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Cherry Street by Teresa Haag

Online and in her studio-gallery in Phoenixville, Teresa Haag is passionate about her art and engaging with her community.  In a recent interview, she spoke about her journey, becoming a gallerist and the upcoming exhibition Unwrap an Original which is a sneak peek for the online project 25 Days of Minis.

Haag has had a lot of success as an artist. When asked how she started, she said always knew she was an artist but her family didn’t have the means for her to attend art school.  She took art classes at her local community college, but she eventually went to work full time in sales and marketing and an art career was put on the back burner.

When she and her family moved to Phoenixville, PA, she hadn’t shown her work in public yet. As a mostly self-taught artist, she gained confidence after entering the Manayunk Art Festival in 2011 and selling her first painting. That same year, Community Arts Center was advertising a call to artists for a group show. She entered it and her work was accepted. It also received “best in show.” That award was a solo exhibition the following year. She held her show in 2012 and it sold out. Soon after, she left her career in business and was on her way as a full time artist. This led to getting involved in a circuit of outdoor art shows like one in Bethesda, Maryland where a gentleman stopped to look at her work and purchased every piece she had.

When asked why she painted city scapes. She said growing up in blue collar Rochester, New York she would look out her window and see the scenes that would later inspire her. “My bedroom window looked out at Kodak Park and Kodak Park’s smoke stacks looked right back at me each day. Cities are full of interesting slices of life.  The backside row homes well-worn in and passed on from family to family, the alleys with the kicked over crates. The soaring high yet slightly crooked homes that housed royalty once were falling down piece by piece unable to support the years that have passed without care.” Using newspaper print as her background, her urban scenes capture more than just a street, they capture stories and events that take place on the street.

The idea of opening a gallery was not in Haag’s plan but when looking for a new studio, the current location became available and given its layout, she quickly realized she could engage more with her community by using the space as a gallery too. Situated in a quaint alley just above Bridge Street, it opened this past September.

Eight years ago, Haag also founded 25 Days of Minis. The first year it consisted of just her, revealing one art piece a day, for 25 days, on Facebook. Now there are 42 professional artists participating on a focused, easy to navigate online platform.

Unwrap an Original is a sneak preview for what's to come when 25 Days of Minis  launches online. Participating artists will exhibit up to five mini works which will remain on view until January 4th, 2020. Attending this exhibition will give you an idea of what to expect on the website. It opens with a reception, at her gallery on Friday, November 15th from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.  For more details visit https://www.teresahaag.com. When December 1st comes around, participating artists will share one work each day until December 25th, for folks to peruse, purchase for their own collections or buy as gifts. Visit https://www.25daysofminis.com/ for all the scoop.

Diane Cannon is this the featured artist for the Unionville Art Gala this year!

The Unionville Art Gala is this weekend at Unionville High School featuring over 70 diverse artists. Oil, Jewelry, Watercolor, Glass, Wood, Pottery, Pastels, Sculpture, Photography, Mixed Media and more will be on display. The exhibit offers free admission and parking.  30% of purchase price benefits the UHS PTO.  The gala is Friday, November 15 from  6 to 9 p.m.  The exhibit continues Saturday, November 16 from  11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information visit https://www.unionvilleartgala.com/ .

"Late for the Sky" by Bob Voynow at the Huston Gallery at Chester County Art Association

Painter Bob Voynow’s solo exhibition of landscapes is on view in the Huston Gallery at Chester County Art Association through December 3rd.  Like Haag,  the mostly self-taught Voynow is inspired by travel. He’ll begin paintings while on the road so he can remember his ideas and will complete them once he’s back in the studio. His paintings depict shadowy views of trees that beg you to come in for a closer look. Voynow is giving an artist talk this Thursday, 11/14 starting at 6:00 p.m.

Historic Yellow Springs 2019 Fine Arts and Craft Show is on November 15th from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.  Spring Mill Studios annual Holiday Open Studio is on November 16th from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  For more details, visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/642574866149365/.

In Ardmore, Bernadette Curran and Sharon Bartmann are having a Studio Sale on November 15th and November 16th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information contact Sharon Bartmann at Sbartmannxo@gmail.com.

Whatever you do this week, support the arts!

About Constance McBride

A native of Philadelphia, Constance McBride lived in Arizona for 16 years, where desert observations made a transformative impact on her work as a research based visual artist. Passionate about contemporary art, she was actively engaged in the local arts community. She served as a board member for several art organizations, managed an artist collective/gallery space, curated and juried several exhibitions and wrote for two arts publications in Phoenix. She taught ceramics at Shemer Art Center and Museum and exhibited her work both locally and nationally. McBride returned to Pennsylvania in 2018 and resides in Chester Springs with her husband and two dogs. In West Chester, she serves as a board member at The Art Trust Gallery at Meridian Bank and teaches ceramics at Chester County Art Association. She also teaches at Clay on Main in Oley, PA. She is a member of American Craft Council, Philadelphia Sculptors, and Women’s Caucus for Art, Philadelphia Chapter.

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