Customs House Museum opens Impressions of Reality September 20th

Clarksville, TN – Internationally awarded Nashville visual artist Camille Engel will show her contemporary realism paintings in a rare solo exhibition from September 20th through November 4th at the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center in Clarksville, Tennessee.

Impressions of Reality will feature her still lifes, trompe l’oeils, and her trademark birds.

“This is probably the busiest and most successful year I’ve ever had, and I couldn’t be more thrilled,” said Engel, whose work has been displayed and collected throughout the world. “It is rare for me to exhibit locally, so I’m looking forward to presenting this retrospective exhibition in my home state of Tennessee.”  As an artist, Camille is amazed and fascinated with color and texture, seeking to capture the richness of life with her oils. What inspires her the most is not a singular cultural message, nor even the master painters she admires, but rather her core beliefs. “For me,” Engel explains, “every morning is a fresh opportunity to find extraordinary joy in the most ordinary things.”

Camille’s work is in collections throughout the U.S, including Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital and Baptist Hospital in Nashville; as well as the Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA, and Middle Tennessee Medical Center.

Fine Art Connoisseur magazine named Camille Engel as “One of Our Nation’s Top 3 Artists to Watch” in 2010. The Customs House Museum’s exhibit includes the award-winning painting, “Sunflower at the Old Factory”, which won the 2007 cover competition of American Artist Magazine, and recently returned from a 12-city, three-year traveling museum tour being compared to a Vincent Van Gogh sunflower in an educational context.

Also exhibiting will be several recognizable paintings that have been featured in national magazines such as American Art Collector, Fine Art Connoisseur, and Southwest Art, as well as Nashville Arts Magazine.

About the Customs House Museum

Located in the heart of historic downtown Clarksville, Tennessee, the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center is the State’s second largest general museum. With over 35,000 square feet of the region’s best hands-on activities and special events…people of all ages agree – the Customs House Museum is well worth the stop!

The Explorer’s Gallery is packed with fun, learning and fantasy in Aunt Alice’s Attic, McGregor’s Market and kitchen, and of course – the Bubble Cave! Finally, get “all aboard” to see our fantastic model trains. Our volunteer engineers “ride the rails” every Sunday afternoon from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.

Regular museum hours are 10:00am to 5:00pm Tuesday through Saturday, and 1:00pm to 5:00pm on Sundays. Adult admission is $7.00, Sr. Citizens and College ID $5.00, Ages 6 to 18 $3.00, and under six years and Museum members are free.

The Customs House Museum is located at 200 South Second Street. For more information, call 931.648.5780 or visit their website at www.customshousemuseum.org