The Motlow State Community College Art Department presents an exhibit of new works by Murfreesboro artist Glenn Merchant through March 24 at the Eoff Hall Gallery on Motlow’s Moore County campus near Tullahoma.
Glenn Merchant was born in Chicago but grew up in Tennessee. He earned his BFA in painting and drawing from Middle Tennessee State University. Along with being a practicing artist, Merchant is an active visiting artist and arts organizer. He is also the owner of Moxie Art Supply in downtown Murfreesboro. Merchant’s studio is also located in downtown Murfreesboro.
“I paint and draw my immediate surroundings, taking note of the commonplace and celebrating it,” said Merchant. “It’s through the painting’s internal light and environment that I hope to find a certain emotional climate. I fix a subject in mind and set the light in the painting first. During the process the work is in constant flux until it finds resolution with surprise.”
Motlow College’s Moore County campus is at 6015 Ledford Mill Rd., Tullahoma. Eoff Hall Gallery hours are 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday–Friday.
For additional information about the reception or exhibit, contact Bobbie Underwood at (931) 393-1700 or bunderwood@mscc.edu.
