Art Lovers - you know who you are - here’s one you won’t want to miss. Gallery 222 is opening this Saturday night. You are invited on Sept. 24 from 6 to 10 p.m. The gallery is named for its address 222 East King Street in Malvern.
Thirty-eight of the Delaware Valley Art League’s finest artists will be featured in the show that includes oils and acrylics, pastels, watercolors and mixed media. With a membership hovering around 200, DVAL is this region’s preeminent organization of artists. Professionalism is a priority, but DVAL also has several emerging artists, and a few others who are more interested in painting than emerging.
It is a great group of people offering members opportunities to show and sell their work, attend great workshops and join in on a host of other activities. To learn more about the league, visit their website: www.delawarevalleyartleague.com
I talked with owner Andrea Strang about Gallery 222, and was wowed by her level of commitment. She has put a lot of thought into the way 222 should look and feel, and she has also rented studio space to a diverse range of artists. Most importantly, Andrea’s refreshing vision is that a gallery shouldn’t be pretentious or intimidating. She would like to see people who haven’t had much experience with art or artists be able to relax, linger and learn more about what they like, and why. To that end 222 has been designed with a large comfortable kitchen where visitors and artists can mingle with each other, and a beautiful garden to spend time enjoying art and life.
I wondered if Andrea is an artist as well as gallery owner. As it turns out she has taken classes with several people in the area, including Nathan Durnin, who will be the juror for prizes at the DVAL Award ceremony which is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
Andrea’s latest love is architectural salvage, so we can look forward to some fun furniture pieces in addition to the monthly shows she has already scheduled for the next year. We are sure to see work by her tenants: Randall Graham, a realist landscape painter and Malvern’s resident muralist, jewelry artist Jessica Turner, Tom Trio, a photographic artist best known for weddings and landscapes, and Jill Huentelman, who is a stained glass artist.
Andrea plans to have Gallery Talks which will offer an entertaining and enlightening overview of artists at work. Gallery 222, fromerly Picket Fence, has a waiting list for studio space rentals, so the big next project will be renovation of another building on the property.
On your way to Gallery 222, stop by JAM Gallery across the street, where the Fall show is underway. Owner Melanie Fisher promises “magical landscapes and dreamlike imagery to capture the bittersweet beauty of Autumn.” Sounds like a great way to enjoy the weekend!
Lele Galer is away this week, prowling the galleries of Prague and immersing herself in Berlin’s Art Week. In her absence, Laurie Lamont Murray is keeping watch. Laurie is an abstract painter and metal sculptor whose years as an architecturally-trained interior designer are revealed in her work. Her work can be seen on her website http://www.laurielamontmurray.com She serves on the board of DVAL and ARTsisters, and has enjoyed being a substitute art instructor at several area schools. Like Lele, Laurie is continually amazed by the wealth of talent in our region.
About Lele Galer
Lele Galer is an artist who has chaired numerous art shows, taught art history and studio art, public art and has chaired, written and taught the Art in Action Art Appreciation series for the UCFD schools for the past 12 years. She worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and wrote for the Associated Press in Rome. She has been dedicated to Art History and art education for most of her adult life. Lele and her husband Brad own Galer Estate Winery in Kennett Square.
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