FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - February 25, 2005
CONTACT: Sarah
Lingenfelter,
Media Relations (585) 567-9559
VESSELS ART
EXHIBIT AT HOUGHTON COLLEGE
HOUGHTON,
N.Y.
– The Houghton College Ortlip Art Gallery proudly presents, “Vessels” on
display from March 4-31 with an open gallery talk and reception on March 4 at 7 p.m.
“Vessels”
features ceramics by Gary Baxter, professor of art at Houghton College, and
Alice Barry, a recent Houghton art department graduate, with prints by Ann
Rataj.
Baxter’s work has
recently been exhibited at Concordia University, Huntington College and Corning
Community College. He has participated in several ceramics workshops throughout
the United States, as well as in Japan and Egypt. Baxter received his
bachelor’s from Suny Geneseo and his master’s of fine arts from Rochester
Institute of Technology.
Barry returned to
Houghton in 2004 as interim assistant professor of art. Her work was recently
displayed in the MudFire Pottery Center’s National Teapots-A-Go-Go II exhibit
of eclectic, whimsical, and elegant teapots. She is also represented at Veni
Vedi Gallery on Park Avenue in Rochester, N.Y. Barry received her master’s in
ceramics and ceramic sculpture, with a minor in furniture design from Rochester
Institute of Technology’s School for American Crafts.
Rataj has worked
in several mediums but found her niche’ in foil imaging. Her first foil
engraving, “Of Time” was a copy of a photo of her Grandpa, Grandma and a close
family friend named Chapman. The images in this piece are repeated throughout
the rest of her artwork.
The Ortlip
Gallery is located in the Houghton College Center for the Arts. Hours are
9 a.m. to
6 p.m.,
Monday through Saturday.
Following is the
upcoming exhibit schedule:
·
April 1 to April 15 – 16th Annual Student Juried Exhibition
·
April 16 to May 15 – Graduating Art Majors Exhibition
All events are free and open to the public. For more
information contact Gallery Director Anna Maria Johnson at 585.567.9393 or
gallery@houghton.edu.
Houghton
College is located on Rt. 19 in
Allegany
County, 65
miles south of Buffalo and Rochester and 10 minutes from Letchworth State Park.
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