annes Visual Art Studio gallery invites You to “Mystery of Mysteries” recent paintings by Chris Semtner Opening with Reception and Book Signing First Friday September 6, 2024 from 6-9PM. Doors open 4pm to preview and to shop early.
Mix, Mingle and Meet our featured artist, Christopher P. Semtner, who will be Signing his new book "Haunting Poe." Enjoy Light Refreshments in anneStudio and Live Music in our small lot beside the gallery by “True Tonic & The Medicinals.” They will be performing Rock-n-Roll with Blues and Soul throughout the evening.
“Mystery of Mysteries,” recent paintings by Chris Semtner is on display through October 26, 2024.
About the Artist:
Visual artist, author. and Curator of the Edgar Allan Poe Museum, Chris Semtner has curated and designed critically acclaimed exhibits for museums and galleries across the country. Semtner has also written several books and chapters on topics including Poe, visual art, cryptography, and crime fiction in addition to contributing articles to Biography.com, Crime Writers’ Chronicle, and other publications. He has been featured in publications including the New York Times, Forbes.com, and Rue Morgue Magazine, in addition to appearing in documentaries in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Venezuela, and Japan. He regularly speaks about strange and macabre subjects at various venues from the Steampunk World’s Fair to the Library of Congressand as far away as Japan. His art has been exhibited internationally and entered several public and private collections including the Virginia Historical Society, the University of Maryland, and the Poe House and Museum of Baltimore.
About the Exhibit:
“Mystery of Mysteries” at annes Visual Art Studio gallery brings together a selection of Semtner’s recent paintings of dreams, memories, and mysteries. Drawing inspiration from nineteenth-century art and literature, silent horror films, and old Virginia architecture; Semtner’s work evokes a sense of mystery through the merging of dream and reality into images that suggest open-ended narratives or mysteries without solutions. This will be Semtner’s first show at anne’s Visual Art Studio gallery since 2019.
During the opening reception, Semtner will be signing copies of his most recent book, “Haunting Poe” Edgar Allan Poe’s Afterlife in Richmond and Beyond,” the stranger-than-fiction story of Poe’s ghost drawn from legends, lore, and first-hand accounts of those who claim to have seen the disembodied spirit of the nineteenth-horror century author in houses, forts, libraries, museums—and even bars—from Providence to Charleston.
Image: “The Bride” by Chris Semtner, 20" x 16” Acrylic on Wood Panel.
More information please contact Anne Hart Chay by reply or (804) 644-1368.
Thank you for your continued support!
annes Visual Art Studio gallery
208 West Broad St. / RVA / 23220
Gallery Hours (after Sept 6):
Wednesday - Saturday 12-5PM
First Fridays 4-9PM or by
Appointment (804) 644-1368
