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Art Exhibitions

​​The Gary Simendinger Gallery features Warren County artists, past and present, on a rotating schedule.
It is located on the 1st floor of Harmon Museum. (105 S. Broadway, Lebanon OH 45036)

Opening Receptions are held the day the exhibition begins (Friday) at 6:30pm.

Harmonic: the paintings of Cedric Michael Cox | May 13 - July 2

Free Opening Reception | May 13 | 6:30p

Artist Talk | June 4

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The paintings and drawings I create are intended to build bridges between the past, present, and future for both individuals and ALL groups of people, through stylistic ideas and expressions that crossover into many genres. Historically, my interest in art draws from cubism at the beginning of the 20th century. In contemporary terms, I have been noted to create images that relate to elements of urban architecture, highlighting areas of the city in which I lived and worked.

My intention was to create a kind of architectonic lyricism. Much of my work still combines elements of cubism and deconstructionism, thus combining my interests in the musical composition and its relationship to my visual world. A change in rhythm can be compared to a change in line, weight, brushstroke, value, and pitch. Though my work has characteristics of abstract art, I encourage my viewers to reexamine material culture through my art; therefore, my abstraction is not totally non-objective. It is semi-abstraction. In recent years my work has increasingly transitioned into bolder, brighter color, as a shift in mood and tempo create drawings that originate as studies and become important to my process. The forms seem to grow like plants and flowers interweaving together in my vivid pictorial arena. While incorporating shapes that reference biomorphic forms in nature and internal human anatomy, I combine recognizable imagery placed in natural and man-made environments to create paintings that celebrate the enduring positive spirit of humanity through passionate color.

This use of vibrant color adds a dreamy and playful quality to my work. As a child, I possessed the passion to put my interpretation of the world around me on paper, later forging those images into paintings. I want the child I once was to be represented in my paintings on a visceral level, and at the same time express the refinement of a maturing culmination. The personal becomes the universal. Art is an important way for me to communicate and subsequently build relationships with others. My work is a spiritual testimony to the visual experiences that arouse my senses. As I examine and interpret the world around me, I seek to share an exquisite interplay of subtle and bold.

Learn more about Cedric Michael Cox on our blog!


From the Collection |  July 9 - September 23  


Darren Goodman | September 30 - November 26


Previous Shows:

Women's Creations in the Victorian Era
Watercolor weavings 
of Tim Ryan
The Life's Work of Gary Simendinger
On the Shoulders of Our Ancestors
- the work of Bing Davis
​Drawings and Paintings
 of Sylvia Thompson Outland
Kelly Murray Frigard's Embroidered Tales
Celebrating Quaker Artist, Marcus Mote
Equestrian Bronzes
by Lynda Sappington
The Photography of Marshall Miller
Sculpture by Neale Murray
The Print work of Kevin Harris
A Celebration of John & Martin Rettig (the first Rettig exhibition in 20 years)
​The Illustrations of C. F. Payne
Paintings by John Vakaleris
Stained Glass by Valerie Sherwood Rask 
Collected Ceramic works by Warren County Potters
(Greg Shooner, Fred Cook, Greg Neal, Mike Baum, Karan Witham-Walsh, Trish McLennan, Peggy Hamlin & David T. Smith)
Photography by Kelly Joslin
The Magical World of 
Charley Harper
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Executive Director, Michael Coyan, discusses the Harmon Museum collection, the art exhibition of John & Martin Rettig and the upcoming shows for 2020.
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  • Plan A Visit
    • Harmon Museum >
      • History of Harmon Museum
      • What's New?
      • The Museum Shop
      • Research Library
      • Group Tours
      • Special Exhibits
      • The Village Green
    • Glendower Mansion >
      • History of Glendower Mansion
      • Tours
      • Lebanon Garden Tour
    • 1795 Beedle Log Cabin >
      • History of the Beedle Log Cabin
      • Relocation & Restoration
      • History Walk Pavers
      • Plant Adoption
  • Events
    • Art Exhibitions
    • Bonnets & Blooms Tea
    • Cemetery Tours
    • Flea Market - Attic Treasures
    • Fossil Hunts
    • Frontier Tales
    • Garden Tour
    • Harmon Hops
    • Lunch & Learn
    • Music at the Museum
    • Plant Adoption
    • Teas >
      • Bonnets & Blooms Tea
  • Get Involved
    • Membership
    • Donate >
      • "Celebrate Our Future" Capital Campaign
    • Volunteer
    • History Walk >
      • History Walk Pavers
      • Plant Adoption
  • Facility Rental
    • Armstrong Conference Center
    • Lawn at Glendower Mansion
    • The Village Green
  • Education
    • Schools Tours
    • Frontier Tales
    • Lena Iorns Award
  • Blog
  • About
    • About Us
    • History of Our Properties
    • William Elmer Harmon
    • Partner Organizations
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  • FAQ
  • Contact Us
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