Masterworks Duo Exhibition

MASTERWORKSDUO EXHIBITION

WithClayton J. Beck III and Albert Handell

On Display from November 4, 2011 –November 30, 2011

CHARLESTON, SC (October 2011)- MGallery of Fine Art SE is pleased to present “MasterWorks Duo Exhibition” featuring living masters Albert Handell and Clayton J.Beck, III.  The show will be composed of works from bothartists in pastel and oil and will hang from November 4^th – November30^th,. The opening reception will be held on Friday, November 4th, in tandem withthe First Friday Art Walk. We will broadcast the event live on our website  www.mgalleryoffineart.com from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Albert Handellenrolled in the Art Students League of New York City to study drawing andanatomy with the late Louis Priscilla and the late Robert Ward Johnson. He alsostudied painting for two years with Frank Mason. From 1961 to 1965, Handelllived and traveled in Europe. In Paris, he painted independently in his ownstudio, working from the model at L’Ecole de la Grande Chaumiere and at theLouvre, copying the old masters. A 1980 trip to Santa Fe waslife changing, sparking a love affair with the Southwestern landscape. He is aMaster Signature Member of Oil Painters of America. He is one of only threeliving artists to be voted into the Pastel Society of America’s Hall of Fame. Handell currently lives in Santa Fe, NewMexico, and teaches nationally and internationally.


Born in Illinois, Clayton J. Beck, IIIstudied at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, as well at the Palette andChisel Academy of Fine Arts with Richard Schmid.  His career began whileattending the American Academy, exhibiting at Jody Kirberger’s TalismanGallery. He has received awards of excellence and distinction from theMidwest Pastel Society, the Pastel Society of America, the Municipal Art Leagueof Chicago, the Palette & Chisel and the Oil Painters of America.  He then began teaching in Chicagoafter graduation.
Join us on opening night to experience thework of two of the greatest artists of our era, good friends, and great brushmen!