French artist Maggy-Pierre Pelissier Gregoire will be presenting “Woman as Geisha” an original series of oil paintings which portray a moment in the life of a woman.  Maggy is pleased to share this unique series, her first art showing on the East Coast.

Maggy was born in Algeria and moved to France when she was 10.  She studied at the Beaux-Arts in Grenoble, France.  In 1986 she moved to California to study Fine Arts at De Anza College and illustration at the Academy of Art in San Francisco.  She has shown her work throughout the Silicon Valley and northern California.  In 2007 Maggy illustrated her first children’s book, “The Heartless Crocodile”.  An art teacher for 20 years, Maggy now focuses on her passion, painting, since moving recently to New York State with her husband Jon Luc Pelissier.

The First Friday opening is on October 2 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm, and will be continuing through October.

Anam Cara Art Gallery, 204 State Street, Binghamton.

Anam Cara Art Gallery Presents “Summer Nights”, opening on First Friday, August 7, 2009 at 204 State Street, Binghamton, NY.

New Original Paintings by Louis Pontone as well as paintings by Colleen Kiley, Richard Henry, Robert Merwin, and Carrie Dru Tornatore and Intarsia Wood Carvings by Jim Johnson.  Also displayed are pottery works by Brenda Moody and Jewelry by Wendy Boettcher.  Portraits by Jaan Aarismaa.

Also HATHA YOGA by Certified Yoga Instructor Sherry Evanek at the Gallery. Call 724-1333 or email sherryevanek@cs.com

First Friday begins at 6:00 pm on Friday August 7, 2009 and lasts until 9:00 pm.  The show, “Summer Nights” lasts until Saturday August 29, 2009.

Anam Cara Art Gallery is at 204 State Street, Binghamton, NY 13901.  Regular hours are Friday 12-5 pm and Saturday, 1-5pm, or by appointment.  The Gallery’s phone is 607-722-2220.  Email is colleenkiley@stny.rr.com.

Anam Cara Art Gallery - Fine Art to Nourish the Soul

  Anam Cara Art Gallery     Apr 3 – Apr25, 2009

Fine Art to Nourish the Soul       204 State Street, Binghamton, NY 13901

www.anamcaraartgallery.com         colleenkiley@stny.rr.com 

“Birds and Blooms” Carvings by Intarsia artist Jim Johnson

and florals by Sharon Webb

Also featuring original artwork by Colleen Kiley,  Robert Merwin, Louis Pontone, Carrie Tornatore,  Richard Henry, Brenda Moody, & portraits by Jaan Aarismaa IVYoga Classes by Certified Yoga Instructor Sherry Evanek ______________________________________________________________________    First Friday April 3, 6-9 pm                       

  Regular Hours: Fri – 12-5 pm   Sat – 1-5 pm or by appointment with Gallery Director Colleen Kiley 607/722-2220

Fine Art to Nourish the Soul

204 State Street, Binghamton, NY

Paintings by Richard Henry

Richard Henry’s paintings are distinctly American.  His deeply rooted respect for the American Tradition of Realism is expressed in his choice of subject from the simple urban scenes to rural New England landscapes.  The painterly approach of his oils and acrylics reinforces his sincere desire to bring you into his painted subjects.  Admired as an artist who uses paint in a direct and honest manner, his landscapes capture the raw beauty of Central New York.                                             

Yoga Classes by Certified Yoga Instructor Sherry Evanek                                                                                                                                                                                                              Also works by Colleen Kiley, Jaan Aarismaa IV, Robert Merwin, Loius Pontone, Carrie Tornatore, and Brenda Moody

For more information, contact Colleen Kiley, gallery director at the

Opening Reception First Friday November 7, 6-9 pm

Regular Hours: Fri – 12-5 pm   Sat – 1-5 pm or by appointment.  607/722-2220

Anam Cara Art Gallery will be presenting “Rhythms”, an exhibit of  artwork by Multi-media artist Norma Heslep. Heslep’s artwork includes painting, collages, pottery, jewelry and photography and is on display at the gallery in a show beginning on First Friday, September 5 through October 25.  The public is invited to “Meet the Artist” between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 5 at the gallery at 204 State Street, Binghamton, NY.

Heslep studied Art and Design at Alfred University is a graduate of Binghamton University in Fine Arts and Painting.  She has taught Liberal Arts, Fine Arts and Design at Broome Community College since 2000, and has also taught at Wells College. 

Heslep has exhibited work in galleries and art museums throughout the Triple Cities as well as in Wellsboro, PA, Syracuse, Rochester, Corning, and the Arnot Art Museum in Elmira. 

Heslep works in a broad range of media including oil, watercolor, acrylic, drawing, collage photography, sculpture, pottery and a designer line of jewelry.  She employs “non-conventional” mediums such as cut up photos, transparencies, “intentional misuse” of conventional mediums.  An example is her “Liquid Abstracts” series of photographic images based on a multi-layered effect of several mediums, including her own paintings, the photography (without computer manipulation) as the last layer.

Regardless of the media, Heslep works largely in an abstract style that sometimes washes over into a surrealistic mode.

For more information, contact Colleen Kiley, gallery director at

Anam Cara Art Gallery at (607) 722-2220

 By Jim Johnson

The History of Intarsia In Florence Italy at the beginning of the fifteenth century, artists such as Donatello, Masaccio, and Ghiberti discovered the optical laws of linear perspective.  These artists were the founders of the Renaissance.  Their techniques were quickly grasped by the woodworkers who visualized in the art of decorative wood inlay.  This work was known as Intarsia.  Intarsia artists were called masters of perspective.  They were adept at using light and dark shades of wood to form images.  This magnificent artwork was done to create paneling and murals in richly decorated study rooms in palaces for the leading figures in Italy during the Renaissance.  Some of these study rooms have been moved to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City where they can be seen.  This intricate woodwork is being revived by craftsmen in this century. 

Painting with Wood  After studying and learning the techniques of intarsia, Jim Johnson began to experiment with bright colored exotic woods to form images.  He has developed a unique three dimensional style of intarsia.  There is no paint or stain used on his carvings.  A clear finish has been applied to the rich colors of wood.  He calls his style “painting with wood”         

colleenkiley@stny.rr.com 

Anam Cara Holiday Show   

Featuring Paintings, PhotographyPottery, Dolls and Woodcarving by:

Jaan Aarismaa IV, Stephen J. Appel, Joanne Thorne Arnold, Alan Bell, Patricia M. Bonamo, Linda Chatfield, Michael Cho, Paula Friedman, D. Duke Holdsworth, Jim Johnson, Colleen Kiley, Robert Merwin, Brenda Moody, Louis N. Pontone, Jeanne Bouza Rose, Barbara Scott, L. Annette Short, Ellen Terry, and Carrie Dru Tornatore ________________________________________________________________________    Opening Receptions Fri. Dec. 7, 6-9 pm & Sat. Dec 8, noon-5 pm                       Regular Hours: Fri – 12-5 pm   Sat – 1-5 pm or by appointment             

Anam Cara Art Gallery

Presents:

Joanne Thorne Arnold

“New Small Works”

October 5 thru October 27, 2007

Opening Receptions:

First Friday Oct. 5 6-9 pm

BU Alumni Weekend Sat. Oct. 6 6-9 pm

“New Small Works” by Joanne Thorne Arnold is a series of paintings that were produced this July in Sodus, NY. Joanne was awarded a month long residency at the Sodus Art Bank. Working alongside a weaver and two sculptors her influences captured a variety of colors and techniques that have a quality of textile and atmosphere.

During Joanne’s residency, she focused on a variety of ways to use the exploration of shape and line by using an under painting of earth tones. The result is a sensation of earth accompanied with streams, pools, estuaries, rivers and seas. Joanne Thorne Arnold has been painting in the style of abstract color field for the past three years.
Her earlier landscape paintings can be seen in the local collections at the Broome County Library and Broome Community College.

In March 2008, Joanne’s work will debut in a solo exhibition at the John Dunnan Gallery in Charleston, South Carolina. Her work is also seen at the Mary Martin Gallery in Charleston, the HWGallery in Naples, Florida and the Kenneth Raymond Gallery in Boca Raton, Florida.

Binghamton, NY - April 30, 2007

An exhibit of paintings honoring the renewal of spring

Works by Robert Merwin, Colleen Kiley, Carrie Dru Tornatore, Carol Livermore, Jaan Aarismaa IV, & Linda Chatfield.

Also available limited edition prints by Colleen Kiley and commissioned portraits by Jaan Aarismaa IV.

Opening Receptions:

* First Friday May 4, 6-9 pm

Binghamton, NY - April 7, 2007

A Collection of Nature and Architectural Photography

By d. duke holdsworth

His 35mm photographs reflect the surreal and often hidden aspects of the world around us

and are enhanced by their frames and unique mat treatment.

Also available limited edition prints by Colleen Kiley and commissioned portraits by Jaan Aarismaa IV

Opening Receptions:

* First Friday April 6, 6-9 pm