Situated predominately in coffee shops in Claremont and Upland, artist TM Givens captures life and living while standing in line. The drawings in Standing in Line: Coffee Shop Drawings document the simple act of observation. At the same time they examine how we interact or don’t interact, the similarities of our actions, the common purpose we share in groups and alone.
Standing in Line: Coffee Shop Drawings by TM Givens is available now.
Terry Givens and his wife Carolyne were married in Claremont, California in 1961.
He finished his education in Art History and Painting at UCR and the Claremont Graduate School and has participated in many Claremont events, namely exhibits at the Claremont Community Foundation and as a featured artist at the Taste of Claremont, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Claremont.
Terry has exhibited in a variety of media, with sculpture at the Ankrum Gallery, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Chaffey College, and with drawings and paintings in a variety of galleries in Sacramento. In 2018, the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden exhibited his drawings in a changing exhibition titled “Terry Givens: 100 Garden Views.” He has contributed many drawings to organizations, individuals, and businesses in and around Claremont.
In addition, he has curated exhibitions at the Rex Wignall Gallery in Ontario and the Riverside Art Museum. He taught art and photography in a variety of local elementary and secondary schools, as well as at local universities and colleges.
The series Garden Prayers, inspired by his Botanic Garden exhibit, and a book of photographs from the 1968 March on Washington were both published by Pelekinesis.
Website: tmgivens.com
Facebook: terry.givens2
If these walls could talk...they’d tell the story of generations of rage that are literally embodied in the walls of a family home. Dinner Party Music by Adam Greenfield is a surrealistic look at how men pass on a legacy of anger to one another and the women in their lives who choose to escape it.
Dinner Party Music by Adam Greenfield is available now.
Adam Greenfield is the author of two novels, Circa and Mountain Lion Blues (both published by Pelekinesis). He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two daughters.
Instagram: @donkeydate
Email: agreenfield73@gmail.com
