New Art Exhibition To Open At Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum

Press release from Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum:

Aug. 20, 2021

The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum will open a new juried exhibition titled, "Envisioning Space: Architecture Through the Ages" in collaboration with the Stamford Art Association. Due to unforeseen circumstances and COVID-19 concerns, the dates have changed and the exhibition will open earlier than anticipated, on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, and run through Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, with an artist reception on Thursday, Oct. 7, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum on West Ave., Norwalk, CT.

“It has been such a collaborative pleasure working with the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum staff in creating this exhibit. It is a wonderful way for the Stamford Art Association to celebrate its 50th year of bringing art to the community” said Christine Irvin, SAA President.

Artists featured in the exhibit and their work include: John Amatruda, “Suburban Transformations – Neighborhood”; Eileen Carey, “Infrastructure III”; Heidi Lewis Coleman, “Threshold” and “Passages”; Rosa Colon, “Colonial Street”; Joseph Dermody, “Muralla Roja”; John Dixon, “Lockwood Mathews Porte-cochere”; Maria Friscia, “Cityscape at Dusk I,” and “City at Dusk”; Symmes Gardner, “Planetarium at St. John’s College”; Rita Ghandour, “Good Morning” and “The Shelter”; Mary Ann Glass, “Barn on Route 44, Dutchess County NY”; Matthew Gray, “Iron Spiral”; Eddie Hall, “Descending”; Mike Harris, “Mix and Match” and “Genius of Gehry”; Carina Imbrogno, “Colorful Day in Russia”; Mary Jo Lombardo, “Roots”; Judy Peknik, “Back Stage”; Catherine Picard-Gibbs, “Holy Fire”; DeAnn Prosia, “Overhead Web”; Elaine Gaskell-de Spoelberch, “Fish Market Venice”; Jayson Tobias, “View from my Balcony”; and Almudena Fernández Vicens, “Ephemeral Architecture”.

Open to all artists, this exhibition has been juried by Artist/Designer and Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum Trustee Gail Ingis, ASID, and Architect Robert Cohen, AIA, who selected 25 works from digital submissions. Cash prizes will be awarded to the winners at the artist reception on October 7.

The collaboration of the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum and The Stamford Art Association, downtown Stamford’s “last gallery standing” celebrating its 50th year, welcomes artists from various media to exhibit work that shows how architecture evolves through time and how it influences society. The exhibition explores artists’ interpretations about diversity of space, structural elements, and buildings of the past and the present, showing the impact architecture has in their creative process and how they integrate these elements into their representational or abstract work. The Stamford Art Association began in 1971 when 24 local artists created the Association and Townhouse Gallery. Located at 39 Franklin Street in Stamford, it is currently celebrating its 50th year and is Stamford’s oldest gallery. It hosts 10 exhibits yearly, most of which are juried, and attracts local, regional and national artists. It is supported by grants from the Connecticut Commission on the Arts, the City of Stamford and the Kuriansky Foundation, and generous donations from artists and friends. For more information visit stamfordartassociation.org, email stamfordartassn@optonline.net, or call 203-325-1139.

The Museum’s 2021 cultural and educational programs are made possible in part by generous funding from LMMM’s Founding Patrons: The Estate of Mrs. Cynthia Clark Brown; LMMM’s Leadership Patrons: The Sealark Foundation; LMMM’s 2021 Season Distinguished Benefactors: The City of Norwalk, The Maurice Goodman Foundation and King Industries; and LMMM’s 2021 Distinguished Benefactors for Education: The Daphne Seybolt Culpeper Memorial Foundation, Inc. The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum is a National Historic Landmark. For more information on schedules, tour tickets and programs please visit lockwoodmathewsmansion.com, email info@lockwoodmathewsmansion.com, or call 203-838-9799.

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