SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University’s Walsh Gallery presents “RISE,” an exhibition taking inspiration from the iconic Kathe Kollwitz print, “Outbreak from Bauernkrieg.” “RISE” brings together artworks that engage a variety of social injustices as explored by Kollwitz in her trademark style. Kollwitz’s interest in social injustice and its effect on humanity was highly […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University’s Walsh Gallery presents “Learning to Fly: A Celebration of Flight and Exploration.” The exhibition commemorates several major anniversaries occurring in 2017, including the 80th anniversary of both Amelia Earhart’s disappearance and the Hindenburg disaster in 1937, as well as the 60th anniversary of the launch of the Sputnik […]
Smith sisters bring their brands of art back home to village
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Examining one’s sense of place and the many different ways a person can connect to their surroundings was the theme of the recent exhibition, “A Sense of Place: Kiki and Seton Smith,” in Seton Hall University’s Walsh Gallery. The titular artists, who are South Orange natives, discussed their work in a […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Walsh Gallery at Seton Hall University, in collaboration with the Lennie Pierro Memorial Arts Foundation, will host a tribute exhibition featuring South Orange natives Kiki and Seton Smith in “A Sense of Place.” The exhibition, with an accompanying catalog, honors two of the town’s most distinguished artists by considering their […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — With a deliberately ambiguous title, three local artists took unique approaches to exploring common experiences in the exhibit “Un-Common-Place,” which is on display through Sept. 30 at the Domareki Gallery in Columbia High School. The exhibit, curated by CHS art teacher Ellen Weisbord, features the work of Sybil Archibald and Russell Christian, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University’s Walsh Gallery welcomes alumnus Nyugen Smith for his solo exhibition “Of Matter and Memory.” The exhibition conflates the artist’s original artwork with objects from the university’s Department of Archives and Special Collections to recontextualize interpretations of these artifacts. Drawing heavily on his West Indian heritage, Nyugen is committed […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Some of the brightest stars in Seton Hall University’s arts program have an opportunity to shine in the Walsh Gallery’s all-student art exhibition, “Vividly Obscure,” which opened April 4; pieces were selected by a panel of professional artists for inclusion in the exhibit, and one local student received special […]