Centenarian Artist's Work To Be Featured At Rosemont College

A new exhibit is set to open this week at Lawrence Gallery on Rosemont College's campus and it promises to bring an interesting story.

Bernice Paul is an artist and she's 100 years old.

Her exhibit, "Celebrating 100 years of living and painting," is coming to the gallery starting Thursday, April 6 and runs through May 5.

Paul was born in Moscow in 1917 and was introduced to art at a young age, according to the gallery.

In the 1930s she immigrated to Philadelphia and later studied art at the Barnes Foundation, the Pennsylvania Academy for Fine Arts, Fleisher Art Memorial, and with private teachers.

"It’s been a fabulous journey… it’s a lot of discovery," Paul told the college. "I've loved painting…I still love it. That’s my story."

Paul's work has since been featured in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Woodmere Art Museum, Berman Art Museum in Collegeville, the William Penn Museum in Harrisburg and Philadelphia’s City Hall, according to the college.

"Making people happy with my art, that’s the ultimate compliment, plus, it’s better than reading a book," she told the college.

An opening reception will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 6. Paul will partake in an informal talk at 4:30 p.m.

Lawrence Gallery is located in Lawrence Hall on Rosemont College’s campus, 1400 Montgomery Ave. Bryn Mawr.

Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The Gallery is also open by appointment.

For more info, please contact Patricia Nugent at pnugent@rosemont.edu or (610) 527-0200, extension 2310.

Image via Rosemont College