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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: "Yu Gothic", 游ゴシック, YuGothic, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Sam McCoy and Chris Rivera: En Plein Air</b></span></div>
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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: "Yu Gothic", 游ゴシック, YuGothic, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Exhibition runs: December 16, 2023 – March 23, 2024</b></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: "Yu Gothic", 游ゴシック, YuGothic, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sam McCoy and Christopher Rivera explore Southern landscapes in this series of plein-air paintings. Each has taken a different approach while painting
from scenes that they observe. Drawing inspiration from lush Florida’s landscapes, McCoy attempts to communicate the many complexities of the state’s tourist culture. Conversely, Rivera explores the connection between on-screen media and popular culture, using
found video and imagery to inspire hyper-realistic landscape paintings. Through their art, the artists aim to encourage viewers to ponder their own relationships with nature.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: "Yu Gothic", 游ゴシック, YuGothic, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Both McCoy and Rivera graduated from the University of Central Florida with a BFA in 2018 and an MFA from Florida State University in 2021. McCoy
is currently the Artist Programs Manager at Thomasville Center for the Arts in Thomasville, GA. Rivera is the Sculpture Lab Studio Manager and Studio Art Adjunct at Florida State University.</span></div>
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