On View Magazine Fall 2015 | Page 123

P O R T R A I T Voices of Women series of exhibitions. When Whyte’s paintings are exhibited together, the viewer is offered a rare glimpse into the artist’s private world. Here are the folks Whyte has met along the way and has gotten to know. The result is the feeling that we have ventured into a family reunion, and are surrounded by faces that feel familiar to us. We are drawn in, and become witness not only to our universal commonality, but also to the life and work of an accomplished artist. Whyte’s paintings have earned international recognition and are held in numerous private, corporate, and museum collections. She is the author of several books, including Working South, Down Bohicket Road and Painting Portraits and Figures in Watercolor. In 2013, the biography of her life and work, More Than a Likeness: The Enduring Art of Mary Whyte by Martha Severens, was published by University of South Carolina Press. O n V iew opposite page: mary whyte, photo: Jack Alterman. this page (clockwise from top left): 1. Sweet Potatoes,* 2012, watercolor on paper. 2. Graffiti,* 2008, watercolor on paper. 3. Armistice, 2014, watercolor on paper, on loan from the artist. *on loan from Coleman Fine Art: www.colemanfineart.com special events: The Mennello Museum will host an opening reception with Mary Whyte on Friday, October 16, 2015, from 6-8 pm. the artist will also lead tours through her exhibition on October 17, 2015 at 11 aM and 3:30 pm.