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‘CANVAS + STONE’ EXHIBIT OPENS THIS SUMMER AT THE MONTHAVEN ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTER IN HENDERSONVILLE, TENN.

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Cheryl Strichik: Cheryl@monthavenarts.org
(615) 293-3767

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (May. 27, 2025) – Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center will showcase the works of two prominent contemporary artists this summer. The exhibition, titled Canvas + Stone, will feature more than 65 works by the painter Kathryn Dettwiller and sculptor Somers Randolph. The exhibit runs June 21 to July 27, 2025 at the MACC.

“Kathryn Dettwiller and Somers Randolph create art in entirely different mediums,” says Cheryl Strichik, the MACC’s executive director. “Yet these two artists, working more than a thousand miles apart, seem to share a common artistic language. They both create abstract works filled with fluid shapes and muted colors. I think our visitors will find much to admire in the beauty, immediacy and accessibility of these wonderful works.”

Dettwiller’s paintings are well-known to Tennessee art enthusiasts. Her works have been on display at the Parthenon Museum, Frist Art Museum, Tennessee State Museum and Tinney Contemporary, among other places. A graduate of Vanderbilt University, Dettwiller creates paintings that are awash in various shades of blue, green, white and yellow. She has a penchant for malleable media, working in oils, waxes, encaustic and traditional drawing media in her Nashville, Tennessee studio.

Somers Randolph has been actively pursuing form for most of his life. Based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Randolph creates his one-of-a-kind sculptures in stone from every continent. Marble, granite, alabaster, onyx, and even lapis, have yielded unique shapes, with personalities that shift and change as they interact with light. Light bounces off the surface of an opaque sculpture, highlighting and drawing out hidden details, but penetrates deeply into translucent material, making the work glow and come alive.

Though now living in Santa Fe, Randolph had been a long-time Nashville art scene denizen. He was drawn to Tennessee after spending many summers in the city with extended family members as an adolescent. He later returned to pursue his art career for about seven years. His participation in Canvas + Stone, therefore, will be something of an artistic homecoming.

The opening reception for Canvas + Stone will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 21, 2025. The artists will be on hand to greet visitors and discuss their creations.

Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center (MACC) is a jewel-box art museum and education facility housed in one of Tennessee’s most spectacular antebellum mansions. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the MACC has staged exhibitions featuring everything from the ceramic art of Pablo Picasso to the evening gowns of Princess Diana. The artwork of local artists and military veterans are also on frequent display. As an art school, the MACC offers classes to more than 1,000 children and adults each year. The MACC also provides free arts outreach and healing arts to underserved children, families and military veterans. For more information, visit www.monthavenarts.org or call (615) 822-0789.

 

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Kaylin Warden

Creative Design and Operations Manager

Kaylin Warden serves as the MACC’s Creative Design and Operations Manager. In this post, she oversees the organization’s graphic design work for exhibitions, events and special projects. She also coordinates the MACC’s arts outreach activities and assists with bookkeeping, among other duties. Kaylin, above all, is passionate about the arts. It comes as no surprise, then, that she is now pursuing a master’s degree in art history. When she’s not at the MACC, you can find her reading her favorite books (especially ones dealing with maritime mysteries), cooking, gardening, playing with her cat and two dogs, and cheering for the Nashville Predators.

Ruth Chase

Regional Arts Director
Ruth Chase is the Regional Arts Director of Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center, joining the team in 2023. For Ruth, the job is all about community, bringing people together to uplift and educate artists and art lovers alike. Her role at Monthaven is to strengthen the local artist community and build connections that will enrich Hendersonville and our surrounding communities through art exhibitions, art education, and opportunities for regional artists.
 
Prior to joining Monthaven, Ruth worked in the arts for over 30 years and is a multimedia artist and graduate of the San Francisco Art Institute. Her artistic practice is inquiry-based and engages in community bridge-building. She was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation from the City of Los Angeles, curated and juried exhibitions, and has taught at the Crocker Art Museum.
 
Ruth was awarded an Artist-in-Residence for Artist Activating Communities through a grant from the California Arts Council for three consecutive years. Her film Belonging screened at both the 18th Annual Nevada City Film Festival and Wild & Scenic Film Festival. She has received the Legendary Female Artist of Venice award, and she has exhibited in The Crocker Kingsley, the Museum of Northern California Art, and the Diego Rivera Gallery at the San Francisco Art Institute. Ruth also continues her work as a Curatorial Consultant and Art director for the Californian Indigenous Research Project, where she has worked with the local tribe since 2018. 
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