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ART! Gallery Z is back – “Five Women Artists” exhibit
by Nancy Thomas
Gallery Z, established in 2001 announces a new exhibit showcasing “Five Women Artists”. The exhibit runs through Saturday, June 4th, with a reception set for Saturday, April 16th from 1 to 4pm. The gallery is located at 100 Bellows Street, Unit 8, in Warwick.
Over 60 pieces of original art will be on display by these established & acclaimed artists. The body of work consists of mostly paintings and some mixed media pieces. Artists are Judith Ferrara, Lara B, Mary Mugurdichian, Helena Stockar and Eveline Luppi.
Celebrating 22 years, Gallery Z takes pride in only exhibiting original art in various mediums from over 400 artists from around the world.
Gallery hours are Thursdays and Saturdays from noon to 5pm and by appointment, and by chance. Gallery Z is a tax free zone.
“Five Women Artists”
LARA B.
Lara B. born in 1977 and raised in Beirut, Lebanon discovered her love of painting at an early age. She pursued her passion for the arts by attending the Toros Roslin Art Academy of Beirut. Thereafter, she continued her studies at the Lebanese University of Fine Arts where she graduated with honors in 2001. attended the Toros Roslin Art Academy of Beirut after which she was accepted to the Lebanese University of Fine Arts in 1997. She graduated with honors in 2001. During her university experience, she fortified her studies by immersing herself in private tutorials with Armenian professional Artists and sculptors. Lara B. remains devout to the tradition of teaching art as well. She established her own classroom with an original curriculum based out of her other private studio. She also taught art at various art institutes and schools in Lebanon Lara B. came to the United States in 2002 to pursue her artwork in a more diversified environment. Capturing the moment’s complexity of the human psyche is the driving force of Lara B.’s paintings. The pensive physiognomies, ethereal scenes, and complex textures open gateways into worlds full of hidden secrets and emotions.
JUDITH FERRARA
Judith Ferrara b. 1942 Exhibit Statement These works are from two series. One is made with ink and pencil on clay board and is called “bibelots,” a French term for small objects of curiosity, beauty, and rarity. In 2016, when I decided to reduce the size of the boards to just 6” by 6” by 2,” I named them bibelots because they are objects that mimic small boxes. Curiosity draws viewers close to examine intricate abstract patterns and shapes. Beauty – I believe each work possesses that quality. Rarity – that’s the one-of-a-kind nature of most art. In 2019, I began to work on the second series, one in which I layered art tissue over older works that were ready for a new life. Through the translucence of or gaps in the tissue, former lives are still visible, which could be understood as either a rebirth or an encore!
EVELINE LUPPI
Eveline Luppi b.1951 Capturing the moment’s complexity of the human psyche is the driving force of Lara B.’s paintings. The pensive physiognomies, ethereal scenes, and complex textures open gateways into worlds full of hidden secrets and emotions.
Luppi was strongly influenced by the Dutch painter Mondrian: she was drawn to his painting Broadway Boogie Woogie with its rhythmic movements, colorful geometric forms, and overall structure. Its great title—referencing a lively dance on an energetic street in the center of Manhattan. Eveline Luppi’s work is both highly emotional and emblematic of the complexities of contemporary life. She is committed to self-discovery and makes her personal narrative accessible to the viewer. Luppi’s five iconic paintings are geometric in design, with linework that develops various perspectives and movements on the canvas, leading the viewer’s gaze from painting to painting. The artist intermingles color that is bold and vibrant − purple, red, and turquoise ⌐ in a carefully worked balance with a softer palette of colors that are light and cool ⌐ pink, green, blue, and white. Her titles evoke a deeper relationship of each painting to life experiences, as in Houdini Under Water (the magic show of swimming underwater) or Captain’s Choice, a contemplation of a vessel sailing on the bay.
MARY MUGURDICHIAN
Mary Mugurdichian b. 1924 d. 2010 of New York City and East Hampton, Mary was born in Providence and lived for a short time in Cranston before moving to New York, where she lived most of her adult life. Mary had an extensive career on Wall Street for over 40 years. Mary had many interests, including the theatre, opera and traveling, but her passion was painting. She studied art at the Art Students League and has served on the Board of Directors there.
HELENA STOCKAR
Helena Stockar b. 1933 d. 2013 received a degree in industrial design from the School of Design in Prague. Seeking political freedom, she emigrated to the US in 1968. Helena brings to her work a deep knowledge of the history of art, as well as an obsession with people and color. She has exhibited in major cities in the US, Czech Republic and Scotland. Her paintings and drawings are in art collections all around the world, including Johnston & Wales University and Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence.
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