Magic & Beauty
2020-11-30 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
About The Exhibit

Through November 30, 2020

In “Magic & Beauty,” her debut photography exhibition, Catarina Cunha shares her perspective of everyday life through the eyes of a neuroscientist. Her subjects are at once romantic, moody, and almost haunting, and all shot on her iPhone.
All images are framed acrylic prints. All photos are also available in additional sizes and may be reproduced on other surfaces, i.e. canvas or archival paper.
Follow Catarina on Instagram @catissery
Private showing can also be arranged by contacting Beth Norman at 646-207-5264. Thank you.

SOLD
“Brooklyn Bridge” 30” x 40”

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“Hudson River, Tarrytown” 30” x 40”

“Night Rain in Boston” 30” x 40”

“Single Flower” 32” x 32”

“Lighthouse Bridge” 30” x 40”

“Reflection Tree Branches” 32” x 32”

“Nyack YMCA” 32” x 32”

“River View” 30” x 40”

“Tree in Bloom, Tarrytown” 30” x 40”

“Audrey” 32” x 32”

“Pink Peony” 32” x 32”

“Coney Island” 30” x 40”

“Hot Air Balloon” 30” x 40”

“City Light Lines” 30” x 40”

“Bridge Abstract” 32” x 32”

“Pom Poms” 32” x 32”

“Swan 32” x 32”

“Carousel” 30” x 40”

“Dried Milkweed” 30” x 40”

“Bubbles, Washington Square Park” 22” x 22”

“NYC Bridge” 30” x 40”

“Brighton Beach” 32” x 32”

“Gulls” 30” x 40”

“Train to Nowhere” 32” x 32”

“Walking New York” 22” x 22”

“Luminous Globes” 32” x 32”

“Sea Star” 32” x 32”
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A few photos from the opening reception on August 30th:

About The Artist

“The world inspires me every day. My curiosity drives me to investigate our mind through science and I try to capture scenes through photography.
I was born in Porto, Portugal, and grew up in Bochum, Germany. I moved a lot for work and now I live in Nyack, NY. My two passions are science and art.
Frist out of struggle, I started to capture the beauty and magic in everyday life. I’m freezing my mind’s eye perspective of this world in time and sharing it with you.
This exhibition shows photography from​ the New York metropolitan area​ and it was taken with an iPhone.”

– Catarina Cunha

Artist’s Reception: Sunday August 30th, 2020 2 PM – 4 PM

Tom Artin: “ICELAND”
2021-03-21 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
About The Exhibit

Closing Reception: March 21, 2021 | More Info
Through Early April 2021

This exhibit presents a selection from the 265 images of Iceland, taken on a trip around the island nation in 2008.
“ICELAND” is presented in Gallery One.
To learn more about Tom’s trip to Iceland, visit artininiceland.com
Exhibit curated by Carole Perry
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Gallery Hours by Appointment. Call 845-359-0258
Art may also be viewed during Roost Restaurant’s hours of operation, Wednesday through Monday (Closed Tuesday). Doors open @ 5 PM.

“DETTIFOSS, Europe’s largest waterfall”
Photograph embedded into Acrylic; 20″ x 30″
$700

“CRATERS Ancient volcanic craters in Lake Myvat”
Photograph embedded into Acrylic; 20″ x 30″
$700

“ICE FLOES on their journey out to sea”
Photograph embedded into Acrylic; 20″ x 30″
$700

“Skogafoss waterfall”
Photograph embedded into Acrylic; 20″ x 30″
$700

“Sculpture honoring English sailors”
Photograph embedded into Acrylic; 20″ x 30″
$700

“Sculpture honoring English sailors, with sea-stacks in the background”
Photograph embedded into Acrylic; 20″ x 30″
$700

“Grazing horse”
Photograph embedded into Acrylic; 20″ x 30″
$700

“Sheep, ubiquitous in Iceland”
Photograph embedded into Acrylic; 20″ x 30″
$700

“Bronze church door handle”
Photograph embedded into Acrylic; 20″ x 30″
$700

“Icelandic horse colt”
Photograph embedded into Acrylic; 20″ x 30″
$700

“Rock wall at Thingvellir”
Photograph embedded into Acrylic; 20″ x 30″
$700

“Black sand beach near Vik”
Photograph embedded into Acrylic; 20″ x 30″
$700

“Basaltic arch”
Photograph embedded into Acrylic; 20″ x 30″
$700

“Church near Vik”
Photograph embedded into Acrylic; 20″ x 30″
$700

“Swan pair”
Photograph embedded into Acrylic; 20″ x 30″
$700

“Seydisfjordur”
Photograph embedded into Acrylic; 20″ x 30″
$700

“Traditional sod-roofed house row”
Photograph embedded into Acrylic; 20″ x 30″
$700

“Grazing horses”
Photograph embedded into Acrylic; 20″ x 30″
$700

“Sod-roofed house row, Grenjadastadur”
Photograph embedded into Acrylic; 20″ x 30″
$700

“The island of Drangey”
Photograph embedded into Acrylic; 20″ x 30″
$700

“Reykjavik, view across the water”
Photograph embedded into Acrylic; 20″ x 30″
$700

“Heath at Thingvellir”
Photograph embedded into Acrylic; 20″ x 30″
$700
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Gallery Hours by Appointment. Call 845-359-0258
Art may also be viewed during Roost Restaurant’s hours of operation, Wednesday through Monday (Closed Tuesday). Doors open @ 5 PM.
This exhibit presents a selection from the 265 images of Iceland, taken on a trip around the island nation in 2008.
“ICELAND” is presented in Gallery One.
To learn more about Tom’s trip to Iceland, visit artininiceland.com
Exhibit curated by Carole Perry

About The Artist

Born: November 12,1938, Bloomington, Indiana
Education: Princeton University, BA, 1960, Ph. D., 1968
Tom Artin is a photographer living in Rockland County, New York. His subjects range from landscapes, seascapes and cityscapes to portraits, florals and still lifes. Artin began taking, developing, and printing images in the early 1950s.
The majority of Artin’s photographs originate as medium format images shot on film with vintage Rolleiflexes and a Hasselblad, though he also works with 4”x5” and 8”x10” view cameras. In recent years, he has added digital cameras to his toolbox, specifically several Sony cameras outfitted with Carl Zeiss lenses. In the digital lightroom, he processes images scanned from negatives and transparencies in Photoshop and prints on Hahnemühle water-color type papers via Conetech Piezography, a Quad-tone digital black and white printing process developed for the Epson inkjet printers.
In the 1950’s Artin outfitted his own dedicated darkroom at home and devoted his high school senior chemistry project to the chemistry of photography, which included fabricating and printing on his own photographic paper. In 1956, he worked as photographic assistant to William Vandivert, staff photographer for Life and Time magazines, and one of the founders of Magnum. Tom’s photographic career ran in parallel with a career as medieval scholar and college teacher, which he left in 1979 to pursue yet a third a career as a professional jazz musician.
In recent decades, Artin’s work has been primarily in the fine-art category, though he has done fashion and other commercial photography for both print and the internet. Artin’s studio, in Sparkill, NY, serves also as his lightroom. His images and fine art posters are sold world-wide. He is currently represented by Artography Limited: www.artographylimited.com and www.artographylimited.shop
Tom Artin can be reached at tom@artinarts.com.
Vist Tom’s Website at www.artinarts.com

Norman Galinsky: “Contemplating Presence”
2021-03-21 12:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
About The Exhibit

Closing Reception: March 21, 2021 | More Info
Through Early April 2021

Above image: “Spiral Cluster” 72”x 72” 2019
Gallery Hours by Appointment. Call 845-359-0258
Art may also be viewed during Roost Restaurant’s hours of operation, Wednesday through Monday (Closed Tuesday). Doors open @ 5 PM.
Norman Galinsky captures the essence of energy in his art, creating works that depict stillness in motion.
His work represents the relationship between the energetic and quantum nature of reality and the spiritual essence embodied by art. He believes that art expression is energy itself, an aspect of what the Chinese term Qi. Using a vocabulary of abstract geometric forms and free-hand applied marks, patterns are developed that contain energy and facilitate its flow. These compositions are created through an intuitive, meditative approach, a practice of focused attention and intention. The images suggest emissions of waves and particles, vibratory fields, and networks. Often sacred geometric shapes and proportions and converging circular forms are used to generate a central focus—a “stillpoint”—that inspires contemplation.
This exhibition is being presented in Gallery Two.

About The Artist

After an early career in industry—in applied research in chemical engineering, Norman Galinsky turned fully to art, earning an MFA degree from Columbia University. At Columbia, he studied painting with Philip Guston, Jack Tworkov, and Stamos, and printmaking with Bob Blackburn and Tony Harrison. He also studied with George Tooker and Will Barnet at the Art Students League, and with Henry Pearson at the New School. Artists Stephen Greene and Richard Pousette-Dart were friends and mentors.
Galinsky’s art has also been inspired and informed by his background in science and engineering, by his ongoing interest and study of meditative and energy-healing disciplines and consciousness, as well as by his more than 35-year study, practice, and teaching of Chinese martial and healing arts, including Taiji Quan and qigong. He sees his work as related to the emerging field of “NeuroArts,” the science of how art measurably changes the brain and the body to promote health and well-being.
Norman Galinsky had his first exhibit in New York City in 1977 at the Jock Truman Gallery (formerly The Betty Parsons Gallery) and has been exhibiting in solo and group exhibitions ever since. His art is represented in numerous private and corporate collections, including IBM, Exxon-Mobil, The Four Seasons Hotels, Bank of America, Astra Merck, Novartis, and Pepsico, among others.
Visit Norman’s website: www.normangalinsky.com

Contemporary Realism – Paintings By James Kimak
2021-04-12 12:00 - 15:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
About The Exhibit

Opening Reception: Sunday, April 25, 2021, 12 PM – 3 PM | More Info
Through July 2021

“As a multidisciplinary artist working in both fine and graphic arts, I have been fortunate to live a ‘creative life’ since graduating with a BS in Fine Art from the University of Bridgeport in 1976. While working in creative design and illustration positions including The New Haven Register, DC and Marvel Comics, NBC and CNBC, I have kept up my work in painting and drawing, having my first solo show, “A Sense of Place,” at the Edward Hopper House (now Museum) in Nyack, NY in 1993. Following this successful show, I became a founding member of the cooperative Piermont (NY) Flywheel Gallery where I exhibited for a number of years before eventual representation by the Allen Sheppard Gallery in Piermont and New York City’s Chelsea arts district. There were four successful solo exhibits with this gallery.
Since then, I have exhibited in many juried (including some jurists of note), group and solo shows in and around NYC, including at the annual national juried show at the Rockport (MA) Art Association & Museum, where I garnered a Gold Medal for Excellence in Painting. Also among these shows was a regular showing of seven solo exhibitions at Chef Peter Kelley’s (Iron Chef winner) restaurant, the Freelance Cafe in Piermont. I have also donated numerous works to various non-profit organizations’ fund raising efforts throughout the years, and am a former Board member of the Edward Hopper House Museum.
For the past 15 years, another focus has been on large-scale graphic mural designs for many major institutions such as Columbia University, New York Presbyterian Hospitals, the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Montefiore Medical Center, and the Garden of Dreams Foundation of Madison Square Garden among others. These internationally award-winning graphic, narrative works, which often incorporate my fine art and photography, can be seen at www.KimakDesign.com .
Beginning in 2019, I switched my long-time painting and drawing focus from works in pastel, to larger pieces in acrylic on canvas. I focus on light and form, using abstraction and realism in the Edward Hopper mold (among other influences – I am also a fan of Fairfield porter, Richard Diebenkorn, etc..) to express my feelings about the world around me, focusing on beauty in the play of light on what is, often times, seemingly ordinary subject matter. Indeed, a 2019 solo show at the ArtSuite Gallery in Piermont, NY was entitled “Explorations in Light and Form.” I am scheduled for inclusion in a group show later this year at the Carrie Haddad Gallery in Hudson, NY. My work can also be currently viewed at Ned Kelly and Company in Piermont and on my website at JamesKimakFineArt.com
My wish is that any “art statement” I can make lies more concretely in the works themselves. I hope you enjoy viewing them. Please contact me, or the staff at Roost, if you are interested in purchasing any of the pieces.”~James
Exhibit may be viewed while dining at Roost Restaurant. Open @5 PM daily (except Tuesdays) or by appointment: 845-359-0258.
Photo Credit: Paul Undersinger
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibitions:
* Roost@Union Arts Center (Gallery 1 ), Sparkill, NY. April 7 through June, 2021
* ArtSuite NY Gallery, Piermont, NY “Explorations in Light And Form,” September 14 – November 2, 2019. Mini-solo show, March 2020.
* Ned Kelly & Company, Piermont, NY. “CUBA: Mixed-media Works” –
October 2016. Based on a February 2016 cultural tour of Cuba. Currently exhibiting new works (2020).
* The Freelance Cafe, Piermont, NY. With former owner and Iron Chef-winner Peter Kelly,
have had 7 successful solo exhibitions, 2010 – 2018.
* Allen Sheppard Gallery, NYC / Chelsea District: 5 successful solo shows, 1997-2003.
* Piermont Flywheel Gallery, Piermont, NY. Co-founder, 3 solo shows, 1994-1996.
* Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center, Nyack, NY, “A Sense of Place,” 1993.

Group and Juried Shows:
* Rockport Art Association & Museum National Juried Exhibition, Rockport, Mass. December 2020. Recipient of two awards including a Gold Medal for Excellence in Painting for Overlook, Spring Street.
* Mark Twain Library 48th Annual Juried Art Show, Redding, CT. Dec. 2020.
* The Art Center, Dover NH: “Creating in Isolation” – 25 artists from US and Canada. Nov/Dec 2020 (Virtual)
* Greenwich (CT) Art Society 103rd Annual Juried Show. Sept/Oct 2020.
Jurist: Geaninne Gutierrez-Guimaraes, Associate Curator, the Guggenheim, Bilbao Spain.
* Norman Rockwell Museum, MA: Virtual “Home Is 2020” online exhibit, 3 featured works, May 2020.
* Novado Gallery, Jersey City, NJ. Feb-March 2020 (825 entries, 34 acceptances). Show title: Red
* B.J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington LI. Expo 39 show, March 2020.
Juror: Assistant Curator, Museum of Modern Art (300 entries, 19 acceptances).
* Edward Hopper House Museum Members Exhibit, 2019, 2020.
* Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ, Juried show, June – August, 2018.
* Eisenhauer Gallery, Block Island, RI (representation).
* The Parrish Art Museum, Juried show, Southampton, NY.
* National Arts Club, NYC.
* American Museum of Illustration, NYC – Two Society of Illustrators shows including publication in annual books.

Collectors of gallery and commissioned works include BET co-founder / resort owner Dr. Sheila Johnson, actors Alan Ruck and Alec Baldwin, Breeders’ Cup Chair Fred Hertrich and the Rockland County (NY) Government offices, among many others from the Northeast to Florida to California. Many works have also been donated to non-profit fund-raising events over the years, raising many thousands of dollars.

Glorious Impressions – Presented In Collaboration With Rockefeller State Park Preserve
2021-09-19 12:00 - 15:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
About The Exhibit

Opening Reception: Sunday September 19th, 12:00PM-3:00PM | More Info
Through November 1st 2021

The Photography of Michael Garber, Bobbi Lane and Lee Varis
“Glorious Impressions” presented in collaboration with Rockefeller State Park Preserve

“BEHIND THE FALL” Iceland, by Lee Varis, 26”x38”

“GLACIER LAGOON” Iceland, by Lee Varis, 20”x26”

“BACK-O-THE-ROCK” Morro Bay, CA, by Lee Varis, 20”x26”

“GRAND CANAL AT NIGHT” Venice, by Lee Varis, 20”x26”

“GLACIER LAGOON BY MOONLIGHT” Iceland, by Bobbi Lane, 20”x26”

“AURORA” Iceland, by Bobbi Lane, 26”x38”

“FULL MOON” NYACK, NY, by Michael Garber, 20”x26”

“WANDERING TILE PATH” Kykuit, Pocantico Hills, NY, by Michael Garber, 20”x26”

“THE HUDSON FROM STORM KING MOUNTAIN”, by Michael Garber, 19”x25”

“KJALVEGUR CHURCH” Iceland, by Bobbi Lane, 20”x26”

“PAMUKKALE” Turkey, by Bobbi Lane, 20”x26”

“TERRACE VARIATION #2” Yellowstone, by Michael Garber, 25”x19”

Bobbi Lane and Lee Varis
The dynamic duo of Bobbi Lane, Mistress of Light, and Lee Varis, Sultan of Skin, are award winning commercial photographers with over 40 years experience. Both have photographed a wide variety of subjects, from still life to people to travel. Lee and Bobbi are Fujifilm “X-Photographers“ and have been honored by photo organizations and professional magazines for their outstanding education instruction.
Bobbi’s work includes corporate websites, annual reports and hundreds of environmental portraits for a wide variety of magazines. She has authored several books and a variety of educational DVDs on lighting. Lee Varis is a photo-illustrator and a digital and advanced imaging pioneer. Lee’s work has been featured on movie posters, video box covers, CD covers, numerous brochures and catalogs. He is responsible for the moth on the “Silence of the Lambs” movie poster, as well as photos of the Starship Enterprise for the Star Trek movies! Lee is the author of the best-selling book Skin: The Complete Guide to Digitally Lighting, Photographing, and Retouching Faces and Bodies.
Dedicated photo educators, together they bring insight and enthusiasm to their students in workshops and travel tours worldwide, including Venice Carnival, Iceland, Tanzania, Cuba. Bobbi and Lee teach lighting techniques for portraits with natural light, studio strobes and speed lights. Lee specializes in Lightroom and Photoshop and is considered to be an Adobe Wizard!
Michael Garber Photographer, co-curator
A landscape, nature and portrait photographer, intrigued by the subjectivity of light, Michael Garber is drawn to objects as they are transformed in changing light. He employs light as a design element in shaping and capturing his images, especially where color and texture add depth and intensity.
Michael travels extensively to photograph diverse landscapes and birds in their unique light. He studied photography at the International Center for Photography in New York City.
Michael is the photographer for the Timber Press book, The History of Landscape Design in 100 Gardens, by Linda A. Chisholm, that showcased at the New York Botanical Garden with a lecture and book signing, 2018.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
Four Dimensions of Nature – Michael Garber Photo Montage, Artist of the Month, Dennis P. McHugh Piermont Library, Piermont, New York, September 2020
Mammals & Migratory Art, The Art Gallery at the Rockefeller State Park Preserve, Pleasantville, NY November-December 2019
Historic Hudson River, New York Hall of Science, Queens, New York June-September 2019
Horses & Hounds, The Art Gallery at the Rockefeller State Park Preserve, Pleasantville, New York, October 2017
Glorious Gardens & Landscapes, The Durst Organization, Avenue of the Americas, New York City, New York, April-July 2016
Drama of Light, Union Arts Center, Sparkill, New York, December 2015-March 2016
Ode to Earth, Blue Hill Art & Cultural Center, Pearl River, New York, November 2015-April 2016
Animal Life – Yellowstone in Winter, The Art & Cultural Center, Blue Hill Plaza, Pearl River, NY, July-December 2012
Seeing Trees, New York Hall of Science, Queens, New York, March-August 2012
Exhibit co-curated by Audrey Leeds. For inquiries, contact Audrey: proleeds@aol.com

Perspectives: The Photography Of Mitch Eiss
2021-11-28 12:00 - 15:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
About The Exhibit

Opening Reception: Sunday, November 28th, 12:00PM-3:00PM | More Info
Through Monday, January 31, 2022

The question is not what you look at, but what you see. – Henry David Thoreau, 1851
The Photography of Mitch Eiss
I got my first film camera in the early 1960’s – a Kodak Brownie with a flash bulb – and that was the beginning of a life-long passion for capturing moments and people. As my interest in drawing and photography grew, I entered college as an art major but turbulent times and my interest in social issues led me to a career in mental health. Then life and responsibility eventually turned me to a corporate career. My one constant throughout was my love for art and photography.
I am now happily devoting my time to making and sharing photographs. (Oh, how proud my father would be.) I have shot major events and small music club venues, but primarily, ‘I walk the streets.’ Each of us can look at an object, a person or scene, and yet, we all see, feel and react differently.
This show, “Perspectives” is representative of what and how I see – my mind’s eye – and perhaps tells you a little something about me and what I find naturally beautiful.
I feel extremely fortunate to be able to share these images with you in this wonderful setting. – M.E

www.mitcheiss.photography

www.mitcheiss.photography

For inquiries, please contact mitch@mitcheiss.photography.
Visit Mitch’s website: www.mitcheiss.photography
Instagram Profile: https://www.instagram.com/mitcheiss/

Abstractions: The Mixed Media Of Eileen Karakashian
2021-11-28 12:00 - 15:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
About The Exhibit

Opening Reception: Sunday November 28th, 12:00PM-3:00PM | More Info
Through Monday, January 31, 2022 in Gallery Two

Eileen Karakashian
Eileen received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1994 from the
School of Visual Arts in New York City, majoring in Advertising Design.
Since graduation she was an art director in advertising, producing both
national TV and print campaigns. Her work has been featured in Adweek
and Advertising Age magazine. She continued her fine art studies at the Art
Students League in NYC, concentrating on painting, design, color, composition
and collage.
Today, Karakashian makes paintings and mixed media artworks. By
emphasizing aesthetics, Eileen tries to develop forms that do not follow logical
criteria, but are based only on subjective associations and formal parallels,
which incite the viewer to make new personal associations. Her paintings are
based on formal associations which open a unique poetic vein. Multilayered
images arise in which the fragility and instability of our seemingly certain reality
is questioned. By rejecting an objective truth and global cultural narratives, she
creates with daily, recognizable elements, an unprecedented situation in which
the viewer is confronted with the conditioning of his own perception and has
to reconsider his biased position.
Color and texture are the foundations to my paintings. The mixed media and
acrylic paintings I create all usually start with a color idea and then evolve into a
composition in which color and texture are the primary subjects. By applying
abstraction, I create intense personal moments created by means of rules and
omissions, acceptance and refusal. The results are deconstructed to the extent
that meaning is shifted and possible interpretation becomes multifaceted. – E.K.

For inquiries, contact Eileen at eileen@ekarakashian.com
Visit Eileen’s Website: Ekarakashian.com
Instagram Profile: E.Karakashian.Art

River Valley Dreams – Photographs By Kate Buggeln
2022-07-24 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
About The Exhibit

Opening Reception: Artists’ Reception, Sunday, July 24, 2022 | More Info
Through May 3rd thru August 28th 2022

“I stepped to the view-finder side of the camera following a long career in retail and fashion.”

Self Portrait

Whether the work is figurative or abstract, my intent is to capture a mood and create a sense of mystery about the subject. The result can be dream-like or a puzzle to figure out. Imitating the painters and potters I grew up with, I use a highly physical creative process. Much of my abstract images are created by deliberate camera movements at low light times of day and night with my camera settings at play. But when the weather, water or place are just right, I am drawn to their figurative possibilities. Self-taught in business, I took the same approach with the camera. My unstudied approach, and impatience with post-production editing has created an instinctual result. For better or worse, it is my own.
I live in the magnificent Hudson River Valley, and the towns and natural places it nurtures are an inspirational well, serving me as they have other artists for many generations. The valley is ever in motion, its impermanence a daily, provocative constant to get out of bed, grab the camera and shoot.
The camera frame quiets the internal noise of this rollercoaster life. I hope my images bring the same hush to the viewer.
My work is also on view at Piermont’s Flywheel Gallery and at katebuggelnphotography.com. You can follow my creative work and life on IG @katebuggeln.”–Kate Buggeln

Summer

Sticky Day

Gateway

Foggy Head

The Valley Of Enchantment… Hudson River – Paintings By Radu Serban
2022-07-24 12:00 - 15:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
About The Exhibit

Opening Reception: Artists’ Reception Sunday July 24, 2022 // 12 PM – 3 PM
Through May 3rd thru August 28th

Radu Serban, Ph.D, Emeritus AIA

Radu Serban was born in 1943 in Bucharest, Romania, into a family of artists. His art and architectural activity spans three continents, capitalizing on both his European background and training coupled with more than five decades of creative experience. Formally educated as an architect, his complex personality and native gifts sharpened through arduous training and application allowing him to intertwine his carrier as an architect and apply intense artistic time resulting as an acclaimed painter. To fulfill his creative aspirations, together with family, in 1974 he chose to work for a while in Northern Africa-Algeria, then moved to Paris -France. In 1982 he settled in New York. He discovered the Hudson River Valley. Radu was fascinated by and chose it as a “locus”, settling there for his art exploration and family comfort.

Serban’s artistic talents concentrated upon the diversity of subjects found in the Valley and he started to nurture a real and deep admiration of its history, river communities and enchanting landscapes. The Rockefeller Park Preserve’s natural landmark offered him idyllic geographic resources.
A realist artist, Radu’s” “tableaux” are to seek new ways to evolve his favored “oils” medium in significant applications with palette knives to yield unique textures and beautiful life-like colors in new postimpressionistic images.
A demand for his images of New York City and countryside locations are in contrast with his sophisticated cityscapes of London, Paris and other European destinations thus appealing to collectors world-wide. Radu’s art was shown in Manhattan’s Soho and Roosevelt Island, in Washington D.C., London, Bucharest, Pleasantville, Piermont, Tappan, Nyack, Sparkill.

As an architect, before opening his own practice in partnership with two other New York architects, Radu Serban’s experience included projects at few renowned New York firms. He first worked with WBTL and DBA for colleges (Harvard, UMAB, Baruch). As a principal with ILeyvaA he was involved in prestigious New York landmark projects like Time Warner at Columbus Circle, Random House-Park Imperial on Broadway (JV w/SOM), Beekman Tower, Atlantic Yards (JV w/FOGehryA), Astor Place (JV w/GSA), luxury Residences (JV w/RAMSternA). As an associate partner-Director of International Projects for CKondylisP he worked for clients in Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Check Republic, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, and Philippines.
Radu Serban earned both his Architecture and Urban Planning Diploma and Ph.D. degrees from “Ion Mincu” University of Architecture and Urbanism in Bucharest, Romania and attended Courses in Italian Art and Architecture at The University for the Foreigners in Perugia, Italy. In the early ‘80s, as in a real workshop, Radu’s Paris experience enriched his artistic and architectural background.

He received the Design Award of the Masonry Institute of Maryland and awards from the Romanian Union of Architects, as well as painting awards from different art organizations. He was a member of the Advisory Board of the International Architectural Preservation Foundation “Pro Patrimonio”. Radu Serban has his studio in Tappan, close to Hudson River and not far from Manhattan, oscillating in-between these two environments which became indispensable to his life-style. For inquiries, please contact the artist’s rep. Audrey Leeds at 201-767-0582
Email: raduserban@aol.com
Website: http://www.raduserban.com or scan the QR code to visit his site.

Architectural Abstracts By Erin Karp
2022-12-31 12:00 - 15:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
About The Exhibit

Through Saturday December 31, 2022

Fine Art Photography by Erin Karp

Erin Karp is a fine art photographer residing in NJ. Her love of photography began with a
Pentax Asahi in the early 1990s & grew with her education at William Paterson University
& the University of Sevilla in Spain. Her passion for printing also bloomed as she spent
countless, peaceful hours in the darkroom. Though she reluctantly transitioned to digital
photography in 2009, while studying at the International Center of Photography in NYC,
she treats her DSLR the same as her Pentax: she shoots manually in natural light & still
makes her own prints. Erin’s work has been included in juried exhibitions in NYC, CA, NJ,
CT, CO, & RI, including at Denise Bibro Fine Art (NYC), The Painting Center (NYC),
Salmagundi Club (NYC), Ceres Gallery (NYC), Greenwich Art Society (CT), & Providence
Art Club (RI). Her work is collected privately throughout the USA & is in corporate
collections in NYC.
Having grown up the daughter of an abstract oil painter & a fashion designer, Erin
inevitably developed a distinct way of seeing the world. Living & traveling throughout
Europe helped to hone her photographic style & focus. Fascinated by the details in
architecture and nature, she sees & shoots the world in an abstract & graphical way, often
leading viewers to confuse her work for paintings. Erin’s photography brings to the viewer
a unique vision of her understanding of light, shadow, & shape, an abstract study of details
that often go unnoticed.
For inquiries, contact Erin: erinmkarp@gmail.com or text 973-714-8841
www.erinmkarp.com
IG: @KarpitecturalAbstracts
“Echoes of Denver”

“Jondo, Sevilla”

“Il Duomo Abstract”
EXHIBITIONS:
∙ Ceres Gallery, NYC – Feb. 2023 – ASCA Group Exhibition, The Final Show
∙ D’art Gallery, CO – Sept. 1-25, 2022 – Selected for inclusion in Spot on #3; Juror: Doug Kacena, owner of K
Contemporary gallery; member of DADA; Contemporary Collections Committee at Denver Art Museum
∙ Union Arts Center, NY – Sept. 2022 – Jan. 2023 – SOLO EXHIBITION in main gallery
∙ International Photography Awards (ipa) OneShot COLOR competition – July 2022 – My photo, Azul Violeta,
Sevilla awarded “Official Selection/Honorable Mention” in Abstract category of global photo competition
∙ The Painting Center, NYC – Jul. – Aug. 2022 – Selected for inclusion in juried exhibit, Break of Day, Edge of
Night; Curators: Steven Cabral, Lisa Petker Mintz, & Christopher Schade
∙ Carriage Barn Arts Center, CT – April – May 2022 – Selected for inclusion in Spectrum Contemporary Art
Exhibit; Juror: James Barron (jamesbarronart.com)
∙ Greenwich Art Society, CT – April – May 2022 – Selected for inclusion in 105th Annual Bendheim Exhibit; Juror:
Brinda Kumar, Metropolitan Museum of Art Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art – *Awarded
Gerquest/G.A.S. Studio School Award by curator
∙ Long Island Photo Gallery, NY – Mar. – April 2022 – Selected for inclusion in The Art of the City Exhibit at
Southampton Cultural Center; Juror: Mike McLaughlin
∙ Ceres Gallery, NYC – Dec. 2021 – EXPOSURE 2021 Exhibition featuring 10 artists
∙ D’art Gallery, CO – Nov. – Dec. 2021 – Selected for inclusion in Spot On #2; Juror: Dr. Gwen Chanzit, Curator
Emerita of Modern Art & the Herbert Bayer Collection & Archive at the Denver Art Museum
∙ Loft Artist’s Association, CT – Oct. – Nov. 2021 – Selected for inclusion in Chiaroscuro: The Art of Light & Dark
Exhibit; Juror: Nancy McTague-Stock
∙ The Photo Closer/Projections – Oct. 2021 – Zoom presentation of my photographs with 2 other fine art
photographers, curated by Frank Meo; Link: https://www.projections.live/erin-karp
∙ Greenwich Art Society – July – Sept. 2021 – Selected for inclusion in 104th Annual Bendheim Exhibit; Juror:
Allison Rudnick, Metropolitan Museum of Art Associate Curator of Drawings & Prints Department
∙ MarinMOCA, CA – May – July 2021 – Selected for inclusion in juried exhibit at Marin’s Museum of
Contemporary Art; Juror: Susan Snyder, partner at all locations of the Caldwell Snyder Gallery
∙ Carriage Barn Arts Center, CT – April – May 2021 – Selected for inclusion in annual exhibit, Spectrum: Ode to
Color; Juror: Lori Weitzner
∙ Studio Montclair, NJ – April – May 2021 – 2 photos selected for inclusion in 24th Annual Viewpoints Exhibit;
Juror: Eleanna Anagnos
∙ ArtGym Denver – Mar. – April 2021 – One of 20 artists selected for Exposure: Architectural Photography Exhibit
during Denver MoP
∙ Greenwich Art Society, CT – Sept. – Oct. 2020 – Selected for inclusion in 103rd Bendheim Gallery Juried
Exhibit; Juror: Geaninne Gutiérrez-Guimarães, Associate Curator Guggenheim Museum Bilbao & Guggenheim
Museum NYC
∙ Providence Art Club, RI – May – June 2020 – Selected for inclusion in National Open Juried Exhibit; Juror:
Matthew Hargraves, PhD
∙ NY Artist’s Equity Gallery, NYC – April 2020 – Selected for inclusion in Spring Flash Virtual Exhibit by gallery
director
∙ Carriage Barn Arts Center, CT – April – May 2020 – Selected for inclusion in virtual exhibit, Spectrum: Visions
2020; Jurors: Kristin Peterson Edwards & Danielle Ogden
∙ Dab Art Co., Los Angeles, CA – March – Dec. 2020 – Featured artist in Art in the Time of Corona Virtual Exhibit
curated by Yéssica Torres
∙ Denise Bibro Fine Art, NYC – Jan. – Feb. 2020 – Selected for inclusion in Art From the Boros VII by Denise
Bibro
∙ Ceres Gallery, NYC – January 2020 – Simpatico by ASCA Group Exhibition
∙ Ceres Gallery, NYC – Nov. – Dec. 2019 – EXPOSURE 2019 Exhibition featuring 10 artists
∙ BOCCARA Art Brooklyn – Aug. – Sept. 2019 – Selected for inclusion in group juried Summer Open Call Exhibit
∙ Providence Art Club, RI – June-July 2019 – Selected for inclusion in National Juried Exhibition; Juror: Helena
Gomez, Museo de Arte de Ponce
∙ Valley Arts, NJ – May – June 2019 – Selected for inclusion in Open Orange 2019; Jurors: Nigel Freeman,
Diedra Harris-Kelley, & Patricia Bell
∙ Carriage Barn Arts Center, CT – Jan. – Feb. 2019 – 2 photos in 39th Annual Juried Photo Exhibit; Jurors: Susan
Carlson & Claartje van Dijk
∙ Ceres Gallery, NYC – Dec. 2018 – EXPOSURE 2018 Exhibition featuring 9 artists
∙ Salmagundi Club, NYC – August 2018 – Selected for inclusion in 40th Annual Non-members Photography
Exhibit
∙ Art Collection NYC – June 2018 – East Village Art View Group Exhibition
∙ Carriage Barn Arts Center, CT – Jan. – Feb. 2018 – 38th Annual Juried Photo Exhibit; Jurors: Allison Brant &
Carl Fuldner
∙ Ceres Gallery, NYC – Jan. 2018 – ASCA 100th Anniversary Group Exhibit, featuring 24 artists – *Awarded 2nd
Best in Show
∙ The Photo Closer @ Paulaner – Dec. 2017 – Jan. 2018 – Selected for inclusion in 18-artist “Reflections” exhibit;
Juror: Frank Meo
∙ Ceres Gallery, NYC – December 2017 – EXPOSURE 2017 Exhibition featuring 10 artists
∙ Manhattan Art & Antiques Center, NYC – Oct. – Nov. 2017 – Selected for inclusion in 11-artist photography
exhibit, Caught in Time
∙ Art Mora Gallery, NJ – August 2017 – Selected for inclusion in Summer Open Call Exhibit; Juror: Sunny Shin
∙ Salmagundi Club, NYC – August 2017 – Selected for inclusion in Annual Non-members Photography exhibit;
Juror: Builder Levy
∙ Mikhail Zakin Gallery, NJ – June – July 2017 – Selected for inclusion in 28th Annual Small Works Exhibit; Juror:
Dr. Gail Stavitsky
∙ NY-NJ Trail Conference Gallery, NJ – June – Sept. 2017 – Selected for inclusion in juried Wildflowers Exhibition
∙ ValleyArts Community Gallery, NJ – May – June 2017 – Selected for inclusion in Annual Juried Open Orange
Exhibition
∙ aljira, A Center for Contemporary Art, NJ – June-July 2017 – Selected for inclusion in int’l exhibit, Viewpoints;
Juror: Karen Wilkin
∙ Providence Art Club, RI – April 2017 – Selected for inclusion in national juried exhibition, Making Your Mark;
Juror: Kathryn Wat
∙ b.j. spoke gallery, NY – March 2017 – Selected for inclusion in EXPO36; Juror: Jennifer Harris, MOMA
Curatorial Asst.
∙ H Gallery, Ventura, CA – Feb. – April 2017 – Selected by Dab Art for inclusion in international juried exhibition,
Good Bokeh
∙ LA Artcore Brewery Annex, LA, CA – Feb. 2017 – Selected for inclusion in 1st annual juried international
photography exhibition
∙ Ceres Gallery, NYC – Dec. 2016 – EXPOSURE Exhibition featuring 10 artists
∙ Alex Ferrone Gallery, NY – Nov. – Feb. 2017 – Selected for inclusion in photo exhibition curated by Charles A.
Riley, II
∙ Salmagundi Club, NYC – August 2016 – Selected for inclusion in Juried Annual Non-members Photography
exhibit
∙ Site:Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY – July 2016 – Selected for inclusion in photography exhibit; Juror: Mitra
Abbaspour, MoMA
∙ The Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY – June 2016 – Selected for inclusion in group exhibition curated by
gallery owner
∙ Dab Art @ The HUD Gallery, Ventura, CA – May – June 2016 – Selected for inclusion in 9 person exhibit, To
Sum Degree
∙ The Firehouse Gallery, Orange, NJ – May – June 2016 – Selected for inclusion in Annual Open Orange Juried
Group Exhibition
∙ Ceres Gallery, NYC – Feb. – Mar. 2016 – ASCA 98th Annual Group Exhibition
∙ Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan, CT – Jan. – Feb. 2016 – 36th Annual Juried Photo Exhibition; Juror:
Jan Nagle
∙ Salmagundi Club, NYC – August 2015 – Selected for inclusion in Annual Juried Non-member’s Photography
Exhibition
∙ Sunita Bar, NYC – May – October 2015 – Solo Exhibition
∙ Westbeth Gallery, NYC – Feb. – Mar. 2015 – ASCA Group Exhibit
∙ Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan, CT – Jan. – Feb. 2015 – Selected for inclusion in 35th Annual Juried
Photo Exhibition; Juror: Robert Gurbo, Curator of André Kertész Estate & Kertész Foundation
∙ The High Line Loft, NYC – October – Nov. 2014 – ASCA 97th Annual Exhibition
∙ Upstream Gallery, Hastings on Hudson, NY – August 1-31, 2014 – ASCA Group Exhibition
∙ Salmagundi Club, NYC – August 2014 – Selected for inclusion in Annual Juried Non-member’s Exhibition –
*Prize awarded
∙ Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan, CT – Jan. – Feb. 2014 – Selected for inclusion in 34th Annual Juried
Photo Exhibition; Juror: Laura Einstein
∙ Light Space & Time Gallery – July 2013 – Selected for inclusion in Juried Exhibition for Online Gallery
∙ The Gallery at Westside Presbyterian Church, Ridgewood, NJ – July – Aug. 2013 – Solo Exhibition
∙ Biddy O’Malley’s Bistro, Northvale, NJ – April 1 – May 1, 2013 – Solo Exhibition
∙ SoHo Gallery for Digital Art, NYC – December 2012 – Selected for inclusion in Group Exhibition
∙ See.Me/Artist’s Wanted: Art Takes Times Square – June 2012 – Selected for inclusion in Group Digital
Exhibition
∙ Salmagundi Club – NYC – August 2011 – Selected for inclusion in Annual Juried Non-member’s Photography
Exhibition
∙ Zen Lounge – Teaneck, NJ – Nov. 2009 – Jan. 2010 – Solo Exhibition
∙ Moon St. Café – Englewood, NJ – 2002- 2003 – Solo Exhibition
MEMBERSHIP:
∙ American Society of Contemporary Artists (ASCA), est. 1917: President (May 2016 – May 2018); Former Chair of
New Membership
∙ Professional Photographers of America (PPA): Member since 2011
∙ ASMP: Member since 2018
ACCOLADES:
∙ International Photography Awards (ipa) OneShot COLOR competition – Awarded Official Selection/Honorable
Mention in Abstract category
∙ Greenwich Art Society 105th Annual Exhibit – Awarded Gerquest/G.A.S. Studio School Award by Brinda
Kumar, Metropolitan Museum of Art curator
∙ ASCA 100th Anniversary Exhibit, 2018 – Awarded 2nd Best in Show; juror Troy Richards
∙ Salmagundi Club, 2014 – Awarded Honorable Mention
∙ Photographer’s Selection – Selected for inclusion on Professional Photography website – May 2012 – Present
∙ Artists Wanted 2012 – International Photography Competition – Featured in Times Square Exhibit, NYC – June
2012
∙ Focus Project 2011 – International Photography Competition – Featured Photographer – May – June 2011
PUBLICATIONS: Canvas Rebel, CA – Aug. 2022 – Artist interview: https://canvasrebel.com/meet-erin-karp/
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS: NY, NJ, CA, TX, PA
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS: NYC
EDUCATION:
∙ International Center of Photography (ICP) – NYC – Digital Photography – 2009-2010 – Continuing Education
courses
∙ William Paterson University – 2000-2005 – Bachelor’s of Arts – English/Writing – Summa Cum Laude
∙ University of Sevilla – Sevilla, Spain – 2003-2004 – Spanish language, art, & history studies
∙ Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) – NYC – 1995-1999: High School Live courses (photography); 2009-2012:
Darkroom Photography; Photoshop

Floral Expressions – Paintings By Donna Prizzi
2023-01-16 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
About The Exhibit

Through Monday January 16, 2023

Born in NYC, Donna Prizzi has pursued the arts since her childhood. As an artist and avid gardener she’s drawn to nature’s seasons and the ephemeral beauty of the garden, flora and the ever-changing world that exists around it. She continuously enjoys the challenge of capturing the unique essence of each subject; whether the still life, portrait or landscape. She has participated in many plein air events, juried and invitational shows throughout the US.

SELECTED-JURIED AND INVITATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Howland Cultural Center, Lattimore Studio Show, Beacon, NY 08/2021
Kent Artist Association, President’s Juried Show, Kent, CT 06/2021
HVAA, 87th Annual Juried Exhibition, Hudson Valley Art Association, Old Lyme, CT 06/2020
Painters-on-Location, The Rye Arts Center, Rye, NY 09/2019
Salmagundi Club Member ShowLandscape Exhibition, New York, NY 02/2016
Painters-on-Location, The Rye Arts Center, Rye, NY 09/2015
Salmagundi Club Non-Member Show, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY 08/2014
Ridgewood Art Institute Annual Regional Open Juried Show, Ridgewood, NJ 01/2013
Paths to Peace Group Exhibit, The Paramount Theatre, Peekskill, NY 10/2010
Painters-on-Location, The Rye Arts Center, Rye, NY 09/2009
Pawling Paint Out, Barrett Art Center, Pawling NY 06/2009
Painters-on-Location, The Rye Arts Center, Rye, NY 09/2008
Spring Members’ Show, Kent Artist Association, Kent, CT 04/2008
Skies: Unlimited, Flat Iron Gallery, Paramount Art Center, Peekskill NY 10/2007
Artists-on-Location, Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY 10/2007
Painters-on-Location, The Rye Arts Center, Rye NY 09/2007
Summer Members’ Show, Kent Art Association, Kent, CT 07/2007
Spring Members’ Show, Kent Art Association, Kent, CT 05/2007
Winter Art Show, Cornwall Culture Advisory Committee, Cornwall, NY 12/2006
Artists on Location, Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY 10/2006
Rhinebeck Paint Out, Barrett Art Center, Rhinebeck, NY 09/2006
Sunflower Group Exhibit, Flat Iron Gallery, Peekskill, NY 02/2006

WORKSHOPS Florence, Italy
Art Workshops 2004, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2016

AWARDS
Martha McDowell Award – Best in Show
Kent Art Association – Award of Excellence

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Oil Painters of America
OPA Salmagundi Club, NY

EDUCATION
Westchester Art Workshop
SUNY WCC, White Plains, NY
SUNY, New Paltz art studio/art education, New Paltz NY
Lattimore Studio with Andrew Lattimore, Cornwall, NY

For inquiries, email dlpfineart@gmail.com
Visit Donna’s website: donnaprizzifineart.com
Instagram: @donna_prizzi_art

Floral Expressions… Layered & Gilded Photography By Laurie Peek
2023-01-16 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
About The Exhibit

Through Extended Through January 16, 2023

Statement
“My ongoing In Lieu of Flowers series of multi-layered photographs of floral elements is dedicated to my son Jackson Turner (1983-2020) and other individuals I’ve known whose funerals I could not attend. And, this work is for all those who’ve suffered the loss of a loved one, especially in these covid times.
With this memorializing project—presenting the flowers I was not able to give—I draw on my long-time fascination with layers, abstraction, and plants, as well as my practice of East Asian brush painting. Somehow they all work together.
The images themselves are digital composite, pigment photographs printed on translucent vellum. Hand-applying gold or gold/silver metallic-leaf gilding to the backs of the pigment prints creates a shimmering glow evocative of sacred art. Varnishing each print three different times, painting on the adhesive, and methodically rubbing the gilding onto the vellum, hearkens back to the slow developing and handling of prints made from film negatives in the darkroom and, for me, establishes a strong, physical connection to the work.”
Immersion in creating this “tribute” series, with its acknowledgement of past significant relationships and the grief of losing my child, has been healing and is meant to heal others.”–L.P.

BIO
With an MFA in Photography from SUNY Buffalo/Visual Studies Workshop, Tappan, NY resident Laurie Peek has been a photo librarian, photography educator, photojournalist, PR photographer and art gallery administrator. For the past decade Peek has been exhibiting her photography widely across the US and internationally.

For inquiries, please email laurie@lauriepeek.com
Visit Laurie’s website: lauriepeek.com
Instagram: @lauriepeek

Solo shows include:
Flowers Everywhere, Davis-Orton Gallery, Hudson, NY
Flow, Lagstein Gallery, Nyack, NY
Car Parts: Metallic Transports, Union Arts Center, Sparkill, NY
Rockland Reverso, Rockland Center for the Arts, West Nyack, NY.

Accolades
In 2022 Peek was awarded “International Garden Photographer of the Year, 3rd Place
Abstract Views,” Kew Gardens, London, UK, and for the last five years she has been
juried into the Julia Margaret Cameron Awards for Women Photographers exhibition
at the FotoNostrum Gallery in Barcelona, Spain.

Peripheral Visions
2023-03-20 12:00 - 15:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
About The Exhibit

Opening Reception: Meet the Artist // Sunday, March 20th, 12 PM – 3 PM | More Info
Through Monday May 2nd

Macrophotography by Laure Leber
“This is what I see when I’m relaxing, looking at the light dancing, looking deeply, going inward… finding the small things that inspire a stillness within. My current exploration into macro photography focuses on finding the extraordinary in the ordinary, of capturing moments that sparkle with light, life and hope.” –Laure A. Leber, 2022

Laure A. Leber is a documentary photographer whose work explores the visual sociology of subcultures, most notably capturing the lives of empowered women and social rituals that are often hidden and unavailable to non-participants.
Working in New York for the past 30 years, Leber’s raw photographs include an early look at the sport of women’s boxing; behind the scenes portraits of the seminal New York performance art band “The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black”; intimate glimpses at performers of the Neo-Burlesque movement; two generations of the Native American Sunrise Ceremony Na’ii’ee, a female coming of age ritual; and insights into the private world of Coney Island Sideshow’s ‘natural born’- performers empowered through overcoming their physical disabilities.
In response to the global pandemic, during a time of universal upheaval and transition, Laure takes a departure from her typical journalistic style and journeys into macro photography and a study of botany as a form of meditation and centering, culminating in this collection of photos. Peripheral Visions is not simply a celebration of beauty for beauty’s sake. It’s a reflection of the healing quality of color, and the evolving understanding of floral life as a window into the deeper interconnection of all living things.
Visit Laure’s Website: laureleberphoto.com

Hometown
2023-03-20 12:00 - 15:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
About The Exhibit

Opening Reception: Meet the Artist // Sunday, March 20th, 12 PM – 3 PM | More Info
Through Monday, May 2nd

Oil Paintings by Dan Lukens
A Rockland native, Dan Lukens attended the SUNY Purchase College art school and earned his BFA in visual arts in 1979. Drawing and painting, however, have been a passion for Lukens since early childhood.
With a focus on local themes, Lukens’ work is an ode to the familiar places characteristic of his home in Orangetown, New York.
Artist’s statement: The beauty in the world and the good in it, are in the things we choose to see, appreciate and find value in. And, in exploring the often overlooked aspects of daily life, I find the points of reflection that are my inspiration.
A former not-for-profit executive, Lukens also worked with people with disabilities supporting them to pursue their artistic and literary pursuits.
Exhibition credits include the Purchase College Visual Arts Gallery and the Neuberger Museum. In more recent years, exhibitions include the Corner Frame Shop, the Darvin Gallery, Ned Kelly and Company, the Volition Gallery, the Denis P. McHugh Piermont Library, the Renaissance Gallery and the Pride Show at the Rockland Center for the Arts, where Lukens has been a regular participant since 2014 and the featured artist in 2016. Recent paintings have also been included in the Rockland Center for the Arts members’ shows and in exhibits hosted by the Arts Council of Rockland.
The (RBA) Rockland Business Association’s Membership Directory has featured Lukens’ work on its cover in 2020 and 2021.
Visit Dan’s Website: danlukensart.com

Artists’ Reception for Roisin Reilly and Chris Reilly
2023-04-02 12:00 - 15:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
ALL IN THE FAMILY
Union Arts Center invites you to a reception for Chris Reilly and Roisin Reilly, brother and sister of Roost’s Chef, Kevin Reilly. Light refreshments will be served as we celebrate the visual artists, the culinary artist and the interior designer, Maria Santini, partner of Kevin Reilly and co-owner of Roost.
The Exhibitions:
HUDSON SUBLIME: PAINTINGS BY CHRIS REILLY
and
ENVIRONS: PAINTINGS BY ROISIN REILLY
Gallery hours are 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM daily (except Tuesdays) or by appointment. Call 845-359-0258.
On view Through May 1, 2023

Rosanne Cerbo – Oils On Canvas
2023-04-17 08:00 - 17:00 | NY
About The Exhibit

Opening Reception: Sunday April 25th 2021, 12 PM – 3 PM | More Info
Through July 25, 2021

Rosanne Cerbo is a resident of Tuxedo, New York. She’s an award winning artist, has had her work featured in 2019 Southwest Art Magazine, and is a Signature Member of AIS and HVAA and member of OPA and Salmagundi. She’s had the fortune to study under John P. Osborne and Andrew Lattimore. All subjects inspire her from portraits to landscapes.
Exhibit may be viewed while dining at Roost Restaurant, from 5 PM daily (except Tuesdays) or by appointment. Call 845-359-0258. Exhibition is curated by Audrey Leeds. For inquiries, contact Audrey at proleeds@aol.com.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
“Art is part, if not whole, of who I am. It is my oxygen- it’s why I’m eager to awaken from my warm bed to face painting outside on a freezing day. It takes me out of my comfort zone and challenges me on a daily basis. It is my friend and at times, a frustrating foe. It is the spouse that I would never divorce. My undying passion does not get old and will remain with me until my last breath.” –RC

Photo Credit: Paul Undersinger

AWARDS/EXHIBITIONS:
December, 2020- Finalist in Richeson International Animal Show
November, 2020-Peter Matulavage Memorial Award Salmagundi (Sylvia Glessman Exhibit)
September, 2020- Accepted into Eastern Regionals Oil Painters of America
August, 2020- BEST IN SHOW (Tuttle Memorial Award) Salmagundi Christmas in July Show NYC
April, 2020- Accepted into Oil Painters of America Salon Show
March, 2020- BEST IN SHOW- AIS Nationals Small Works Show TX
January, 2020- Exhibited in Museum of The Dog- NYC, NY
December, 2019-Salmagundi Thumb-box Award
September, 2019- Trekkel Intl Pet Portrait award
June, 2019-Hudson Vly Art Assoc. Show- Elizabeth C. Morgan Floral Award
May, 2019- Finalist in ARC Salon Show
December, 2018- Exhibited at Belskie Museum in NJ
November, 2018- Exhibited at Attleboro Museum in MA
September, 2018- The Southwest Art Magazine-finalist in Artistic Excellence Competition from over 1500 entries
July, 2018- accepted 19th AIS Nationals
January, 2018- Featured in Southwest Art Magazine
August, 2017- 2017 OPA Eastern Regionals Acceptance
July, 2017- The Artists’ Magazine-selected finalist in 34th Annual Competition from over 6500 entries
July, 2017- AIS-accepted 18th Annual National Show
April, 2017-Hudson Valley Art Assoc. 84th Annual Show Award
March, 2017-Sylvia Maria Glesmann Salmagundi Show Merit award
March, 2017- Charles Dana Gibson Salmagundi Award
January, 2017- Award Ridgewood Art Institute Open Juried Show
October, 2016- 1st Place Ringwood Open Juried Show
May, 2016- Award-AAPL Members Show
March, 2016-BEST IN SHOW-Joseph Hartley Salmagundi Award
April, 2016- AAPL Online Landscape Show Award
March, 2016- Accepted in Hudson Valley Art Assoc. 83rd Juried Exhibition
December, 2015- Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Club Award
October, 2015- Oil Painters of America-Accepted in Salon Exhibition
May, 2015 — Salmagundi Floral Award
March, 2015 — AAPL Landscape Online Theme Show Award
February, 2015 — Salmagundi Urban Show Award
January, 2015 — Exhibited in New Britain Museum of American Art
October, 2014 — Salmagundi Fall Show- “Sylvia Glesman Award”
September, 2014 — RMAA Open Juried Show- First Place
January, 2014 — Ridgewood Art Instiute- 34th Regional Open Juried Show– Award
April, 2013 — Scarsdale Art Association- “Best in Show” and First Place in Portraits
June, 2010 — RMAA Members Show — “Best in Show” in oils
November, 2013 — Orange Cty Arts Federation– First Place in show
March, 2011 — Kent Art Association — “2011 Award of Excellence” in oils
April, 2011 — Kent Art Association “Best in Oils/Acrylics”
March, 2012 — First Place in oils-Warwick Art League
June, 2013 — First Place oils- Fort Lee Arts Guild
August, 2013 — American Professional Artists League-Award in Landscapess
March, 2014 — American Professional Artists League Award in Portraits
September, 2013 — Accepted in The National Gallery, NYC- Lorillard 117th Annual Open Exhibition
October, 2013 — Accepted in Audubon Artist 71st Annual Exhibition
June, 2014 — Hudson Valley Art Association: Accepted 82nd Exhibition
May, 2014 — Connecticut Academy of Fine Art: Accepted 103rd Exhibition
May, 2014 — Salmagundi -Accepted “American Masters” Exhibition
MEMBER (EITHER PAST OR PRESENT):

Salmagundi Club — 5th Avenue/NYC, NY
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club
Oil Painters of America
Ridgewood Art Association
American Impressionism Society
Hudson Valley Art Association (Signature Member)
NOAPS (National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society)

Nick Savides: A Retrospective Of Paintings
2023-08-13 12:00 - 14:00 | NY
Above: Light Through the Trees – Prospect Park, oil on linen, 16″ x 20″
NICK SAVIDES
ARTIST STATEMENT
“My paintings have a calming effect, but with a quiet intensity. There is a stillness about them, as if time was slowed down, and then suspended.
I’m inspired by the effects of light and the drama created by light. Influenced by artists such as Johannes Vermeer and Edward Hopper, I strive to create paintings that capture a sense of time and place, making that moment eternal. They draw you in with the familiar and invite you to interpret the story behind them.
The artistic process is a journey reflecting life’s journey — one of discovery and expression. Each painting that I make is a stop on that journey that I would like to share and make a connection.
My paintings are inspired by the people I’ve known, and the places I’ve lived and traveled to. I am interested in the relationship between people and their environment. Although they are often set in public spaces and feature well known icons, each one is a deeply personal statement and a celebration of the beauty of nature and humanity.”
–NICK SAVIDES

Amberg Farm, oil on canvas, 18″ x 24″

Cape Cod Sunset, oil on canvas, 9′′ x 12”

Beach Path, oil on Canvas, 24″ x 36″
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BIO
Nick Savides learned to paint from his mother at three years old and hasn’t stopped since. Inspired by the works of Edward Hopper, the quiet energy within his art captures a palpable sensation of both light and place. The paintings’ range encompasses urban scenes and architecture, landscapes and nature, and the figure and portraiture.
After studying under Paul Georges at Brandeis University, Nick began a career as a Realist painter. Starting out, he focused on paintings of people in interior settings, drawing on Johannes Vermeer as an influence. It was then that the effects of light became ─ and stayed ─ a key ingredient in his paintings. The paintings capture a sense of time and place with a certain understatement, as many of the titles would suggest, such as “Wall Street – Early Morning” or “West 14th Street at Sunset”. They grip you by inviting you in with the familiar and showing you more than you expected. As Val Schaffner writes, “Beyond the carefully rendered beauty, complexity, and calm of his art, there is mystery: a sense of something about to be discovered.”
Since his first solo show in 1980, he has exhibited in many group and solo shows in New York City, as well as Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Long Island, Upstate New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, California, Wisconsin, and Toronto. His work is included in numerous collections and was featured in June Middleton’s “Minding Your Business,” which aired on the Manhattan Neighborhood Network in 2010. Twice published by Nabi Press, he had a retrospective of his work at the Berkeley College Gallery in 2012, was selected for the cover of the 2015 William & Mary Review and has been published in ArtVoices Art Books’ 2016 “101 Contemporary Artists” and the John Natsoulas Press’ 2018 “10th Annual Art of Painting”, and the August 2021 American Art Collector. His most recent solo exhibit was at Bowery Gallery in New York, and his work is also in the U.S. State Department’s Art in Embassies program.
Nick lives and works in Brooklyn.
Visit Nick’s Website: nicksavides.com
Follow him on Instagram: @nicksavides
For purchasing inquiries, contact Nick: nicksavides@gmail.com

Artist Reception: Joyce Byrnes and Dan Lukens
2023-12-17 12:00 - 14:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Celebrate the work of Joyce Burns and Dan Lukens and meet the artists themselves. Light refreshments will be served.

Artist Exhibition: Norman Galinsky and Alberto Reyes
2024-01-09 - 2024-05-07 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Experience the works of Norman Galinsky and Alberto Reyes. On display for purchase in the Union Arts Center from January 9th to April 9th. Make sure to mark your calendars, you do not want to miss these ethereal works.
Gallery 1: Norman Galinsky
Norman Galinsky’s abstract geometric art has been inspired and informed by his background in science and engineering, and his ongoing interest and study of meditative and energy healing disciplines and consciousness explorations.
His work represents the intimate relationship between the energetic and quantum nature of reality and the spiritual essence embodied by art. He believes that art expression is energy itself –an aspect of what the Chinese term Qi, the universal life energy. The images depict a “stillness in motion”, drawing the viewer into a meditative dialog with the present moment. His over 30 year practice and teaching of Chinese martial arts, Tai Ji Quan and qigong exercises, as well as study of other energetic healing disciplines have been foundational in helping him generate, cultivate, and utilize energy patterns that often find their way into his images. Additionally, his earlier career and professional background in chemical engineering was instrumental in combining his use of mathematics with “permutational” and intuitive approaches to making art. His understanding and study of sacred geometry became a roadmap to explore how energy, science, and esthetics can be related.
www.normangalinsky.com
Gallery 2: Alberto Hernandez Reyes
Alberto Hernandez Reyes (b. Havana, 1976)
Behind the appearance of natural shapes, hidden behind the beauty of the landscape is the living spirit of the world (Anima Mundi). That invisible, but intuited, soul manifests itself in multiple signs. A sustained contemplation makes us listen to the primal music that comes from the forest, the mist in the morning transforms the old road into an unknown country, a forgotten language makes us understand the underlying codes in the waves of the sea. So many messages, many of which we are not conscious.
Through my paintings I have tried to explore the visuality of this ethereal dimension: The elements of Nature are recognizable on the surface of the canvas but, as the viewer will see, the representation patterns go beyond pure mimesis. It is about exploring and materializing that mystical world through atmospheres full of mystery, giving trees almost human emotions, concentrating, or limiting color in an ascetic, monochromatic range, evoking silence.
The use of light is essential. The spaces addressed are practically surreal scenarios that gravitate between the perception of the birth of Creation and apocalyptic shadows. And light is capable here of tipping the balance towards one concept or another.
Let this be an invitation to discover another physiognomy of the landscape through the inner vision of the artist.
albertohreyes.com

James Kimak: Painting Light
2024-05-07 16:00 - 2024-09-10 22:00 | NY
Artist Statement
Recent Honor for James Kimak! Kimak’s painting “Man with Tattoo, Havana” was recently included in a multidisciplinary art presentation at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC.
From my start as an inker at Marvel Comics to work as a newspaper designer and illustrator, to an Art Director in the early years of interactive media at NBC and CNBC, to the creator/designer of murals for large health and education institutions, I have always been active as an exhibiting fine artist.
In 2019, I shifted from my previous focus on pastels to larger pieces in acrylic on canvas. From a gallery statement, “Through the use of vibrant hues and strong light/shadow contrasts, he skillfully captures the interplay between light and form in his paintings. Drawing inspiration from such renowned artists as Edward Hopper, Degas, and Fairfield Porter, among others, his works suggest a hint of abstraction along with its explicit realism. ‘Something catches my eye when I’m not actively seeking a subject. Often, these subjects have a strong structural shape at their core.’ While his paintings are based on specific locations that evoke a distinct sense of place, he also brings his own imagination into the compositions, often omitting or altering details to align with his vision.”
Since 2005, I have also used my graphic and photography skills—often including images of my fine art—in the creation of narrative murals for such clients as Columbia University, Montefiore Hospital, NYU Langone Medical Center and New York Presbyterian Hospitals, among others.
I earned my bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the University of Bridgeport. I have participated in numerous exhibitions in galleries in New York and New England, and in museums, including Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center, the Parrish Art Museum, and the American Museum of Illustration, winning a number of awards, including Gold Medals, along the way. My newest honor is the inclusion of a projected image of my painting, Man with Tattoo, Havana, in a dance and choral stage performance, PORTRAITS, at Washington DC’s Kennedy Center (6/2024)
Following my first solo show at the Edward Hopper House in 1993, I became a founding member of the Flywheel Gallery in Piermont, NY. Afterwards, I was represented by the Allen Sheppard Gallery in New York City, where I held several solo shows. I have also shown at Carrie Haddad in Hudson, NY, Edgewater Gallery in Middlebury, VT, the Jessie Edwards Gallery on Block Island, RI, Ned Kelly & Company in Tappan, NY and Perry Lawson Fine Art in Nyack, NY.
I live and work in Rockland County, NY.
Follow James on Instagram: @kimakart
Visit James’ website: www.jameskimakfineart.com

Artist Reception: James Kimak
2024-06-02 15:30 - 17:30 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
James Kimak: Painting Light
Artist Statement
From my start as an inker at Marvel Comics to work as a newspaper designer and illustrator, to an Art Director in the early years of interactive media at NBC and CNBC, to the creator/designer of murals for large health and education institutions, I have always been active as an exhibiting fine artist.
In 2019, I shifted from my previous focus on pastels to larger pieces in acrylic on canvas. From a gallery statement, “Through the use of vibrant hues and strong light/shadow contrasts, he skillfully captures the interplay between light and form in his paintings. Drawing inspiration from such renowned artists as Edward Hopper, Degas, and Fairfield Porter, among others, his works suggest a hint of abstraction along with its explicit realism. ‘Something catches my eye when I’m not actively seeking a subject. Often, these subjects have a strong structural shape at their core.’ While his paintings are based on specific locations that evoke a distinct sense of place, he also brings his own imagination into the compositions, often omitting or altering details to align with his vision.”
Since 2005, I have also used my graphic and photography skills—often including images of my fine art—in the creation of narrative murals for such clients as Columbia University, Montefiore Hospital, NYU Langone Medical Center and New York Presbyterian Hospitals, among others.
I earned my bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the University of Bridgeport. I have participated in numerous exhibitions in galleries in New York and New England, and in museums, including Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center, the Parrish Art Museum, and the American Museum of Illustration, winning a number of awards, including Gold Medals, along the way. My newest honor is the inclusion of a projected image of my painting, Man with Tattoo, Havana, in a dance and choral stage performance, PORTRAITS, at Washington DC’s Kennedy Center (6/2024)
Following my first solo show at the Edward Hopper House in 1993, I became a founding member of the Flywheel Gallery in Piermont, NY. Afterwards, I was represented by the Allen Sheppard Gallery in New York City, where I held several solo shows. I have also shown at Carrie Haddad in Hudson, NY, Edgewater Gallery in Middlebury, VT, the Jessie Edwards Gallery on Block Island, RI, Ned Kelly & Company in Tappan, NY and Perry Lawson Fine Art in Nyack, NY.
I live and work in Rockland County, NY.
Follow James on Instagram: @kimakart
Visit James’ website: www.jameskimakfineart.com

A Conversation with Artist James Kimak
2024-09-08 10:00 - 11:15 | NY
Sunday, Sept 8th, 10:00 AM to 11:15 AM Gallery Two, Roost Restaurant & Union Arts Center Join us and learn about the artistic process of James Kimak and view his art before the exhibition closes on Monday Sept 9th.

Artist Exhibitions: Mitch Eiss and Joan Hooker
2024-09-10 - 2025-01-06 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Gallery 1: A Journey: Photographs by Mitch Eiss
I got my first film camera in the early 1960’s – a Kodak Brownie with a flash bulb – and that was the beginning of a life-long passion for capturing moments and people. As my interest in drawing and photography grew, I entered college as an art major, but turbulent times and my interest in social issues led me to a career in mental health. Then life and responsibility eventually turned me to a corporate career. My one constant throughout was my love for art and photography.

I am now happily devoting my time to making and sharing photographs. (Oh, how proud my father would be.) I have shot major events and small music club venues, but primarily, “I walk the streets.” Each of us can look at an object, a person or scene, and yet, we all see, feel and react differently.For inquiries, please contact mitch@mitcheiss.photography
https://www.mitcheiss.photography/
Gallery 2: Paintings by Joan Hooker
Joan Hooker is an oil painter who concentrates on still lifes, striving to express the essence of her subjects as well as represent in her work the response which motivates her to paint those subjects. As Camille Corot said, “Beauty in art is truth bathed in an impression from nature. While I strive for a conscientious imitation, I yet never for an instant lose the emotion that has taken hold of me. Reality is one part of art; feeling completes it.”Joan’s early education came from the inspiration and tutelage of her grandfather, Pennsylvania impressionist John F. Folinsbee, and her uncle, landscape and portrait painter Peter G. Cook. She received a Master of Fine Arts in painting from the New York Academy Graduate School of Figurative Art in 1993, where she studied with Eric Fischl and Ted Schmidt among others. She had previously studied at Pratt Institute, the Corcoran School of Art, and received her B.A. from Smith College.Joan Hooker’s work has been exhibited at the National Academy of Design, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Allen Sheppard Gallery, Newington Cropsey Foundation Gallery, Somerville Manning Gallery, the Butler Institute of American Art, the Penobscot Marine Museum, Rockland Center for the Arts, among many others. Her work is currently represented at the Newman Galleries in Philadelphia. She lives and works in Rockland County, NY.For inquiries, please contact jwhooker@gmail.com.
http://joanhooker.com/

Artist Reception: Mitch Eiss and Joan Hooker
2024-09-14 12:00 - 14:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Celebrate the work of Mitch Eiss and Joan Hooker and meet the artists themselves. Light refreshments will be served.

Artist Exhibitions: Ivan Pazlamatchev & Milbry Polk
2025-01-07 - 2025-05-05 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Gallery 1 Paintings By: IVAN PAZLAMATCHEV
Ivan Pazlamatchev is a Bulgarian American painter rooted in figurative realism. In his paintings, the representational contemporary interpretation is backed by classical training, received at the prestigious School for Fine Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria.
With over 30 years of experience working as a fine artist, Ivan has exhibited in galleries and museums inEurope and throughout the United States. Notably, in 2008, Pazlamatchev’s paintings were included in the Societe Nationale Des Beaux-Arts Salon at Carrousel du Louvre in Paris. In 2018 he had a comprehensive retrospective exhibit at the Art Gallery Georges Papazov in Bulgaria. In 1997, his solo exhibition at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia represented the Painting portion in the Salon of the Arts ‘97. His work was selected in the Crocker-Kingsley National Competition 2021. He has received awards, grants, and invitations, including to the Art Fusion Festival in Berlin, Germany, and has work residing in public and private collections, including the S. C. Rockefeller, Jr. collection. Ivan’s art is included in the Lunar Codex, a digital archive of Contemporary Art, which landed on the Lunar South Pole on February 22, 2024 with the Intuitive Machines Odysseus mission.
ARTIST STATEMENTWhen thinking about food, particularly of fruits and vegetables, I find myself contemplating the journey from seed to plant, and then onward to fruit and seed. It is hard to look at a Seed as being alive, yet, inside of it is the potential for a new Life. And… why not, the imagination, the idea, for the new plant. It is fascinating to see the unfolding of a plant from a little seed. How it grows large and so complex in form and substance. All of the guiding principles for its character, its archetype, seem to have been stored in and now released, from the Seed. (Many plant foods that we eat are Seeds. In various states of fulfillment.) The series of watercolor paintings, depicting farms, I named Cathedrals. It is in reference to the places where our physical nourishment comes from.For more information or sales inquiries, please contact Ivan: ipazlamatchev@yahoo.com / 845-642-2560Instagram @ ivan_pazlamatchev_art
Gallery 2 Photographs by MILBRY POLK
Milbry Polk was born in England and grew up in the U.S. and Egypt. She graduated from Radcliffe College, Harvard University. She co-founded and served as executive director of Wings WorldQuest, a nonprofit supporting women in science and exploration, and was Vice-Chair of the Conference on Affordable World Security. Currently, she works with The Explorers Club, co-chairing the Global Exploration Summit and leading the Young Explorers Program in the Arctic. Milbry got her first camera at the age eight and has been photographing ever since. She has published her photography in numerous magazines and books and has exhibited in galleries in New York, Hartford and elsewhere. She has participated in led and expeditions to Egypt, Yemen, Sudan, Iran, Saudi Arabia; Iran; Pakistan; Alaska; Nepal; Brazilian coast; Greenland; Canadian Arctic, India; Chinese Tibet, and the Andaman Sea. She is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Sweeney Award, the Explorers Club, the Capt. J.-E. Bernier Medal, Royal Canadian Geographic Society, and the Anne Morrow Lindbergh Award2. She has served on the boards of the Explorers Club and the National Arts Club. She was featured in a CBS Sunday Morning segment, which earned a Gracie Award.
ARTIST STATEMENTIn our chaotic world I have been drawn to places of peace and beauty, places far from the modern world in space and time. I am inspired by the ever-changing landscape impacted by water and light. My favorite time of day is about a half an hour before sunrise on the cusp of light and dark. The pictures in this show were taken over the past 6 years in the far north of Canada, the shores of Greenland, and the coast of Maine. One, image, marked by the lack of water is of the ancient floor of the Tethys Sea which once covered North Africa. The strange rock formations in the desert were carved out first by currents and later, once the water was gone, by sand and wind. I try to capture a moment in time in an ever-changing landscape buffeted by water, by storms, by ice Illuminated by otherworldly lightVisit her website: www.milbrypolk.comFor more information or sales inquiries, please contactMilbry at: milbry@post.harvard.edu / 914.522.2434Instagram @milbrypolk

Meet The Artists: Ivan Pazlamatchev & Milbry Polk
2025-02-01 12:00 - 14:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
🎨✨ Join us at Roost Restaurant & Union Arts Center
Saturday, February 1st, from 12 PM to 2 PM, for a special ‘Meet The Artists’ event!
Explore ‘Nature/Nurture’ by Ivan Pazlamatchev in Gallery One and ‘Chasing Reflections’ by Milbry Polk in Gallery Two. Get inspired by their stunning works and meet the talented minds behind them.
📍 2 Union St, Sparkill, NY
Gallery Hours: 4 PM – 5:30 PM (except Tues.) or by appointment: 845-359-0258″

Artist Exhibitions: Mary Tiegreen
2025-05-21 - 2025-09-07 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Artist’s Statement
My journey into Wonderland began almost 30 years ago. It started with a yellow parrot tulip from my garden. Now 30 years later and with thousands of images in my collection, I am so grateful to have experienced each one, as each has transformed me. The process I use produces a sharpness, clarity, and shallow depth of field that enhances the tiniest details, inspiring a fascination with small wonders.
As children, we had a curiosity about all things, where every discovery felt exciting, magical, and surprising. If we adults are lucky, and open to observation, we may recapture that feeling from time to time. It is my hope that these images can help viewers encounter a bit of wonder in nature and find the extraordinary in the ordinary.
—Mary Tiegreen
Artist’s Statement
Mary Tiegreen was born in Chicago. She studied photography, writing, and handmade books at the University of Iowa, receiving her BFA. Mary moved to London to continue her studies in book design, returning to New York where she was a partner in a design studio, working with illustration, graphic design, and package design. She later spent many years in the publishing industry designing and creating illustrated books. Her collaboration with Jana Kolpen on “The Secrets of Pistoulet” series of books resulted in four lines of dinnerware produced by the Pfaltzgraff corporation. In 2010, her show of Wonderland images was on display at the National Arts Club in New York. Presently, her series “Climate Disasters Inspired by Great Masters,” a co-creation with artificial intelligence, is being shown at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, part of Columbia University’s climate school.

Artist Exhibitions: Delah Brucelli
2025-09-10 - 2026-01-04 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
WORK BY AWARD WINNING ARTIST DELAH BRUCELLI
Delah Brucelli is an Artistic Alchemist, born in the UK and resident of New York, who maintains a working studio in Nyack, on the Hudson River. Brucelli is classically trained and globally experienced as a contemporary realist and abstract painter. She trained internationally in France, Italy and the UK before working for seven years with some of New York’s prominent artists including Frank Arcuri, Steven Assael, John Phillip Osborne, and Dennis Sheehan.
Brucelli was awarded Best in Show by the IFDA for her collection titled “Transcendence in Movement” at the 2015 Architectural Digest Home Design Show in New York City. In addition, her works were purchased for the model penthouse of Hudson Yards, NYC. She undertakes comissions and is in private collections in Palm Beach, Nantucket, Los Angeles, Colorado, and Europe.
Brucelli is a successful entrepreneur and previously owned a New York based clothing label that was featured on the front-page of the Sunday New York Times fashion section. As stylist to the stars in Hollywood, her clients included Ringo Star, Brooke Sheilds, and Catherine Deneuve. Her prestigious background in fashion includes the Couture Houses of Dior and Balmain in Paris. Brucelli’s book Tell Me The Truth is due to launch this Fall 2025.
Artist’s Statement
Whether I’m creating allegorical stories, brush-free abstracts, or mosaics of poured color, I have developed my own style of “artistic alchemy” – a combination of mixing materials to produce the stillness of image and the movement of spirit.
By using different techniques, I aim to create a multi-dimensional space within the work that elevates the viewer to contemplate and transcend the physical. My current focus is on the exploration of the intersection between fine art and new media.

Opening Reception: Delah Brucelli
2025-09-14 12:00 - 14:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
