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The Woodlands Art Gallery & Studios hosts Retirement Exhibition with owner and artist Emily P. Chiles
The Woodlands Art Gallery & Studios hosted the Opening Reception for “Dreaming through the Woods” Art Show with artist and owner Emily P. Chiles on Thursday, May 15 from 5 to 8 p.m.
View moments from the reception on the Hello Woodlands Instagram page:
Emily Chiles Startz (aka EP Chiles) is a native Texan, who spent her early years in Midland, Texas participating in The Midland Community Theatre as an actress, set builder, and costume sewer, before obtaining her degree in Theatre from Skidmore College.
Her entry into the artworld began when she painted large canvases (flats) used in stage plays. Imagine a child painting a 6 x 10-foot canvas. One uses housepaint brushes to paint in large figure-eights. Then one spatters different colors of paint on the flat to provide texture for the stage lighting. Abstract painting was the logical step to express her creative self. After retiring from the corporate world in Houston, she took art classes at Art League – Houston, under the tutelage of Steve Parker. Here she learned to paint beautiful landscapes with oil paints. As a former Girl Scout, she loved painting outside, too. She has a large collection of her plein air paints. She continues to attend plein air events and will exhibit new works from time to time.
This was a Retirement Exhibition and one of the last shows as Emily P. Chiles will be retiring from the gallery business and focusing on her artwork. Artwork from the “Dreaming through the Woods” is not for sale and Chiles hopes that the show can go on a traveling tour and hopefully be displayed one day in a hospital or place that can bring others wonder and joy.
The gallery will be available by appointment only from May 16 to August 15, 2025.
The final upcoming show at The Woodlands Art Gallery & Studios is on Saturday, June 21 from 5 to 8 p.m. featuring the June Exhibition with art by Adam Hesse. Valet parking and refreshments will be provided.
Follow Emily P. Chiles on her adventures and her artwork on Instagram at @emilypchiles and visit her website at epchilesstudios.com.
The Woodlands Art Gallery & Studios opened in December 2021 at it’s location at 208 Nursery Rd. Learn more about the gallery at https://bit.ly/WoodlandsArtGallery
