From June 1-28, 2018, New City Arts, supported by The FUNd at CACF, presents TRIO, an exhibit of new paintings, drawings, and works on paper by Abby Kasonik.

• First Friday Opening: June 1 from 5-7:30PM. Artist talk at 6 PM.
• Artist Lunch: June 12 from 12-1PM. RSVP required.
• Open Hours: Noon-4PM, Monday-Friday

ARTIST STATEMENT

In late 2016, we moved from the house and studio where I had lived and worked for almost 20 years; the space where I created the time-intensive large-scale paintings upon which I built my career. 

Renovations on our new home forced a period of creative transition, necessitated by limitations of time and space, and the grand, quiet, atmospheric canvases were replaced by smaller, noisier, faster works on paper.

These works represent a period of changes and transitions; a period that ultimately produced three visually different, but thematically connected, bodies of work.  

MEET THE ARTIST

Abby Kasonik was born in Charlottesville VA and holds a BFA from the Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of the Arts, department of Sculpture. 

Kasonik’s work has been exhibited widely along the East Coast. Her work has been featured in such publications as Southern Living, Virginia Living, the Huffington Post, and is in the permanent collection at the Fralin Museum at the University of Virginia.

Artwork images courtesy of the artist.

This month-long exhibition is supported by The FUNd at CACF. Welcome Gallery Exhibit Opening Receptions are presented by Northwestern Mutual and sponsored by Ting, Keevil & Keevil, and Nick Watson. This exhibit opening reception is free and open to the public. All ages are welcome.

Located at 114 3rd St. NE, Welcome Gallery is downtown, storefront art space in Charlottesville, VA, run by New City Arts Initiative, a non-profit community arts organization. This same location houses NCAI staff offices and a studio space. 

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