Small Works at Blue Door Gallery

Posted by Kathleen Benton on Nov 13, 2010

I am pleased have my work included in the show SMALL WORKS for Holiday Giving at Blue Door Gallery in Yonkers, NY from November 20 – December 30, 2010. All work in the show is less than 16 inches in any dimension and priced at $500 or less.

Globe Amaranth and ten paintings from the Camouflage Fish series of paintings will be included in the show.

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The opening reception will take place on Sunday, November 21 from 2-5 pm. I will be attending this event so please come by to see the show and say hello.

On Saturday, December 18, I will be attending the gallery from 1-6 pm and on the closing day, Thursday, December 30, from 12- 6 pm. At any of these times I would be happy to add personal notes and signatures to any purchases of my artwork. Happy holidays!

Kathleen Benton

Blue Door Gallery

13 Riverdale Avenue

Yonkers, NY, 10701
Tel: (914) 375.5100

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Regular Gallery Hours:

Friday 1-6 pm, Saturday and Sunday 12-5 pm

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Special Holiday Hours:

Saturday, December 18th, 1-6pm

Sunday, December 19th, 1-6pm

Tuesday, December 21st, 1-6pm

Wednesday, December 22nd, 1-6pm

Thursday, December 23nd, 1-6pm

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CLOSED - December 24th through 29th

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Last day of show with sale prices:

Thursday, December 30th, 12-6pm

November 21 – Opening Reception

Thanks to all who attended the reception and all who worked so hard to make this show possible!

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The Peace Project

Posted by Kathleen Benton on Sep 14, 2010

My painting, “Cockscomb Amaranth”, has been selected to be included in The Peace Project, an exhibit and fund-raising event. All net proceeds from sales of The Peace Project artwork and related products will be used in Sierra Leone to provide healthcare, education, other services, and infrastructure designed to help people sustain themselves and their families long term. Participating galleries include Gallery 9, Los Angeles, Max Lang Gallery, New York, and Meridian Gallery, San Francisco, and the Levantine Cultural Center, Los Angeles.

This exerpt from The Whole 9 website explains the project:

“The Peace Project from The Whole 9, an international collaborative art competition and exhibition created to connect peace-minded individuals everywhere. Artists from around the world, working in diverse mediums, are invited to submit their creative interpretations of peace. This collective vision will be unveiled September 21, 2010 at a press event at Gallery 9 in Los Angeles, followed by an opening reception on Saturday, September 25. The exhibit will subsequently travel to San Francisco and New York in conjunction with a simultaneous online exhibition.

It’s no coincidence that the premiere date of The Peace Project is on World Peace Day. World Peace Day was conceived by filmmaker Jeremy Gilley, who inspired the 192 member states of the United Nations to come together and celebrate this annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence. In that same spirit of inclusion and collaboration, The Peace Project speaks to the power of art and the power of community to take a stand against the indefensible paradigm of endless war, torture and killing; of people fighting and dying for causes most don’t understand; of countries and families left in chaos.

The Peace Project aims to refute the notion that peace is no longer possible in an increasingly contentious world. More importantly, it seeks to inspire in people the belief that they can make a contribution towards achieving universal peace.”

EXHIBITION SITES

Los Angeles – Opening Saturday, September 25, 5:30pm – 10:00pm, exhibition runs through November 6, 2010. By popular demand, extended until November 22, 2010.
Gallery 9
6101 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 9023

R.S.V.P. http://www.thewhole9.com/RSVP

New York — One Night Only, Thursday, September 30, 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Max Lang Gallery
229 10th Avenue (between 23rd & 24th)
New York, NY 10011

R.S.V.P. http://www.thewhole9.com/NewYork

San Francisco – One Night Only, Tuesday, November 9, 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Meridian Gallery
535 Powell Street
San Francisco, CA 94108

Los Angeles — December 1 - 31, 2010
Levantine Cultural Center
5998 West Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90035

For more information on The Peace Project and to see/buy any of the 150 included works see The Whole 9 website.

Kathleen Benton

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Photos from the NYC event – Max Lang Gallery , 9/30/2010

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FAITH IN CHAOS, Pep Bonet

A special addition to The Peace Project is “Faith in Chaos,” an exhibition of black-and-white images from famed photographer Pep Bonet. The Majorcan native – who works independently of monolithic media corporations – spent six years in Sierra Leone documenting the appalling human cost of the country’s civil war (1991-2001), arguably the cruelest in Africa’s recent history. The grim facts include tens of thousands of people killed; hundreds of thousands raped, burned, tortured and enslaved; and more than two million displaced. Even more tragic were those that were blinded and the 20,000+ amputees who had arms and legs cut off with machetes and axes by the Revolutionary United Front. Bonet’s photographs confront these harsh realities while illuminating the strength his subjects manifest to overcome horrific circumstances.

Bonet shares “I try to find a little bit of the faith, or the hope, or the human strength required to get through a drama or disability or traumatic event,” he says. “I think the human spirit and the human condition is always able to adapt, and that’s what I try to show with my photography. That faith and courage and self-confidence is something that can really bring you further than you thought possible.”

(-excerpt from The Whole 9 website)

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“Camouflage Fish” Included in Unison Gallery Mini Works Show

Posted by Kathleen Benton on Sep 10, 2010

I am very pleased to have my “Camouflage Fish” series of paintings included in Unison Art’s Third Annual Mini Works Show at The Unison Gallery at Water Street Market. I’ll be attending the opening reception on September 18, so do stop by to see the work and say hello. Below is the press release issued by Unison Arts which states all of the particulars.

Kathleen Benton

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Press Release:

For Immediate Release:

NEW PALTZ, NY – The Unison Gallery at Water Street Market presents the Third Annual Mini Works Show, curated by Eileen Brand Hedley and April Warren. This year’s show features over 300 5-by-5 inch artistic creations by more than 80 individual artists from not only the Hudson Valley but all over the world, each with an individual take on the this year’s theme: Submerged. All works are for sale at the reasonable price of $100 apiece.

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There will be an opening reception for the artists and the public on Saturday, September 18th, 2010, from 4 to 7 pm, at the Unison Gallery at Water Street Market, 10 Water Street, New Paltz, NY. The show will extend through Sunday, October 10th. The gallery is open every day except Tuesdays from 11 am to 6 pm. For more information please contact Unison Art Center at 845-255-1559, or email thirstysurface@gmail.com.