New Exhibit Puts Human Form on Display

One of California’s premier figurative realist painters and draftsman will exhibit his work at Westmont’s Reynolds Gallery this spring. Harry Carmean will show his figurative drawings, Thursday, Jan. 18, through March 9. An opening reception with Carmean will be held Thursday, Jan. 18, at 4 p.m. at the gallery.

Carmean is a master draftsman and painter who has worked professionally as an artist for more than six decades. He taught figure drawing at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena for 43 years.

He is known as a compulsive artist who draws and paints constantly. His work is celebrated for its ability to define the timeless quality of the human figure.

Art Professor and Reynolds Gallery Director Tony Askew says the show will focus exclusively on Carmean’s drawings from the model.

“It will provide a retrospective of his mastery of the human form,” Askew says. “The work in the show is remarkable first for its quality and second for its scope.”

Also featured in the show are figure drawings by Carmean's wife, Miriam Slater, an acclaimed draftsman herself.

The Reynolds Gallery offers this special exhibition in conjunction with Sullivan Goss - An American Gallery.

The Reynolds Gallery is open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, please call (805) 565-6162. For directions to campus, visit the college Web site at www.westmont.edu.