Stone Canoe 3 Exhibition

For the third consecutive year, Delavan Art Gallery hosted the Stone Canoe visual arts exhibit that brings to the Syracuse site a diverse array of works produced by regional artists and those beyond who otherwise have a distinct tie to Upstate New York.

The Stone Canoe 3 exhibit opened on Thursday, January 22 and ran through February 28. The exhibition significantly coincided with the third annual edition of the prestigious Stone Canoe Journal, a diverse collection of arts and ideas published by Syracuse University to promote "the cultural and intellectual richness that characterizes life in Upstate New York."

Gail Hoffman, Journal Visual Arts Editor and show Curator said: "What is striking about this diverse group of well-known, established and emerging artists is their depth of voice, vision, and their ability to surprise, evoking a sense of place that is unique to Upstate New York in images of local landscapes, towns, and people caught in familiar seasonal cycles." Robert Colley, Journal Editor adds, "It is deeply satisfying to see all of this work come together as collective proof of the creative spirit that is nurtured within, or touched by, our region."

Delavan Art Gallery Director Bill Delavan said, "The opportunity to host Stone Canoe extends the Gallery's own mission to celebrate noted regional artists and introduce new ones."

Among the artists featured were: Marianne Barcellona, Marty Blake, Lauren Bristol, Elaine R. Defibaugh, Sylvia de Swaan, Donna L. Emerson, Paul Farinacci, Lisbeth Firmin, John Fitzsimmons, Emily Fleisher, Bob Gates, Jon Gernon, Thomas Gokey, Fred Gonyea, Erica Harney and Aldo Lira. Also, David R. MacDonald, Jennifer Marsh, Lalit K. Masih, Deloss McGraw, Rebecca Murtaugh, Mary Nelson Zadrozny, Steven Pearlman, Stephan Phillips, Awenheeyoh Powless, Mark Robbins, Roger Shimomura, Nancy Sirkis, Yolanda Tooley, Gary Trento, Kim Waale, and Phil Young.

Image information: (Left) Stone Canoe 3 cover, (Right) Lalit K. Masih, "Ramp Cafe"