MCCC Gallery Hosts Group Show of Visual Arts Faculty Through Feb. 19
1/23/04
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Paula Swisher submitted “Gnawing,” a painting of a sparkling bird for which she mixed seven different hues of black and silver to create her own value palette. |
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by Leonid Siveriver, this ritual vessel is inspired by ancient
symbols that are mixed with Siveriver’s own personal symbols.
It was done on a pottery wheel with hand work, and was raku-fired.
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Entitled
"Half Light," this acrylic painting is by adjunct
professor Paul Mordetsky. |
Combining the talents of long-time visual arts faculty members with the exciting work of newer instructors, The Gallery at Mercer presents "All Together Now," a group show featuring contributions from 28 Mercer faculty artists. The show is currently underway and will run through Thursday, Feb. 19. The Gallery at MCCC is located on the second floor of the Communications (CM) Building on the college's West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.
An Opening Reception is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 28 from 5 to
7:30 p.m. Notes MCCC Gallery Curator Tricia Fagan, "This show demonstrates
our justifiable pride in our Fine Arts program. It's an outstanding
program because we have wonderful artists who share their knowledge
with students." Fagan adds that the show is a treat – for
its range, creativity and professionalism.
Most pieces in the exhibit are recent works. Sculpture and ceramic pieces
were contributed by Ingrid Jordan, Ailyn Ports Lopez, Leonid Siveriver,
and Michael Welliver. The paintings and drawings of Benedetto Catarinicchia,
Eric Fowler, Michael Haleta, Mel Leipzig, Terry McNichol, Paul Mordetsky,
Mircea Popescu, Carol Seiler Ryan, Mark Stockton, and Paula Swisher
are also featured. Computer generated art was submitted by Anne Bobo,
Yevgeniy Fiks, and Tina La Placa. The photographs of Curren Calhoun,
Sandra Davis, Gary Ell, Amy Kosh, Eric Kunsman, Donald Lowing, John
Monahan, Gary Saretszky, Kyle Stevensen, John Sunkiskis and Miles Truesdell
III are also on display.
Gallery hours are Mondays, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fridays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Saturdays, 3 to 5 p.m. Evening hours are Thursdays, 7 to 9 p.m. For more information call the Gallery at Mercer, (609) 586-4800, ext. 3589, email gallery@mccc.edu , or visit the Gallery webpage.
