Exhibitions
YOU (UNDERSTOOD)
September 3 - October 23rd
Angie To, Christina Renfer Vogel
Tri-Star Arts is pleased to present the next exhibition in their Main Gallery at the historic Candoro Marble Building. A two-person show, You (Understood), featuring recent works by artists Angie To (Chattanooga, TN) and Christina Renfer Vogel (Chattanooga, TN) opens Tuesday, September 3 and will run through Wednesday, October 23, 2024. Curator: Brian R. Jobe.
An opening reception will be held on Friday, September 6, 2024 from 5:00—8:00 pm (artists in attendance). There will be an artist talk given by To and Vogel beforehand on September 6 beginning at 3:30pm. The address is 4450 Candora Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37920 and admission is always free of charge.
Angie To is an artist and educator. She is an avid walker, her daily jaunts are focused upon observing the natural world. Flowers and trees, their colors, texture and pattern fascinate her and play a large role in her painting which depict riotous fields of saturated floral landscapes. Angie received her MFA from the Ohio State University and is currently living in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Christina Renfer Vogel holds an MFA from the Massachusetts College of Art and a BFA from Tyler School of Art, Temple University. Rooted firmly in perceptual painting, her work reflects direct encounters and everyday exchanges. Recent still life paintings explore intersections between work, life, and the studio. She has been featured in solo exhibitions at Spalding Nix Fine Art (Atlanta, GA) and the David Lusk Gallery (Nashville, TN), and her work was included in the 2021 Atlanta Biennial at the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center (Atlanta, GA). Vogel has participated in exhibitions at spaces including the Asheville Art Museum (Asheville, NC), LABspace (Hillsdale, NY), and The Painting Center (New York, NY). She has participated in artist residencies including the Vermont Studio Center (Johnson, VT), the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (Amherst, VA), and JSS in Civita (Civita Castellana, Italy). Her work has been featured in New American Paintings, and she is a recipient of an Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant and a Lighton International Artists Exchange Program grant, among other awards. She is currently a member of Zeuxis, an association of still life painters. Vogel serves as a professor of painting and drawing at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
image: Angie To, Blooming Phlox, 2024
