Kathryn Myers will Speak as Part of Exhibition: 11/18

Kathryn Myers “Obscure & Common Duties” (Mumbai), 2006 gouache on antique paper

What: The Trinity College Department of Fine Arts opens a new exhibition entitled un/commonsigns, featuring paintings by American artists, Charlotte Cain, Julie Evans and Kathryn Myers.  Inspired by their significant time in India, each having conducted research there on a Fulbright Scholarship, their diverse painting languages share common influences and themes that are grounded in Indian art, culture, and the rituals of daily life. Through silence, excess, recognition or time, their works evoke a sense of reverent observance and invite us to participate, as they offer windows into painting processes that are themselves kinds of private, devotional practices.  The exhibition, free and open to the public, begins on on Mon. Nov. 9 at 4:30 p.m.  In addition, Myers will give an artist talk, Western Artists and India; Influence and Appropriation, on Nov. 18 at 4:30 p.m. in McCook Auditorium.

When: Monday, November 9, 2009 – Monday, December 14, 2009
Kathryn Myers Artist Talk: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 ~ 4:30 p.m.

Where: Exhibit and Reception ~ Widener Gallery at Trinity College
Artist Talk ~ McCook Auditorium at Trinity College
300 Summit Street, Hartford, Conn., 06106

Background:
American artists Charlotte Cain, Julie Evans, and Kathryn Myers have invested a great deal of time in India over the course of the past decade. On their many extended trips they have each had the opportunity to teach, paint, lecture, and conduct research related to their own work as artists. They have each also benefited from Fulbright Fellowships to India, which helped facilitate and deepen their relationships with Indian art and culture as well connect them with Indian and American artists and scholars who share common interests. Their many resulting personal encounters and cultural observations have greatly influenced their work and fueled their diverse artistic practices in many ways.

This exhibition is free and open to the public.  For more information, please contact the Widener Gallery at 860.297.5232 or 860.297.2911.  Gallery Hours: 1:00 – 6:00 p.m., closed Saturdays.  The Gallery will be closed November 25 – 29.

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