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Exhibition: "The Artistic Domain"
Featuring paintings by Sharon Gordon, encaustic paintings by Lew Graham, etchings and oil paintings by James Skvarch and works by artists in the second edition of Stone Canoe, a journal of arts and ideas from Upstate New York.
Opening Reception: Thursday, January 24, 5-8 PM
Exhibition Dates: January 24 - February 23, 2008
Location: Delavan Art Gallery, 501 W. Fayette Street, Syracuse, NY 13204
Hours: Thursdays and Fridays 12-6 p.m., Saturdays 10-4 p.m. and also by appointment
Also open for Th3, The Third Thursday, in February: Thursday, Feb. 21, 2007, 5-8 p.m.Artists in Attendance and Special Events
Meet the artists and learn more about their work!
- Sat., Jan. 26, 12 - 3 p.m.: James Skvarch, etchings and oil paintings
- Sat., Feb. 9, 12 - 3 p.m.: Lew Graham, encaustic paintings
- Thurs., Feb. 21, 5 - 8 p.m.: Th3, The Third Thursday, Syracuse's visual arts night www.th3syracuse.com
- Sat., Feb. 23, at 2 p.m.: Stone Canoe Writers Series featuring Thom Ward www.stonecanoejournal.org.
SYRACUSE, New York -- January 10, 2007 -- Delavan Art Gallery is pleased to present the exhibition "The Artistic Domain" featuring paintings by Sharon Gordon, encaustic paintings by Lew Graham, etchings and oil paintings by James Skvarch and works by artists in the second edition of Stone Canoe, a journal of arts and ideas from Upstate New York. The exhibit opens on Thursday, January 24 from 5-8 p.m. and continues through Saturday, February 23, 2008.
Sharon Gordon is showing new paintings from the series "Pushing Through May and August." This series of abstracted landscapes examines impending changes in atmosphere. Gordon was born and raised in Upstate New York and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Fine Arts from Skidmore College. Since her graduation she has enjoyed continuing success as a painter, having had group and solo exhibitions, as well as ongoing representation in numerous galleries throughout the East Coast. Experiencing artwork in France and Italy was a determining factor in Gordon's decision to spend her life as a painter.
Lew Graham has returned for her second exhibition at Delavan Art Gallery with a new series of paintings with collage elements. Her new work uses the increasingly popular medium of encaustic, brought back to favor by artists such as Jasper Johns. Graham's pantings combine the grid with relief elements to refer to nature and landscape. She has been exhibiting paintings and three-dimensional works as well as installation art throughout New York City, New Jersey and Upstate New York for over 25 years. Graham's work is included in numerous private and corporate collections.
James Skvarch, the award-winning intaglio printmaker from Syracuse, NY, is exhibiting a selection of etchings and oil paintings of traditional interiors and landscapes. His realistic etchings depict actual and imagined places inspired by the Italian Master Piranesi. Skvarch attended the Rochester Institute of Technology, received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Maryland Art Institute and also studied at the International Academy for Art in Salzburg, Austria. Over the last 25 years, his work has been shown in a number of galleries in Illinois, Connecticut and many areas of Upstate New York. His work is included in the collections of the Rochester Memorial Art Museum, Cooperstown Museum of Art, Onondaga Historical Society and Munson Williams Proctor Institute, to name a few.
Delavan Art Gallery is pleased to host a second exhibition of visual art from Stone Canoe, a journal of arts and ideas from Upstate New York, published each spring by University College of Syracuse University. Stone Canoe showcases the work of a diverse mix of emerging and well-established artists, poets, and writers with connections to Upstate New York including work from a Pulitzer Prize winner, a quadriplegic artist, and sixth-grade students from the Edward Smith School. The inaugural issue won a bronze medal in the 2007 Independent Publisher Book Awards, as well as numerous compliments from artists, critics and writers. Delavan Art Gallery is displaying works by visual artists in the second edition of the journal including Arlene Abend, Joy Adams, Sylvia de Swaan, Sara Di Donato, Doug DuBois, Sara Eichner, Maureen Foster, Nicora Gangi, Diana Godfrey, Ronald Gonzalez, Holly Greenberg, Sam Harmon, Elana Herzog, Ada Jacques, Aida Khalil, Jonathan Kirk, Tom Krueger, Scott McCarney, John "Jaws" McGrath, Bruce Muirhead, Jake Muirhead, Donalee Peden-Wesley, Linda Price, Dennis Pullen, Beatrix Reinhardt, Lynette K Stephenson, and Deborah Zlotsky. The visual arts editor and curator for the Stone Canoe exhibit is Marion Wilson. For more information about Stone Canoe, visit the journal's website, www.stonecanoejournal.org.
Delavan Art Gallery is a 3,800 square foot showcase and sales venue for fine art created by area artists. Conveniently located downtown at 501 West Fayette Street in Syracuse, the gallery is free and open to the public. Off-street parking is available and the gallery is handicapped accessible. Delavan Art Gallery opens “The Artistic Domain” with a reception from 5 - 8 p.m. on Thursday, January 24. The show is on exhibit through Saturday, February 23 on Thursday and Friday afternoons from 12-6 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and at other times by appointment.
