The Florence County Museum is pleased to announce an exhibition of works by artist Jim Boden. The exhibit, titled Out of Paradise, opens Thursday evening, August 29 at 6pm with a reception in the FCM Waters Gallery, 135 South Dargan St, Florence.

Out of Paradise will be composed of works created by Boden during the last ten years. Boden is Professor Emeritus at Coker University, Hartsville SC, where he taught from 1999 to 2016.

Boden’s lush and darkly toned paintings are figurative in more ways than one, frequently using the human body as a means of expressing personal and cultural tensions.

The exhibition’s title is taken from the artist’s most recent series, which depict modern man and woman in an ambiguous, sometimes surrealistic landscape, evoking biblical references to Adam and Eve’s exit from Eden.

Out of Paradise will be on display in the FCM Waters Gallery from August 29 through December 13, 2019. The gallery, located at 135 South Dargan St, is open Monday through Friday from 10am to 5pm.