| Hosted by | Kehler Liddell Gallery and ArtEcon Initiative |
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| Details | Gratitude, Beauty, Humanity: Three Themes, Three Solo Shows to ring in 2023 at Kehler Liddell Gallery. Artists Chris Ferguson, Hank Paper and Lisa Toto each offer solo exhibitions showing how they delve into different aspects of humanity through oil painting, landscape/street photography and photojournalism from the wayback machine. Join us for the Opening Reception on Sunday, January 8th, 2 – 5pm; artist talk at 2:30pm. GRATITUDE: Chris Ferguson spent his painting time Finding Solace by depicting dear ones throughout the pandemic. Here he has painted “directly from creation” which he feels is the best way to learn and improve; ”it’s my goal to continue this practice”. With such specific subject matter and process, Ferguson exhibits his gratitude deeply in this series of new work. BEAUTY: Hank Paper + guest offer Solo Stories & Landscapes + 4 Photo Duets. These pictures show moments of beauty and surprise with each image telling a story; “who we essentially are in those moments that would otherwise miss the eye if the camera had not serendipitously recorded them”. Also, Paper and guest exhibit “duets” which show two images, side by side, to resonate and provoke new meaning. HUMANITY: in Chernobyl 1989, photographer Lisa Toto was only 24 when her press credentials got her behind the iron curtain. From an assignment that took her from Odessa to Kiev with a national organization, she wriggled her way into an assignment to shoot the aftermath of history’s worst nuclear disaster. These pictures are Toto’s view of that 8+ hours, as seen through the photos of the people who suffered needlessly. Toto wanted to tell this story about ignorance, secrecy and the disregard for humanity, and came away knowing that this was no accident but an intended disaster to enrich the powerful. |
| Admission | FREE |
| Location | Kehler Liddell Gallery |
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| More Info | info link |