A Traveling Exhibition of
EXQUISITE MINIATURES
BY WES AND RACHELLE SIEGRIST
Produced by David J. Wagner, L.L.C.
David J. Wagner,
Ph.D., Curator/Tour Director
To open May 15 at the Nevada State Museum
Wes and Rachelle Siegrist are an American husband and wife team who mesmerize viewers
with miniature paintings so exquisitely crafted that they are often mistaken
for tiny photographs. Their tiny
treasures, as collectors often refer to them, typically measure less than 9
square inches and appear even more detailed when viewed under
magnification! A hallmark of their work
is their ability to convey the feeling of a larger canvass or the essence of
the natural world in miniature.
Classic
examples of their miniatures are currently on a three-year, coast-to-coast
museum exhibition tour produced by David J. Wagner, L.L.C., with its next stop
coming up at the Nevada State Museum in Carson City. EXQUISITEMINIATURES will be the main attraction at the Nevada State Museum
throughout the Summer tourist season of 2012.
Wes andRachelle Siegrist are members of the The Society of Animal Artists, in addition
to members of the Miniature Artists of America, the Miniature Art Society of Florida, the Miniature Painters,
Sculptors & Gravers Society of Washington, D.C., the Cider Painters of
America, and the Hilliard Society of England.
They are the authors of the world’s first standard definition of
miniature art adopted by the Association of
Miniaturist Artists. Small
wonder, therefore, that the Siegrists have been referred to as “World
Ambassadors for Miniature Art.”
EXQUISITE MINIATURES consists of fifty signature
paintings including landscapes, portraits, still lifes, wildlife, and other
subjects by Wes and Rachelle Siegrist.
The exhibition is accompanied by a book of the same title about Wes
and Rachelle Siegrist and their art,
with an introduction by David J. Wagner.
EXQUISITE MINIATURES BY WES ANDRACHELLE SIEGRIST
premiered at the prestigious R.W. Norton Art Gallery, in Shreveport, LA
in 2010. The Norton Art Gallery is home to one of the great
museum miniature collections in the United States.
TOUR ITINERARY
May 15 - October 15, 2012
Carson City, NV
January 10 - March 10, 2013
Bradenton, FL
April 7 - June 2, 2013
Port Arthur, TX
(Exact dates subject
to change. Be sure to check with venues for days/hours of admission
and guest appearances
by Wes and Rachelle Siegrist.)
For further information, contact:
Produced by David J. Wagner, L.L.C.
David J. Wagner, Ph.D., Curator/Tour Director
