April 12, 2016
One of two art galleries on
campus, the Barclay Sheaks Gallery on the first floor of Godwin Hall showcases
the work of nationally renowned painter and founder of the Art Department at
Virginia Wesleyan College, Barclay Sheaks.
Following his retirement from Virginia Wesleyan in 2006, Sheaks donated approximately 50 of his paintings to the College for the establishment of a permanent gallery. The Gallery displays works from the Virginia Wesleyan collection on a rotating basis.
For the first time, the works in this permanent collection can now be viewed online via the recently redesigned Gallery website, which includes a page dedicated to the Barclay Sheaks Collection and links to a Flickr album with high-resolution images of each of the pieces in the collection along with dates, titles and other label information. These works are copyrighted by Virginia Wesleyan College but are available for viewing and sharing for personal use.
The revised website also features an updated Barclay Sheaks biography, a PDF of the catalog from the 1935-2000 Retrospective Exhibit of his work and a tribute written by Teresa Annas ’76 for the Virginian-Pilot following Sheaks’ death in 2010.
Thanks to Joyce Howell, Professor of Art History and colleague and friend to Barclay Sheaks for 20 years, and the Marketing & Communications team for their efforts on this project. Thanks also to Megan Hughes '16 and Jay Baines 16', who contributed to this process.
