WQED Cultural Calendar

James Gallery hosts the Opening Reception on Thursday, October 13th, 2022 5:00pm-8:00pm. Both exhibitions continue through December 2nd, 2022.

Different Strokes: An abstract group show with ten regional and national artists straying from reality through the use of expressive, and obsessive, inventive processes.

Featuring Works by:

Judith Kruger – New Haven, CT

Micheal Madigan – Hamilton, NJ

Katy Mixon – Charleston, SC

Chuck Olson – Indiana, PA

Susan Palmisano – Pittsburgh, PA

Paul Rosenblatt – Pittsburgh, PA

Scott Sandell – Sag Harbor, NY

Ken Schiano – Chestertown, MD

Michael Smithhammer – Indiana, PA

Joyce Werwie Perry – Pittsburgh, PA

In the Moment: A solo show of new paintings by Joyce Werwie Perry

Regardless of the subject, Joyce’s work reveals a tug of war between realistic and abstract elements.

The texture and contrast of color in her paintings is achieved through rapid application and detraction of oil with knives - a technique she developed in her endeavor to add immediacy and freshness to the work. Extreme variations of texture accomplished through the manipulation of the paint enables her to inject emotion and empathy for the subject. Her paintings evoke that which is universal, yet personal.