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 Rocky Mount, N.C.—Bernard G. Schatz, an extraordinary artist sometimes called L-15 or Cheyanne Schatz, will open an exhibit of his sculpture and drawings on Friday, February 18, at 7 p.m. in the Mims Gallery in the Dunn Center at North Carolina Wesleyan College. Schatz will be in the gallery to welcome well-wishers, art lovers, and curiosity seekers wanting to meet this creative visionary. The exhibit, which opens with music and refreshments, is free and open to the public.

Schatz has been described as a sculptor able to transform the most ho-hum materials into something magical, a one-man band and pioneer of live TV, and a healer with gifted hands. He will be exhibiting a selection of his sculpture and drawings created during the past half century. Selections from his long career will feature paper sculpture heads and creatures, corrugated cardboard crayon drawings and sculpture, wire angels and whimsies, and Raku-fired clay creations, performance props, and hand-painted banners from his one-man-band days.

Although unschooled in art, Schatz has nevertheless created artwork all his life. He has become famous for his irrepressible creativity and uncanny capacity to find the right materials and techniques to bring to life the things he imagines.

Schatz, the irrepressible performer, calls his recent career visibility as an artist his "26^th comeback." Starting out in Los Angeles with a brightly colored hand-decorated Chrysler, he made his way to the Steve Allen Show, the pioneer venue for late night comedy and hijinx. From LA to New York City to Charlottesville, Virginia, Schatz has entertained, delighted, and healed people through his various endeavors. His book on "real" treatment for chronic pain was published by Hampton Roads Publishers in 2001. Recently he has made several critically acclaimed exhibitions; in 2004, nationally known folk art curator Tom Patterson hosted 50 years of L-15’s artwork at Virginia Commonwealth University. Last November, The New York Times ran a feature on Schatz after his New York "comeback."

North Carolina Wesleyan College is pleased to have this rare opportunity to display the works of Bernard Schatz. Gallery hours are 9-5, Monday through Friday, and during Dunn Center performances. Tours and school groups are welcome. Call Everett Adelman at 252-985-5268 to arrange a tour and for additional information. Wesleyan is located off exit 138 from I-95 or five miles north off the Wesleyan Boulevard exit on 64 East.

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