Local spotlight: Virginia Fifield

Hollywood artist Virginia Fifield uses the power of black and white in large-scale charcoal drawings that depict images such as a pit bull being pulled by its leash, a bridled thoroughbred carrying a jockey, and a tiny woodpecker being grasped by a hand as it's tagged and photographed.

Bird in Hand will be on exhibit in Re: Vision: See and Shift

The latter work, "Bird in the Hand," is one the artist wants to develop further. "They were putting the bands on the woodpecker's leg and that image I think speaks strongly and really conveys the idea that their survival is in our hands."

That's the message at the core of the drawings Fifield will exhibit in Re: Vision: See and Shift, a group show featuring artists who use their craft to make an impact. Nerissa Street, the shows curator, says Fifield's work is a good fit.

"Charcoal is not an easy medium to use, and to get the kind of detail and evoke the type of emotion she does with just shades of black and white is really stunning," she says. ... To read the rest of my story, visit the May 13 Lifestyle section of the Sun-Sentinel.