4 Homewood Rd.
Woodbridge, CT 06525
(203)-387-8380
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Each month the Foundation will select two artists about whom more should be known: an historical artist that demonstrates the traditional philosophy and techniques and should be appreciated and a contemporary artist that demonstrates both talent and potential who should be promoted and supported
December 2008 - Historical ArtistCarol FitzSimondsBorn and raised in Virginia, Carol married a career military officer in 1974. Moving so often she was termed “a traveling printmaker” by one newspaper, Carol and her etching press have logged major mileage with 16 military moves. Settled now in Portsmouth, Rhode Island with her husband, she is enjoying creating art in her home studio overlooking the Sakonnet River, teaching advanced printmaking at the Providence Art Club, and being curator of Gallery 297 in Bristol, Rhode Island and Congress Street Gallery in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Read Full Bio |  |
December 2008 - Historical ArtistJoseph PennelJoseph Pennell, painter, illustrator, etcher, lecturer, critic, author, teacher, was born in Pennsylvania, the son of Philadelphia Quaker parents and briefly attended the School of Industrial Design now called the Philadelphia College of Art. He was a pupil in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts between 1878-80, and his unusual ability in etching was early recognized by his instructor, James L. Claghorn.Read Full Bio |  Joseph Pennel - Gallery |
June 2007 - Historical ArtistEverett Gee JacksonA diversified artist, Alfred Frankenstein referred to him as "one of the finest craftsmen of the lithograph working on this coast. In his paintings, with their monumental figures occupying a space devoid of time and motion, viewers sense an intellectual and esoteric quality. Mr. Jackson has earned an enviable reputation as an outstanding illustrator.Read Full Bio |  |
June 2007 - Contemporary ArtistJoan HarrisonMs. Harrison has been building her reputation as a painter of home, business and pet portraits. Although she has begun to use photographic sources for her portraits, she chooses the plein-air approach for her landscapes and still lifes.Read Full Bio |  Joan Harrison - Gallery |
April 2007 - Historical ArtistJohn SloanAugust 2, 1871 - September 8, 1951Some of his best-known works are McSorley's Bar, Sixth Avenue Elevated at Third Street and Wake of the Ferry. Read Full Bio |  |
April 2007 - Contemporary ArtistWilliam GonzalezWilliam Gonzalez is an independent artist from Santa Fe New MexicoRead Full Bio |  William Gonzalez - Gallery |