Current Exhibition at the Carrie Haddad Gallery

Exhibits

Currently showing
March 1st through April 7th.

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Nadia Rymanowski
David Bassine
Tina Ingraham
Dan Rupe
Walter Rutter

showing at the Carrie Haddad Gallery
March 1st through April 7th.

A reception for the artists takes place on Saturday,
March 2nd from 6-8 pm. All are welcome.

The present exhibit at Carrie Haddad Gallery features the work of Loudonville artist Nadia Rymanowski and three "21st Century Fauvist" painters; David Bassine, Tina Ingraham, and Dan Rupe. The Upstairs Photography Gallery features the work of Walter Rutter and his photographic series of transvestites vacationing in the Catskill region during the 1960’s.

....Nadia Rymanowski's large oil paintings capture her favorite spot of the last 20 years; Lake George. Viewers can gaze into the lakes she has painted during its summer heat, thawing ice, and misty fall. Rymanowski's work is realistic, but with an emotional quality that transforms this Adirondack vacation spot into the sublime. "The best landscapes make you want to return, and Lake George inspires this sentiment in me," says Rymanowski. "The sky and the light, the horizon and the great passage of clouds take hold of you."
Rymanowski has a classical background and a love for art history. Her work is inspired by the early Hudson River School painters and their interpretation of atmosphere and light. Rymanowski received her training at SUNY Albany and Skidmore College. She has exhibited extensively in the Hudson Valley, Saratoga, and Lake George regions as well as several NYC galleries.

....Gallery director Carrie Haddad refers to the second exhibit in the gallery as "21st Century Fauvists" because each artist paints with a palette of bright, unexpected color as the original "wild beasts" did in 1905. This does not mean that they are mimicking the original group of Fauvists, which include Matisse, Rouault, Derain, and Vlaminck, but they are obviously influenced by these painters and their efforts to present work that was fresh and unencumbered by academic norms. In an effort to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary, Dan Rupe, David Bassine and Tina Ingraham kick up the color with local landscapes, Hudson cityscapes, and still lifes.

....Dan Rupe grew up in the Midwest and later lived in Chicago, Provincetown and Los Angeles. In each city Rupe has painted his surroundings, documenting his life there.He paints the nitty gritty of a town flavoring his canvases with the billboards, liquor stores, and tattered flags from the seedier side of the city. What makes Rupe’s canvases truly come alive is his use of brilliant color. In Rupe’s world skies can be green, shadows can be pink, and splashes of color give highlight to every form. Since he moved to Hudson several months ago, Dan Rupe has been busy capturing his favorite local scenes on Warren Street and beyond. Of course, the Diner has been immortalized, as well as the VFW, S.T. Hudson’s, and many charming old houses.

....David Bassine was born in Nashville, TN and studied art at the University of Wisconsin in the 1960’s, received his MA in Philosophy at NYU. After college, he landed an impressive job as curator of 19th Century art for a private foundation. These years allowed Bassine to develop a love of travel and French Impressionist paintings. It is no wonder why several of his Columbia County and Maine landscapes look surprisingly similar to the South of France and Normandy. Here Bassine is having some fun with us, and the results are exuberant and playful. Bassine has exhibited in New York City with Alan Stone, Bill Hodges, and Gallery 38/58 He lives in Hillsdale and Brooklyn.

....Last on the list of exhibitors is Brooklyn native, Tina Ingraham. A Guggenheim Fellowship allows Ingraham to live and paint in her favorite place, Tuscany, so only the paintings that got her there will be on view. Ingraham has chosen very simple subjects for her work: a salt shaker and ink well, but the results are extraordinary. With each canvas the color and light in the glass objects differ, but they remain elegant and personable. Ingraham has a lengthy list of exhibitions, grants and awards. She has taught at Brooklyn College, City University of New York, Bowdoin College and Maine College of Art.

....Currently showing on the 2nd Floor Photography Gallery at Carrie Haddad Gallery in Hudson, NY is a unique group of photos by Hillsdale artist, Walter Rutter. These vintage prints were shot during the 1960’s when Rutter was introduced to a group of weekend transvestites. The group consisted of men in a variety of occupations; lawyers, doctors, and construction workers, who rented a summer house in the Catskills where they could comfortably live out their fantasies. "Casa Susanna" became a safe haven for their follies in garment selections. Rutter’s black and white photographs capture his subjects as innocent and guileless.

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622 Warren Street in Hudson, NY.12534

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