2010 Dogwood Arts Commemorative Print

Heather Whiteside, sought after for her masterful contemporary paintings of local urban landscapes, has been chosen as the artist for the Dogwood Arts Festival's 50th Anniversary Print! Her imaginatively detailed painting, "Dog Day Afternoon on the Square" is bound to be a favorite. Heather's depiction of Knoxville's favorite place to enjoy cafés, shops, galleries, festivals, impromptu live music and sunny romps in the fountain, holds cherished memories for many. A distinctive stylized use of dramatic light and shadow layered with good story-telling narrative, evoke sunny memories of a laid-back afternoon on the Square.

Heather began developing her artistic skills by making the sidewalks of Europe her canvas for chalk murals. Influenced early on by her parents' creativity in the areas of photography and painting restoration, Heather also studied at the Art Students League of New York and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. To those who knew her, there was never a question as to her passion for the arts and creative endeavor, or that painting would become her chosen career path.
Since she moved to Knoxville in 2006, the city's personality and character has been a constant inspiration for Heather. Well known for her impressionistic, urban landscape paintings, Heather has been represented in galleries nationwide in addition to owning and operating two galleries. Currently she is simply focusing on her painting and is committed to excellence to the creation, reproduction and archival quality of her artwork.

The 50th Anniversary Commemorative Print, "Dog Day Afternoon on the Square", by Heather Whiteside, celebrates the Dogwood Arts Festival's 50th anniversary, and will be exhibited on sale at the prepublication price of $ 60 at the House & Garden Show, February 19-21. The Commemorative Print will be available at the Dogwood Arts Festival during the month of April for $70, and by calling the DAF Office: 865-637-4561. Heather will also be available for personal signing at the Museum of East Tennessee History, 601 S. Gay Street, on April 2, 5-8 pm, at the opening of the Dogwood Arts Festival Print Show. Heather's Maryville studio is open to the public by appointment.

Downtown knoxville, a new perspective

April 3 - 30
East Tennessee History Center
601 S. Gay Street
A solo exhibition by photographer, Phil Savage entitled: “Downtown Knoxville, A New Perspective”. Phil Savage is the winner of the 2009 Dogwood Arts Festival Limited Edition Fine Art Print Competition. As part of the Dogwood Market Square Art Fair festivities, he will be available at the East Tennessee History Center , Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18 from noon till 5:00 pm. to personally sign limited edition prints of his award winning archival photograph, “Woodruff’s on Gay Street, Knoxville, TN”