Artist James Skvarch
Artist Lew Graham
Artist Sharon Gordon
Stone Canoe Artist Arlene Abend peaking through her sculpture
Friday, January 25, 2008
Artists at the opening of "The Artistic Domain"
Thanks to everyone for a great and very well attended opening!
Artist James Skvarch
Artist Lew Graham
Artist Sharon Gordon
Stone Canoe Artist Arlene Abend peaking through her sculpture
Artist James SkvarchArtist Lew GrahamArtist Sharon GordonStone Canoe Artist Arlene Abend peaking through her sculpture
Friday, January 18, 2008
PRESS RELEASE for "The Artistic Domain"
SYRACUSE, New York -- January 10, 2007 -- Delavan Art Gallery is pleased to present the exhibition "The Artistic Domain" featuring paintings by Sharon Gordon, encaustic paintings by Lew Graham, etchings and oil paintings by James Skvarch and works by artists in the second edition of Stone Canoe, a journal of arts and ideas from Upstate New York. The exhibit opens on Thursday, January 24 from 5-8 p.m. and continues through Saturday, February 23, 2008.
Sharon Gordon is showing new paintings from the series "Pushing Through May and August." This series of abstracted landscapes examines impending changes in atmosphere. Gordon was born and raised in Upstate New York and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Fine Arts from Skidmore College. Since her graduation she has enjoyed continuing success as a painter, having had group and solo exhibitions, as well as ongoing representation in numerous galleries throughout the East Coast. Experiencing artwork in France and Italy was a determining factor in Gordon's decision to spend her life as a painter.
Sharon Gordon, "Pushing Through May and August II" oil painting, 30" x 30 "
Lew Graham has returned for her second exhibition at Delavan Art Gallery with a new series of paintings with collage elements. Her new work uses the increasingly popular medium of encaustic, brought back to favor by artists such as Jasper Johns. Graham's paintings combine the grid with relief elements to refer to nature and landscape. She has been exhibiting paintings and three-dimensional works as well as installation art throughout New York City, New Jersey and Upstate New York for over 25 years. Graham's work is included in numerous private and corporate collections.
Lew Graham, "Matrix: Yellow" Encaustic and mixed media on panel, 24"w x 48"h x 4"d
James Skvarch, the award-winning intaglio printmaker from Syracuse, NY, is exhibiting a selection of etchings and oil paintings of traditional interiors and landscapes. His realistic etchings depict actual and imagined places inspired by the Italian Master Piranesi. Skvarch attended the Rochester Institute of Technology, received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Maryland Art Institute and also studied at the International Academy for Art in Salzburg, Austria. Over the last 25 years, his work has been shown in a number of galleries in Illinois, Connecticut and many areas of Upstate New York. His work is included in the collections of the Rochester Memorial Art Museum, Cooperstown Museum of Art, Onondaga Historical Society and Munson Williams Proctor Institute, to name a few.
James Skvarch, "Heroic Paintings Mystify the Curious" etching
Delavan Art Gallery is pleased to host a second exhibition of visual art from Stone Canoe, a journal of arts and ideas from Upstate New York, published each spring by University College of Syracuse University. Stone Canoe showcases the work of a diverse mix of emerging and well-established artists, poets, and writers with connections to Upstate New York including work from a Pulitzer Prize winner, a quadriplegic artist, and sixth-grade students from the Edward Smith School. The inaugural issue won a bronze medal in the 2007 Independent Publisher Book Awards, as well as numerous compliments from artists, critics and writers. Delavan Art Gallery is displaying works by visual artists in the second edition of the journal including Arlene Abend, Joy Adams, Brantley Carroll, Sylvia de Swaan, Sara Di Donato, Doug DuBois, Sara Eichner, Maureen Foster, Nicora Gangi, Diana Godfrey, Ronald Gonzalez, Holly Greenberg, Sam Harmon, Elana Herzog, Ada Jacques, Aida Khalil, Jonathan Kirk, Tom Krueger, Scott McCarney, John "Jaws" McGrath, Bruce Muirhead, Jake Muirhead, Donalee Peden-Wesley, Linda Price, Dennis Pullen, Beatrix Reinhardt, Steve Shaner, Lynette K Stephenson, and Deborah Zlotsky. The visual arts editor and curator for the Stone Canoe exhibit is Marion Wilson. For more information about Stone Canoe, visit the journal's website, www.stonecanoejournal.org.
Representing artists published in Stone Canoe:
Bruce Muirhead, "Wind Farm on the Tug Hill Plateau" oil on canvas, 36" W x 24" H
Delavan Art Gallery is a 3,800 square foot showcase and sales venue for fine art created by area artists. Conveniently located downtown at 501 West Fayette Street in Syracuse, the gallery is free and open to the public. Off-street parking is available and the gallery is handicapped accessible. Delavan Art Gallery opens “The Artistic Domain” with a reception from 5 - 8 p.m. on Thursday, January 24. The show is on exhibit through Saturday, February 23 on Thursday and Friday afternoons from 12-6 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and at other times by appointment. For more information visit www.DelavanArtGallery.com.
Sharon Gordon is showing new paintings from the series "Pushing Through May and August." This series of abstracted landscapes examines impending changes in atmosphere. Gordon was born and raised in Upstate New York and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Fine Arts from Skidmore College. Since her graduation she has enjoyed continuing success as a painter, having had group and solo exhibitions, as well as ongoing representation in numerous galleries throughout the East Coast. Experiencing artwork in France and Italy was a determining factor in Gordon's decision to spend her life as a painter.
Sharon Gordon, "Pushing Through May and August II" oil painting, 30" x 30 "Lew Graham has returned for her second exhibition at Delavan Art Gallery with a new series of paintings with collage elements. Her new work uses the increasingly popular medium of encaustic, brought back to favor by artists such as Jasper Johns. Graham's paintings combine the grid with relief elements to refer to nature and landscape. She has been exhibiting paintings and three-dimensional works as well as installation art throughout New York City, New Jersey and Upstate New York for over 25 years. Graham's work is included in numerous private and corporate collections.
Lew Graham, "Matrix: Yellow" Encaustic and mixed media on panel, 24"w x 48"h x 4"dJames Skvarch, the award-winning intaglio printmaker from Syracuse, NY, is exhibiting a selection of etchings and oil paintings of traditional interiors and landscapes. His realistic etchings depict actual and imagined places inspired by the Italian Master Piranesi. Skvarch attended the Rochester Institute of Technology, received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Maryland Art Institute and also studied at the International Academy for Art in Salzburg, Austria. Over the last 25 years, his work has been shown in a number of galleries in Illinois, Connecticut and many areas of Upstate New York. His work is included in the collections of the Rochester Memorial Art Museum, Cooperstown Museum of Art, Onondaga Historical Society and Munson Williams Proctor Institute, to name a few.
James Skvarch, "Heroic Paintings Mystify the Curious" etchingDelavan Art Gallery is pleased to host a second exhibition of visual art from Stone Canoe, a journal of arts and ideas from Upstate New York, published each spring by University College of Syracuse University. Stone Canoe showcases the work of a diverse mix of emerging and well-established artists, poets, and writers with connections to Upstate New York including work from a Pulitzer Prize winner, a quadriplegic artist, and sixth-grade students from the Edward Smith School. The inaugural issue won a bronze medal in the 2007 Independent Publisher Book Awards, as well as numerous compliments from artists, critics and writers. Delavan Art Gallery is displaying works by visual artists in the second edition of the journal including Arlene Abend, Joy Adams, Brantley Carroll, Sylvia de Swaan, Sara Di Donato, Doug DuBois, Sara Eichner, Maureen Foster, Nicora Gangi, Diana Godfrey, Ronald Gonzalez, Holly Greenberg, Sam Harmon, Elana Herzog, Ada Jacques, Aida Khalil, Jonathan Kirk, Tom Krueger, Scott McCarney, John "Jaws" McGrath, Bruce Muirhead, Jake Muirhead, Donalee Peden-Wesley, Linda Price, Dennis Pullen, Beatrix Reinhardt, Steve Shaner, Lynette K Stephenson, and Deborah Zlotsky. The visual arts editor and curator for the Stone Canoe exhibit is Marion Wilson. For more information about Stone Canoe, visit the journal's website, www.stonecanoejournal.org.
Representing artists published in Stone Canoe:Bruce Muirhead, "Wind Farm on the Tug Hill Plateau" oil on canvas, 36" W x 24" H
Delavan Art Gallery is a 3,800 square foot showcase and sales venue for fine art created by area artists. Conveniently located downtown at 501 West Fayette Street in Syracuse, the gallery is free and open to the public. Off-street parking is available and the gallery is handicapped accessible. Delavan Art Gallery opens “The Artistic Domain” with a reception from 5 - 8 p.m. on Thursday, January 24. The show is on exhibit through Saturday, February 23 on Thursday and Friday afternoons from 12-6 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and at other times by appointment. For more information visit www.DelavanArtGallery.com.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Article in Post-Standard
The article will be posted on Syracuse.com for two weeks.
Headline: Syracuse art gallery scales back operations
URL: http://www.syracuse.com/articles/cny/index.ssf?/base/business-11/1198063526285350.xml&coll=1
Notes: The Delavan Art Gallery will set a new course in the new year.
Headline: Syracuse art gallery scales back operations
URL: http://www.syracuse.com/articles/cny/index.ssf?/base/business-11/1198063526285350.xml&coll=1
Notes: The Delavan Art Gallery will set a new course in the new year.
Monday, December 17, 2007
News from Delavan Art Gallery
The following letter was sent to our email list on Monday, December 17, 2007 at 5 PM. We welcome your comments.
A Letter from Delavan Art Gallery
December 17, 2007
Dear Artists, Friends and Supporters of Delavan Art Gallery,
Delavan Art Gallery is taking a break. Starting after the closing of our exhibition, "The Artistic Domain", on Saturday, February 23, 2008, the gallery will operate on a reduced basis for a period of time with the intention of resuming active exhibitions in September (2008).
Since opening four and a half years ago we have followed a self-defined mission of showing and selling the fine art of area artists. By February of next year we will have had forty-four exhibitions for 155 area artists in individual shows, 250 area artists in seventeen group shows, an exhibit each year for four years running of the students from three neighborhood elementary schools and also numerous special exhibits and events. We will have displayed over 6500 pieces of two and three dimensional art and sold over 1800 works by 225 artists. Our openings and events have consistently been well attended; people continually come into the gallery, some of whom have never stepped foot in a gallery before; we have been selling artwork since day one and area artists continue to want to have shows here. An achievement of this scale has only been possible through the efforts of our very competent and dedicated staff, especially Caroline Szozda McGowan, Gallery Manager, and Courtney Rile, Marketing and PR Coordinator, as well as the many, many others whose help, advice and support has been so essential. We also wish to recognize the buyers and collectors who have sustained us to this point.
From the beginning we have been an experiment, a fact we made explicit in our gallery description, which goes to all interested artists. We created a gallery that is large enough to do several individual shows at the same time; a gallery that is flexible with its hanging panels and excellent lighting; and which promotes area artists and the arts as much as possible. However, to enable this we must also have sufficient self-generated revenue as we are structurally a for-profit organization. Thus we have a "double bottom line" with the dual tasks of serving the arts community and sustaining ourselves financially. On the first point we have succeeded very well. On the second there is a need for improvement. Another, equally if not more important factor is our own energy level for continuing the present mode of operation. We all feel a need to change our procedures and practices. Currently we have three and a half days to turn over one show to the next, and we've done it forty-three times, but it's now time for a change.
After reviewing the situation, we have decided to ease off for awhile. We'll keep artwork in the gallery by artists who have previously shown; we'll be open during TH3, The Third Thursday, each month or by appointment; we may have a few selected events, and, throughout the pause period, we'll be actively re-thinking how to better accomplish our dual goals.
This period of lower activity will involve time off for our staff, but for the most part we will still be around. We hope to use this time to regroup, refresh, reset, rethink, reenergize and return. Undoubtedly there will be changes. We will reexamine the setup of the physical space; the geographic area from which we draw artists; the frequency of our shows; our commission structure; the kind of artwork we choose to exhibit (while maintaining our quality levels); our presentation and sales efforts; our advertising reach; and many other aspects. While nothing is off limits, there are a few areas we are not interested in changing: our concentration on area artists (although the area may be somewhat expanded), our personnel who I feel have done an extraordinary job in these four and a half years, and our desire to remain focused on fine arts. Our purpose in this respite is to reopen with new energy, new excitement, new ideas and possibly some new directions.
In the course of our continuing operations we have had shows on the planning board, which will now not be happening - at least for a while. While we all regret that this will disappoint artists who were looking forward to the possibility of doing a show in the near future, we must have this hiatus if we are to continue at all. Please contact us via e-mail if possible if you have any questions. In addition we will be separately contacting those artists who have shown and who have work here.
We must genuinely thank the many fine area artists who have shown here, the buyers and collectors of artwork, the greater community of artists and friends who have been so supportive, the loyal gallery attendees and new viewers who we enjoy seeing at each opening and throughout the exhibitions, the present gallery and building personnel as well as past gallery personnel, all of our wonderful interns and volunteers, the media and our suppliers and all others who have made important contributions to the gallery's success thus far - Thank you.
Finally, we will keep you up to date via our website, www.DelavanArtGallery.com. Alternatively, we'd like to hear suggestions and comments from interested parties. Leave comments on our blog: http:// DelavanArtGallery.blogspot.com and/or mail letters to Delavan Art Gallery, 501 W. Fayette St., Syracuse, NY 13204.
In the meantime we continue to be open and hope to see you during the course of our current show, "Wrapping Up The Season", which ends Saturday, Dec 22nd. Then for the 44th Exhibition, "The Artistic Domain", from opening on Thursday, January 24th and running through Saturday, February 23rd, 2008, and finally for a great re-opening in September 2008.
Thank you all for your support.
Sincerely,
Bill Delavan, Director
Caroline Szozda McGowan, Gallery Manager
Courtney Rile, Marketing and PR Coordinator
Delavan Art Gallery
A Letter from Delavan Art Gallery
December 17, 2007
Dear Artists, Friends and Supporters of Delavan Art Gallery,
Delavan Art Gallery is taking a break. Starting after the closing of our exhibition, "The Artistic Domain", on Saturday, February 23, 2008, the gallery will operate on a reduced basis for a period of time with the intention of resuming active exhibitions in September (2008).
Since opening four and a half years ago we have followed a self-defined mission of showing and selling the fine art of area artists. By February of next year we will have had forty-four exhibitions for 155 area artists in individual shows, 250 area artists in seventeen group shows, an exhibit each year for four years running of the students from three neighborhood elementary schools and also numerous special exhibits and events. We will have displayed over 6500 pieces of two and three dimensional art and sold over 1800 works by 225 artists. Our openings and events have consistently been well attended; people continually come into the gallery, some of whom have never stepped foot in a gallery before; we have been selling artwork since day one and area artists continue to want to have shows here. An achievement of this scale has only been possible through the efforts of our very competent and dedicated staff, especially Caroline Szozda McGowan, Gallery Manager, and Courtney Rile, Marketing and PR Coordinator, as well as the many, many others whose help, advice and support has been so essential. We also wish to recognize the buyers and collectors who have sustained us to this point.
From the beginning we have been an experiment, a fact we made explicit in our gallery description, which goes to all interested artists. We created a gallery that is large enough to do several individual shows at the same time; a gallery that is flexible with its hanging panels and excellent lighting; and which promotes area artists and the arts as much as possible. However, to enable this we must also have sufficient self-generated revenue as we are structurally a for-profit organization. Thus we have a "double bottom line" with the dual tasks of serving the arts community and sustaining ourselves financially. On the first point we have succeeded very well. On the second there is a need for improvement. Another, equally if not more important factor is our own energy level for continuing the present mode of operation. We all feel a need to change our procedures and practices. Currently we have three and a half days to turn over one show to the next, and we've done it forty-three times, but it's now time for a change.
After reviewing the situation, we have decided to ease off for awhile. We'll keep artwork in the gallery by artists who have previously shown; we'll be open during TH3, The Third Thursday, each month or by appointment; we may have a few selected events, and, throughout the pause period, we'll be actively re-thinking how to better accomplish our dual goals.
This period of lower activity will involve time off for our staff, but for the most part we will still be around. We hope to use this time to regroup, refresh, reset, rethink, reenergize and return. Undoubtedly there will be changes. We will reexamine the setup of the physical space; the geographic area from which we draw artists; the frequency of our shows; our commission structure; the kind of artwork we choose to exhibit (while maintaining our quality levels); our presentation and sales efforts; our advertising reach; and many other aspects. While nothing is off limits, there are a few areas we are not interested in changing: our concentration on area artists (although the area may be somewhat expanded), our personnel who I feel have done an extraordinary job in these four and a half years, and our desire to remain focused on fine arts. Our purpose in this respite is to reopen with new energy, new excitement, new ideas and possibly some new directions.
In the course of our continuing operations we have had shows on the planning board, which will now not be happening - at least for a while. While we all regret that this will disappoint artists who were looking forward to the possibility of doing a show in the near future, we must have this hiatus if we are to continue at all. Please contact us via e-mail if possible if you have any questions. In addition we will be separately contacting those artists who have shown and who have work here.
We must genuinely thank the many fine area artists who have shown here, the buyers and collectors of artwork, the greater community of artists and friends who have been so supportive, the loyal gallery attendees and new viewers who we enjoy seeing at each opening and throughout the exhibitions, the present gallery and building personnel as well as past gallery personnel, all of our wonderful interns and volunteers, the media and our suppliers and all others who have made important contributions to the gallery's success thus far - Thank you.
Finally, we will keep you up to date via our website, www.DelavanArtGallery.com. Alternatively, we'd like to hear suggestions and comments from interested parties. Leave comments on our blog: http:// DelavanArtGallery.blogspot.com and/or mail letters to Delavan Art Gallery, 501 W. Fayette St., Syracuse, NY 13204.
In the meantime we continue to be open and hope to see you during the course of our current show, "Wrapping Up The Season", which ends Saturday, Dec 22nd. Then for the 44th Exhibition, "The Artistic Domain", from opening on Thursday, January 24th and running through Saturday, February 23rd, 2008, and finally for a great re-opening in September 2008.
Thank you all for your support.
Sincerely,
Bill Delavan, Director
Caroline Szozda McGowan, Gallery Manager
Courtney Rile, Marketing and PR Coordinator
Delavan Art Gallery
Friday, December 14, 2007
Winter Solstice Party
Please join us at our Winter Solstice Party during Th3 on Thursday Dec. 20th from 5-8 PM!!
What is the Winter Solstice?
At precisely 1:08 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on Saturday, December 22, 2007, Winter begins in the Northern Hemisphere. This is the longest night and shortest day of the year when the Sun is farthest South and the Earth is at its maximum tilt. While it may seem like a dark time to celebrate, the Winter Solstice marks the return of the Sun. After Saturday, the days will grow longer and the Sun will return to bring Summer once again to Syracuse.
Please join us to celebrate the Sun's return...
-Listen to live jazz by Marcia Rutledge and Andrew Carroll starting at 6 PM.
-Meet our current featured artists: Amy E. Bartell, Tara Hogan and many of the members of the Syracuse Ceramic Guild.
-Do some last minute shopping and support the arts in the process! Click HERE to see art for sale at www.DelavanArtGallery.com
www.th3syracuse.com
What is the Winter Solstice?
At precisely 1:08 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on Saturday, December 22, 2007, Winter begins in the Northern Hemisphere. This is the longest night and shortest day of the year when the Sun is farthest South and the Earth is at its maximum tilt. While it may seem like a dark time to celebrate, the Winter Solstice marks the return of the Sun. After Saturday, the days will grow longer and the Sun will return to bring Summer once again to Syracuse.
Please join us to celebrate the Sun's return...
-Listen to live jazz by Marcia Rutledge and Andrew Carroll starting at 6 PM.
-Meet our current featured artists: Amy E. Bartell, Tara Hogan and many of the members of the Syracuse Ceramic Guild.
-Do some last minute shopping and support the arts in the process! Click HERE to see art for sale at www.DelavanArtGallery.com
www.th3syracuse.com
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