A new, exclusive exhibit of works by Kacey Sydnor Carneal (1935-2022) was recently unveiled in the Shoreline Gallery at Riverside Walter Reed Hospital in partnership with The Cook Foundation.
The Cook Foundation has for the past 18 months been providing artwork for the Shoreline Gallery, according to a press release from the foundation. During that time, the gallery has featured plein air, botanical, and other works, including a self-portrait by Virginia artist Sukenya Best.
Riverside Walter Reed Hospital also donates the use of the lawn on Main Street to the Cook Foundation for the Virginia Symphony Under the Stars concert each June during the Gloucester Arts Festival, said the Cook Foundation release, “making this a true, year-round partnership in support of the arts in Gloucester.”
The new installation at the gallery features 13 paintings by Carneal, who was a local, self-taught folk artist. The Cook Foundation acquired more than 300 of the late artist’s works and artifacts in 2022,...