Come to the Table by Katelyn Chapman

Regular price $300.00

Katelyn Chapman, Limited Edition Print, 15 x 15 inches Paper Size 17 x 17 inches

The title, a common liturgical phrase, is a welcome invitation of sorts to communion or “break bread” with one another. Oyster roasts are common in the SC Low-Country in the colder months but are often held in other regions across the state for large celebratory gatherings. This painting honors traditions of the American South that revolve around community and fellowship.

Katelyn Chapman is part of our Visiting Artist Program here at the Gibbes Museum of Art. Katelyn returns this Fall 2024 to lead workshops, prior to her 2025 art sales gallery show.

We are offering her limited edition prints in our museum store.

"My paintings explore episodes of working-class life in America’s rural South through the lens of my own family and friends in the Midlands of South Carolina. I index my upbringing in this place by referencing backroad dispositions in conjunction with symbols of faith and Christian iconography. By painting these accounts, I celebrate, honor, and show reverence towards the customs and traditions of the rural working-class South.

Relying on rich history, storytelling, and the ephemeral quality of change that span past, present, and future tenses; I primarily focus on the function of the still life in rural spaces—both wild and domestic—as practical makeshifts and collections which relate solely to living off the land. My work provides perspective on larger societal issues that point to a past that can’t be thrown away, but instead lingers on into the present." - Katelyn Chapman