News Release MEDIA INQUIRIES ONLY Contact: Jessica Novak Office of Marketing and Communications
Fine Arts Gallery Date Posted: Monday, March 09, 2009 Topic: Lakeland celebrates Women’s History Month 2009 “From Woman II” exhibit opening reception March 22
Lakeland Community College celebrates Women’s History Month with an art exhibit “From Woman II: Created by women, of women, and about women,” which runs through April 3 in the Lakeland Fine Arts Gallery, building D, first floor.
Declared by Congress in 1987, National Women’s History Month brings awareness to women’s contributions in society. An artist reception and awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, March 22 from 2 to 5 p.m. The gallery exhibit and the reception are free and open to the public. The reception gives the community the opportunity to meet the artists and discuss their work.
Twenty-two local and regional women artists will exhibit works in a variety of media including: oil, acrylic and encaustic painting, textiles/fiber, sculpture, glass, wood, stone, ceramics and ceramic sculpture, mixed media and jewelry.
Contributing artists and their unique work includes:
Tracy Ameen, Ceramic sculpture
Carole Andrade, Handpainted Hawaiian motif textile wallhangings and wearables
Anna Arnold, Acrylic paintings, mixed media sculpture
Sue Begin, Gourds and wall art
Ro Clarkin, Jewelry
Benita Cullinan, Fiber sculpture, bathing beauties
Lisa Eastman, Oil painting landscapes
Bonnie J. Gordon, Ceramic vessels and sculpture
Amy Greaves, Lampwork beaded jewelry and mixed media sculpture
Susanne Gregg, Thread painting, portraits and figures
Jill West Hungerford, Painting, goddess
Alice Kiderman, Carved stone and bronze sculpture
Honey Lazar, Photographs, selections from “Portable Universe” series
Rhanna Nyman, Thread paintings: free form embroidery and fabric square pigment
Leslie Powers, Intimate sized painting
Mel Rea, Ceramic sculpture, encaustic painting
Natalya Romanovsky, Oil on canvas
Barbara “Robbie” Robertson, Quilts
Mardel Sanzotta, Oil pastel, colored pencil, mixed media, collage, poetry
Sandy Shelenberger, Surface design techniques incorporated into quilted textile art
Marilyn Szalay, Large scale graphite drawing and mixed media
AnAngelia Thompson, Acrylic painting
The Lakeland Fine Arts Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.- 9 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
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Lakeland Community College celebrates Women’s History Month with an art exhibit “From Woman II: Created by women, of women, and about women,” which runs through April 3 in the Lakeland Fine Arts Gallery, building D, first floor.
