Montclair, NJ – Studio Montclair presents “Life and Landscape: Inspired by George Inness,” a dual exhibition on display from September 9 through November 6 at Studio Montclair’s Leach Gallery, 641 Bloomfield Avenue and Montclair Museum of Art (MAM), 3 South Mountain Ave, both in Montclair, NJ. The two venues are a convenient five-minute walk apart. An opening reception will take place at both settings on Friday, September 9 from 7:30 to 9:00pm. The exhibit is the fifth collaboration in Studio Montclair’s Virginia S. Block Community Partnership Exhibition Program, founded on the concept that an interface between artist and community can result in a flourishing of creativity.
Inspired by George Inness: Life and Landscape takes its cues from the upcoming exhibition of MAM’s renowned Inness collection. It showcases the work of George Inness, Studio Montclair Members, and MAM instructors and staff. According to curator Virginia Block, “We are extremely pleased to be continuing our collaboration with Montclair Art Museum again this year for our Community Partnership exhibition. This year is especially exciting because we will be exhibiting 64 pieces of art in our newly acquired gallery at the former Leach building. The new space is comprised of 3,000 square feet of raw space with high ceilings. This allows us to exhibit very large format works of art, something which we were not able to do in the past. Another benefit of the Leach space is its proximity to the museum. Guests will be able to walk between the two spaces during the opening reception and throughout the duration of the dual exhibits which is a huge attraction.”
Says Ira Wagner, MAM’s executive director, “MAM is thrilled to be working together with Studio Montclair to present this collaborative exhibition opening together with a major reinstallation of MAM’s world-renown Inness collection, described by leading Inness scholar and Little Falls resident, Dr. Adrienne Baxter Bell, as the ‘greatest Inness collection in the world.’ George Inness said ‘Art is a subtle essence. It is not a thing of surfaces, but a moving spirit…’ It was wonderful to see how artists continue to carry forward that special spirit that is part of Inness’s work in many new directions. It is very clear that the legacy of George Inness is very much alive today and can inspire such a broad range of interpretation. Visitors will have a unique opportunity to see Inness’ work together with a selection of over 100 works in MAM’s Vance Wall Education Arcades and SMI’s Leach Gallery which drew their inspiration from a master – an artist that was inspired by the beauty that is Montclair.”
Participating Artists at The Leach Gallery
Peter Allen, Ry An, Evangelia Anagnostopoulou, Bob Barnett, Donna Bassin, Robyn Burns, Virginia Carroll, Dennis Connors, Pamela Deitrich, Elizabeth Demarco, David Derr, Dj Dougherty, Harriet Finck, Jocelyn Fine, Rosemary Fineberg, Tim Folzenlogen, Leslie Ford, Karen Fuchs, Bruce Garrity, Marsha Heller, Martine Kasmin, Aubrey J Kauffman, Michael Kloepfer, Mary Millan Klunk, Ann Kraus, Fran Legman, Anni Lorenzini, John Markowitz, Pamela Moore, Howard Nathenson, Ruth Bauer Neustadter, John Patterson, Arthur Paxton, William Pew, Eric Reid, Matt Roberts,Paula Schiller, Ela Shah, Pat Sinatra, Linda Steinhardt Majzner, Heather Stivison, Peter Tilgner, Sue Eldridge Ward, Paul Weingarten, Bill Westheimer, Lisa G Westheimer.
Participating Artists at Montclair Museum of Art
Peter Allen, Ry An, Evangelia Anagnostopoulou, Bob Barnett, Donna Bassin, Mariette Boerstoel, Lynne Breitfeller, Elizabeth Demarco, Harriet Finck, Tim Folzenlogen, Leslie Ford, Karen Fuchs, Karen Goldberg, Marsha Heller, Nancy Iovino, Steven Kushner, Fran Legman, Yvette Lucas, Paul Mindell, Pamela Moore, Howard Nathenson, Matt Roberts,
Joanne Ross, Francisco Silva, Pat Sinatra, Heather Stivison, Noaa Stoler, Lisa G Westheimer.
STUDIO MONTCLAIR PRESENTS “LIFE AND LANDSCAPE: INSPIRED BY GEORGE INNESS”
Exhibition Dates: September 9 to November 6, 2022
Opening Reception: Friday, September 9, 7:30 to 9:00pm
Gallery: Studio Montclair Leach Gallery, 641 Bloomfield Ave., Montclair, NJ and Montclair Museum of Art, 3 South Mountain Ave, Montclair, NJ
Gallery Hours (Leach): Thursday – Sunday, check website for hours
Gallery Hours (MAM): check website for hours