Juried Art Program
“Spring” by Jacqueline Davis
Exhibition is on display March 3, 2024 to March 29, 2024.
Artist’s Statement:
I am an oil painter with a strong sense of color and composition that stems from my background in design, and from my love and appreciation of art history. I create joyful, contemporary artworks, which I paint often depending on the season. My inspiration comes from locations with a sense of calm and changing light, or from florals, or from vintage pieces with a story to tell.
The theme that ties my pieces together is an underlying sense of warmth and nostalgia – they are stories that transport the onlooker to another place.
About the Artist:
Jacqueline creates contemporary artworks in oils. She developed a love for painting with oils after studying at the Art Students League in New York and taking workshops with working artists around the East Coast and eventually began painting full time herself.
Jacqueline has a strong design background: Originally from England she graduated with BA (Hons) in Design as well as a Post-Graduate Certificate in Education from Manchester (UK). She has worked in Graphic Design; led a High School Design and Technology department for several years; then ran a ceramics business.
She began oil painting with a passion about 10 years ago, and has recently returned to teaching, leading oil painting classes within Adult Education.
Jacqueline has a great love of art and art history. She has led gallery visits with local groups to galleries all around the city of New York and beyond.
Jacqueline has exhibited her work locally at The Edward Hopper house, Nyack, The Blue Door Gallery, Yonkers, The Mamaroneck Artists Guild and The Rye Arts Center.
Exhibit Art at the Library
Artists who are interested in exhibiting at the Harrison Public Library, Bruce Avenue, Harrison, NY for approximately one month during 2025 are invited to submit samples of their artwork for review by a Juried Art Committee sponsored by the Harrison Council for the Arts.
Twelve artists will be awarded one person shows by our jury, with three alternate artists chosen as well, should unexpected circumstances prevent artists from exhibiting according to schedule. Group shows (2, 3 or 4 persons) will also be considered provided these artists register and submit work together. Please note for group shows, all entrants must be chosen.
If you are interested in competing for one of these shows, please bring samples to the Community Room, Harrison Public Library, 2 Bruce Avenue, Harrison, NY on Friday, May 17, 2024 between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. All artists must pick up their samples on Saturday, May 18, 2024 between 12:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Two-dimensional art only is eligible and the samples must be in the form of two different pieces of the actual art (preferably framed), 12 copies of the art either in the form of 35mm slides, photos, prints or on computer disk (all different/representational of the artist’s work), and a resume.
Please review the Art Exhibit Guidelines and Agreement. If you choose to participate, you will be notified of the jury’s decision by mail no later than June 30, 2024. If awarded exhibit time, you will be asked to call Kenji Kaneshiro at the Library and provide him with three choices for a monthly exhibit in 2025 (first come-first served). If Kenji is not available when you call, please leave a voicemail message with your three choices 914/835-0324. Kenji will confirm your exhibit date by mail and at that time you will be asked to sign the Art Exhibit Agreement which must be returned immediately. The applicable fee is due three months prior to the exhibit date (see the Guidelines).
If you have any questions, please contact Kenji Kaneshiro at the Library 914/835-0324 [email protected].
To be considered as an exhibitor, your work must be reviewed and approved by our distinguished jury formed by invitation from the Harrison Council for the Arts:
HOPE FRIEDLAND is a native New Yorker. As an undergraduate she majored in Ceramics and was selected to Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities. She attended Columbia University for her master’s degree and upon graduation took additional graduate credits in Florence Italy. For many years she has taught watercolor classes to adults in Scarsdale and Mamaroneck. Hope is the director of The Westchester Artist Guild. This large group of local artists gather weekly, paint, exhibit and do critiques together. She was the co-president of the Northern Westchester Watercolor Society. As an award winning visual artist she paints in watercolor, works in mixed media and recently became interested in creating artists books. Her works are on display in local exhibits throughout the year. In Hope’s words “I love attending workshops, learning new techniques and sharing my knowledge with others.”
TRACY GILMAN, a B.F.A. and M.S. graduate of Pratt Institute, currently teaches Studio Art and Ceramics at Harrison High School. Prior to teaching in Harrison, Ms. Gilman taught in various museums and alternative educational settings, joining the New York City public school system in 1999. She has been a working artist since 1995, having shown her work throughout Westchester, New York City, Detroit, Sweden and Japan. Ms. Gilman was a founding director and exhibiting member of the Rider Project, a mobile art gallery in New York City, as well as an original member of Fakework, an Artist Collective. Ms. Gilman is a Board Member of the Harrison Council for the Arts, the Castle Gallery of New Rochelle, and maintains active memberships in the National Council of Education for the Ceramic Arts, the National Arts Education Association and the New York State Art Teachers Association.
ANGIE MARTINETTI was born and raised in Harrison, New York. They are currently living in New Rochelle, commuting to New York City for work and school. They graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 2020 with a BFA in Film and Animation, and are currently working towards their MFA in Visual Arts Education at Hunter College. Angie’s foundations are in the 2D fine arts and digital media with extensive work in character design and self-produced short films. Their illustrative work leans towards topics of identity, reflection, and the visualization of emotions. More recently, Angie has been introduced to the world of prop and costume design for live theater. They have created large-scale, functional props for Harrison High School’s 2023 musical Into The Woods and Mamaroneck High School’s 2024 musical Newsies.