Opening Reception for Betsy Meyer Memorial Exhibition: PAINT! Emerging Philadelphia Artists

Betsy Meyer Memorial Exhibition: PAINT! Emerging Philadelphia Artists Selected by Bill Scott

Painting has always held an important place at Main Line Art Center and this exhibition brings back highly regarded painter, Bill Scott, who as a young boy studied at the Art Center and Haverford Friends School.  In PAINT! Scott selects paintings and works on paper by younger artists whose work he admires.  The exhibition features artists age 24 to 39 from throughout the US and now living in Philadelphia.  The artists' differing approaches and dedication to their medium highlight how contemporary painting thrives in the region.

Selected Artists
Marc Blumthal
Michael Ciervo
Alex Cohen
Matthew Colaizzo
Abel Dolby
Jonathan Eckel
Lauren Garvey
Peter Haarz
Veronica Hanssens
Eric Huckabee
Aubrey Levinthal
Paul Metrinko
Catherine Mulligan
Benjamin Passione
Mickayel Thurin
Thomas Walton
John Williams
Pete Zebley

About Bill Scott
Originally from Haverford, Bill Scott studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts where he now teaches. Scott creates color-based abstract paintings and prints which have been recognized by colleagues, critics and collectors.  His work has been the subject of solo exhibitions in New York, San Francisco, Philadelphia, and London and is in numerous collections including the Delaware Art Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Woodmere Art Museum, the Munson Williams Proctor Institute Museum of Art, and The British Museum. He is represented by Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York.