The Laffer Gallery

Fine Art & Custom Framing

96 Broad Street, Schuylerville, NY 12871 | (518) 695-3181
Hours:
Thursday through Sunday, 12pm – 5pm
Also available by appointment

      

John Greenhut & David Eddy – Juxtaposition

The Laffer Gallery Presents: “Juxtaposition”

Featuring work by sculptor John Greenhut and painter David Eddy

April 1, 2023 – April 30, 2023

Opening Reception: Saturday, April 1. 2023 from 5pm -8pm

SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y., November 28, 2022 — The Laffer Gallery is pleased to announce a new show for Spring of 2023 titled “Juxtaposition” featuring sculptor and former gallerist, John Greenhut as well as painter, David Eddy. “Juxtaposition” will run from April 1, 2023 through April 30, 2023. Please join us for an opening reception on Saturday, april 1 from 5pm until 8pm for an opportunity to meet the artists and view their exhibited work.

John Greenhut

“In my teens, i met a sculptor who lived in my neighborhood on long island. john terken became my teacher and mentor for the next 10 years.
He taught me about the classical representation of the human form, how the body measured eight heads, how it was divided into hundreds of individual convex forms, how to use the measurements of those forms to create the total human figure. Contemplating these forms in isolation inspired the piece “NOSE”. It is a construction of familiar body parts in unfamiliar relationships that I hope inspires the viewer to contemplate them in new ways, just as I had.

A similar fascination inspired the piece “POPCORN”. I began studying each piece of popcorn before eating it, fascinated by how the simple kernels exploded into random shapes. For my sculpture, I selected a piece of popcorn that could stand on any side and thereby enable the viewer to see those shapes in multiple ways.

I created the piece “HEAR ME!” to get someone’s attention. I sent them a sculpture of my ear in a box in the hope they would call me, listen to my ideas, and hear what I had to say. The box was from a store my wife frequented and was the perfect size.

John Terken taught me how to see art and appreciate the innumerable ways of seeing. With my sculptures, I hope I can inspire that experience of seeing in others and honor John and the lessons he taught me.”

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David Eddy

David Eddy creates semi-abstract figurative paintings, full of raw energy and emotion, exhibiting a sophistication of color, marks, and composition. There is an obvious and seductive physicality in the process, with a complexity of texture and line. The artist’s interest in exploring the relationship between abstraction and figuration is evident in each of his paintings, offering a very unique, very personal vision.
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Harry Orlyk – A Longer View

The Laffer Gallery Presents: Harry Orlyk – “A Longer View”

Featuring over 200 works by renowned prolific, local landscape artist, Harry Orlyk

February 25, 2023 – March 26, 2023

Opening Reception: Saturday, February 25. 2023 from 5pm -8pm

SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y., November 28, 2022 — The Laffer Gallery is pleased to announce a retrospective exhibition featuring Harry Orlyk. “A Longer View” will run from February 25, 2023 through March 26, 2023. Please join us for an opening reception on Saturday, February 25 from 5pm until 8pm for an opportunity to celebrate the career of this celebrated landscape artist from the Saratoga area.

Winter 2023 Hiatus

January 29, 2023 – February 24, 2023
SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y., November 28, 2022 — The Laffer Gallery will be CLOSED for Winter 2023 Hiatus beginning on January 29, 2023 until February 24, 2023. An opening reception to feature a career retrospective of Harry Orlyk will take place on February 24, 2023 from 5pm until 8pm.

PLEASE NOTE: The Laffer Gallery is available by appointment for private consultations and framing during the hiatus period. Please email or call to set up a convenient time.

Tracy Helgeson

Tracy Helgeson attended the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, majoring in Graphic Design and then transferred to the Philadelphia College of Art (now the University of the Arts) where she studied illustration. Philadelphia was a great influence on Tracy and it was there that her work began to take on a unique style as she learned the under painting skills and glazing techniques that distinguish her current work. [Read more…]

Robert Moylan

Robert Moylan works masterfully in gouache. His panoramic landscapes are brightly colored celebrations of the rural beauty of Rensselaer and Washington counties in New York. [Read more…]

11th Annual “Upstate Artists”

The Laffer Gallery Presents: 11th Annual Juried Group Show “Upstate Artists”

Featuring Ali Herrmann, Ann Larsen, Audrie Sturman, Barb Lennox, Beth Brown, Channing Lefebvre, Chris DeMarco, Colleen Channon, David Brickman, Eden Compton Clay, Eleanor Sweeney, Fern Apfel, Gary Larsen, James Paulsen, Jenny Hutchinson, JoAnn Axford, Judith Plotner, Juliana Haliti, Karen Elem, Kathy Klompas, Kim Taeo, Laura VonRosk, Linda Demers, Mara Lefebvre, Mary Pat Wager, Matt Chinian, Nancy Magnell, Robert Gullie, Robert Moylan, Robyn Morgan Giddings, Susan Stuart, Tina Lincer and Willie Marlowe

December 3, 2022 – January 8, 2023

Opening Reception: Saturday, December 3. 2022 from 5pm -8pm

SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y., November 28, 2022 — The Laffer Gallery is excited to officially announce the featured artists for our 11th annual juried group show entitled “Upstate Artists” for the 2022 Holiday Season. “Upstate Artists” will run from December 3, 2022 through January 8, 2023. Join us for an opening reception on Saturday, December 3th from 5pm until 8pm for an opportunity to meet the artists and view their amazing work.

Juried by Elizabeth Debben. “Upstate Artists” features a diverse cross section of the Upstate New York arts community. Exhibited work was chosen from over 100 entries in response to an open call for submissions to local artists.

Please allow us to introduce and congratulate the artists chosen for this exciting new exhibit:
Ali Herrmann, Ann Larsen, Audrie Sturman, Barb Lennox, Beth Brown, Channing Lefebvre, Chris DeMarco, Colleen Channon, David Brickman, Eden Compton Clay, Eleanor Sweeney, Fern Apfel, Gary Larsen, James Paulsen, Jenny Hutchinson, JoAnn Axford, Judith Plotner, Juliana Haliti, Karen Elem, Kathy Klompas, Kim Taeo, Laura VonRosk, Linda Demers, Mara Lefebvre, Mary Pat Wager, Matt Chinian, Nancy Magnell, Robert Gullie, Robert Moylan, Robyn Morgan Giddings, Susan Stuart, Tina Lincer and Willie Marlowe.

Jane Bloodgood-Abrams

Stylistically influenced by the great 19th century artists who first visually glorified this area, Jane Bloodgood-Abrams brings an updated view of the landscape with the color, composition and a sometimes iconographic imagery. Dramatic, transitory moments and a deep connection to Nature inspire her work. While experiencing these fleeting moments on site, the artist is infused by the mood and atmosphere. Later after some tempering and distillation, Bloodgood-Abrams creates works over time using layers of paint and glazes to evoke the emotional essence of the scene, through the veil of memory.

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Caroline Ramersdorfer

Austrian-born Caroline Ramersdorfer studied philosophy in Paris and sculpture in Carrara, Italy, and her sculpture is rooted in both disciplines. About ten years ago, a grant for a multimedia project led to the series Inner Views, works in marble that use light and space to create physical and spiritual interiors. Both large and small scale, her work is a study in contrasts—tense and fluid, weighty and ethereal—and speaks to the mutability of perception and experience.

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From The Earth

The Laffer Gallery Presents: “From The Earth”

Featuring Jane Bloodgood-Abrams, Valerie Craig and Jill Fishon-Kovachick

May 16 – June 21, 2015

Opening Reception: Saturday, May 16, 5-8pm

The Laffer Gallery, From The EarthThe Laffer Gallery is proud to announce its upcoming exhibition.  From The Earth unites three artists, Jane Bloodgood-Abrams, Valerie Craig and Jill Fishon-Kovachick, inspired by the natural world around them.  Join us for the opening reception on Saturday, May 16th from 5-8pm.

Influenced by the great 19th century artists who visually glorified this region, Jane Bloodgood-Abrams creates a fresh view of the landscape.  Inspired by dramatic, and transitory moments, a deep connection to nature is formed through color, composition and iconographic imagery.  Using layers of glazes over time, Bloodgood-Abrams embodies the emotional essence of the scene, through the veil of memory.

Painting en plein air as much as possible, Valerie Craig’s oil and watercolor paintings become suffused with soft light, evoking an emotional response and remaining sensitive to the mood and atmosphere of a particular scene.  Whether painting in vast open areas or intimate spaces, through close observation, Craig captures incredible light and color.

Ceramic artist Jill Fishon-Kovachick utilizes Raku, Sagger and High Fire techniques to create subtle, yet resplendent tones and natural coloration of earth and sky in her work.

Artist Biographies

Jane Bloodgood-Abrams, received her Master of Fine Arts degree from the State University of New York at New Paltz, and a Bachelor of Studio Arts degree from the College of Saint Rose in Albany, NY.  Bloodgood-Abrams’ work has been chosen for many regional, national, and international exhibitions, including the New York State Biennial, The Mohawk -Hudson Regional, The Bienniale in Florence Italy, as well as exhibitions in Austria and Germany. She has been an Artist in Residence through the Catskill Center and was selected for a Rhine-Hudson Artist Exchange in Cologne, Germany. Bloodgood-Abrams has received grants from the Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation, the New York Foundation for the Arts, and was recently a semifinalist for the $20,000 Basil H. Alkazzi Award for Excellence.  Her works are included in numerous corporate, museum and private collections.

Having drawn and painted nearly all her life, Valerie Craig left her nursing administration career in 1998 to pursue her passion for painting and for the outdoors.  Craig travels frequently to Ireland and within the United States, teaching workshops, seeking inspiration  and opportunities in the field.  Honors include the Artists’ Choice Award in the 2010 Easton Plein Air Festival, First Place in the 2009 Wayne Plein Air Festival, Runner Up to Best in Show in the 2009 American Women Artists Show, and Best in Show in the 2008 Wayne Plein Air Festival. Craig lives in St. Davids, Pennsylvania with her husband Peter.

Jill Fishon-Kovachick is a renowned local clay artist and owner/director of the Saratoga Clay Arts Center located in Schuylerville, NY.

The Laffer Gallery

Address
96 Broad Street
Schuylerville, NY 12871

Hours
Thursday through Sunday, 12pm – 5pm
Also available by appointment

Phone
(518) 695-3181

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