Meet the Artist

Celebrate the amazing exhibition on view at the Dixon and Meet the Artist!

Dorothy Gunther Pugh: Nature Yearns contains contemplative drawings and watercolors of closely observed trees and their twisted branches, fallen limbs, and rotting stumps covered in lichen, and may come as a surprise to many Memphians. Pugh is well-known in the community as a ballet dancer, dance teacher, and founder of Ballet Memphis. Although she drew and painted avidly as a child, she gave up this form of artmaking during her college years at Vanderbilt University and only returned to visual art in earnest after her retirement from Ballet Memphis in 2020. Join us for the evening and get to know her story and work!

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