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Jewelers of the Hudson Valley Exhibition to be Shown at The Forbes Galleries, New York City
Port Chester, NY—The beauty of New York state’s Hudson Valley region has for hundreds of years inspired many artists who have chosen to work and live there. Living within the immediate vicinity of the New Paltz area are a number of prominent studio jewelry artists whose work will be the focus of an exhibition to open at The Forbes Galleries, New York City on Saturday, April 9, 2011.
Jewelers of the Hudson Valley will feature the work of seven prominent jewelry artists: Jennifer Trask, Tom Herman, Pat Flynn, Jamie Bennett, Myra Mimlitsch-Gray, Arthur Hash and Sergey Jivetin (please see biographies for each artist attached). In addition to work by these artists there will be pieces from the collection of the Samuel Dorsky Museum, State University of New York/New Paltz on display and selected works by students in the prestigious metals’ program at SUNY/New Paltz.
“We are delighted to able to show the works of these well-know jewelry artists in one place, “ said Forbes Galleries Director, Bonnie Kirschstein. “It gives us a chance to share their work with many New York residents.”
The guest curator for the exhibition, which is being sponsored by the Association for the Study of Jewelry & Related Arts (ASJRA), is Elyse Zorn Karlin. After several visits to the artists studios she was struck by the beauty and originality of their work, and the sense of comaraderie and artistic exchanged they shared working in close geographical proximity.
The Forbes Galleries, located in the heart of Greenwich Village, are tucked within the lobby of Forbes Magazine's headquarters in New York City. The Galleries are open free to the public 10:00 a.m. — 4:00 p.m. on Tuesdays through Saturdays. Thursdays are reserved for group tours and advance reservations are required. A curator’s tour of the exhibition can be booked for groups of 10 or more by contacting Elyse Karlin at ekarlin@usa.net. There is no charge for a tour.
The Association for the Study of Jewelry and Related Arts, LLC (ASJRA) is an organization dedicated to the advancement of jewelry studies by individuals and in schools, museums, and institutions of higher learning. ASJRA takes a broad approach to the subject, seeking to understand and place jewelry within a variety of contexts including the decorative arts and fashion. It focuses on all jewelry periods from the ancient past to the work of present day studio artists.
AJSRA publishes Adornment Magazine, runs an annual fall event, numerous special events, and offers a number of other benefits. Membership is open to anyone who is interested in studying the history of jewelry. Yvonne Markowitz, the Rita J. Kaplan and Susan B. Kaplan Curator of Jewelry, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, is the co-director of AJSRA with Elyse Zorn Karlin. Further information can be found at www.asjra.net.
The exhibition will run through June 25, 2011.
For further information or for images please contact:
Elyse Zorn Karlin
ASJRA, 246 N. Regent St.,Port Chester, NY 10573
www.asjra.net, www.jewelryandrelatedarts.com, www.jewelryconference.com
ekarlin@usa.net (914) 286-7685
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