Latest news releases from PR.com for Jason Craighead. http://www.pr.com/press-releases Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:27:50 -0500 http://www.pr.com/images/logo_white.jpg http://www.pr.com/ 68 69 PR.com provides Free Press Release Distribution, & is a unique Directory of Businesses, Products, Services, & Jobs - in all industries. Find Full Company Profiles. © 2008 PR Worldwide, Inc. 60 http://www.pr.com/press-release/94746 Raleigh Metro Magazine has announced that Jason Craighead of Raleigh has been named the top artist from the Triangle area to the coast in its annual Metro Bravo Readers Poll. This year’s “Standing Ovation” award marks the fourth consecutive win for the abstract artist in Metro, a monthly magazine covering a 22-county region. The Metro Bravo awards showcase readers’ favorites in a wide variety of [PR.com - July 12, 2008] Jason Craighead http://www.pr.com/press-release/94746 http://www.pr.com/press-release/88603 Abstract artist Jason Craighead is about to give downtown Raleigh an up-close look at some of his more current work when he hangs a fresh collection of canvases this week at Humble Pie, a popular dining destination on South Harrington Street in downtown Raleigh. Craighead’s work has been a presence in Humble Pie off and on for several years, including a triptych that owner Jim Beriau purchased for his permanent [PR.com - June 05, 2008] Jason Craighead http://www.pr.com/press-release/88603 http://www.pr.com/press-release/74788 Raleigh artist Jason Craighead will participate in a special exhibition at the Collector’s Gallery entitled “The Study Group.” The opening reception will be held Thursday, March 6 from 6-9 p.m. The show runs through April 12. As a result of a long and mentoring relationship with the late and noted North Carolina artist George Bireline, Raleigh artists Robert Irwin and Bob Rankin formed a study group [PR.com - March 04, 2008] Jason Craighead http://www.pr.com/press-release/74788 http://www.pr.com/press-release/68051 For the first time since October 2006, abstract expressionist Jason Craighead will present his latest work in a Raleigh venue when he joins artist Tricia McKellar for a special exhibit entitled “Microcosm/Macrocosm” to be held at the Miriam Preston Block Art Gallery in the Avery Upchurch Municipal Building in downtown Raleigh (222 West Hargett Street). The exhibit will open with an artists’ reception on [PR.com - January 16, 2008] Jason Craighead http://www.pr.com/press-release/68051 http://www.pr.com/press-release/62637 Pennsylvania gallery serves up "Significant & Sizable" in special holiday show. [PR.com - November 30, 2007] Jason Craighead http://www.pr.com/press-release/62637 http://www.pr.com/press-release/57158 Raleigh-based abstract expressionist Jason Craighead has now added Bucks Gallery of Fine Art in Newtown, Pennsylvania to his roster of gallery representation. His work first appeared in the gallery’s “Fifth Annual Fall Exhibition of Gallery Artists: Impressionism, Modern Art & Sculpture” September 29 through October 17. Located in Bucks County in the heart of historic Newtown Borough, Bucks Gallery [PR.com - October 23, 2007] Jason Craighead http://www.pr.com/press-release/57158 http://www.pr.com/press-release/53623 “My current work includes ideas on construction, deconstruction, revitalization, and the energies produced in an urban environment...There is beauty to be found in the grit if we choose to be observant." -- Jason Craighead [PR.com - September 26, 2007] Jason Craighead http://www.pr.com/press-release/53623 http://www.pr.com/press-release/53071 "My works are not depictions of reality, but responses to the visual treat that is everyday city life within the structure and chaos that surrounds us." -- Jason Craighead [PR.com - September 21, 2007] Jason Craighead http://www.pr.com/press-release/53071 http://www.pr.com/press-release/48822 Raleigh-based artist Jason Craighead has donated an original 32”x32” mixed media on canvas painting to the American Red Cross, which will be sold at auction during an “Evening of Art and Fine Wines” to be held at The Big Easy in downtown Raleigh on Thursday, August 23, from 7-10 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the Triangle Area Chapter of the ARC. Jason Craighead, an abstract expressionist who recently [PR.com - August 16, 2007] Jason Craighead http://www.pr.com/press-release/48822 http://www.pr.com/press-release/45473 Is “white” a presence of color or an absence of color? Luminosity or purity? All or nothing? These are the questions -- rife with myths, beliefs and suspense – that visitors to Somerhill Gallery will ponder during the new group exhibition, “Shapes of White,” opening Friday, July 20th and running through August 31. Among the 26 participating artists, Jason Craighead of Raleigh presents his [PR.com - July 18, 2007] Jason Craighead http://www.pr.com/press-release/45473 http://www.pr.com/press-release/44717 For the third consecutive year, Raleigh-based artist Jason Craighead has received a Metro Bravo Award for best regional artist from Metro Magazine, a monthly publication covering a 22-county region that includes Raleigh, the Research Triangle, and Eastern North Carolina. The awards showcase readers’ favorites in various categories. Craighead, 36, is an abstract expressionist best known for his predominantly [PR.com - July 11, 2007] Jason Craighead http://www.pr.com/press-release/44717 http://www.pr.com/press-release/37793 Anne Irwin Fine Art in Buckhead district features Raleigh-based abstract expressionist in May show entitled "Abstractions" [PR.com - May 04, 2007] Jason Craighead http://www.pr.com/press-release/37793 http://www.pr.com/press-release/27376 Abstract expressionist Jason Craighead of Raleigh is now being represented by Joseph Rowand’s Somerhill Gallery in Chapel Hill, joining an illustrious stable that includes Herb Jackson, John Beerman, Elizabeth Matheson, Dorothy Gillespie, Jennie Bireline, and the late Horace Farlowe, among other notables. "Looking at artwork is my full-time job and my full-time pleasure,” Rowand said recently. [PR.com - January 18, 2007] Jason Craighead http://www.pr.com/press-release/27376 http://www.pr.com/press-release/26407 When abstract expressionist Jason Craighead of Raleigh was invited to contribute a painting to Somerhill Gallery’s “things that are BLUE” exhibit, an exploration of artwork expressed with blue pigment, he knew immediately which of his recently completed canvases was perfect for the show: “The Depth of Change.” “The Depth of Change” is a large work – 52”x60” [PR.com - January 06, 2007] Jason Craighead http://www.pr.com/press-release/26407 http://www.pr.com/press-release/24046 Raleigh-based abstract expressionist Jason Craighead offers an unusual 12x12 painting for Center of The Earth Gallery's "Tiny Treasures" holiday show. [PR.com - December 02, 2006] Jason Craighead http://www.pr.com/press-release/24046 http://www.pr.com/press-release/23303 The work of abstract expressionist Jason Craighead of Raleigh is featured in the current edition of Art Galleries & Artists of the South, a journal of fine art and fine art galleries published by Woodson Publishing, Inc., of Birmingham, Alabama. Craighead’s two-page spread includes images of five of his most recent paintings, from the 36”x36” Growth to the 63”x66” White [PR.com - November 22, 2006] Jason Craighead http://www.pr.com/press-release/23303 http://www.pr.com/press-release/21247 Abstract expressionist Jason Craighead recently unveiled his newest series of paintings at Glance Gallery in Raleigh and donated a unique work to help raise funds for Habitat for Humanity of Wake County. According to Glance Gallery director Bob Doster, the artist’s “understanding of space and line are evident in the many layers he applies to each painting. He uses both graphite and pastels to vary the [PR.com - October 28, 2006] Jason Craighead http://www.pr.com/press-release/21247