Congrats to my friend Mitch Freeman. He is an art teacher at Gainesville Middle School but is increasingly recognized for his own art.
The Gainesville Times has a frontpage article this morning about his entry into a major London exhibit:
"The painted elephant sculpture to be showcased at a May art exhibition [is] billed as London’s biggest.
Freeman is one of seven Americans who joined artists and celebrities from around the globe in painting 200 fiber glass baby elephants to benefit elephant family, a nonprofit agency dedicated to enabling wild and captive Asian elephants to thrive within their natural habitats.
The Gainesville artist returned on Dec. 21 from a week of painting in London, and will travel to London again in May and July for the premiere and auction.
Mark Shand, brother of Camilla Parker Bowles, founded the Elephant Parade exhibition following his trip to India where he saw first-hand the plight of the endangered Asian elephant. Freeman said he is representing the U.S. in the exhibition alongside designers Diane von Furstenberg, Tommy Hilfiger, Isaac Mizrahi, Alberta Ferretti, photographer Bruce Weber and rocker Alice Cooper."
