Artist Cynthia Parry to Open New Art Exhibit at Riverhead Town Hall Gallery

East End Arts is recently announced the opening of a new art exhibit at the Riverhead Town Hall Gallery featuring Center Moriches artist Cynthia Parry, with her series of still life oil paintings: “Cookin’”.

The Riverhead Town Hall art exhibits are a collaborative effort on the part of East End Arts and the Township of Riverhead to support local artists and introduce their works to the community.

The exhibition will open on Friday, March 6 and will run through May 29.

The exhibition will be open to visitors during Town Hall, located on 200 Howeel Avenue in Riverhead, open office hours: Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The exhibit is open to the public and admission is free.

a Parry was born in Freeport in 1951.

Until 1982, her professional training was in secondary English education; while continuing her career as a full-time teacher, she began a second career as a visual artist, working primarily in charcoal, oil, and oil pastel.

Based on the strength of her portfolio of drawings, she was awarded a merit scholarship for a year of full-time study at the Art Students’ League in 1988.

In 1998 she was accepted for a summer of study at the International School of Art in Umbria, Italy, founded by the Abstract Expressionist painter Nicholas Carone, who selected four of her paintings for inclusion in the ISA Gallery show in Montecastillo di Vibio.

After her return from this program she was accepted for study at Sam Adoquei’s atelier on Union Square where she stayed until 2005.

In both 2002 and 2004 she was a resident artist in painting at the Vermont Studio Center (VSC).

She has exhibited in juried shows throughout Long Island, including those at The Parrish Art Museum, the Islip Museum, the Smithtown Arts Council, and East End Arts.

In addition to the scholarship from the Art Students’ League, she has received a New York State Purchase Award through the Firehouse Gallery at Nassau Community College; an award of merit from the National Drawing Association; and a Best in Show Award in the “La Morte” exhibition at East End Arts.

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