MARTIN • LAWRENCE
~GALLERIES~
CALENDAR LISTING
WHAT: An Opening Reception with Artist Anne Faith Nicholls for Premier
New Orleans Exhibition - “STRANGE BOTANICA”
“Dreams reveal truths concealed.”
— ANNE FAITH NICHOLLS
Martin Lawrence Gallery New Orleans invites the public for the unveiling of an exclusive new body of work capturing the history and mystery surrounding the artistic soul of New Orleans. Art lovers will not want to miss this rare opportunity to meet the artist and acquire her latest original creations during the evening.
WHERE: Martin Lawrence Gallery
433 Royal Street (at St. Louis Street, in the block of Brennan’s Restaurant)
WHEN: Saturday, September 9, 2017 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM.
Exhibit runs through the end of September
Entertainment and light refreshments
GALLERY CONTACT: Mary Coxe, (504) 299-9055 WWW.MARTINLAWRENCE.COM
MEDIA CONTACT: Cary Alden, 504.834.7517, 914-7517,
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Anne Faith Nicholls is a truly unique addition to the contemporary art scene—she provides a refreshing look at the soul of the modern woman and artist. Born with a backwards heart, Nicholls has an inner strength that is inspirational and captivating.
Her sense of adventure and exploration began in Victoria, British Columbia. Restless to travel to new places, she made her journey south to San Francisco, graduating from the Academy of Art University, and then on to Los Angeles where she resides today. She has traveled the world with a focus on studying the masters. This commitment to traditional painting has contributed to the development of her own unique style of utilizing both oil and acrylic to achieve a signature layered look and a saturated, antiqued, color palette.
Nicholls’ early career success began in the California Pop Surrealist and “Low Brow” movements, appearing regularly in Juxtapoz Magazine, and as a Van’s Artist Brand Ambassador. However, she hesitates to confine herself to recent contemporary movements, citing inspiration from Surrealist and traditional painting as more key to her work.
Nicholls’ style is best described as Neo-Surrealism, or Neo-Folk-Surrealism, drawing inspiration from early American and European Folk Art; French, Mexican and Spanish Surrealism; and Society Portraiture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Her favorite painters are René Magritte, Frida Kahlo, Neo Rauch, Ingres, Alex Katz, Chuck Close, Mathew Barney, and Marcel Duchamp. She also came up in the Los Angeles art scene showing alongside some of her mentors including Elizabeth McGrath and Mark Ryden. Nicholls cites the Surrealist Manifesto as an inspiration in many of her narratives and emphasizes the subconscious or the dream state in the core of her imagery.
ABOUT MARTIN LAWRENCE GALLERIES:
Founded in 1975, Martin Lawrence Galleries (MLG), headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. Has 9 gallery locations nationwide. New York, Chicago, Dallas, New Orleans, Las Vegas, San Francisco, La Jolla, Costa Mesa and Lahaina. Martin Lawrence Galleries excels in connecting collectors with the finest works by Modern and Contemporary masters and the best emerging artists, in addition to loaning over 250 artworks to more than 32 esteemed museums and institutions internationally. Visit online at
Martin Lawrence Galleries New Orleans offers exclusive limited edition and original works by renowned contemporary artists making art affordable for all levels of collectors. Located in the heart of the French Quarter on Royal Street, the gallery is open to the public seven days a week from 10am – 6pm.
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