The Academy of Notre Dame 44th Annual Fine Art Show & Sale Show January 27-February 5, 2017

The Academy of Notre Dame de Namur in Villanova, PA, is holding its 44th Annual Fine Art Show and Sale from Friday, January 27 - Sunday, February 5, 2017. The exhibition and sale will open with a catered preview reception with the artists on Friday, January 27, 2017, from 6:00-9:00 p.m. in the Academy Mansion, located at 560 Sproul Road in Villanova, PA. Chairing the Art Show this year is Denick Herrin.

The public is cordially invited to attend both the catered reception and the weeklong exhibit. The fine art show will be on display from noon to 4:00 p.m. daily beginning Saturday, January 28 through Sunday, February 5, 2017. The exhibition features nearly 100 artists’ works in a variety of mediums, including oils, watercolors, acrylics, sculptures, ceramics, and glass.

Tickets to the preview reception are $50 in advance and $60 at the door. Advance registration for the reception is available through January 20, 2017. The weeklong exhibit is free of charge and open to the public from Saturday, January 28 through Sunday, February 5, 2017. For preview reception tickets and more information, visit www.ndapa.org/artshow.

This year’s featured artist is Philadelphia area resident, Liz Finley. Liz is known for her rich, colorful seascapes and landscapes of Philadelphia and its surroundings, and for interesting takes on the still life. A strong sense of composition and subject knowledge combines with a lively, creative color scheme to produce vibrant images that are realistic with a lean towards impressionistic.

Liz was honored in 2014 by being invited to participate in a two-person Seascape show at Accent Gallery in Ocean City, New Jersey. Her work is regularly displayed at juried shows at the Philadelphia Sketch Club, Wayne Art Center, Main Line Art Center, Chester County Art Center, the Devon Horse Show Sale, Delaware Valley Art League, and the Notre Dame Academy Art Show, and has received recognition through prizes awarded at several shows. A variety of recent paintings can be viewed on her website at www.lizfinley.com.

New artists this year include: Rachel Altschuler, Nadia Bond, Bonnie Ann Burnett, Dan Burstein, Beatriz Ehringer, Teresa Farina, Joe Grubb, Jeanne Gunther, Teresa Haag, Georganna Lenssen, Brian Marshall, George McGonigle, Beata Murawska, Christina Oddo, Andrea Pilling, Tara Porter, Sue Roedder, Clarissa Shanahan, Jas Szygiel and Marie Wolfington-Jones. For tickets and more information, visit: www.ndapa.org/artshow.