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Located on the lower level of the St. Cecilia Music Center building, the Terryberry Gallery showcases area artists throughout the year, making it a unique and beautiful space for hosting small receptions or as an overflow space when renting the Mika Music Library.
For room rental availability for your special event, please contact Event & Facility Director Carla Messing at 616.459.2224 (ext 204) or carla@scmcgr.org.
KATHLEEN BECHTEL + BARBARA SCHILLING
KATHLEEN BECHTEL
Kathleen Bechtel studied at Kendall School of Art & Design and has taken numerous workshops to continue her art education from instructors that she admires. She has been an artist her whole life, taking 20 years to understand and perfect her drawing skills, and then moving on to different media. Since then, she has spent time learning the complexities of pastel and oil paint. In her experience as an artist her subject matters are portraits, figurative work, still lifes and landscapes.
Kathleen works for the Franciscan Life Process Center in Lowell, MI as an Art Director, bringing in workshop teachers for continuing education in art for the community as well as curating artwork for five different gallery spaces.
Cathcing the Light, Oil
BARBARA SCHILLING OPA, AIS
Barbara grew up in a small farming community on the East side of the state. She moved to Grand Rapids in1973 to attend Kendall School of Design. She has been here ever since. In one discipline or another, she has been involved with art her entire life.
Barbara worked as a Restoration Artist and Conservator for over 35 years. Now retired from restoration, she dedicates her time to her own art.
As an oil painter, her work has been strongly influenced by the bold, impressionist art of contemporarty Russian painters. As a result, her own painting has become bolder and more expressionistic.
Autumn's Arrival, Oil
ARTIST RECEPTION
Friday, November 1 | 5-7pm
Throughout the artist's residency, select pieces are available for purchase through St. Cecilia Music Center. Contact Event + Facility Director Carla Messing at carla@scmcgr.org for more information.
