Mirrored Image Reception

Today was the opening reception at PCNJ for Mirrored Image: A Graphic Matter, the 34th Annual Members Exhibition. At the same time, it was the opening for the 3 person show of award winners from last year's members show, so as people arrived they first saw that show in the Library Gallery. I had on display 4 supermarket prints (top photo), some more recent than others, but all had in common that they hadn't been shown at the Printmaking Council before. My work was joined in that room by a selection of linocuts from Mark Estes (who was a student in one of my PCNJ workshops) and the etchings of Claire Simon.

The bigger show was in the Main Gallery, the members show. My contribution can be seen in the second photo. It got a lot of attention and I ended up spending much of the 3 hours explaining the various parts and the stories behind them. The supermarket prints had a lot of fans as well. A smaller percentage of artists in the show/PCNJ members came than usual, but those who were there brought a lot of family with them, so it ended up being a pretty good crowd. Both shows remain on display during regular gallery hours through March 7, 2009.