“Arte Natura” at Limner Gallery
Posted by Kathleen Benton on May 2, 2011
Arte Natura – Works Inspired by The Natural World
Limner Gallery, Hudson, NY, May 5 – 28, 2011
My painting is included in Limner Gallery’s exhibition Arte Natura during the month of May. The artwork included in the show covers a wide range of subject matter and approaches in consideration of the natural world.
Limner Gallery is located in Hudson, NY, a quaint town on the Hudson River whose most famous former resident is the great painter Frederick Church. With lots of scenic river views, Olana, Church’s marvelous home on the Hudson is a must-see. The town of Hudson boasts many galleries and interesting restaurants so the jaunt to Hudson will be worth the trip. See you there for the opening reception on Saturday? (We’re bringing the dogs, naturally!)
Limner Gallery
123 Warren Street
Hudson, NY 12534
518-828-2343
TheLimner@aol.com
Gallery Hours
Wed – Sat 12-5
Sunday 11-4
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Photos from the opening reception
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Yonkers Arts Artists Showcase 2011 Announcement
Posted by Kathleen Benton on Apr 13, 2011
Curators Kathy Yacoe Skura and Luis Perelman have selected my Camouflage Fish series of paintings along with forty other artists works for this year’s Yonkers Arts Artist Showcase.
Kathleen Benton
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION – April 12, 2011
Yonkers Third Annual Artists Showcase at Yonkers Riverfront Library
Forty artists, living or working in Yonkers, will show selections of their work in an exhibition at the Yonkers Riverfront Library, from Saturday April 23rd, through Mid-August, 2011. The exhibition has been organized and curated by two Yonkers artists Kathy Yacoe Skura and Luis Perelman, under the auspices of YonkersArts.
Through the last twenty years, various local arts organizations, including Art on Main Street/Yonkers, the Blue Boor Artist Association, the West Room Gallery (part of the Yonkers Board of Education Cultural Arts programs) and the Yonkers Public Libraries have made it possible for local artists to display their works, often for the first time. At this time over two hundred visual artists live or work in Yonkers, with many of them working in YOHO, the former Alexander Carpet Mill in Nepperhan Valley.
The third Yonkers Artist showcase at the Riverfront Library marks the existence of a group of remarkable artists in Yonkers, showing a variety and creativity comparable to what is found in New York City. The curators have selected not only contemporary painting and sculpture but also traditional photography and figurative works. The Library patrons will see an extraordinary selection of artworks, and as well as quality and variety, in the beautiful 2,500 square feet of exhibition space at the fourth floor of the Library. Artists included are: Vinnie Bagwell, Richard Benash, Kathleen Benton, Haifa Bint-Kadi, Jef Campion, Gino Civale, Elizabeth de Bethune, Arthur Dworin, David Fischweicher, Ralph Gabriner, Diane Mitchell/Marko Gosar, Paul Greco, George Gutierrez, Susan Hoeltzel, Joan Jennings, Satish Joshi, Barbara King, Jacqueline Lorieo, Leslie Miller, Johanny Monsanto, Carole Naggar, George Pali, Luis Perelman, Librado Romero, Dena Schutzer, Barbara Segal, Nat Mayer Shapiro, Maxine Short, Arline Simon, Arle Sklar-Weinstein, Kathleen Yacoe Skura, Cecily Spitzer, Paulo Suzuki, Turhan Von Brandon, Jonathan Wallen, and others
The exhibition is free to the public. For further information, please call 914 337-1500 or 914 965-3397.
Photos from the exhibit
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The Sketchbook Project 2011
Posted by Kathleen Benton on Feb 7, 2011
I am very excited to be participating in The Sketchbook Project 2011, organized by The Art House Co-op in Brooklyn, NY. The Sketchbook Project Tour will travel to nine, make that TEN (Rochester, NY added later) cities before each work becomes a part of the permanent collection at Brooklyn Art Library.
A reception will be held at the Brooklyn Art Library on Saturday, February 19th from 12:00-10:00pm (refreshments starting at 7:00pm). I will be attending and hope to see you there!
Each participant was required to choose a theme from a list provided by Art House Co-op. My selection was Lights in the Distance. I based my pencil and ink sketches on photographs of the architecture of Italy and France. A total of 38 drawings were created in this sketchbook. Each drawing is available as a giclée print. If you are interested in purchasing any of these drawings as a print all you need to do is contact me.
Kathleen Benton
Lights in the Distance: Italy & France
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Review Links for The Sketchbook Project 2011
Flavorwire: Daily Dose Pick: Art House Co-Op–
http://flavorwire.com/150368/daily-dose-pick-art-house-co-op
New York Magazine: A Really Big Show–
http://nymag.com/arts/art/features/sketchbook-art-2011-3/
FCI Fujisankei (Japanese TV)–
http://www.fujisankei.com/video_library/trend/sketchbook.html
Cool Hunting (Innovations in design, technology, art and culture): Culture – The Sketchbook Project
htttp://www.coolhunting.com/culture/art-house-the-s.php
Jamie Peeps: Sketchbook Project Comes to Town
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