ST. PETERSBURG — “Ceremony,” a solo exhibition featuring the multifaceted work of Rhys Meatyard, will be presented April 3 through May 3, at the Werk Gallery, 2210 First Ave. S., St. Petersburg. An opening reception will take place on Friday, April 3, from 5 to 9 p.m.
A couple times a year, the Werk Gallery devotes both of its galleries to a singular artist of extraordinary talent and vision. This April, an exhibition will showcase the multifaceted work of Rhys, one of St Petersburg’s most recognizable and recognized artists. In this momentous exhibition, Rhys’ work will present the case for resilience over suffering, purpose over complacency and for love, above all.
Rhys is a third generation queer/trans artist, living and working in St. Petersburg. He was influenced from a young age by the work of his grandfather Jerry Meatyard, Tampa metal sculptor and lifelong educator; his grandfather’s brother Ralph Eugene Meatyard, pioneering postmodern photographer; and his mother Laura Meatyard, who was a monument designer responsible for a great number of headstones and other stone memorials all over the state…