Join us on Wednesday, February 12, for an artist reception for Nina Bentley's Good Bones: 60 Years of Multi-Dimensional Social Commentary (Sheffer Gallery), Susan Fehlinger's City Sights (South Gallery), and Jean Krasno's Art and Jazz (Jesup Gallery). All three exhibits are on display from February 8 through March 25.
The reception will run from 6 to 7 pm, followed by a conversation between Bentley, Fehlinger, Krasno, and Miggs Burroughs from 7 to 8 pm.
About Nina Bentley
Bentley's work is often conceptual in nature, offering poignant commentary on a wide array social issues. Since early childhood, Bentley has been moved both by aesthetics and complexities of the human condition, creating art that speaks to significant matters felt both personally as well as societally.
"I create art in order to gain some perspective on the world around me, while also trying to retain a sense of humor," said Bentley. "In short, my work can be seen as multi-dimensional social commentary."
About Susan Fehlinger
Throughout her 35-year career as a television producer in New York City, Fehlinger yearned to paint. In 2003, she finally decided to quit her job and do just that — by exploring her right brain after years of favoring the left.
“I discovered the palette knife that year and found that I could apply paint on a canvas quickly, thickly, and spontaneously. I loved the textures I could produce with the knife and I loved no brushes to wash," Fehlinger said. "I am a self-taught artist. I wanted to create a strong sense of place — a familiar but somewhat abstracted place — and then capture it when the light is just right.”
Fehlinger has since moved to Bridgeport, where she enjoys painting urban landscapes inspired by many years in New York. There, she works in her studio at Metro Arts, where she paints or teaches on a daily basis.
About Jean Krasno
As an artist, Krasno is deeply inspired by the magic of jazz music, conveyed through the rich voices, poetic lyrics, and rhythmic performances of artists like Dave Brubeck, Miles Davis, and Duke Ellington.
"I work to absorb this magic and tell these stories visually by combining torn paper with oil pastels, pencil, and ripped lithograph proofs from my own previous works," Krasno said. "I play with color, shapes, texture, tone and storytelling to complement the sounds and lyrics of jazz greats in visual expression.”
