Shawn ... ICC student work on display in gallery through Mar. 20 The works of Itawamba Community College’s art students will be on display in the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center gallery through Mar. 20. The exhibition includes 67 pieces in a variety of media ranging from paintings and drawings to sculpture and ceramic works. Students participating include Tiffany Gladney, John Curry, both of Aberdeen; Theo Lyle, Olivia Grace Ausbon, both of Amory; Dylan Gaskin of Bellefontaine; Taylor Cash of Belmont; Allison Clayton of Blue Springs; Lena Blanton of Comanche, Okla.; Oscar Gonzalez of Ecru; Taylor Lentz, Serenity Bobo, both of Fulton; Xander Caulder of Houston; Blake Wigginton of Mantachie; Brad James of Nettleton; Sam Herrington of Ontario, Canada; Kiasa Wade, Nancy Garcia-Martinez, both of Pontotoc; D’Anthony Hervey, Zack Anglin, both of Saltillo; Marina Loden of Shannon; Tyler Griffin, Tatiana Brown, Jasmine Raden, Blayton Morris, Clayton Rinehart, Deidra Burns, all of Tupelo; and Charlie Weeks of Winfield, Ala. A reception for the students is tentatively scheduled from 2-3 p.m., Mar. 20. Gallery hours are from 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for holidays. ICC ... Summerford work on display in ICC Gallery The watercolor paintings of Fulton artist Laura Summerford will be on display through Dec. 7 at the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center gallery at the Itawamba Community College Fulton Campus. Entitled “Southern Rust and Decay,” the exhibit includes 24 paintings featuring familiar Southern icons and images of the city of Fulton. “I was born into a family of artistic ability,” Summerford said. “My parents were very creative and nurtured that spirit in my brother and me. This atmosphere helped to mold my future in the art field. From the time that I picked up my favorite red crayon, I was hooked. I would have rather draw and color than anything else.” Summerford began to watercolor while majoring in graphic art at ICC. “The softness of the medium mesmerized me over the harshness that oils and acrylics possess. I had an instant love for watercolors. While continuing her studies at Mississippi University for Women, she found watercolors to be her choice medium. “The light washes allow for many layers of color to show through ... ICC Student Art Competiton work on display through May 8 Itawamba Community College’s Student Art Competition is currently on display in the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center gallery at the Fulton Campus. Works judged include drawing, painting, design, ceramics and sculpture. The winners include Eduardo Moreno of Batesville, third, design, “Rest Area,” and honorable mention, design, “Malice;” Brady Edington of Calhoun City, second, ceramics, “Western Intellect,” and honorable mention, ceramics, “Old Skool;” Kylie Long of Eldridge, Ala., third, drawing, “Heart on Sleeve;” Reja Anderson of Eupora, honorable mention, painting, “Frosty Meadow;” Emily Tibbs of Fulton, second, painting, “Underwater Landscape;” Jude Taylor of Hamilton, first, ceramics, “War Pigs;” Ekkaleo Quartey of Jackson, second, drawing, “Myself;” Connor Wood of Jasper, Ala., first, sculpture, “Hare of the Hollow;” Raheim Blanchard of Okolona, honorable mention, drawing, “Dream 2;” Isaiah Pannell of Pontotoc, first, design, “Self portrait triptych” and honorable mention, ceramics, “Bamboo;” Layla Tutor of Pontotoc, third, sculpture, “Woven in Clay;” Noah Sartin of Saltillo, first, drawing, “Self-Portrait and third, painting, “Shadowlands;” Sydney Ladd of Tupelo, first, painting, “Lazy Day;” second, design, “Fall to Wonderland” and second, sculpture, “Mouse Attack;” Johnathan Calderon of ... Work of Memphis artist Alex Warble on display through Apr. 4 A collection of 12 paintings and drawings by Memphis artist Alex Warble is on display at the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center gallery at the Fulton Campus. The show, entitled "Inventory Systems and the Big Animal Show Plateau," features colorful and whimsical paintings on wood, drawings and mixed media in Warble's unique style. His murals can be seen painted on the sides of buildings scattered throughout the Memphis area. The Fulton native took art classes at ICC, eventually graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in illustration from The Memphis College of Art in 2006. The show will be on display until Apr. 4. Gallery hours are 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday through Thursday. For more information, contact Shawn Whittington at eswhittington@iccms.edu or call 662.862.8301. Work of Tanner South on display in the ICC Fulton Campus Gallery The work of Tanner South of Columbus will be on display in the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center Gallery at the Itawamba Community College Fulton Campus until Dec. 9. The exhibition entitled “Charm and Chaos: A Collective of Aesthetic Forms Through Decadent Textures” features mixed media paintings, prints and wall assemblages. South said that his work is “inspired by imagination and visionary forms. My paintings embody the textures, colors and nature of my own dreams, nightmares or subconscious renderings. I find it hard not to physically want to touch some of my paintings myself. It’s a sort of textile stimulation that I think I sort of feed into when I’m creating the heavier textured pieces.” South said that he doesn’t “let the orderly left-brain of my day job stop my right-brain from cathartically creating and making a mess in the studio. Whether it’s with multiple mediums at once or with shapes of upcycled treasures to use in conjunction with other forms, it’s always fun to push the limits of myself.” South works full-time ... Comments are closed.