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by alreyorvis

Two exhibitions at Robert Wesleyan College, Rochester, NY

I will be participating in two exhibitions at Robert Wesleyan College between January and April in 2012. This is a rare opportunity to display a large representation of past works while also displaying new site-specific work in two galleries on one campus.


Cuban Portraits Series: Antonio, Miami, Florida
Oils on plaster
15x12x2

1. The first presentation, “Reflections on Culture and Memories Lost”, is a solo exhibition of 26 small paintings from the past 20 years. Several of these works have never been exhibited. This exhibition runs from January 23 through to March 23, 2012 at Northeastern Seminary on the campus of Roberts Wesleyan College on 2265 Westside Drive in Rochester, NY. Contact info: 800.777.4RWC or 585.594.6802


Las Balsas (The Rafts) : I
Oils on plaster
29x17x10

2. The second exhibition will be presented between March 5 through to April 6 where I will be presenting 6 paintings in a two-person exhibition, “Realms and Origins”, at the Davison Gallery also on the campus at Robert Wesleyan College. The opening reception will occur on Monday March 12, 2012 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. with an artists’ talk at 5:30pm. This will be a good opportunity to also see the other exhibition at the Northeastern Seminary which is located in the building next to the gallery. The Davison Gallery is located on lower atrium of the Cultural Life Center on 2301 Westside Drive. For directions click here.


Biological Regionalism: Brown Trout, Four Mile Creek, Rochester, New York
Oils on Plaster
33×48


Biological Regionalism: Four Mile Creek, Rochester, New York
Oils on Plaster
33×48

In this exhibition, I will be presenting two new site-specific works from the Biological Regionalism Series as well as four other paintings from Virginia and Alaska. These works represent the specific locations and fish species found in western New York as well the east and west coasts of the United States. The male brown trout was documented in Four Mile Creek in the outskirts of Rochester. It had migrated up from Lake Erie to spawn in the small stream located next to the remains of an old gristmill/saw mill from 1806.


Biological Regionalism:Brook Trout, Big Mary’s Creek, Vesuvius, Virginia
Oils on Plaster
42×63


Biological Regionalism: Big Mary’s Creek, Vesuvius, Virginia
Oils on Plaster
33×48

Two other paintings document the threatened native brook trout population found in a small, secluded stream called Big Mary’s Creek near Vesuvius, Virginia.


Biological Regionalism:Dolly Varden, Aniak River Tributary, Aniak, Alaska
Oils on Plaster
42×63

The last pairing of paintings documents a spawning dolly varden that was documented in the Aniak River after migrating upstream from the Pacific Ocean.


Biological Regionalism:Aniak River Tributary, Aniak, Alaska
Oils on Plaster
42×63

Davison Gallery contact:
Scot Bennett,
Director, Davison Gallery
Curator, BT Roberts Memorial Hall Gallery
Bennett_Scot@roberts.edu
585.594.6441

by alreyorvis

New work from studio: Four Mile Creek, Rochester, New York

Here’s some studio shots of some recent work for an upcoming exhibition at the Davison Gallery at Robert Wesleyan University in Rochester, New York in March of 2012.

The two paintings are of a brown trout and the stream  that was documented last year at for Mile Creek in Webster just outside of Rochester. This work is part of the Biological Regionalism Series which documents environments and fish species located near the exhibition venues. The work tries to create connections between society, culture and nature.

The Davison Gallery is located in the Kodak Atrium, Roberts Cultural Life Center, at Roberts Wesleyan College, 2301 Westside Drive, Rochester, NY 14624. The exhibition runs from March 2 -30, 2012. The Davison Gallery is open from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays.