The Lancaster Museum of Art's Annual Open Juried Show is in place at the Museum. Join artists for the opening reception on June 6 from 5 to 8 pm. For information, gallery hours and directions, visit the LMA website: Lancaster Museum of Art
I 'm preparing for the Long's Park Art Festival, which will occur on Labor Day Weekend. Stop back for updates and information, dates and times for this wonderul show.
A solo exhibition of small ink drawings and paintings, "In Search of Harmony", was reviewed by Carla diFonzo from the Intelligencer Journal. Read her articlehere:
The Lancaster Arts Hotel has opened in Lancaster City (300 Harrisburg Avenue). This luxury boutique hotel, with beautiful lobby, is a museum you can sleep in! The Arts Hotel features artwork, sculpture, and a fine art gallery and a world class restaurant with the freshest local produce and meats. There are 63 guest rooms and suites, two meeting rooms, wireless and wired internet access, a free business center, fitness center, laundry services, whirlpools in suites, etc. There is also free parking. I am very pleased to have a suite (Room Number 503) with my original artwork installed and available for sale, as well as a self-portrait in the portrait gallery. For reservations call: 717.299.3000 (toll free: 866.720.2787). You may also visit the website at: www.lancasterartshotel.com . Currently, the works on display in the Giblin Suite 503 are: "Love - No Barrier", "Wisdom - good, beautiful and true", "Tormentosa" and "Fetish".
I am pleased, for the fourth year, to be a participant in 2008 Invitational Fusion Calendar Exhibition, hosted by Fumihiko Enokido Fusion Art Institute, Japan. Exhibition of calendars will begin in April, 2008 at Gazi University Fine Arts Facility, Turkey and will travel to other countries to be announced.For information about the exhibition, please see the article here. You may also visit the website at: this link
REMINDER NOTICE Weekly life drawing studios take place every Tuesday evening, 7 pm to 9 pm, in the second floor drawing studio of the Herman Arts Building on Buchanan Avenue in Lancaster. The building is on the campus of Franklin & Marshall college and is situated next to the North Museum. Cost for two hours is $5.00, $2.00 for students and free for F & M students. Please e-mail Tyko at: tyko.kihlstedt@fandm.edu for information.
"Ses Memoires (la bella sera)", ©2002, acrylic on canvas. 32" x 42".
collection of Angie and Daniel Roeder, Vienna, VA
"Labyrinthine Soul", ©2002, acrylic on paper.
24" x 14", collection of Mr. and Mrs. Art Pavlatos, Lancaster, Pa
"Passage to the New World", ©2002, acrylic on acrylic 37" x 29".
collection of Robin Walsh Wise, Lancaster, Pa
"Mystique", ©2001, acrylic on paper
collection of Jason Adams, Harrisburg, PA
"Shrine of the Sea Turtle", ©2001, acrylic on canvas. 24" x 36".
private collection of Drake Nicholas, Esq., Harrisburg, PA
"Walking Down West 4th Street", ©2001
newly available: contact: Don Foy, 610.591.3634
"In Search of Avalon", ©2002, acrylic on paper 26" x 38".
collection of Dr. and Mrs. Steven Morgan, Chicago, Illinois
"Distant Hills", ©2001, acrylic on canvas, 38" x 36" collection of Jason Adams, Harrisburg, PA
"Shattered Sky", ©2001, acrylic on canvas. 49" x 32".
collection of George and Jan Broske, Newark, Delaware
"(Creeping) In the Garden at Night", ©2001, acrylic on canvas
Created for the Yellow Wallpaper project, July, 2001collection of Marianne Milianta and Robert Creason, Harrisburg, PA
"Yellow Wallpaper", ©2001, acrylic on paper
collection of Julie Brodie and Michael Huffnagle, Gambier, Ohio
created for the production "The Yellow Wallpaper", July, 2001
"Field of Green", ©2000,
acrylic on paper
collection of Dr. and Mrs. Steve Morgan, Chicago, Illinois
"Her Voice (I Hear Her Voice in the Gentle Breeze of a Summer's Eve)", ©1999,
acrylic, oil, pastel, watercolor on paper.
(Collection of Mary Tamaki, Los Angeles, California)
Original paintings available for sale and consignment to galleries and to the public. All work is protected by copyright. No duplicates or prints have been made by the artist nor are there any available.
"Out of Chaos", ©2000,
acrylic, oil, watercolor on paper.
Claire Giblin was born in New York City. As a child, she was tutored in studio techniques by her uncle, Western artist and historian, Vincent Mercaldo, and began creating artwork at a very young age.
I grew up in the inner city where life was never easy. I had an alcoholic father who left our home when I was five years old. He lived on the subways and streets and eventually died in New York City's Bowery section. At a very young age I began to draw. Creative expression was the means by which I was able to survive severe depression as a child and, later, as an adult, I was able to endure many hardships because of the transportation of life to art which I practiced. I created out of frustration and fear and pain and the desire to escape what was too overwhelming to understand. However, I always believed I could transcend those subjective motivations to create art that is an expression of beauty and peace.
The power of art substantiates its value in society. The slightest suggestive response gleaned from a painting can trigger narratives of historical and contemporary events or generate feelings of pure visual excitement, social consciousness, movement and ecstasy. This points to the purpose of art -- its power to influence an individual, or entire civilizations. Unspoken communication is a key to enlightenment and peace, and this is the thrust of my commitment as an artist.
"Reflecting Pool in Autumn", 1999, acrylic and oil on canvas.
(Collection of Steve and Andrea Morgan, Chicago, Illinois)
2008:
.January - March "The Way of Peace", solo exhibition at Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA2007:
.Until February 6 - "Where I End and You Begin" group exhibition at DOSHI Gallery
Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA
.January 5 - February 8 - "Figuratively Speaking", group exhibition, Art Association
of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA
.February 16 - March 5 - Artists Equity 58th Anniversary Juried Members Exhibition
.March 6 - 28 - "the Art of Jazz", Frank Scott Memorial Art Show, Goggle Works, Reading, PA
.April 1 - 21 - "Women's Expressions", exhibition and auction to benefit Women's and Babies'
Hospital, Lancaster, Pa
.May 12 - June 6, Four Person Exhibition, JMS Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
.June 2 - July 29 - 45th Annual Open Art Award Exhibit, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
.August 1 - 31 - solo show, the gallery at Arts Hotel, Lancaster, Pa
.September 1-4, 29th Annual Long's Park Art Show, Lancaster, PA
.October 13-November 3, four person exhibition, China Gallery, NYC
.October 19-25 - Celebration of Philadelphia Artists, Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, Pa
.November 19-30 - 54th annual NSPCA, Salmagundi Club, NYC
.October - December - "Trees Galore" exhibition and sale to benefit Lancaster Museum of Art
.October - December, members exhibition, Doshi Gallery at the Susquehanna Art Museum,
Harrisburg, PA
.November-December - Fall 2007 Members' exhibition, Philadelphia Tri-State Artists Equity,
David Flinker Pavilion Art Gallery, Mt. Holly, New Jersey
.November 29-December 21 - SOHO20 Chelsea, Small works show, NYC
.December - "Bodies of Art IV", Mulberry Art Studios, Lancaster, PA
Claire contributes at least 10% of all income from the sale of her artwork to charities which support the homeless, including:
"Fire Island", 1998, acrylic on canvas paper
Collection of Hon Eng, Flushing, NY
For your interest and enjoyment, visit the following Awesome Art blogs: "Out There" is literary giant, Jeff Weinstein's, witty, interesting and insight/inciteful media blog. Updated often, visit Out There and, while you're at it, you'll enjoy reading John Perrault's very informative and up to date art diary, "Artopia", which is also available as a podcast. Jeff happens to be a classmate from high school and John is his partner of many years. Both blogs are updated frequently, both excellent and refreshingly readable....Enjoy!
