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Tulluride Gallery Showing Jeri Moore, Starting March 2008
Lucas Gallery in Telluride, 151 S. Pine St., is testing the market with 5 of Jeri Moore's paintings. View the pieces at their website: http://www.lucasgallery.net/Artists/Moore/Moore_intro.htm

Texas Psychological Foundation for the Texas State of Mind Project
Jeri Moore has been chosen to paint a prototype head for the Texas Psychological Foundation' Texas State of Mind Project. It is scheduled to be completed by November 9, after which there will be a call for Texas artists and a juried competition. During the summer of 2008, the 3 foot tall heads will be displayed in public places throughout Texas to promote awareness of mental health in the state.

Central Texas Food and Wine Festival wraps up
(April 13, 2007) Nearly two and a half months after work began on the painting, the efforts of the Texas Food and Wine Festival organizers, and Jeri Moore culminated on a perfect spring day. Pictured below is Jeri Moore with some of the structural materials that incorporated the painting she created for the festival.

Jeri Moore creates the look of the 2007 Central Texas Food and Wine festival.
(January 12, 2007) Austin, TX- Jeri Moore is the artist creating the imagery for the 2007 Central Texas Food and Wine festival. This painting will be used on posters, ads, and other highly visible promtional materials. Watch how the painting develops on the Works in Progress pages.

Read about the Sustainable Food Center
at their website.
http://www.sustainablefoodcenter.org/AFM_overview.html

Sustainable Food Center Unveils Local Artist Jeri Moore's Six-piece Canvas, "Going to Market" as part of Silent Auction Benefit

(October 25, 2006) Austin, TX- On November 14th, Sustainable Food Center (SFC) will unveil a six-canvas piece of artwork by local artist Jeri Moore on the rooftop at Whole Foods Market on 6th and Lamar at 9pm as part of a silent auction benefiting the Austin Farmer's Market.  This art project, a collaboration between four local entities - SFC, Jeri Moore, Youthworks and Miller Blueprint is an effort to increase public awareness about the local food system, about the variety of local produce available and the essential role and value of the local growers within that system. The unveiling is in conjunction with the after party of Austin Film Society's earlier evening viewing of Fast Food Nation at the Paramount Theatre.  

Jeri Moore's commissioned piece entitled, "Going to Market" depicts hard working farmers in the midst of their plentiful crops just outside the city limits.  It's a stirring piece of bold colors and dark lines, with surrealist undertones and a hint of folklore. The piece hopes to provoke viewers to recognize their own farming community and the easy access to fresh, nutritious food that's available through the Austin Farmer's Market.

Having received funding from the Austin Community Foundation in honor of the Austin Farmers' Market, the painting has been photographed and made into a banner that will hang on the east side of the Miller Blueprint building at 6th and San Antonio. The colorful painting will cover the side of Miller Blueprint for up to two years, adding to the life of downtown Austin.  The banner will serve to direct travelers to the AFM location, just south of Republic Square Park.  Since Republic Square Park is a mere 2 blocks south of Miller Blueprint, this banner will be an invaluable outreach tool for the market, not to mention one more entry to the list of things that makes Austin unique.

About the Artist

Jeri Moore's unique style has found a welcome home in the restaurant environment for its thematic content, as well as its sumptuous and colorful visual imagery.  One of her largest murals, "Texas Harvest" (17'x38"), was commissioned by Robert Del Grande, Executive Chef at Houston's Café Annie in 1989.  Soon after, he commissioned a second mural, "The Beach" (11'x 25"), for sister restaurant Café Express in Houston.  Jeri completed large works of art for Saba Blue Water Café at both Austin and Houston locations. In June of 2006 a triptych of Jeri's work was installed at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort in Bastrop. Jeri enjoys painting murals and large pieces, because they require more physical action and movement.

Every year, Moore donates artwork to non-profit organizations/efforts. In 1991, she donated her first mural, entitled "Lost Childhood" (9'x11') to Children's Protective Services in Houston.  In 1994, she donated a mural called "Family" (10'x22') to the Esperanza Family Shelter in Santa Fe, NM. "Going to Market" is her most recent donation, benefiting AFM.

For more information, contact Paula Biehler at 512.328.3935.