Peregrinations: Voyages of Time, Culture and Place

As the world becomes smaller, as people are able to travel further and see new places, as the age of globalization expands, three visionary artists use their travel experiences as an impetus for their art- the world seen through the eyes of the artist, a kaleidoscope of visions.

Karen Mauch’s photographs record her trip to Ghana where she taught digital photography to children 12-14 years old. Teaching among rural villagers who live by subsistence farming and fishing, Karen was transported to another time when we viewed the world devoid of materialism. Using the 21st century medium of digital cameras, the children were led on a week’s journey of seeing their world through a “new lens.” The children recorded their world while Karen recorded them.

Linda Dubin Garfield’s visual works exhibit her response to places she has explored around the world. In her monotype series, she uses vibrant hues and earthy textures, incorporating the mystery of memory and the magic of place.

Lynne Berman’s pottery began while she was living in London, a city of beautiful buildings with an exceptional ceramic history. The grace and simplicity of the work of Lucy Rie, a transplanted Viennese, was a particular inspiration. Berman is a “city girl” whose work reflects her love of the geometry of cities.

This exhibit expresses the artists’ reactions to travel and shows their journey from physical places to places in their being, changed forever by their experiences.

(This is a curatorial proposal project)

photographs by Karen Mauch, pottery by Lynne Berman and prints by Linda Dubin Garfield October 8 to November 19, 2009 Opening Reception: Second Thursday, October 8, 6-9 PM Open Saturdays and Sundays, 1 to 4 PM and by appointment

(This was a curatorial proposal project)
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The (Dark) Show, August 29 - October 3, 2009

In The (Dark) Show, Pam Farrell, Michelle Marcuse, and Rob Solomon address the dark with a grain of salt, or perhaps a broad brush. Art history abounds with references to dark as a theme. For some, the dark suggests the unspeakable, the unknown, evil, the sinister, gloomy, and ominous. For these three artists, choice of palette represents more than a proclivity for dark thoughts. Light emerging from dark, shining a light in the dark, a playful interaction of opposites, and an exploration of space and time all offer the viewer an open-ended experience to explore individual ideas about the dark, to see beyond the expected.

(This was a curatorial proposal project)

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Women with a View, May 2nd - June 6th, 2009

Ten artists present their thought provoking, original artwork using a window - literally and metaphorically - as the connecting theme. This group of women is diverse in age (30's to 70's), in geography (California, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia), in politics and religions. The artwork reflects their diversity in choice of medium - photography, paint, paper, fiber, glass, found objects, metal, and textiles.

The artists involved are Peggy Beardsley (Virginia Beach, VA), Diane Cover (Wynnewood, PA), Kathy Elias (Wallingford, PA), Linda Dubin Garfield (Wynnewood, PA), Linda Gissen (Virginia Beach, VA), Susan Long (Morton, PA), Roberta Welburn Milstead (Saint Davids, PA), Elsa Wachs (Wallingford, PA), Carol Taylor-Kearney (Wenonah, NJ), and Jill Salome Milstead (San Francisco, CA).   

(This was a curatorial proposal project)
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Shadows, March 21st - April 25th, 2009