Small Works Showcase

Exhibit: - December 6 - December 31
Opening Reception: Saturday, December 9, 5-7 pm 

Join us in December for an exhilarating Small Works Showcase, featuring an array of unique creations in various styles - which will make a perfect and personal holiday gift for loved ones - or even treat yourself.

This show is unique in that it will encompass the entire gallery. Our artists are renowned for their work across the Delaware Valley and beyond, working in a range of mediums, including oil, watercolor, acrylic, photography, and digital formats. These talented artists promise an unforgettable holiday experience.

Meet the artists as they celebrate the holiday at the opening on Saturday, December 9th, from 5 to 7:00 pm.

Please note that we are adding additional hours and will be open Wednesday through Sunday, 11-6pm through the end of December. 

In 2023, our gallery underwent significant changes. As the year concludes, we remember Gail Bracegirdle with appreciation for her spirit and creativity. Turning the page, we welcome new talented artists who will contribute to the gallery's evolving landscape.

Mark Oliver

"Coryell Street Sunset"

watercolor 

TingTing Hsu

"Harmony in Blooms"

oil

Artists' Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ - map & directions
Gallery hours: Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sunday 11 am - 6 pm
www.lambertvillearts.com

Mixed Realities - the art of Jane Adriance and Alan J. Klawans

Mixed Realities
Jane Adriance and Alan J. Klawans

November 9 to December 3
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 11, 3-6 pm

"Mixed Realities" showcases the artistic talents of Jane Adriance and Alan J. Klawans, offering a glimpse into their unique conceptual approaches and innovative artistic techniques.

Jane's canvases breathe new life into everyday existence, granting viewers fresh perspectives. Her work delves into the realm of contrast and contradiction, effortlessly mixing different realities and at times, blurring the boundaries between the ephemeral and the concrete.

Meanwhile, Alan's abstractions are visual manifestations of his rich and varied life experiences. Drawing inspiration from his travel adventures, movies remembered, graphic design projects, literary influences, museum visits, and urban observations, his art takes observers on a captivating voyage through the realms of creativity and personal exploration.

Please visit the event website for additional information.

And don't forget - along with our featured exhibit, all 16 of our professional artists continuously have their work on exhibit - there is new work here every month. We welcome your visits!

Artists' Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ - map & directions
Gallery hours: Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sunday 11 am - 6 pm
www.lambertvillearts.com

East and West - the art of Richard Harrington and Debbie Pisacreta

East and West
Richard Harrington and Debbie Pisacreta

Exhibit: - October 5 to November 5
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 7, 4-7 pm

 "East and West" features work by Richard Harrington and Debbie Pisacreta inspired by trips to the Eastern and Western parts of the US.

An exhibition focusing on works based on the travels in opposite directions was first proposed by Harrington. "I took a Sabbatical from my position as Professor of Illustration at Moore College of Art and Design in the Fall of 2021. As part of my sabbatical project, I traveled across the US, taking the Lincoln Highway from Philadelphia to Sacramento, California, and returning East following old Route 66." said Harrington. 'I have always admired the work Debbie created on her trips to paint in Maine and New England, and I thought showing our work from the East and the West together would make a nice exhibition.'

Debbie's passion is plein air painting. "I love being outside observing light, colors, and movement so I choose to paint on site. Being in the environment inspires me to create unique compositions that reflect what I consider special about the location. I use my skills as an artist to translate the scene to the canvas, capturing my emotional response." Her work has been included in prestigious juried art shows such as the Ellarslie Open and Phillips Mill. In addition to paintings from Maine, her favorite place to paint, paintings of local scenes and Umbria, Italy, will also be included.

Please visit the event website for additional information.

And don't forget - along with our featured exhibit, all 16 of our professional artists continuously have their work on exhibit - there is new work here every month. We welcome your visits!

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Artists' Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ - map & directions
Gallery hours: Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sunday 11 am - 6 pm
www.lambertvillearts.com

Here & There - the art of Claudia Fouse Fountaine and Michael Schweigart

Here & There
Claudia Fouse Fountaine and Michael Schweigart

Exhibit: - September 7 to October 3
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 9, 4-7 pm

In this exhibit you’ll see the remarkable works of Claudia Fouse Fountaine and Michael Schweigart. Visit Tuscany, the coast of Maine and other special places as the artists take you on a visual voyage.

Claudia Fouse Fountaine has been painting local subjects for years now; the farms, gardens, and animals she's surrounded by in Bucks County. Lately traveling has given her the chance to depict a wider range of images, whether it's the rolling hills of Tuscany, or just a Manhattan Street scene. Either way, ultimately it's the vibrant light and energy Fountaine brings to her work that draw you in, whatever the subject.

Michael Schweigart can find inspiration just about anywhere he goes and relishes taking the road less traveled whenever possible with a focus on what characterizes a region. Like many he has a deep appreciation for nature. It provides a constant source of ideas to explore. Scenes of coastal Maine and parts of eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey make up the bulk of his work. Schweigart’s studio work is often a composite of memory, plein air sketches, and photographic images to paint specific places, naturalistically. Much of his work is inspired by trips to Maine, a favorite place to paint.

Please visit the event website for additional information.

And don't forget - along with our featured exhibit, all 16 of our professional artists continuously have their work on exhibit - there is new work here every month. We welcome your visits!

Artists' Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ - map & directions
Gallery hours: Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sunday 11 am - 6 pm
www.lambertvillearts.com

The Stories We Tell - the art of Alla Podolsky and Laura Rutherford Renner

The Stories We Tell

Alla Podolsky and Laura Rutherford Renner

Exhibit: - August 10 to September 3
Opening Reception: Saturday, August 12, 5-8 pm

 

.Laura Rutherford Renner NJ, enjoys painting figures engaged in the experience of their environments. Her work has been recently described as "Bold, brave, and a true voice." Renner states: "Capturing contemporary life snap shots in two dimensions is an exercise in problem solving and creativity. I enjoy mixing pure colors, keeping my palette simple to create authentic observation. The quiet engagement of brush to palette and brush to board provides daily calm and purpose".

Alla Podolsky’s work lends itself to storytelling. "I am a chronicler," Podolsky says. "My work is narrative, visually and thematically. I find stories in everything I observe, and painting is how I tell them. Beyond depiction, I try to convey experiences that are both universal and intensely personal." A native of Kiyv, Ukraine, Alla Podolsky traces her love of psychological painting to that ancient city’s iconography and rich narrative traditions. Her work is a combination of her European sensibilities and her American experiences.

Please visit the event website for additional information.

And don't forget - along with our featured exhibit, all 16 of our professional artists continuously have their work on exhibit - there is new work here every month. We welcome your visits!

Artists' Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ - map & directions
Gallery hours: Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sunday 11 am - 6 pm
www.lambertvillearts.com

A World Re-imagined - the art of Bill Jersey and Joseph DeFay

A World Re-imagined
Bill Jersey and Joseph DeFay

Exhibit: - July 6 to August 6
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 15, 4-7 pm

Photographing subjects up close, Joseph DeFay provides the ability to see details that would not ordinarily be noticed. His intention is to compel each viewer to linger with the same vision that he enjoys behind the lens: the interplay between vibrant colors and that special quality of light. DeFay spends a great deal of time with composition, searching for the precise arrangement of the subject. The work allows him to preserve these moments and share these valuable experiences with others.

As a painter, DeFay creates colorful abstract paintings that seek to reconnect with a sense of play and embrace the unexpected. He enjoys working in the abstract expressionist style for its looseness freedom, and the elements of surprise. He is fascinated by the ways abstraction allows for the individual interpretation by each viewer. Seeing that connection happen is one of the highlights of being an abstract artist.

Residing in beautiful Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Bill Jersey is surrounded by creeks, forests, fields and hills—an abundance of scenes he wants to capture or interpret on canvas. Over time his paintings evolved from more realistic scenes of the natural world to more interpreted representations, using dramatic colors to evoke fresh perspectives. As a documentary filmmaker of many years he learned to catch a moment in time and use it to tell a larger story. That is what he seeks to capture in his paintings.

Jersey has produced and directed award-winning documentary films for network television for over 50 years. Eventually his focus shifted to painting landscapes, and when he turned 91, he became a painter full time. He paints every day in his studio in Lambertville, New Jersey.

Please visit the event website for additional information.

And don't forget - along with our featured exhibit, all 16 of our professional artists continuously have their work on exhibit - there is new work here every month. We welcome your visits!

Artists' Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ - map & directions
Gallery hours: Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sunday 11 am - 6 pm
www.lambertvillearts.com

In Memory of Gail Bracegirdle

For our dear friend and long time colleague, we will miss you always.

Gail Bracegirdle
1945-2023

This is a very small sampling of Gail's creative output.  All pieces are watercolor.

Behind the Scenes

Red Flags

Dark Hollow Bridge

Angles

Irish Jig

Bleeding Heart

Oil in Water

Wishes in the Wind

February Fantasy (Self-portrait)

A Creative Journey - Gail Bracegirdle and Carol Sanzalone

A Creative Journey

Gail Bracegirdle and Carol Sanzalone

Exhibit: - June 8 to July 2, 2023
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 10, 4-7 pm

In memory of Gail Bracegirdle, a special featured gallery exhibit with Carol Sanzalone will be showcased for the month of June. Inspired by images in nature, and the exciting patterns of life, this unique exhibit highlights a variety of creative techniques by two talented watercolor artists.

Gail Bracegirdle’s paintings express the “environmentally sensitive nature of the medium,” as she presented images with color and texture in watercolor. The variations she created, allow for the capture of the visual characteristics of each image, and share her interest in the subject.

Carol Sanzalone will be exhibiting her watercolor and acrylic works. Her paintings visually express the light, shadow and color patterns that enrich images, both realistically and abstractly, to express her impression of a subject. She is always drawing on those experiences on her Creative Journey.

Please visit the event website for additional information.

And don't forget - along with our featured exhibit, all 16 of our professional artists continuously have their work on exhibit - there is new work here every month. We welcome your visits!

Artists' Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ - map & directions
Gallery hours: Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sunday 11 am - 6 pm
www.lambertvillearts.com

Water Works - the art of Beatrice Bork and Joe Kazimierczyk

 

Water Works

Beatrice Bork and Joe Kazimierczyk

Exhibit: - May 4 to June 4
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 6, 5-8 pm

Artists' Gallery is proud to announce our upcoming exhibition, "Water Works," a transformative journey through the element of water. The exhibit features the watercolors of renowned animal artist, Beatrice Bork, and the landscapes of award-winning oil painter, Joe Kazimierczyk. Meet the artists at their opening reception on May 6, from 5–8 pm, and gain a deeper understanding of their creative processes, inspirations, and techniques.  

Beatrice Bork

"Lifers"
10 x 15" watercolor and gouache

 

Water in its many forms is a never ending source of inspiration for artists who thrive on creating work based on nature. Bork’s style utilizes the diverse capabilities of watercolor to bring her wildlife to life by capturing a moment in time, while Kazimierczyk's striking oil paintings capture the dramatic beauty of rivers and waterfalls. Water is a multifaceted element, and through their vision, we invite you to visit and enjoy the sense of wonder, reverence, and connection to the natural world these artists evoke. 

Joe Kazimierczyk
"Black River Morning"
7 x 11" oil on panel

 

Please visit the event website for additional information.

And don't forget - along with our featured exhibit, all 16 of our professional artists continuously have their work on exhibit - there is new work here every month. We welcome your visits! 

 

Artists' Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ - map & directions
Gallery hours: Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sunday 11 am - 6 pm
www.lambertvillearts.com

OUTSIDE - INSIDE - the art of Heather Barros and Larry Mitnick

OUTSIDE - INSIDE
Heather Barros and Larry Mitnick

Exhibit: - April 6 to April 30
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 15, 1-4 pm 

Painters Larry Mitnick and Heather Barros each approach the notion of "Outside-Inside" from their particular vantage, yet one finds common ground in their show. Mitnick's work is clearly more formal and abstract, while Barros' work bends to the figurative.

These artworks present the viewer with shape and color. Mitnick's paintings are exclusively geometric. He invents shapes and forms to create his own landscapes. Barros' oils and pastels allude to corresponding shapes and colors in the landscape. Within her urban scenes, we find squares and triangles ready to be abstracted - if we choose to see them that way. While viewers may never divine Mitnick's specific inspiration, there is a structure in each of his compositions. Fragments of his thinking become visible once our eyes discover the link between any two elements.

Other of Barros' landscapes are more organic. A sandy country road leads to a stand of trees. Light leads to darkness. Color delineates form and space. And here, despite his straight-edge precision, Mitnick echoes Barros. His trapezoidal shapes also suggest light leading to dark, but in a layered way. One senses depth in the separation of Mitnick's layers, as one senses depth in Barros' receding country road. But in Mitnick's work, the ordering of layers, our perception of which are near and which are far, can have multiple interpretations.

Heather Barros ventures into the outside world, while Larry Mitnick ventures within. Art is a portal that connects the two worlds. There is beauty to be found, whether one is inside looking out or outside looking in.

Please visit the event website for additional information.

And don't forget - along with our featured exhibit, all 16 of our professional artists continuously have their work on exhibit - there is new work here every month. We welcome your visits! 

 

 

Artists' Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ - map & directions
Gallery hours: Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sunday 11 am - 6 pm
www.lambertvillearts.com

Metamorphosis - March

Exhibit: - March 9 to April 2, 2023
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 11, 4-7 pm

 "Metamorphosis" is our four part group show of all gallery artists, with new work exhibited each month. March is our fourth and final "Metamorphosis" - we hope that you can stop by and see what we have on display!

Here are some pieces from the show:

Carol Sanzalone

"Garden Shapes"

 

Debbie Pisacreta

"Low Country"

 

Joseph DeFay

"Inferno"

 

 

Artists' Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ - map & directions
Gallery hours: Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sunday 11 am - 6 pm
www.lambertvillearts.com

Metamorphosis - February

 

Exhibit: February 9 - March 5, 2023
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 11, 4-7 pm

"Metamorphosis" is our four part group show of all 16 gallery artists, with new work exhibited each month. January is our second "Metamorphosis" - we hope that you can stop by to see what we have on display this month.

 Here are a couple of pieces from the show:

Bill Jersey

"Walking the Dog"

Michael Schweigart

"Still Twilight"

Artists' Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ - map & directions
Gallery hours: Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sunday 11 am - 6 pm
www.lambertvillearts.com

Metamorphosis - January

Exhibit: January 5 - February 5, 2023
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 14, 4-7 pm

"Metamorphosis" is our four part group show of all 16 gallery artists, with new work exhibited each month. January is our second "Metamorphosis" - we hope that you can stop by to see what we have on display this month.

 Here are a couple of pieces from the show:

Beatrice Bork
"Territorial Dispute"
watercolor and gouache 

Alan Klawans
"Twin Peaks"
original digital print

Artists' Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ - map & directions
Gallery hours: Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sunday 11 am - 6 pm
www.lambertvillearts.com