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Shelby artist Cecil Norris highlighting in upcoming exhibit
Shelby native Cecil Norris is seeing his dream of becoming an artist come to fruition. The art instructor at Crest High School was selected to have a solo exhibition at Jeanne Rauch Gallery on the campus of Gaston College.
“I want to say it’s exciting, but it is a burden as well,” said Norris. “Yes, all the attention will be on my work but that comes with critics. And I will have to accept the responsibility of how people judge it, but I can also control the narrative.”
Norris found his true potential as an artist after he left his position with Holland and Hamrick Architects, saying he realized digital tools didn’t give him the same satisfaction.