“Union Women – 3 Decades of Art” displays work by painters,
printmakers, and photographers for whom art is both vocation and avocation. The
exhibition opens on Monday, Nov. 6, and kicks off with an opening reception on
Thursday, Nov. 9, from 5 to 7 p.m. followed by a panel discussion at 7:30 p.m.
in Union College's Nott Memorial.
The exhibition, free and open to the public, runs through Jan. 14.
The exhibition honors those particular Union women who have established their
interest and expertise as artists – from Claudia Gioseffi who graduated in
1976 to become a painter of bold colorful landscapes, to Veronica Sack, a member
of Union's most recent graduating class, and a printmaker who works on cloth
as well as paper.
The exhibitors include not only professional artists, but those such as
Meredith R. Miller '97, a lawyer for whom printmaking and photography are
avocations, and Sally Eckhoff '77, whose creative life bridges both the
professions of painter and writer. Tina Tryforos '86 is a photographer who
works with plastic cameras to explore the “unintentional consequences of
making art with a toy.” Linda E. Fisher '87 paints richly textured
landscapes that explore “how land reveals time.” Elizabeth Tremante
'89 took only a few art classes at Union but is now a painter inspired by the
“sense of alienation from reality” she finds around her in Los
Angeles.