LITTLE ROCK — Historic Arkansas Museum (HAM) will celebrate the opening of “Kuimeaux’s World” during 2nd Friday Art Night from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, in the Museum Center and on the historic grounds located at 200 East Third St., in downtown Little Rock. There will be refreshments as well as live music by Brian Nahlen.
Little Rock native Dwight “Kuimeaux” (pronounced KEY-moe) Drennan (1950–2022) surrounded himself with beauty of his own making. In Kuimeaux’s world, fantasy and reality merge: groves of bright pink cypress trees festooned with silvery strands of Spanish moss spread before a deep purple sky. Kuimeaux’s drawings and paintings are bold, busy and intense. His depictions of beloved Southern landscapes are simultaneously wistful and emotionally charged.
Though Kuimeaux gained regional recognition early in his career, he didn’t achieve commercial success. Kuimeaux Drennan was a prolific maker, and after his death in 2022, his friends came together to preserve his creative legacy. This exhibition is part of that effort as well as an opportunity to share his unique vision of the places he held dear. More information about Kuimeaux can be found at www.kuimeauxart.com, a site created by his friends that explores his life and work beyond the scope of the HAM exhibition…