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CLEASTER COTTON Presents Winged Narratives: A Social Study

“Birds are relatable, social creatures and are among the most numerous organisms on the planet earth. We can learn a great deal about ourselves from observing their behavior in nature. “Winged Narratives: A Social Study” is dedicated to the preservation of natural creatures and their environments.” ~ Cleaster Cotton

Painter Cleaster Cotton presents whimsical caricatures of birds with body language depicting their relationship to each other and their place in time and space. Employing her signature tools – color, texture, light and movement – Cotton investigates introspection and how we relate in nature and society as humans, as individuals, as partners… in relationship to family, community, nation and race. Cleaster provides a seamless segue to fanciful places and intimate spaces, where her narratives unfold, in this collection of one heart-warming, humorous painting after...

Blue Spiral 1's most diverse annual exhibition presenting artists that have never before shown in the gallery.
This show will offer a wide range of mixed media including ceramic, petrified wood, layered paper, glass, steel, encaustic, and photocopy transfer.

Artists : Robert Burch, CLEASTER COTTON, Sondra Dorn, Aimee Farnet-Siegel, John Geci, Nina Kawar, David Kenton Kring, Christine Sajecki, Katie WalkerBlue Spiral 1 / Main Level Gallery / 38 Biltmore Avenue / Asheville, NC 288801 / phone (828) 251-0202

Exhibit Opening Reception: Thursday, JANUARY 4, 2018 from 5-8PM
Artist Talk: by CLEASTER COTTON Friday, February 16, 2018 at 6PM
Exhibit Closes: Friday, FEBRUARY 23, 2018

CLEASTER COTTON
Colors and Codes
Contemporary Art & ALNUGE Hieroglyphics

Women's History Month Artist Reception:
Wednesday, March 23, 2016, 6:00 � 7:30 PM

Exhibit runs through March 30, 2016

University of North Carolina Asheville (UNCA)
Highsmith Student Union
Intercultural Center Art Gallery
One University Heights
First Floor - Room 114
Asheville, NC 28804
828.251.6577
intercultural@unca.edu

Cleaster�s approach to creating art is organic, innovative, unexpected, and honest. With a refreshing use of texture, shape, line, and color, she manipulates conventional and unconventional materials to produce an eclectic range of vibrant paintings. Cleaster uses the light as her ally to create environmentally interactive works of art. Her paintings transform according to the viewer�s perspective. The interplay with natural light and changes in ambient lighting, reveal the shifting, mystical narratives of the solar day,...

Presenting new work that showcases a selection of rich, vibrant still life and a colorful collection of whimsical creatures... by popular demand. Art for all ages.

Exhibit Opens: Thursday, April 17, 2014 (6PM)

Curated by: Julia and Mark Goldthwaite of The Paintbox

A portion of the proceeds benefits: ALNUGE, Arts and STEM Education to help children learn.

The Junction Restaurant and Bar
348 Depot Street
@ the Pink Dog Creative Building
River Arts District
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 225-3497

Please join us.

Best regards,

Cleaster

http://cleaster-cotton.artistwebsites.com/

cleastercotton@gmail.com

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Date: December 5, 2013

Pink Dog co-founders, Randy Shull and Hedy Fischer, announce:

Cleaster Cotton will be working in the studio space adjacent to Randy Shull�s studio. Cotton�s work will be on exhibit and for sale, while she works in an open studio setting through January 13, 2014 (noon till 7PM.)

Cleaster shares, I am passionate about art and education. The goal to make ALNUGE accessible to every child� in the rainbow of children, everywhere� at no cost to them. A portion of the proceeds from sales of my art will benefit ALNUGE (Alphabets Numbers Geometrics,) a K-12+ STEM, core curriculum and art activity that fosters creativity, academic excellence, innovation, and ingenuity. Here�s to placing ALNUGE Activity Boards in classrooms, community centers, homes, and in every environment where children learn!

Thank you, Randy and Hedy, for the opportunity of this residency. I appreciate you and your support in positively...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Date: December 5, 2013

Pink Dog co-founders, Randy Shull and Hedy Fischer, announce:

Cleaster Cotton will be working in the studio space adjacent to Randy Shull�s studio. Cotton�s work will be on exhibit and for sale, while she works in an open studio setting through January 13, 2014 (noon till 7PM.)

Cleaster shares, I am passionate about art and education. The goal to make ALNUGE accessible to every child� in the rainbow of children, everywhere� at no cost to them. A portion of the proceeds from sales of my art will benefit ALNUGE (Alphabets Numbers Geometrics,) a K-12+ STEM, core curriculum and art activity that fosters creativity, academic excellence, innovation, and ingenuity. Here�s to placing ALNUGE Activity Boards in classrooms, community centers, homes, and in every environment where children learn!

Thank you, Randy and Hedy, for the opportunity of this residency. I appreciate you and your support in positively...

Art Exhibition by Cleaster Cotton

There�s magic happening in these Blue Ridge Mountains!

The innovative painter from New York, Cleaster Cotton, pushes the concept of color in her enlightening exhibition of Contemporary and Exo paintings.

This collection of Cotton�s large paintings will be on exhibit this weekend only, during Studio Stroll, in the River Arts District, at the spacious studio of Randy Shull.

Come in� brighten your day and ours.

Saturday and Sunday, November 9-10, 2013
10:00 am� 6:00 pm (EST)

PINK DOG CREATIVE
342 Depot Street
Asheville, NC 28801
River Arts District

http://about.me/cleastercotton

http://www.pinkdog-creative.com/

CLEASTER COTTON

"Color Palette"

A Contemporary Art Exhibit
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Opening Reception
Thursday, November 14, 2013 / 6 - 9 PM

Tasty Taste
5151 West Fayetteville Road
College Park, GA 30349
(770) 703-8119 ~ Restaurant
(404) 451-3141 ~ Reservations
www.tastytasterestaurant.com

Cleaster Cotton
Artist / Educator / Inventor
(828) 367-7708
cleastercotton@gmail.com
http://about.me/cleastercotton

~ Exhibited through December 14, 2013 ~
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RACE AND ART THE HEALING STARTS WITH A BLACK WOMAN

NEW WORK
This collection of paintings, photographic images, and lecture series which is specifically designed and dedicated to the healing of the human family. This Fine Art America gallery is a live, in-progress compilation which will be changing frequently. Some pieces will remain as a part of the collection, while others will be pulled and archived. Cleaster Cotton's New Release, "GRACE, I GOT YOUR BACK," is a cornerstone in this collection of Contemporary Primitive Art.

For booking lectures, courses, classes, and consultations send inquires to www.cleastercotton@gmail.com.


GRACE I GOT YOUR BACK
This is an acrylic and multi-medium painting on tar paper. It is of an African American husband and wife at the dinner table, saying grace. And, because of the history of abuse suffered by African Americans in this country, they cannot relax, not even for a moment, not even while at prayer. Notice...

RACE AND ART THE HEALING STARTS WITH A BLACK WOMAN

NEW WORK
This collection of paintings, photographic images, and lecture series which is specifically designed and dedicated to the healing of the human family. This Fine Art America gallery is a live, in-progress compilation which will be changing daily. Some pieces will remain as a part of the collection, while others will be pulled and archived. Cleaster Cotton's New Release, "GRACE, I GOT YOUR BACK," is one of the cornerstone art pieces in this collection of Contemporary Primitive Art.

For booking lectures, courses, classes, and consultations send inquires to www.cleastercotton@gmail.com.


GRACE I GOT YOUR BACK
This is an acrylic and multi-medium painting on tar paper. It is of an African American husband and wife at the dinner table, saying grace. And, because of the history of abuse suffered by African Americans in this country, they cannot relax, not even for a moment, not even while at...

July 13, 2013

Greetings ~

There is still time to meet the Artist, Cleaster Cotton, ask her questions about what inspires her work, and purchase your favorite piece from the exhibit, "On The Topic Of Color."

This popular exhibit closes tomorrow, Sunday, July 14, 2013, in The River Arts District.

The Junction Restaurant and Bar
348 Depot Street
Asheville, NC 28801

The Artist will be available to meet and greet from 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM.

The Junction Restaurant serves Sunday Brunch from 10:30AM � 2:30PM.

Customers will pick up art (after brunch) between 3PM - 5PM.

Please click on this link to see the article by THE LAUREL OF ASHEVILLE:
http://www.thelaurelofasheville.com/on-the-topic-of-color.html

See you tomorrow!

Steve Spurgeon
Exhibit Curator
(828) 367-7708

CLEASTER COTTON's Website
http://cleaster-cotton.artistwebsites.com/

"On The Topic Of Color"

Art in the 21st Century by Painter CLEASTER COTTON

http://www.thelaurelofasheville.com/on-the-topic-of-color.html

Exhibit Runs Through Sunday, July, 14, 2013

The Junction Restaurant and Bar
348 Depot Street / Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 225-3497 / thejunctionAVL@gmail.com
http://thejunctionasheville.com/

Cleaster Cotton, Contemporary Primal Artist
(828) 367-7708 / cleastercotton@gmail.com
http://cleaster-cotton.artistwebsites.com

CLEASTER COTTON: On The Topic Of Color� is a collection of contemporary primal acrylic paintings.

Exhibit Opening Reception
Thursday, June 20, 2013 at 6PM

The Junction
348 Depot Street / Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 225-3497 / thejunctionAVL@gmail.com
http://thejunctionasheville.com/

Cleaster Cotton, Contemporary Primal Artist
(828) 367-7708 / cleastercotton@gmail.com
http://cleaster-cotton.artistwebsites.com

ARTIST'S STATEMENT

Art is my journey to freedom. I love the powerful healing qualities of art and the way it embraces and joins people across the planet like global glue. Art nurtures children to grow into creative, productive, well-adjusted adults and grows adults into innocent children with uncharted imaginations.

CLEASTER COTTON: On The Topic Of Color� is a collection of contemporary primal acrylic paintings. Each tells a story in its abundant symbolism.

While viewing a painting, move around and look at it from different perspectives and in different lighting. Layers of colors will move...

�I love the versatility allowed me by acrylic paint. I use it the same as I would water color, ink, or oil.

Releasing my attachment to outcome frees me, in general. It also frees me to present you with honest artistic offerings. There are no boundaries unless we set them. Living outside of the comfort zone is not for the faint of heart. However, the results are delightfully rewarding. I give thanks to my ancestors� the brave souls who have gone before me.�

~ Cleaster Cotton 2013
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Paintings by CLEASTER COTTON are on exhibit in The River Arts District.

The Gallery at Studio 375 Depot
375 Depot Street
Asheville, NC 28801
Open: Tuesdays - Saturdays
Curator: Michael Allen Campbell
Phone: (828) 545-6235
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Fine Art America Web Gallery:

"Original Art"...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
"COLOR GIRL... IN THE SOUTH RIVER"

Contact (828) 367-7708 and reference the Color Girl Collection
Asheville, North Carolina, USA

Contemporary Primal Pop Artist Cleaster Cotton, has created a collection of new works entitled: "COLOR GIRL... IN THE SOUTH RIVER."

Cotton, who has been coined, "The First, Ever Exo Political Artist," presented the first, ever Exo-Political Art Exhibit in May of this year at CityMac CityMug in Asheville, North Carolina, USA. "COLOR GIRL... IN THE SOUTH RIVER" is a selection of mixed medium paintings, with a focus on color and texture. Layers and glazes take their cue from lighting - affording an almost three dimensional affect, as you view Cotton's paintings from one position and then the next. You are drawn in. The slightest change in your position and/or the light provides you with the illusion of multiple paintings all in one - as one layer falls to the background and another comes to the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

The First Ever Exo~Political Art Exhibit: Signs and Symbols by the First Exo~Political Artist, CLEASTER COTTON
Asheville, North Carolina, USA

Asheville, North Carolina, USA ~ May 15, 2012 - New works of art by Exo~Political, Contemporary Primitive Artist Cleaster Cotton will be hosted by Neely Neu, Owner of CityMac / CityMug in the New Age Mecca of Asheville, North Carolina.

Opening Reception of the art exhibit, �Exo~Political Art: Signs and Symbols� is Thursday, May 24 at 7PM EST- thru June 30, 2012 at CityMac / CityMug, located at 755 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, North Carolina, USA 28801.

Exo~Political Art: Signs and Symbols is the first exo-political art exhibit. The artist, Cotton says, �We are all one, from the same source. Our relatives from inner and outer space often communicate with me ~ through my art. They send me signs and symbols of unity and progress. They send me signs and symbols of unity and hope. These...

When: Saturday, March 10, 2012 from from 5-7pm
Where: Desert Moon Designs Studios & Gallery / 372 Depot St. � Suite 44 / Asheville, NC 28801

Contact:
Julie Spalla Artist-Owner-Curator
Gallery #: 828-575-2227
Cell #: 828-242-3230
e-mail: desertmoondesigns@gmail.com
website: desertmoondesigns-studios.com


NATURE: THREE PERSPECTIVES on DEPOT

Desert Moon Designs Studios & Gallery in Asheville�s River Arts District will celebrate the Spring Equinox with Nature: Three Perspectives on Depot in March.

�Our community of artists on Depot Street has so much talent it�s difficult to imagine how we can truly honor Mother Nature with only three photographer�s points of view,� noted Julie Spalla, the gallery�s owner/curator and a nationally-recognized artist.

Photographers Cleaster Cotton, Laurie McCarriar and David Simchock will provide a bird�s eye view of nature. The artists� perspectives capture the mysteries of a...

UNC-TV�s �North Carolina Weekend� to Film at the Monte Vista Hotel

The historic Monte Vista Hotel in Black Mountain is proud to announce that the hotel has been chosen by the production team of UNC-TV�s �North Carolina Weekend� to be filmed and featured for an upcoming episode of the program to air this spring. Filming will take place over the weekend of February 10-11, 2012.

The Monte Vista is inviting the community to share in this special event. Please join the owners of the hotel for a cocktail party on Friday, February 10, 6-8 p.m. Meet the producers from UNC-TV�s �North Carolina Weekend,� enjoy live music, hors�d�oeuvres, specialty drinks, amazing art, and the artists behind the works.

The special guest artist for this event is CLEASTER COTTON of Asheville, who will be attending the cocktail party. Her work will be featured at the Monte Vista Hotel from February 2- March 20.

The Monte Vista Hotel is located at 308 West State Street, Black...

Cleaster Cotton is the world's first Exo Political/Contemporary Primitive Artist.

Her Exo Political Signs and Symbols Alien Contact Art Exhibit Earth Tour reveals a collection of vibrant and visually engaging art which serves as a vehicle by which to open up new lines of communication with all intelligent life in our universe.

Cleaster Cotton resides in the United States of America in the New Age Mecca of Asheville, North Carolina.

Earth Tour dates to be announced.

View You Tube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTY4SJNBix8&feature=uploademail