Awards and Recognition:
"Art on Paper - 2005" -
Dottie Gantt is one of seven
American women to be juried into the international "Art
on Paper - 2005 " exhibition at the Sharjah
Art Museum during Winter 2005. The Sharjah Art Museum opened
in 1995 on Art Square in Dubai, United
Arab Emirates along the Arabian Gulf. At 111,000 square meters,
it is the largest art museum of the Gulf region. This exhibition
was also sponsored by the
Kelekian Art Gallery, in Beirut, Lebanon.
Each piece in this exhibition conforms to the tiny exact size of
10cm x 12.5cm or 3.9"x4.9" as defined by the exhibit.
The
seven works of art by the American women include "Design Works" by Rosemary Claus-Gray of Doniphan, MO, "Orchard" by Dottie M. Gantt of Leesville, SC, "Starburst" Deborah Gregory of Bellevue, WA, "Rocks and Weeds #2" by Joanie San Chirico of Toms River, NJ, "Three Bars" by Virginia A. Spiegel of Nebraska City, NE, "Techno Jam V1.4: Mixed Berry Jelly" by Carolyn Lee Vehslage of Erial, NJ and "Moonlit Night" by Anna Vreman of Milton, VT.
Images of the American women's artwork in this exhibit are
viewable online at http://www.clvquilts.com/Sharjah.htm