(Image Provided) An untitled work by Rebecca Noble

PARKERSBURG — The Parkersburg Art Center will be holding a joint opening reception for “Vessels & Vistas,” a new exhibit featuring the work of Connie Mae Moeller and Nanette Seligman, from 5-7 p.m. Friday in the main floor galleries.

The event will also mark the opening of a retrospective exhibit and sale of paintings by the late Rebecca Noble, on view in the Mezzanine Gallery.

“Vessels & Vistas” brings together Moeller’s oil paintings and Seligman’s illustrated pottery and paintings.

Moeller describes her work as a reflection of her deep connection to the natural world.

“I create oil paintings that celebrate my love of nature, transporting the viewer into the scene,” she said. “I love to highlight the beauty found in ordinary moments. Nature holds amazing beauty that deserves to be noticed, and when experienced, holds healing wonder for the soul.”

(Image Provided) On The Street Where I Live by Connie Mae Moeller

Seligman, whose work spans both painting and pottery, says her pieces are a blend of both disciplines, sometimes serious and sometimes playful.

“I make patterned and illustrated pottery,” she said. “My pottery is a lifetime of expression waiting to get out.”

Appetizers and refreshments will be served at the reception. Admission is free for PAC Members and children 12 and under. Non-members are $10.

On the mezzanine, the exhibit will feature works by Noble. A longtime resident of the Mid-Ohio Valley and a registered nurse, Noble received formal art training at the Ringling Art School in Florida. She eventually returned home to work in health care and to share her artistic talents with the community.

Noble was known for her ability to bring emotional depth to her portraits, landscapes, and animal studies. As the exhibit notes, “Rebecca could use her brush to make the viewer understand what the cat or dog or tree was feeling at the moment she captured them on canvas.”

(Image Provided) Blue Plate: Grimm by Nanette Seligman

Thanks to her daughter, Heather Noble McGinnis, the Parkersburg Art Center presenting this final collection of Noble’s work, available both for viewing and for purchase.

Both exhibits run through June 7 with the galleries open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free thanks to the sponsorship of WVU Medicine, Camden Clark Medical Center.

The Parkersburg Art Center is committed to supporting creativity and culture in the community through exhibitions, programs, educational opportunities, special events and more. For more information, visit www.parkersburgartcenter.org or email info@parkersburgartcenter.org