Mary Edna Fraser fills Columbia’s McKissick Museum with large-scale silks of threatened landscapes

Gulf Oil Spill, batik on silk, 55" x 35"

The Art of Environmental Awareness: Batiks by Mary Edna Fraser

August 14 – December 14, 2010

McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

Opening Reception – Friday, November 12, 2010, 5:30-7:30

Free and open to the public

Please join us for a reception as Mary Edna speaks about her batiks.  Also speaking will be her long-time collaborative partner, Dr. Orrin Pilkey, Duke University Professor Emeritus of Geology, who will discuss his research in the field of global warming and climate change.

Fraser and Pilkey’s work together includes A Celebration of the World’s Barrier Islands (Columbia University Press) alongside numerous lectures and curated events.  Their current work-in-progress seeks to debate our scientific understanding of climate change, while paying homage to those landscapes left vulnerable.

Columbia’s Free Times gave a glimpse into Mary Edna’s career and the upcoming exhibition in the following article: Batik Artist Captures Aerial Views of Threatened Environments.

McKissick Museum is open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Exhibition open Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. Call 777-7251 for more information.

Check out University of South Carolina’s coverage of the show for details about location and parking: http://www.sc.edu/news/newsarticle.php?nid=1170&sms_ss=email.

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