Santo Bruno has a painting in an exhibition at: The High Museum of Art , Atlanta,Ga.
The exhibition is called "Trading Places" and The painting is titled "Small Function" and is on loan from The Museum Of Contemporary Art of Georgia.
Exhibition dates are Sept.3rd, 2011 thru Feb.5th 2012"

Karin Mansberg '11 is exhibiting at the North Carolina Museum of Art as it presents Self, Observed, the first exhibition of college student work juried by college students at the Museum. The works are exhibited concurrently with the Rembrandt in America exhibition October 30, 2011 through January 22, 2012. Self, Observed reexamines the function of portraiture and highlights the enduring influence of Rembrandt. The exhibition is located in East Building, level B. Museum Hours are Tuesday–Thursday 10 am–5 pm; Friday 10 am–9 pm; Saturday–Sunday 10 am–5 pm; Closed Mondays.  

2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27607

Katie Bassett '08 is speaking and exhibiting LOOK WHO'S HERE! ARTISTS MAKE MIRRORS presented by "The Greenwich Arts Council". The exhibition is designed to explore our perennial fascination with mirrors and reflection through the imagination and creativity of contemporary artists. November 17, 2011 - January 6, 2012

OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION:
Thursday, November 17, 6 - 8 pm
Conversation With The Artists at 6:45pm. The Opening Night Reception is Sponsored by Serendipity magazine

Bendheim Gallery,
299 Greenwich Ave - Second Floor,
Greenwich, CT 06830
P 203.862.6750
This exhibition is made possible in part thanks to the support provided by The CT Office of the Arts, Serendipity magazine & Wrightson Ramsing Foundation

Marylou Alberetti '64
Robert Alberetti (faculty)
Mike Ballantoni '98
Katie Bassett '08
Antonio Carvalho '11 MFA 2013
Carolyn Currie '85
Betsy Davidson MFA 2010
Xenia Hodza, MFA 2012
Jim Jeffries, manager Art & Frame
Christine Lombardi '86
Jing Lu
Rick Villodas '75
Michael Whelan, MFA advisor

 "Small Works" at Art & Frame of Danbury opening November 19 at Rte 6 Plaza, 60 Newtown Rd, Danbury CT 06810. The exhibition continues through January 7, 2012 and all work is for sale.

Joan Kelly MFA '05  is in a Solo exhibition at Oresman Gallery at Smith College. The title of the show is" The Brothels of Rabindra Sarani, Portraits of Twenty Women"

She will also give a presentation on Dec 6 of "The Public Art of Joan Kelly" to the undergraduate painting majors at Smith College. 

Kevin Dunn MFA '11 will exhibit at WAA in the Young Talent Exhibition in January 2012. Young Talent 2012 - 1.7.12 - 1.28.12
washington art association, bryan memorial plaza in washington depot, ct 06794 •             860.868.2878       Click here to see pictures from the opening reception.

Katie Bassett '08 as part of the Accessible Art Project 2012 will display her work at Visual Spaces, CityCenter Danbury from January 9 - February 16

Joan Kelly MFA '05 opens with with one painting at the Roma Biennale D'Arte until Jan 30

Bridget Grady MFA '04 of Blue Horse Arts Studio
held a “Paint Out or IN at Hemingway Pond!” Landscape artists are invited to paint the winter wetlands outside the studios or stay warmly inside and paint through the large window views. Working with a winter palette is a great way to expand ones painting skills. The “Paint Out or In” is open to anyone interested in landscape painting, whether they are a beginner or a experienced painter looking for new vistas. Blue Horse Arts Instructor, Bridget Grady, an award winning artist both nationally and internationally, will be on hand to give beginners a hand or a hot chocolate! Participants should bring their own paints and easels.

Also JFosterMusic will be offering a Free Blogging Workshop on. This workshop is for artists, musicians, small business owners, or anyone who is interested in getting started in blogging. Blogging is an easy and economical alternative to having a website. It is also an important component to an already existing site. Jay Foster will demonstrate how to set up a free blog to promote the participants creative endeavors. The workshop will cover how to choose and set up templates, prepare images, and explore the world of gadgets and widgets! Some laptops will be available but participants are encouraged to bring their own. More information will be available by visiting instructor Jay Foster’s website JFostermusic.com.  Important for Artist Voices!

John Arthur, Painter

John Arthur has been acknowledged internationally as an authority on contemporary American realism and figurative painting.  His books and museum catalogues include Richard Estes: The Urban Landscape (Boston Museum of Fine Arts & Little Brown), Realist Drawings and Watercolors (NYGS-Little Brown) Realism / Photorealism (Philbrook Art Museum & University of Missouri Press), Robert Cottingham: The Complete Prints (Springfield Art Museum & University of Washington Press), Realists at Work: Studio Interviews and Working Methods of Ten Contemporary Realists (Watson Guptill), Spirit of Place:  Contemporary Landscape Painting & the American Tradition (Bulfinch-Little Brown), Richard Estes: Paintings and Prints (Pomegranate Artbooks), and Green Woods & Crystal Waters: The American Landscape Tradition (Philbrook Museum & University of Washington Press).  He has recently completed Theophilus Brown: Paintings, Collages, & Prints (Chameleon Books), which is the first monograph on the well-known Bay Area figurative painter. 

Lectures will take place at 11:00 a.m. in Viewing Room 1 in the basement of White Hall on the Midtown Campus. more of John's bio can be found here

ShawnaLee Kwashnak '96 is teaching Children's Winter & Spring Art lessons: Art lessons will be on Wednesdays after school from 4:30 - 5:30pm per popular consensus. 
Winter Arts
A long anticipated return of the joy of drawing & painting utilizing a variety of quality artists materials.  Students will be guided through the artistic process according to each individual's needs & abilities.  Classes will begin with an artists warm-up "quick-sketch" of a still life, and then transition into varied projects including a few seasonal "surprises".
January 25th until March 28th (10 weeks):   Tuition is $100 + $20 materials

Guest Artist Sam D’ Ambruoso gave a portrait demonstration at Blue Horse Arts Studio. D’ Ambruoso, an international workshop artist, provided pointers in the Alla Prima technique of portrait painting. For additional information, contact the artist at www.dambruosostudios.com or visit the Blue Horse Arts website www.bluehorsearts.com.  Pictures from the workshop can be found at www.bluehorsearts.com

Sunday, January 29th from 1 PM to 4 PM, a one day workshop on Pet Portraits with Bridget Grady - websites for more information on our winter course offerings, guest artists, and upcoming workshops and exhibitions. Blue Horse Arts Studio, 250 Porter Street, Watertown CT. The contact number is 860-417-3243.

An exhibition of a selection of works from the portfolios of Perry Obee mfa '09 with two artists in the Main Galleries of Washington Art Association. The exhibition runs from February 4 - February 25 with an opening reception on Saturday, February 4, 2012 from
4 - 6 pm. Free and open to the public.

Dan DosSantos, Painter

Dan DosSantos received a B.F.A. from the School of Visual Arts in New York City, where he graduated with highest honors in 2000.  Beginning his career by painting portraits out of his parents’ basement, he quickly moved into full-time illustration. more of Dan's bio can be found here

Lectures will take place at 11:00 a.m. in Viewing Room 1 in the basement of White Hall on the Midtown Campus

From the Newtown Bee:

Anna Poor, Sculptor

Granddaughter of well known Depression-era painter Henry Varnum Poor, one of the founders of the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Anna Poor grew up in a family enriched with cultural heritage.  Summers moving back and forth between her family’s homes in Maine and Cape Cod kept her closely connected with and observant of nature.  These two themes of nature and the artistic heritage inform her work, giving it an observational immediacy and ironic distance. more of Anna's bio can be found here

Lectures will take place at 11:00 a.m. in Viewing Room 1 in the basement of White Hall on the Midtown Campus

Robert Alberetti is featured in a show at Higgins Hall Gallery from February 23 - March 8.  The opening reception is in Higgins Hall Gallery is February 23, 4 - 7 pm.

Click here to see the opening reception and works from the Exhibition.

Art and Frame in Danbury held the first of three exhibitions to support the Hispanic Cultural Commission. Christine Lombardi, Katie Bassett and Antonio Carvalho were among the participants. Click here to see pictures from the opening reception

February 25 to April 1  David Boyajian, Fran Patnaude painting and sculpture in a group show Click here for pictures from the show.

John Kane '76 presents a Demonstration: Photoshop techniques that compliment the subject and Contemporary Photographic Methods in Studio and Field - A One Day Workshop

What constitutes a photographic image and how do we work with the new tools in photography to capture an image that communicates to the viewer?
Cost: $175 - required: A digital camera with USB downloading device (call with questions)
Lab fee: $20, Sat Mar 3 10am – 5pm

Bob and Mary Lou Alberetti are in the Washington Art Association Members' Show 2012.  The annual exhibition of works by talented members. Creations in a variety of mediums: watercolor, oil painting, colored pencil, graphite, pastels, ceramics, sculpture, photography, and monoprints. Subject matter includes still life, landscape, abstract, and much more.

opening reception - Saturday, March 3, 2012, from 3 - 6 pm. The artists will be attending and will gladly chat with you about their art.
 

 washington art association, bryan memorial plaza in washington depot, ct 06794  860.868.2878
 

Tom Kidd, Illustrator

Tom Kidd, an award-winning Illustrator, received a scholarship to Syracuse University for his fantasy illustrations.  After attending for two years, he left for New York, where he pursued illustration full time. more of Tom's bio can be found here

Lectures will take place at 11:00 a.m. in Viewing Room 1 in the basement of White Hall on the Midtown Campus

A Wine and Art Series opens an exhibition of new fused glass works by M. Meken-Silvestri '86 and Linda Banks on Friday, March 9, 2012  through Sunday, April 8. An opening reception to meet the artist and taste the wines of the White Silo Farm and Winery will be held on Saturday, March 10, 2012 from 3-5pm.

PETER LAWRENCE GALLERY
703 KENT ROAD • GAYLORDSVILLE, CT 06755
203-746-5533

Joel Spector MFA '05 is teaching Still Life & Portraiture in Pastel at the Meeting house in Newtown as part of SCAN series to improve techniques. The 6 week course costs $150, for more information call 203-426-6654.

ShawnaLee Kwashnak '96 will provide art work at the 3/10/12 DAWS 5th Annual Making a Difference Ball - Bid on my art! Will you recognize the subject?

The Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) Thesis Exhibition, featuring the paintings and illustrations of WCSU M.F.A. students, will be on display from noon to 4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays from Thursday, March 29, through Tuesday, April 10, in the Higgins Gallery in Room 101 of the Higgins Hall Annex on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. There will be an artist reception from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 29. The exhibition and reception will be free and open to the public. For more information, call (203) 837-8410.

Chris Durante '82 opens

"05@22", March 29-April 26.

Don Kimes, Painter 

Artist-educator, Don Kimes will discuss a haunting body of work, which varies from realist landscape painting to large iconic metal pieces and intimate mixed media collages.  The variety of techniques and styles are unified by a consistent obsession with the process of nature and the passage of time. more of Don's bio can be found here

Lectures will take place at 11:00 a.m. in Viewing Room 1 in the basement of White Hall on the Midtown Campus

Phyllis Boger MFA '02 has an exhibit at Wings Gallery, April 1st -April 30. A four woman exhibit called, "Italy Inspired"

WingsGallery

100 N. Humphreys Blvd.
Memphis, TN 38120

Jerry Pinkney,  Illustrator

Jerry Pinkney is a native of Philadelphia, where he studied at the Philadelphia College of Art (aka University of the Arts) receiving the Alumni Award in 1992. He has been illustrating children’s books since 1964, working on over 100 titles in over thirty years. more of Jerry's bio can be found here

Lectures will take place at 11:00 a.m. in Viewing Room 1 in the basement of White Hall on the Midtown Campus

Joan Kelly MFA '05 opens a solo exhibition at The Visual Arts Gallery at The Habitat Center New Delhi, India curated by Alka Pande

Linda Rynkowski MFA '12 was contacted by a member of the Board of Trustees at the Darien Library and  invited to display her "About Town" show at the Darien Library in April 2012. Opening Reception Apr 13 from 6 - 8 pm.

 The "About Town" show was on display at the Darien Rowayton Bank in November.

Richter Association for the Arts Member Show opens April 14 with an Awards Reception at 2-5 pm, The show continues April 15 2- 5 pm and April 21-22 from 2-5 pm. Participants included Renee Bascetta MFA 12, Antonio Carvalho MFA '13, Joan Polzin MFA '05, Maryann Mekem-Silvestri '86 and Katie Bassett '08. Joan and Maryann won awards at this exhibition.

"Spontaneous" Paintings by Pamela Hochstetter '80

April 13 - May 6

The Senior Thesis Exhibition, featuring the paintings and illustrations of WCSU students, will be on display from noon to 4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays from Wednesday, April 18, through Tuesday, May 1, in the Higgins Gallery in Room 101 of the Higgins Hall Annex on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. There will be an artist reception from 6 - 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18. The exhibition and reception is free and open to the public. For more information, call (203) 837-8410. Click here to see the opening reception

Antonio Carvalho '11 and Katie Bassett '08 are in a two person show as part of Richter Association for the Arts Spring Season. Apr 28-9 and May 5-6 at Richter House, 100 Aunt Hack Road in Danbury.

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