Artist Opening Reception For Ray McKenzie & Ped Dragich - Color Play
Hayley Gallery brings a new and exciting exhibit to the gallery on a monthly basis featuring a wide range of artists and mediums.
Ped Dragich - Born in Serbia, Ped immigrated to the U.S. with his parents in 1973 at age five. As with many immigrant families, hard work became the norm, with his father working construction. While most kids spent summers swimming, Ped's father took him to work and taught him every phase of construction. He later joined his father's company after college. Never giving up on his dream of being an artist, he began stretching his own canvases and built his own frames. He displayed his work and to supplement his income, he started his own company called, The Tile Guys, still around today after 20 years. He also played professional soccer for the Columbus Invaders. He got married, had two daughters and coached soccer. Life was happening but art remained in his heart. While building a round shower in his new house in 2006, he had the idea to create a painting surface that was not flat but instead lightweight and flexible with a hard surface covered by canvas. This resulted in his filing a U.S. patent application for the very first curved (wavy) canvas, opening an avenue for a new method of painting. Ped's long journey from immigrant to learning construction to opening a tile business, to building his family's home led him back to his real passion - Art. He creates art with the same vigor and enthusiasm he does with everything else in his life - with ingenuity, drive and hard work.
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Date and Time
Saturday Jul 15, 2023
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
Fees/Admission
Artist opening receptions are FREE to attend (ages 12 and up please). RSVPs although not required are always encouraged. Call the gallery at 614-855-4856 to reserve your spot at any of our upcoming receptions.
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