Artists
Equity 64th Anniversary Juried Exhibition
The Widener University Art Gallery
will host the Philadelphia/Tri State Artists Equity Association 64th
Anniversary Members Juried Exhibition from April 3 through June 22.
According to Molly Light,
anniversary exhibition chair, this year’s show reflects the great variety of
professional artists who comprise the membership of Artist Equity. Abstract
paintings of all sizes and various mediums, realistic and impressionistic
landscapes, still lifes, photography, sculpture, prints and collage are all
included. “From contemporary to traditional styles, there is a little bit of
something to appeal to everyone,” Wolf said.
The juror for the exhibition is
Ellen Priest, an abstract painter who creates multi-layered works with
brilliant color and movement inspire by jazz music. Her solo show include:
Delaware Division of the Arts Mezzanine Gallery, Berman Museum, Yale Institute
of Sacred Music and Berklee College of Music. She has taught at the University
of the Arts in Philadelphia and at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in
Philadelphia. For more information, visit www.ellenpriest.com.
“When I first arrived to jury the
artworks put randomly in the gallery, I was struck by an uncanny similarity in
the strengths of the strong work and the weaknesses of the less compelling
work,” Priest said. “Certain themes like contrast, the structure of forms and
subject matter ran through the whole batch. Those will be the focus of my talk
at the opening, especially as they relate to prize-winning works.”
The gallery will host a reception
for the exhibition from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 6 including a curatorial
talk by Priest and the presentation of awards.
The Widener University Art Gallery
is free and open to the public. The gallery is open on Wednesday through
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and. The gallery will be closed
Saturday, May 25 for Memorial Day weekend.
The gallery is located in University
Center on the Chester Campus of Widener University, on 14th Street
between Walnut Street and Melrose Avenue. For more information, contact the
Widener University Art Gallery at 610-499-1189 or visit the gallery website at www.widener.edu/artgallery.
Founded in 1949, the
Philadelphia/Tri State Artists Equity Association is a non-profit organization
for professional visual artists that advances and serves the profession of the
visual fine artist. The nearly 200 member artists practice their art in the
greater Philadelphia, South Jersey and Delaware regions. For more information
on Artists Equity, visit the web site at www.artistsequity.org.
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