Mystical and Ethereal Works

Born: Noel W. Tenney was born and raised in Tallmansville, Upshur County, WV

Resides: The artist lives in Tallmansville, WV on ancestral land where he maintains his Old Orchard Studio

Education: Public schools in Upshur County, undergraduate BS in ED (Art Education/Speech Communications) from Concord University, Athens, WV; MAT (emphasis in Art Education), WV Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, WV; doctoral studies abd, (emphasis in Art Education/Museum Studies/Folklore)Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA

Exhibitions: (Group/Solo){Group shows at Penn State, WV Wesleyan College, Concord University, Upshur County Public Library, Clarksburg Public Library, Stonewall Jackson Jubilee}{Solo shows: Concord University, WV Wesleyan College, Upshur County Public Library, Clarksburg Public Library, Fairmont State University}

Publications: Various local history publications, IN THE MOUNTAIN STATE, ALL ABOUT UPSHUR COUNTY, THIS MOUNTAIN VILLAGE, various sound recordings. Numerous articles and reviews.

Artist's Statement: This show of works by Noel W. Tenney consists of recent oil and opaque watercolor paintings along with earlier brush dyed fabric pieces that explore the details of regional culture, environment, and literary image…the “mystical to the ethereal.” Through the acknowledgment and interpretation of local content, my work strives to develop a sense of the “embrace of place,” and it is within this “communitas of culture” that my works have been developed and make their statement.