Shreveport artist Maria Markell opens exhibition at Meadows Museum of Art
SHREVEPORT, LA — Artist and educator Maria Markell’s photography exhibition, The Beauty of North Louisiana, opened this week as the second installment in the Meadows Museum of Art’s Project Gallery Space, a versatile gallery showcasing short-term exhibits by local artists. Markell’s photographs showcasing the variety of textures, colors, flora, and fauna found at Caddo Lake will be on display through October 30 in the Project Gallery Space.
Markell, a native of North Carolina, moved to Shreveport in 2000 and has played an active role in the local art community as an art instructor and administrator in addition to being an award-winning artist in her own right. She is the director of the Noel Community Arts Program, an art and music non-profit located in the Highland neighborhood. Markell is listed in the Shreveport Regional Arts Council’s Northwest Louisiana Artist Directory and works in variety of genres, including painting, mosaic, found object assemblage, and photography.
“I enjoy creating images that show subjects that may have gone unnoticed in our fast-paced world,” Markell wrote in her artist statement for the Project Gallery space exhibition. “The first time I was on Caddo Lake, I was so enamored by its beauty. I HAD to photograph it. I am honored to be able to share these photographs and let you see what I saw through my eyes.”
More information about The Beauty of North Louisiana and other current Meadows Museum exhibits is available at themeadowsmuseum.com.
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About the Meadows Museum of Art
The Meadows Museum of Art is located on the campus of Centenary College of Louisiana at 2911 Centenary Boulevard in Shreveport, Louisiana. The Museum is open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Museum is closed on Sundays and College holidays. For more information or to schedule field trips, call the Museum at 318.869.5169 or visit themeadowsmuseum.com.