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Weekend in the Catskills – 3/4/2016

This weekend: “American Stories” exhibition at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center in Poughkeepsie includes works by iconic American artists such as Sanford Gifford, William Merritt Chase, and Georgia O’Keefe; Woodstock writer and musician Robert Burke Warren launches his debut novel Perfectly Broken at the Kleinert / James Center for the Arts; And illustrator Loel Barr teaches a Handmade Books as Art workshop at the … Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 3/4/2016

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Featured Artist: Molly Rausch

Molly Rausch is a stamp artist. Her work has been exhibited throughout the Hudson Valley, New York City, Washington DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Barcelona, Oaxaca (Mexico), and Prilep (Macedonia), and is in numerous private and public collections. Molly’s work often deals with themes of communication and thresholds. She has participated in several public art projects, including a Lost and Found Drawing Booth in 2009. Her … Continue reading Featured Artist: Molly Rausch

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Featured Destination: Cross Contemporary Art Gallery

Jen Dragon is the director of Cross Contemporary Art in Saugerties, a gallery dedicated to showing mid-career artists with a connection to New York City, the Catskills and Hudson Valley regions. Dragon has background in online marketing, but she’s also had an extensive career in the arts – over the years she has curated numerous exhibits for non-profit spaces, and organized various community-wide art projects. Dragon … Continue reading Featured Destination: Cross Contemporary Art Gallery

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Fine Art at Roxbury Abbey

Fine Art in Roxbury: three artists – sculptor Brian Tolle, who teaches at Parsons School of Design, painter Glenn Goldberg, who teaches at Cooper Union, and painter Angela Dufresne, who teaches at Rhode Island School of Design, hosted a group show this past weekend at Roxbury Abbey in Roxbury, Delaware County, New York.   © 2015 artinthecatskills.com Continue reading Fine Art at Roxbury Abbey

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Featured Artist: Brian Tolle

Brian Tolle has exhibited his work in galleries, museums, and public spaces around the world. His projects include Skid Rows for the Queens Museum, New York (2005), Witch Catcher at City Hall, New York (2003), The Irish Hunger Memorial in Battery Park City, New York (2002), Waylay for the Whitney Biennial and the Public Art Fund in Central Park, New York (2002), Man’s Achievement on … Continue reading Featured Artist: Brian Tolle

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Weekend in the Catskills – 11/20/2015

This weekend: Bordering Utopia: Sculptures by Brian Tolle at the University at Albany’s Art Museum; Prometheus Bound at Franklin Stage Company; And, Classics on Hudson with violinist Benjamin Bowman and pianist Peter Longworth at the Hudson Opera House. Read more at Upstater.com. Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 11/20/2015

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Featured Artist: Lisbeth Firmin

Lisbeth Firmin was born in Paducah, Kentucky in 1949. She is a contemporary American realist known for her urban landscapes. For over four decades her work has been in hundreds of solo and group shows across the country and internationally. There was a retrospective exhibition at the Taft School in Watertown, CT in 2011, featuring painting and prints from 1994-2010. In 2010, Firmin’s monoprint, “Heading … Continue reading Featured Artist: Lisbeth Firmin

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Featured Artist: Adam Cohen

Adam Cohen earned his BFA at Philadelphia’s Tyler School of Art at Temple University. He also studied abroad in Rome. Using Photo Shop 1, Cohen was one of the very first artists ever to use the computer for art-making, launching his career as a top illustrator. He worked for clients such as Disney, Visa, MasterCard, Coca-Cola, CBS-TV, McGraw-Hill, Pfizer, Orion Pictures, Verizon, AT&T, The Atlantic … Continue reading Featured Artist: Adam Cohen

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