Neverne Covington
Opening Reception Friday March 7th 6PM to 9PM
Artsit Talk Saturday March 8th 7PM
Book Art, Drawings, Mixed Media, Paintings, Printmaking, Sculpture
ARTIST STATEMENT
Nature brims with mystery and intrigue. It is lush, dense and complete. The primal, tangible, and intangible forces that form matter, from which our being, our very nature, emerges... it is this which interests me most. I am fascinated with what was here before, what lives and breathes now, with humankind’s relationship to matter..... The being of nature. This fills me with awe and wonder.
What defines the line between human and animal or plant and animal, between knowledge and acknowledgement? What kind of relationship do we have with the plant and animal kingdom; with the world we inhabit which in so many ways defines how we live ? How do we establish harmony or dominance in the world and where do those boundaries lie?
In nature, the secrets of life and death in plants and animals parade for us in the place of the known, unknown and the unknowable. With unflinching honesty, nature holds a mirror for us to see how we relate to the world around us.
Drawing makes me pay attention. It entices me into the mystery of nature and the landscape of memory. It is a way of bringing order to the world I know and to the preconscious world of which I know so little. This feeds my heart and soul and nourishes my art.
Neverne Covington
Neverne K. Covington
236 7th Ave. NE
St. Petersburg , FL 33701
727-822-6445
neverne@mac.com
Education
University of South Florida
Eckerd College BFA 1979
City & Guilds, London England 1974-1975
University of South Florida 1971
Awards & Residencies
2006 / 2007 Artist Retreat Recipient, Division of Cultural Affairs
2006 Artist Enhancement Grant, Division of Cultural Affairs, State of Florida
2005 Artist Enhancement Grant, Division of Cultural Affairs, State of Florida
2005 Artist Resource Grant, Pinellas County Arts Council
1990 Florida Arts Council, Division of Cultural Affairs, HM, State of Florida
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA
Individual Visual Artist Fellowship, 1989
Individual Visual Artist Fellowship, 1988
Selected Exhibitions
2007 The 46 Founders Juried Awards, The Von Liebig Cneter, Naples, FL
2006 Unrestricted, Invitational, Florida Craftsman Gallery, Saint Petersburg, FL
2006 Lewis House Gallery Invitational, Eckerd College, Saint Petersburg, FL
2005 International Print & Drawing Competition, University of Miami, Miami, FL
2005 Recent Prints and Drawings, Neverne Covington, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL
2005 Outside it was Hot, solo exhibit, The Studio at 620, St. Petersburg, FL
2004 40 Years and Counting, Eckerd College Alumni Exhibit The Art Center,
Saint Petersburg, FL
2004 Garden of Dreams, Neverne Covington & Rachel Simmons
The Art Canter, St. Petersburg,
2002 Gimme’ Shelter, Florida Craftsman's Gallery, St. Petersburg, Fl,
2002 Cuban Sandwich Show, Still & Moving Gallery, Tampa, Fl 2001
2001 Annual Spring Show, The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL
1999 Undercurrents/ Overview, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL
1999 Art & Architecture, various locations, curated by Tiffany Silage,
St. Petersburg, FL
1994 Spring Juried Show, The Art Center, St. Petersburg, FL
1994 Eckerd College Drawing Invitational, St. Petersburg, FL
1993 Fine Arts Museum of the South, mobile, AL Southeastern Juried Exhibition, Juror, Dr. Henry T. Hopkins
1993 Sacred Spaces-Women and the Land, Thomas Center Gallery,
Gainesville FL
1993 Selby Gallery, Sarasota, FL Ringling Faculty Show
1992 Lee County Alliance for the Arts, Performing Arts Center Ft. Myers, FL
1992 Women’s Caucus for Art, 20th Anniversary Exhibit, Miami Dade Library,
Miami, FL
1992 Aids/Artreach, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL Collaborations,
1992 Ringling Faculty Show, Selby Gallery, Sarasota, FL
1992 State Juried Competition, Lee County Alliance for the Arts, Ft Myers, FL
1991 Ringling Faculty Show, Selby Gallery, Sarasota, FL
1991 Drawing in Florida, Florida Center for the Arts, St. Petersburg, FL
1991 Aids/Artreach, South Florida Art Center, Miami, FL
1991 Neverne Covington Drawings, Florida Gulf Coast Art Center, Bellair, FL
Public and Private Collections
Epi Center, Art in Public Places, Pinellas County, FL
City of Clearwater, Art in Public Places, Clearwater, FL
Hillsboro County Arts Council, Tampa, FL
Allied Department Stores, Miami, FL
Collection of Robert Stackhouse & Carol Mickett
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