Gallery 1037 at Reddi Arts

This woodcut is titled "The Whistle Blower" A whistle is created by blowing on a blade of grass

This is the actual block of wood from which the print was hand pulled

I have ten woodcuts featured at Gallery 1037 located within Reddi Arts on 1037 Hendricks Ave.

Out of the Box, Women's Center of Jacksonville

This arylic mixed media painting is titled "Hammock Muse(ings)"
This show runs Oct 16 to Dec 19, 2008
6th Annual Invitational Art Exhibit by the Women's Center of Jacksonville, 5644 Colcord Ave.

Marjorie Broward, art supporter

New Additional Space for The Art Center

The Art Center Co-op opened a new 7,000 square feet space at 111 E. Bay St., downtown Jacksonville. It is on the 2nd Fl., brick walls, track lighting, huge windows on both sides. Come visit the Art Center if ever in Jacksonville or go on line blogfromthecenter.blogspot.com

Solo Show Art Opening August 1 at the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum

Fellow artist and friend Marsha Hatcher by the piece titled "Through the Guinea Corn Fence" post card invite picture
More artists and friends Lora Davis-Henningsen and Leigh Murphy
Friends Hildie Mahoney and Kim Counts

August 1 Art Opening Reception at the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum

JuCoby Pitman and Joanelle Mulrain
Attorney James P. Stevens

My wonderful neighbors Tina Atkins and Bob and Linda Spence

Community Foundation awards grant to Annelies

On June 5, 2008, I received a letter from the Community Foundation in Jacksonville informing me that at its May 9, 2008 artist review panel, I was recommended to receive a $3,500 grant for materials to create new patterns in woodblock printing in order to produce a series reflective of Africa. The Board of Trustees of the Community Foundation approved the recommendation at its meeting on May 27, 2008. The grant is made from funds provided by the J. Shepherd Jr. and Mary Ann Bryan Arts Endowment.
This is my first grant and I am greatly honored to be chosen as a recipient.
Now busy to work producing!
www.jaxcf.org

Woodcut Accepted for Thomas Center Gallery

My woodcut, 'Flow of the River', was accepted into the 2008 Thomas Center Galleries Regional Juried Exhibition, in Gainesville, FL. Over 325 works were submitted and 52 were accepted for the exhibition. My artist friend Marsha Hatcher is also in the show. The show runs July 12-August 24, 2008.
http://www.gvlculturalaffairs.org/website/facilities

THROUGH OUR EYES 2008

Art Center Cooperative Inc. Mosaic collaborative

My (Annelies Dykgraaf) section of the Art Center group mosaic was chosen as the favorite part of the Jax downtown skyline.

Book Signing by David Driskell

David Driskell gave a lecture on his artwork at UNF in Jacksonville
Afterwards he signed one of his latest books "Evolution" on printmaking
Here shown speaking with Annelies Dykgraaf about his time in Nigeria

"Through The Guinea Corn Stalk Fence", woodcut
by Annelies M. Dykgraaf

2008 Starting to get busy again!

Fellow printmaker Vinnie Dolan helps pull woodblock print

Five editions pulled of "Through the Guinea Corn Fence"

Work in Progress

"Quiet Time Reflections", Acrylic painting, the image still needs some tweeking, but relatively done.

Still Producing Art! Here's a new woodcut.

This is titled "Holding on to Heritage" and will be part of the JCAAA show at FCCJ North Campus in the new year 2008 with works inspired from the Harlem Renaissance period and its artists.

This is a woodblock that was both burned and cut into. The main central figure is holding onto two masks in her hands, holding her heritage which also surrounds her. The women in the background are sowing and planting and the woman in the foreground is making a pot with a baby on her back.

WOMEN'S CENTER EXHIBIT

Annelies Dykgraaf

has 8 African Inspired wood cuts on display at The Women's Center of Jax 5th Annual Invitational Art Exhibit. The show runs through Dec. 2007.

5644 Colcord Ave. Jax 32211

INVITATIONAL ART EXHIBIT

ARTREACH 2007

Annelies Dygraaf receieves "Honorable Mention" for her contribution to benefit community HIV/AIDS education, prevention and support programs in Jacksonville.

photo by MHat

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Malnutrition Kills

Serious title for a serious problem. Tens of thousands of children die each year in Africa and India due to lack of food and lack of proper nutrients. In Nigeria rural women will have several children, not knowing if even one will survive (they often wait to even name a child after a certain period to see if the child will survive); while in the States we choose to have abortions or now have the continuing rise of the problem of obese children, a stark contrast. Just being aware and knowledgable of situations around the world is a good start and being conscious of the food we waste. Feel free to visit Unicef.org to learn more.

Shattered Image

"Shattered Image" is acrylic with blue glass and is one of the images done for "What's Goin' On".

This image relates to all that bombards us to change our image from the littlest thing in wrinkle creams, to botox, to lipo suction, to acutal cosmetic alterings of our image. So, just to be your natural self as you were created in the Image of God is challenged by all these "enhancements to beautify".