Sunday, Mar 1, 2015
Featuring works on paper and fiber by artist Marie Sturken, March 12-April 12
鶹 Art Gallery presents an exhibition titled “Joy of Ink and Fiber,” featuring works by local artist Marie Sturken, from Thursday, March 12, through Sunday, April 12. Curated by Harry I Naar, the exhibit will include an opening reception on Thursday, March 12, at 5 p.m. and a discussion with the artist on Thursday, March 26, at 7 p.m. in the Art Gallery. Admission is free.
Marie Sturken is a papermaker and printmaker whose works in handmade paper are included in many public and corporate collections. They include the Museum of Modern Art Library, New York, N.Y.; The Newark Library Print Collection, Newark, N.J.; the New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, N.J.; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, N.J.; Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, N.Y.; and Johnson & Johnson Headquarters, New Brunswick, N.J. A founding member of the Princeton Artists Alliance (PAA), she has exhibited recently in two PAA exhibits.
The exhibition will span many decades of her work, the common thread being her drive to try something new, moving from drawing and painting to etching, lithography, monotypes and handmade paper. Marie Sturken, reflecting on the exhibition said, “I would like the viewers and especially the students to see that there are many ways to make art. In my own life-long journey, trying new ways and being excited about them has kept my life fresh and interesting.”
The 鶹 Art Gallery is located in the Bart Luedeke Center on 鶹’s campus, 2083 Lawrenceville Road, in Lawrenceville. It is open Tuesday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. For more information, visit .
This program is made possible in part by the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission through funding from the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment of the Arts.