CLARKSVILLE, TN – The Kimbrough Gallery of the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center celebrates paintings and sculptures by Middle Tennessee artist Jammie Williams. Williams has taught at Watkins College of Art and the Renaissance Center and has exhibited throughout the Eastern United States. He has sculpted several reliefs for the Country Music Association’s inductee plaques, which are on permanent display in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
The Customs House Museum exhibition, Jammie Williams: Stories, Dreams and Visions, includes three figurative sculptures and twelve oil paintings. Created in the style of magical realism, Williams invites the viewer into the narratives he has created with birds, children, small animals and deep forests. The detailed central characters in paintings such as Thunderhead and the self-portrait Searching Above are often framed out in abstracted landscapes, adding to the mystery in the artist’s storylines.
Williams says of his work: “My works are inspired by my personal memories, feelings and emotions. I work towards conveying moods, the expression of dreams, wonder and renewal by creating personal myths and narratives. This series of works shows an exploration of these ideas. Cherished family photos, symbolic stories and personal icons provide the impetus. The result is an amalgamation of all these meaningful inspirations. For many, the goal of creating art may be about interesting compositions, the effects of light and color or exploring sculptural form. For me, it’s about responding to life, trying to understand myself and sometimes a form of catharsis.”
Jammie Williams: Stories, Dreams and Visions is on view through July 6.