The Cape Fear Community College Wilma W. Daniels Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of Dorothy Gillespie: A Retrospective Exhibit. The exhibit will run from May 12, 2023, to August 25, 2023, and is free and open to the public.
The public is invited to attend the opening reception on Friday, May 12, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Wilma W. Daniels Gallery (200 Hanover Street, Wilmington, NC).
Dorothy Gillespie (1920 – 2012) was a prominent and groundbreaking artist from the mid-1940s until she passed away in 2012. Born in Roanoke, Virginia, Gillespie forged an independent, innovative, and individual career. She helped blaze a path for female artists during the Feminist Art Movement of the 1960s and 1970s.
Gillespie was a master of many mediums, including painting, paper, sculpture, printmaking, environments and happenings, ceramics, jewelry, and set design. Her works are showcased in numerous public and private collections and have been displayed in the Rockefeller Center, Epcot Center, and the World Trade Center.
Gillespie had close ties with Wilmington theater impresario Tony Rivenbark, who worked as her assistant during the 1970s. Rivenbark brought the attention of the Cape Fear region to Gillespie’s exciting work.
Gillespie’s legacy lives on in Wilmington. Her work is featured at CFCC’s Wilson Center, Thalian Hall, UNCW, the Cameron Art Museum, and the New Hanover County Arboretum.
The Wilma W. Daniels Gallery is open 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Dorothy Gillespie, Installation ViewDorothy Gillespie, Installation ViewDorothy Gillespie, Installation ViewDorothy Gillespie, Installation ViewDorothy Gillespie, Installation ViewDorothy Gillespie, Installation ViewDorothy Gillespie, “Arrangement XXX” 1977, Acrylic on canvas laminated to steelDorothy Gillespie, “Untitled” 1977, Acrylic on canvasDorothy Gillespie, “Sharps and Flats” 1991, Enamel on aluminumDorothy Gillespie, “Tiered Arrangement III” 1992, Enamel on aluminumDorothy Gillespie, “Changing Shadows” 1991, Enamel on aluminumDorothy Gillespie, “Royal Crest Remembered” 1990, Enamel on aluminumDorothy Gillespie, “Celestial Celebration II” 1994, mixed media on vinylDorothy Gillespie, “Through the Looking Glass:Celebration I” 1993, Enamel on aluminumDorothy Gillespie, “Music in the Mythical Valley” 1983, “Mythical Valley” 1983, “Mythical Summer Day in the Hidden Valley” 1983, Oil on CanvasDorothy Gillespie, “Royal Wind Chimes” 1995, Enamel on aluminumDorothy Gillespie, “Sky Ribbon III” 1993, Enamel on AluminumDorothy Gillespie, “Colorfall Series:Garden” 1993, Enamel on aluminumDorothy Gillespie, “Celestial Journey” 1987, Enamel on aluminumDorothy Gillespie, “Dance for the Court” 1988, Enamel on aluminumDorothy Gillespie, “Blooming Boughs” 1961, Oil on linenDorothy Gillespie, “Memory with Shadows” 1957, Oil on masoniteDorothy Gillespie, “Winged Flight” 1957, Oil on masoniteDorothy Gillespie, “Encircled Path” 1960, Oil on linenDorothy Gillespie, “Dancers” 1944, Oil on canvasDorothy Gillespie, Installation ViewDorothy Gillespie, “Phantom’s Concerto” 1993, Ink on paperDorothy Gillespie, “Lantern Festival” 1981, Serigraph on paperDorothy Gillespie, Installation ViewDorothy Gillespie, “Earth Series: Time Zone VI” 1981, Acrylic on aluminumDorothy Gillespie, “Earth Scape II” 1981, Acrylic on aluminumDorothy Gillespie, “Anniversary Series: To the Voice of Birds” 1997, mixed media on vinylDorothy Gillespie, “Ribboned Presence” 1993, Enamel on aluminumDorothy Gillespie, “Winter Jazz” 1989, Enamel on aluminumDorothy Gillespie, “Phantom’s Dragon” 1989, Enamel on aluminumDorothy Gillespie, “New River Series: Celebration” 1997, Enamel on aluminum
