Artist Carole Bellieveau discusses her early dollmaking during a reception Saturday at the Step Up Gallery. Courtesy photo
STEP GALLERY News:
An Artist’s Reception this past Saturday afternoon at the Step Up Gallery featured a half-hour gallery talk by artist Carole Belliveau. She explained her mixed media process and sharing career highlights.
The current retrospective exhibit at Step Up Gallery, “The Road Taken, a 45-year Journey” by Belliveau, features her female figure paintings, which are embellished with gold and silver leaf.
“I found the retrospective show engrossing as it covers a 45-year period of the artist’s life,” one reception attendee said. “The art displays her artistic evolution as a creative to eventually finding her clear authentic voice.”
Another viewer said, “Carole’s work is like poetry. She whispers painted stories woven from gold and earth and sky and the human form that speak volumes, yet are open to individual interpretation and reflection.”
Another person who attended Belliveau’s Gallery Talk and also purchased a painting said, “Saturday, I attended the reception for the beautiful show by Carole Belliveau in an exceptional gallery space. Her glowing paintings of figures against magical backgrounds are masterfully executed and unique. Her use of different materials in each painting contributes to the remarkable effects. In addition, this is your only chance to see the nationally acclaimed, one-of-a-kind, amazing dolls, created early in her career. This was truly one of the most spectacular exhibits I have ever seen. I shall return again.”
“It was a wonderful experience to display so much of my life’s work in the beautiful setting of Step Up Gallery,” Belliveau said. “It’s a dream come true for any artist to have a Retrospective Show, but to have it in a gallery with floor to ceiling natural light with windows framing the gorgeous views of autumn in the mountains was an unexpected privilege.”
The exhibit’s last day is Nov. 9. A video of the Gallery Talk is available at: https://youtu.be/ukslUrtlrEQ
The exquisite paintings from this exhibit are available to view online and purchase with any bank card at: https://stepupgallerymarket.artspan.com
Step Up Gallery is open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday throughout Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. It is closed Sundays. At this time, masking is welcome but not required. Step Up Gallery is on the upper level of Mesa Public Library, 2400 Central Ave. Visit Step Up Gallery’s website for more information: https://stepupgallery.org.
Artist Carole Bellieveau discusses her work. Courtesy photo
Local artist and past gallery manager Katy Korkos admires the art. Courtesy photo
Scene from Saturday’s artist reception at the Step Up Gallery. Courtesy photo
