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Featured Artist: John Van Alstine

Featured Artists: Jane Bloodgood Abrams, Valerie Craig, and Jill Fishon-Koviachick

Featuring the artwork of Chad Smith, Mary Ellen Riell, and JoAnn Axford.  

Featuring the artwork of Ann Larsen, Anne Diggory, Ben Schwab, Carolyn Kibbe, Catherine Wagner Minnery, Cheryl Horning, Chris DeMarco, Chris Duncan, David Waite, Gary Larsen, Gordana Vukovic, Harry Wirtz, Ian Creitz, James Sankowski, Janet Marie Yeates, Janice Medina, Jim Flosdorf, Jackson Bryant, Karen Elem, Linda Hinkle, Linda Motzkin, Mary Pat Wager, Matthew Hopkins, Michelle Winnie, Rachel Nolte, Regis Brodie, Rob O’neil, Russell Serrianne, Sarah Pezdek and Takeyce Walter. Artwork for this show was juried by John Van Alstine. Van Alstine…

Featured Artists: Gyula Varosy and Robert Gullie  

Featured Artist: Harry Orlyk  

Featured Artists: Allen Grindle and Mary Pat Wager  

Featured Artists: Peris Carbonell and John Van Orsouw  

Featured Artists: Audrie Sturman, Celeste Susany, David Hill, Karen Elem, Kate Edwards, Leslie Peck, Mikel Wintermantel, Nancy Magnell, and Takeyce Walter.  

Featured Artists: Anne Diggory, Janice Medina, and Russell Serrianne. These distinguished artists were honored with last year’s 4th Annual Upstate Artists Best In Show Award, juried by John Van Alstine, and invited to exhibit their works in this dynamic new exhibit at The Laffer Gallery.  

Featured Artists: Alex Waters, Andrea Hersh, Annea Francey, Audrie Sturman, Catherine Wagner Minnery, Channing Lefebvre, Cheryl Horning, Chris Duncan, Christopher Murray, Cyndy Barbone, Dan Greenfeld, Darcie Abbatiello, Deborah Bayly, Dolores Thompson, Fern Apfel, Gary Larsen, Gary Maggio, Gretchen Kelley, Ian Creitz, James Coe, Jenny Hutchinson, Kathryn Kost, Kevin Cleplensky, Laura Cannamela, Lori Lawrence, Mary Pat Wager, Matt Chinian, MiChelle Vara, Nicholas Warner, Regis Brodie, Robyn Morgan Giddings, Sonja LaPointe, Susan Hoffer, Susan Williams and Virginia McNeice Artwork for this show…

Featured Artists: Josh Smith, Gary Zack, Zack Lobdell and Elisa Sheehan.  

Featured Artists: Ann Larsen, James Coe and Virgina McNeice.  

Featured Artists: Erik Laffer and John Van Alstine.  

Featured Artists: Charles Bremer and Leslie Ferst.  

Featured Artists: Harry Orlyk and Regina Wickham.

Featured Artists: Andrea Hearsh, Christopher Murray, and Regis Brodie.

Featured Artists: Anne Francey, Cheryl Horning, Compton Eden, Dan Greenfeld, Dana Matthews, Gail Nadeau, Gary Larsen, George Dirolf, Gina Occhiogrosso, Harry Wirtz, Jacob Houston, Jill Fishon Kovachick, Julie Branch, Kelsey Renko, Leslie Roy Heck, Linda Bacon, Linde Caughey, Mara Lefebvre, Mary Ellen Riell, Michael Valiquette, Michael Whitney, Paul Chapman,, Paul Mauren, Randi Kish , Renee Obrien, Rob Longley, Rob O'Neil, Robyn Morgan Giddings, Ruck Goldreyer and Wenda Habenicht. Artwork for this show was juried by Robert Gullie.

Featured Artists: Rob Longley, Jordan Becker, Teri Malo, Jae Schalekamp and Valerie Craig.  

Featured Artists: Leslie Parke, Jeri Eisenberg and JoAnn Axford.

Featured Artists: Wendy Ide Williams, Victoria Crowell and James Paterson.

Featured Artists: Bruno LaVerdiere and Connie Saddlemire.  

Featured Artists: George Van Hook, David Lussier, Jim Rodgers and Liz Vigoda.  

Featured Artists: Julie Branch, Anne Francey and George Dirolf.  

"Upstate Artists" will run from December 1, 2018 through January 6th, 2019. Join us for an opening reception on Saturday, December 1st from 5pm until 8pm for an opportunity to meet the artists and view their amazing work. Please allow us to introduce and congratulate the artists chosen for this exciting new exhibit: Anne Sutherland, Audrie Sturnman, Betty O’Brien, Chris DeMarco, Dan Greenfeld, David Painter, Deb Hall, Dorothy Englander, Fern Apfel, Ian Creitz, James Flosdorf, Janene Bouck, Judith Plotner, Karen…

Featured Artists: Anne Sutherland, Tracy Helgeson, Dan Greenfeld, and Robert Moylan.  

Featured Artists: William McCarthy and Harry Orlyk.  

Featured Artists: Rachel Baxter and Beverley Mastrianni.  

Featured Artists: James Paterson, John Van Alstine, Robert Gullie, Zack Lobdell, and Erik Laffer.  

Featured Artists: Mikel Wintermantel, Leslie Peck, Kate Edwards, Jacob Houston, Clarence King, Jill Fishon-Kovachick and Ann Larsen.  

Featured Artists: Fern Apfel, Robyn Morgan Giddings and Audrie Sturman.

Featured artists: Abraham Ferraro, Andrea Hersh, Barry Lobdell, Carol Caruso, Channing Lefebvre, CherylHorning, Doretta Miller, Eden Compton Clay, Elisa Sheehan, Gary Glinski, Gene Greger, George Dirolf, Jeff Wigman, Jenny Hutchinson, JoAnn Axford, Joe Putrock, Laura Von Rosk, Linda Bacon, Mary EllenRiell, Niki Haynes, Pat Collins, Randi Kish, Rob Longley, Robert Gullie, Robert Coppola, RussellSerrianne, Steve Rein, Susan Hoffer, Klacsmann and Yeachin Tsai.

Featured Artists: Constance Kheel and Chris Duncan.  

A Solo Exhibit by Wendy Ide Williams. Opening Reception: We invite you to join us on opening night, Saturday, July 10, from 5pm – 8pm, for our first in person reception in over a year. We hope you are as excited as we are. Not Fully Vaccinated? Wear a Face Covering! This simple action will help the spread of COVID-19  

A Solo Exhibit by David Miller Opening Reception: We invite you to join us on opening night, Saturday, September 4, from 5pm – 8pm. Important: Face masks are once again required for all visitors, regardless of vaccination status. Please Note: The Gallery will be closed August 26 – September 3 for installation. We will resume normal business hours on Sunday, September 5.  

Featuring: Jon Gernon, Phyllis Kulmatiski and Susan Stuart Opening Reception: We invite you to join us on opening night, Saturday, October 16, from 5pm – 7pm. Important: Face masks are once again required for all visitors, regardless of vaccination status. The Gallery will be closed October 7 – October 16 for installation. We will resume normal business hours on Sunday, October 17.  

"Upstate Artists" will run from December 4, 2021 through January 9, 2022. Join us for an opening reception on Saturday, December 4, from 5pm until 8pm for an opportunity to meet the artists and view their amazing work. Juried by Richard & Stephen Cutting-Miller. “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…

Featuring: Robert Moylan & Jill Fishon-Kovachick Opening Reception: We invite you to join us on opening night, Saturday, March 5, 5pm – 8pm. Important: Face masks are required for all visitors, regardless of vaccination status.  

Featuring: Ann Larsen, Clarence King, David Lussier, George Van Hook, Harry Orlyk, James Coe, Jane Bloodgood-Abrams, Leslie Black Vogel, Margaret Horn and Mikel Wintermantel. Opening Reception: We invite you to join us on opening night, Saturday, April 23, 5pm – 8pm. Important: Face masks are required for all visitors, regardless of vaccination status.  

Featuring: Featuring: Mark Del Guidice & Tracy Helgeson. Opening Reception: We invite you to join us on opening night, Saturday, June 18, 5pm – 8pm. Important: Face masks are optional.    

John and Teri present their visions of environment and place uniquely—both in aesthetic and medium. Yet both explore their relationship with nature and time with shared passion, depth, and skill. John Van Alstine is an American sculptor living and working in New York’s Adirondack region. Best known for stone and metal abstract sculptures exhibiting exceptional balance and poise, John’s works are often multi-level with references to figure and classical, nautical, celestial, and western mythological themes. “In contrast to the timelessness…

This dynamic exhibition features the work of Deb Hall, Emily Prosper and Linda Bacon, last years "Best in Show" recipients from The Laffer Gallery's 10th Annual Upstate Artists Juried group show, generously juried by Richard and Stephen Cutting-Miller. Important: Face masks are optional.