Among Children 2026: Paintings and Portraits by Rosemary Wilson Sloggatt, Art Exhibit at GN Library

We invite you to explore a collection of paintings and portraits by Rosemary Wilson Sloggatt, on display throughout June at the Great Neck Library’s Lower-Level Art Gallery. Please join us for two special receptions at 159 Bayview Avenue: A Kids’ Reception on June 3 from 4:00–6:00 p.m., followed by an Artist Reception on June 20 from 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Artist's Statement: Among Children is a series of paintings, prints, and drawings based on observations from more than 30 years of working – and a lifetime of living – among children. As a teacher, I spend a lot of time among children, and I often find myself thinking there is so much we ‘grown-ups’ can learn from them. Children go about their days, always in the moment, thinking neither ahead nor behind. So often they are experiencing things for the first time. Everything is new. With these works, I strive to capture those ‘in-the-moment’ moments.

About the artist: Rosemary Sloggatt was born in Munich, Germany, in 1959, the youngest child of a military family. She grew up in Asheville, North Carolina. The city’s thriving arts community offered stimulation as she began to draw and paint the world around her. ​She studied Fine Art at Parsons School of Design and Otis Art Institute, living in both Los Angeles and New York. During her time in New York City, she worked as a page in the Art, Prints, and Photographs Division of the New York Public Research Library. Access to such material as the Gutenberg Bible, early Warhol folios, Japanese pillow books, and Audubon’s hand-tinted Birds of America expanded her vision of the scope and meaning of art.​

Following undergraduate studies, she enrolled at Bank Street College, completing a Master’s Degree in Museum Education. While pursuing a ten-year museum career, she married and started a family. She joined the Great Neck Public Schools in 1995 and has taught art there for more than 25 years. Rosemary has been featured in many exhibitions through the years, including the Islip Art Museum, East Islip Public Library, The Art Guild at Elderfields Preserve, Museum of Contemporary Art (Long Island), and the Islip Art Museum. Learn more about Rosemary and her art at rsloggattstudio.com