The Tenth Annual Pahaquarry Paint-out Exhibition
August 1-31
An Emerging Artist sponsored by The Pahaquarry Foundation, Inc. The non profit, 501 c (3) Pahaquarry Foundation, Inc.’s Emerging Artist—a day of watercolor painting, at Millbrook Village, in the DWGNRA, with mentors and supplies—Co-funded by the WCC&H Commission.
Lisa Fedon
September 10-October 6
Reception: Thursday, September 20, 7-8 pm
Horses have been used as a vehicle for many different cultures. Lisa Fedon uses the horse as a vehicle to express her inner thoughts through fabricated steel sculpture.
The 27th Annual Faculty Art Exhibition
October 8-November 13
Reception: Thursday, October 11, 7-8pm
Nancy Ori
November 5-30
This portfolio consists of approximately 30 large color images made in the landscape environments throughout the US, predominantly in the northeast. These scenes have been transformed by Ori’s unique internal vision into powerful documentations of beauty and design with a central theme of trees. The exhibit provides a balance of images between the elements of turf, wood and water. Some are romantic in style and provide a strong contrast to bold forms of ancient trees. And some use a vista as an aesthetic organizing element or contain artistically composed plantings to provide a formal element.
Kenneth Metcalf
December 3-29
Reception: Friday, December 7, 7-8 pm
According to Metcalf, landscape painting “keeps him connected to his natural surroundings.” He adds, “Painting enables me to express my personal vision and appreciation for our precious environment. I am inspired by the way light illuminates and transforms the land and water around us. I strive to capture this light through a simple, direct process of painting and drawing with watercolors, pastels and oils. These works are from various local rivers and islands in New Jersey and along the coast of Maine. I find inspiration from these two forms of landscapes in the reflective pattern of light as a focal point. Rivers and islands become a spiritual metaphor for reflection and contemplation.” Through a simple interpretation of common landscape subjects, Metcalf hopes to convey his vision of the peaceful, contemplative nature of rivers and islands. He inspires the viewer to be more appreciative of the sublime beauty, balance and harmony in the ever-changing natural landscape and waterways.
Metcalf is an alumnus of the Rhode Island School of Design and is based in Knowlton, N.J., along the Delaware River. His work appears in private collections and has won various regional awards. He has exhibited in numerous galleries and group exhibitions. Metcalf enjoys hiking and kayaking in the areas he depicts and is an active member in various conservation and environmental organizations. He contributes a percentage of the sales of his work to local conservation efforts.
John Goodrich & Ken Kewley
January 7-February 2
Reception: Thursday, January 10, 7-8 pm
“The work of painter and collagist Ken Kewley and painter John Goodrich share a common concern with formal values. Both artists work from landscape, the still life, and the figure, using the abstracted rhythms of colors and forms to reveal a deeper pictorial presence.”
Ro Lohin & Kevin Wixted
February 4-March 3
Reception: Thursday, February 7, 7-8 pm
“MAPPINGS”
Artist’s Ro Lohin and Kevin Wixted have travelled to many locations over the past twenty years. With each excursion they pack watercolors, paint, notebooks and cameras, immersing themselves in a foreign culture with open eye and mind. In countries as diverse as Brazil, Mexico, Ireland, Italy and Morocco, they strive to be absorbed by the particular aspects of each location and civilization. The results are an artistic travelogue of sorts, containing the specific light, color and spirit of each place as seen through the individual aesthetic of these New York painters.
Vivien Collens
March 26-April 26
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 27, 7-8 pm
Closing Reception: Sunday, April 27, 11-12:30 am
“Using broad, curved washes of colored acrylic glaze, I paint a dense atmosphere which may be the context for a precisely defined counterpoint.”
Alumni Show: Breed Photography May 18-June 8
Reception: Saturday, June 7
A collection of photographs by Dr. Breed, former Blair headmaster, artistically captures a bygone era. The art curators at the Carnegie Museum of Art state,“Charles Breed helped to establish the traditions and conventions of the formal family photograph and the more casual family snapshot.” Selections come from a collection in New York City owned by Mr. Jack Lubiner who reminds us of Breed’s great love for Blair Academy in sharing this work.
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