FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - June  21, 2005
CONTACT: Sarah Lingenfelter, Media Relations (585) 567-9559

ORTLIP ART GALLERY FEATURES WORK BY LOCAL ARTIST

HOUGHTON, N.Y. — Houghton College’s Ortlip Art Gallery features artwork by local artist Bitsy Mayhle, of Houghton, N.Y., until Aug. 1.

Mayhle’s work received the 2005 “Best of Show” award from the Southern Tier Biennial, the 2004 “Athena Award” from the Athena Society, Toledo, Ohio, the 2004 “Toledo Potter’s Guild Award” from the Toledo Area Artist 86^th Annual Exhibition at the Toledo Museum of Art, and the 2004 “Outstanding Graduating Senior” award from the art department at The University of Toledo.

In her artwork, Mayhle says she “invites the viewer for a more intimate look at this subject, providing a means of exodus from the Crayola-mindset and an entrance into the realm of saturation, transparency, nuance and transition.”

Exhibits of her work include representation at the Colored Pencil Society of America 11th Annual International Exhibition at the City of Brea Gallery in Los Angeles, Calif., the Annex Gallery of the Glass Crafts Building at The University of Toledo, the Toledo Area Artists 86^th Annual Exhibition at the Toledo Museum of Art, and the TW Wood Gallery and Arts Center at the Vermont College Union Institute and University.

Mayhle holds a bachelor’s from The University of Toledo.

The Ortlip Art Gallery is located in the Center for the Arts. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. This exhibit is free and open to the public.

Houghton College is located on Rt. 19 in Allegany County, 65 miles south of Buffalo and Rochester and 15 minutes from Letchworth State Park. For directions or more information call 585.567.9200.