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March 11-April 1
​Laura Fantini: Hope & a New Beginning 

Seeds and plant forms poetically rendered in colored pencil
OPENING RECEPTION SATURDAY, MARCH 11 FROM 6 TO 8 PM - GALLERY TALK AT 7

Her many exhibitions include those at the Museo della Permanente in Milan and Galleria Forni in Bologna, at the Staten Island Museum in New York, at the Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn, at the National Museum José Malhoa in Portugal and Denise Bibro Fine Arts in New York, among others. Fantini has won various awards including First Prize in the First Annual Sylvia Glesmann Floral Exhibition and the Jane Peterson Memorial Award at the Salmagundi Club in New York. She also received The Canson Paper Award for Excellence and the Second Prize - Award for Exceptional Merit from the Colored Pencil Society of America.​ Her work is included in the permanent collections of the Hunt Institute – Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, at the Monaco Government Tourist Office in New York, and in numerous private collections in Italy, UK, US, and Japan. Ms. Fantini is a member of the Salmagundi Club in New York and a Signature/Merit Member of the Colored Pencil Society of America.Laura Fantini is a hyper-realistic minimalist artist living and working in both Brooklyn, NY, and Bologna, Italy. Laura specializes in colored pencil still life defined by strong contrast values and highly theatrical compositions with dramatic lighting. She graduated from the Liceo Artistico and Accademia di Belle Arti in Bologna, her hometown. She was selected by Profilo d’Arte – Banca Profilo as being among the most interesting emerging Italian artists. 

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March 11-April 1
​Wendy Neckers : A Vivid Eye

Colorful acrylic paintings depicting appreciation ​of the simple, clear moments in life
​OPENING RECEPTION SATURDAY, MARCH 11 FROM 6 TO 8 PM - GALLERY TALK AT 7

​Steam rising and curling on the mountains and lakes, the pattern of shadows on pond with colorful fish just below the surface, a farmer turning hay, the breathless excitement of a runner finishing a race and the joy of riding a merry-go-round are all the reasons Wendy Neckers paints.  She hopes to draw the viewer in to observe the ordinary and the extraordinary moments that often go unobserved. She attempts to convey the perfect moment in images so that others can live the experience with her. ​