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Rembert stretches, stains, and etches on leather to create scenes from memory, stories that tell the truth with art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>A documentary film about his life,&nbsp;<em>All Me: The Life and Times of Winfred Rembert<\/em>, was released in 2011. Directed by Vivian Ducat, it was announced as &#8220;Best of Festival&#8221; at the Arlington International Film Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.transy.edu\/2017\/08\/transylvanias-morlan-gallery-to-present-works-by-renowned-southern-painter\/\">Stories to Tell PRESS RELEASE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Special Events and Hours<\/strong><br>All events are free, open to the public, and occur in Morlan Gallery&#8212;located on the main floor of the Mitchell Fine Arts Center.Film<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Screening with Director Vivian Ducat | Thursday, Sept. 7, 6 p.m., Lyric Theater (300 E. Third Street); Q&amp;A to follow the film with Vivian Ducat and Winfred Rembert. Note, this is a kick-off event for Lexington\u2019s Roots and Heritage Festival and is free and open to the public.<br>Opening Reception with Winfred Rembert| Friday, Sept. 8, 6-8 p.m.; on-going artist demonstration during the opening;&nbsp;<em>All Me: The Life and Times of Winfred Rembert&nbsp;<\/em>director Vivian Ducat will be in attendance<em>; All Me&nbsp;<\/em>DVDs available for purchase by cash or check the night of the opening.&nbsp;<br>Friday, September 15, Lexington Gallery Hop, 5-8 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sept. 8-Oct. 13, 2017 Raised in Georgia, self-taught artist Winfred Rembert grew up in the 1950s rural south at the end of Jim Crow and the beginning of the Civil Rights movement. As a child he regularly worked in the cotton fields, a reoccurring theme in his work. Arrested during a Civil Rights march, Rembert taught himself to tool and dye leather while incarcerated. 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