"Deertrees has made a sincere effort to reach beyond the commonplace of scenic tourist landscapes to cultivate a more diverse and perhaps more cosmopolitan perspective in the visual arts which they choose to exhibit here."

Ken Westhaver,

from his review of the CAC exhibit, June 200

The mission of The Backstage Art Gallery is more than to simply enhance the theatergoing experience of Deertrees patrons; it is to present paintings and sculptures that one does not ordinarily see in the local art galleries. Here are exhibited works by outstanding and adventurous artists who have a different way of seeing our surroundings and who have the ability to transpose that vision into fine art.

The BackStage Gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday
from 10 am until 5 pm,one hour before performance,
during intermission, andby appointment.

Nicole Rosseland

Nicole Rosseland graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design in March of 2000 with a Bachelors degree in Fine Art and now resides in St. Marys, Georgia. She is represented by Picture This Gallery in St. Marys, Georgia.

My work has been greatly influenced by figurative sculpture, primarily sculpture found in the landscape.  I enjoy the way nature, in a sense, takes a brush to the stone and marble adding character and personality.  Subsequently, old cemeteries became the inspiration for a lot of my paintings.  I view these places as beautiful sculpture gardens that have been transformed and molded by time and the elements.  It is the imperfections that time itself has created that I try to reproduce on canvas, from the cracks in the stone, the broken fingers and wings, to the moss colored marble and bronze that has been stained by leaves and rain.  My subject matter is very up-close and personal while the landscape remains a blur, a mystery.