The Art of Wining & Dining vol. 1

Artist:Bruce Nellsmith

“Making art is not my way of reaching out to the world, rather, it is my way of deciphering and taking the world in.   I am fully aware that I romanticize my subjects.  This is because I am seeking more than a transcription of what lies before me.  I seek the truest and most direct path to what attracted me to the subject in the beginning.   I am unapologetically drawn to beauty, but in my defense, there is -John Keats's "Ode on a Grecian Urn": "Beauty is truth, truth beauty".   Generally, I am in pursuit of poetry in paint.”

Bruce Nellsmith earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Georgia in Athens.  He is presently Professor Emeritus of Visual Arts at Newberry College in Newberry, South Carolina.  Nellsmith’s work is included in collections throughout the United States, France, Italy, and Canada.  His work has been reviewed in numerous arts publications and newspapers in the southeastern United States and France.  He is listed in the international art journal, Art in America and Arts Gallery Montmartre Paris.  He is the recipient of numerous awards for painting and drawing. He is an active artist, grants recipient, lecturer, and juror of fine arts.  Nellsmith is represented by Edward Dare Gallery in Charleston, SC,  City Art Gallery in Columbia, SC. and Art Vin 3 Gallery in Quillan, France.  Nellsmith maintains studios in Edisto Beach, SC, USA and in Quillan, France.        
 Website: brucenellsmith.com

Bruce will be our featured artist for our upcoming Art of Wining & Dining event on May 1st, 2025.

The work of Bruce Nellsmith will be on display and available for purchase during the event. So join us and be inspired by the sights, smells, and tastes of France.

Available artwork will be listed for sale before the event.

Purchase tickets HERE