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I heart the new paintings by my girl Whitney Wood!
G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S-!
But, then again, so is she.
Check them out on our mezzanine starting tomorrow - a perfect accompaniment to our new show, "In Our Yard: New paintings by Emily Leonard".

The Rymer Gallery needs volunteers for Art Crawl this Sat. and Artrageous next Sat. Cute, helpful, smart, and non-drunks apply! :)

The Rymer Gallery Emily Leonard on the cover of Nashville Arts Mag! For the full story check out the link. Hard time deciding what's more beautiful - Em or her art!
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Emily Leonard’s paintings rest somewhere between the categories of representational and abstract art. A landscape artist by subject, an expressive

The Rymer Gallery Just wrapped photo shoot for "Out & About". Look for us in upcoming issue, and visit the gallery to see the gorgeous backdrop - courtesy of Portland, OR painter Gabriel Mark!

The Rymer Gallery We were picked for Gallery of the Year!!! Thank you Nashville Scene and thank you voters! We are ecstatic!!!

The Rymer Gallery New works by Gabriel Mark and Catherine Forster in the gallery now! Come by and get a sneak peek before the opening reception on Nov. 7.

The Rymer Gallery Thank you to the Nashville Scene and all who voted for "Best Solo Show of the Year"! We couldn't have done it without the wonderful patrons who support us, the talent of Hunt Slonem, the guidance of Jim Hoobler, and the hard work of all involved.

The Rymer Gallery Check out the story and video from our most recent event!
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Most everyone knows the name Delilah and her passion for mixing sage advice with the perfect song. On Friday in Nashville, people came out to see Delilah's other passion - her artwork.

The Rymer Gallery Printer emergency!!! Our cartridge is stalled. If anyone can come to the gallery and fix it, I will give you cookies and hugs! -Tonia

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Closing reception for Posterna tonight 6-9 p.m. Check out new paintings by Nashville's art darling Julia Martin and The Rabbit's David Hellams.
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Symbolism is a school of art that allows ideas to disguise themselves as objects. The point seems to be to figure out which ideas are hiding in the guns, which in the roses.
I employ symbols as a prank – not so much a prank on the viewer as a prank on the characters in my scenes. So these works are not exactly symboli...c in the sense of Symbolism. I think of myself as a sort of Representational artist – a maker of representational images about the challenges of confronting and interpreting symbols.
This scheme works best when the characters are wearing uniforms or earnestly attempting to perform a task. Pranks on the job are much funnier than pranks on the playground. And when we see someone in a uniform in our daily lives, we decide based on context clues whether they are more significant as a person or a symbol.
These days interpreting symbols is a critical life-skill. Even if our bodies are matter-of-fact, most information worth gathering is tied up in symbols.
There is also a strong narrative component to these works. Pranks achieve their effect by trapping their targets in humiliating predicaments. Predicaments are like the little pieces of tape that bind narratives together, as well as the magnets that attract our sustained attention.
Pranks are means of altering, destabilizing, or otherwise abusing conventional narratives.



























