The Murfreesboro City Hall Art Committee is pleased to announce an exhibit of paintings by Carol Curtis in Murfreesboro's City Hall, June 16-July 24, 2015. Accomplished in watercolor, Curtis is equally gifted with pencil drawing and oils. Having studied architecture at Auburn University she began working for the Hyatt Hotel Corporation after graduation. The work was a blend of management, hospitality, and visual art that often involved the opening of new hotel locations around the United States.

With her Southern roots to also pull from, Curtis drew upon her Hyatt experience and applied it to successful ventures in catering, textile design, and painting. Of her work she states, "... [My] designs capture the essence of still life and botanicals in exquisite detail." Her work clearly shows her passion as an artist for combining her eye for color with her appreciation for the textures and fluid lines found in the garden.

Committed to lifelong learning Curtis teaches painting through workshops and classes. "Art is an expression of inner joy," she says. "But, it's also a commitment." One that she clearly takes to heart by continued study with a number of masters in the field and her service to such art organizations as the Rancho Santa Fe Art Guild in New Mexico.

Curtis will present a total of 42 paintings in the Rotunda and they like all exhibits at city hall are free and open to the public for viewing between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for observed holidays. The Rotunda Gallery of City Hall is located at 111 West Vine Street, Murfreesboro, Tennessee.