Cantrell Gallery Opening for Lee Nora Parlor

Cantrell Gallery Opening


Lee Nora Parlor's Painted Photo Album


An opening night reception will be held 6 - 8 p.m. April 15 at Cantrell Gallery for an exhibit entitled “Lee Nora Parlor’s Painted Photo Album.” Refreshments will be served. The public is invited, and admission is free.

Ms. Parlor said her oil paintings were inspired by photographs in her grandmother’s album.

"The complex and powerful faces of my ancestral works of art are inherent with deep feelings of humility and simplicity, reminders of their humble beginnings, their perseverance and fortitude. There can be no doubt that our ancestors bore the brunt of a lot of hard work and struggle in order for us to be 'who we are today'," Lee said in her artist's statement.

"In my work, I hope to show that we can recapture the devotion to honesty and purity of spirit that seem to be absent in many of us today. I believe that a 'spiritual freeing' and a peace spring forth from each of my paintings and are communicated to anyone who visits my work."

Lee is a self-taught artist who has participated in or been featured in many galleries, special exhibits and museums throughout this region, most notably a one-year installation beginning in February 2007 at the Old State House Museum. She lives in Camden.

The exhibit will continue through May 28. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The gallery is located in the Cantrell Heights Shopping Center, 8206 Cantrell Road. For additional information, contact Cindy Scott-Huisman at 224-1335 or visit cantrellgallery.com.