Two Exhibitions to Open with Original Art from Dinotopia
For Immediate Release
To accompany the October, 2007 release of Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara, there will be two museum exhibitions of original oil paintings from Dinotopia by James Gurney. These are completely separate and non-overlapping shows, with most of the artwork never before exhibited.
DINOTOPIA: The Fantastical Art of James Gurney
Delaware Art Museum, Feb. 5, 2010 - May 16, 2010
This exhibition features 23 original paintings drawn exclusively from Journey to Chandara, including "Waterfall City: Afternoon Light" and "Irish Elk,"
along with a scale model of Waterfall City and a three-dimensional model of Arthur Denison's Chandara journal. People Magazine stated, "Critics have gushed over Gurney's phantasmagorical creation, likening him to such venerated literary fantasists as Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, and J.R.R. Tolkien." Walt Reed, founder of Illustration House, commented about these new paintings: "Gurney joins the company of America's noted illustrators such as Howard Pyle (who also wrote and illustrated many of his own stories), Maxfield Parrish, and N.C. Wyeth."
The Norman Rockwell Museum of Stockbridge, Massachusetts organized this exhibit and arranged the tour.
Return to DINOTOPIA
Maison d'Ailleurs Museum of Yverdon, Switzerland, opening October 4, 2008 continuing five months
This exhibition of artwork exclusively from Journey to Chandara, called Return to Dinotopia, consists of 53 works, including Arthur Denison's Antique Map, "Song in the Garden," and "Chandara."
http://www.ailleurs.ch/uk/index.php
ONGOING GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Focus on Nature X New York State Museum , April 17- Sept. 7, 2008, New York State Museum, Albany, NY. An exhibition of natural history illustrators.
Society of Illustrators 50th Annual Exhibition, www.societyillustrators.org Feb. 23 — March 22, 2008. Society of Illustrators Museum, New York City. One painting in Book exhibition from Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara.
The Art of National Geographic: January 27 — May 25, Allentown Art Museum www.allentownartmuseum.org. Three paintings and sketches.
Contacts:
James Gurney, jgurneyart@yahoo.com
Traveling Exhibitions "Fantastical Art" — Mary Dawson, mdawson@nrm.org, 413.298.4100 x 245
"Return to Dinotopia" (Europe) — Patrick Gyger, Maison d'Ailleurs, www.ailleurs.ch
Publicist: Kathy Hilliard, Andrews McMeel Publishing, khilliard@amuniversal.com, 816.932.6741
Preview the book at: www.andrewsmcmeel.com
Images/Interview: Please contact Kathy Hilliard
