Art exhibition ‘River and Biota’ brings awareness to our rivers

Posted 8/21/12

LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — The Catskill Art Society will present “River and Biota,” an exhibition of 18 artists that brings awareness to our rivers’ vulnerability, curated by Naomi Teppich. The …

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Art exhibition ‘River and Biota’ brings awareness to our rivers

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LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — The Catskill Art Society will present “River and Biota,” an exhibition of 18 artists that brings awareness to our rivers’ vulnerability, curated by Naomi Teppich. The exhibition will run at the CAS Arts Center from Saturday, October 11 through Sunday, November 16. CAS will host an artist talk on Saturday, October 11 at 2 p.m., followed immediately by a free opening reception from 3-5 p.m. All are welcome and light refreshments will be served.

Our rivers are a vast and rich ecosystem teeming with wildlife, fish, insects, plants, trees and beauty. They are continuously caught between their natural impulses to run wild and society’s need for development and industry. With this exhibit, Teppich hopes to bring public awareness to this dichotomy. Areas explored in the artwork focus particularly on the northeast quadrant including the Delaware, Hudson and the Susquehana.

The artists she invited to participate have an everyday rapport with the river and, through their artwork, react strongly to the bombardment of this beloved ecosystem and our environment in general. In addition to Teppich herself, they are Cynthia Back, Andrea Brown, Dave Channon, Robin Dintiman, Kathe Frantz, Carla Goldberg, Bernard Klevickas, Fran Kornfeld, Joy Kreves, Glenn Lieberman, Brandi Merolla, Marjorie Morrow, Michael Pinciotti, Rikuro Okamoto, Melanie Teppich, Nancy Wells and Joni Wehrli.

The 18 participating artists are all professionals, dedicated to their art and process, who have worked with this theme in a variety of media including painting, sculpture, mixed media, neon, printmaking, photography, and handmade paper. They live and work in the Delaware Valley, Hudson Valley, New York City, New Jersey and the Philadelphia area.

“River and Biota” allows the conscience of these artists to bring public awareness to this serious issue. A catalogue of the artists and their work will be available at CAS for purchase. Next year, this exhibition will move to the Freyberger Gallery at Penn State Berks. The traveling show will arrive at The Pennsylvania State University in Reading, PA in September 2015.

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