On The 12th Day by Katelyn Chapman

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

In the country version of a classic Christmas carol, the 12th Day of Christmas calls for a 12-pack of Bud. This painting is not only a nod to that humor, but with the addition of the native plants it also symbolizes the celebration of a culture that is striving to maintain its own unique sensibility in an age where originality is leveled and erased by widespread consumerism. The Carolina Reaper pepper plant is not only native to the South like the mustard greens and pine straw, but was originally bred in a South Carolina greenhouse, and are widely known as the hottest peppers in the world.

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