Call for entries: Artist of the Month 2022
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Submission deadline: December 3, 2021
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Paintings by Christine Ochab-DiCostanzo, Artist of the Month
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On view throughout September
Read MorePhotography by Elzbieta Kaciuba and Corrine Evans Prochazka, Artists of the Month
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On view through August 31
Read MorePaintings by Casey Lynch: July Artist of the Month exhibition
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Gallery on Main's "Artist of the Month" series features an exhibition of paintings by NJ-based artist Casey Lynch, on view July 1 through 31. Admission is free, and the artist’s works are available for purchase.
Meet the artist at a free opening reception on Saturday, July 3 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
A self-taught artist, Casey Lynch says, “When painting I find great inspiration in the mythology of the past. The stories told within the ancient myths hold truths that still resonate today, so I figured why not bring them back with an artistic modernity. I begin to paint with an idea of what the finished product will be, but being reminded of similar tales or ideas I constantly take away or add bits and pieces. Much like those same stories did throughout history.”
He continues, “I mainly paint in acrylics but will use any methods or mediums to have each story be told.”
Images © Casey Lynch, used with permission.
Photography by David Greenberg: June Artist of the Month exhibition
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Gallery on Main's 2021 "Artist of the Month" series features new photography by Highland Park, New Jersey-based artist David Greenberg, on view throughout June. Admission is free, and the artist’s photos are available for purchase.
Meet David at a free opening reception on Saturday, June 5, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Please note: Per state guidelines, effective May 28 individuals in indoor public spaces are not required to wear masks. In accordance with CDC recommendations, individuals who are not fully vaccinated should continue to wear masks in indoor public spaces and practice social distancing.
Artist Statement:
I photographed these images during the past 14 months, spurred on by a need to combat the doldrums of a life put on hold. As I figured out how to structure my days as a non-essential worker, I had to relearn what essentials I need in my life to feel filled up, purposeful, and content.
During my daily walks around town, I began venturing to areas in the parks nearby, where rain would collect to form large puddles in grass and leaves, or muddy areas would glisten with what looked like iridescent oil slicks reflecting on top.…Upon close inspection, I began to see most unexpected things, and more amazingly, felt something that wasn’t necessarily new; I believe I tapped into a feeling state I hadn’t experienced that acutely since I crawled.
Covid time evidently reinvigorated many people’s appreciation for simplicity; a desire to bicycle again, for instance. Others turned their homes into TikTok or YouTube destinations with performances, game-playing, and ingenuity of all kinds. I continued to do what I have always done since those crawling days by observing my surroundings in great detail, with openness and awareness — only I do it now with a very different, more abstract perspective. And a camera. Simple things became novel again.
At times I returned to the feeling state of a very young child, when everything you encounter is new, exciting, and wonderful; when the feeling of grass in one’s hands is exhilarating; when an ant colony inhabiting a tree stump is mesmerizing; when touching a crawling wooly caterpillar is the most terrifying thing ever!
These soggy, muddy, overgrown and unruly areas, which ordinarily are not considered “destinations,” revealed something to me I would have missed, had I not given them a chance to impress upon me the abundant beauty that they possess. Some spaces look like Impressionist, Jackson Pollock, or Salvador Dalí paintings. Others look like objects under a microscope, or phenomena through a telescope. Some are strange, some serene, some icky. Familiar things appear alien, tiny things can astound and it comes down to the details — the little things; those essentials that make for a meaningful life at all times, not just during a pandemic.
When the world feels overwhelming or living in it seems underwhelming, I rely on the little things to help me feel I’m on solid ground. Even if that means I worry for a moment I could lose a boot in a bog. It’s all unsung muck to me; like people wishing to be seen and embraced by loved ones, I like to imagine these mysterious spaces, which are not conventionally seen as beautiful, feel better having been mined for the soulful riches they possess. And every once in a while, they give back to me things I never could have expected or imagined.
Artist of the Month exhibition: Photography by JP Fitzgerald
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Gallery on Main's 2021 "Artist of the Month" series features photography by JP Fitzgerald, on view throughout February. Admission is free, and the artist’s photos are available for purchase.
Meet artist JP Fitzgerald at a free opening reception on Saturday, February 6, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Please note: Due to COVID-19, for everyone’s safety social distancing guidelines are in effect and MASKS MUST BE WORN PROPERLY at all times. No exceptions.
JP is a graduate of the du Cret school of art, studying painting under Furman Finck. His photography interests include live music, landscapes, street photography, portraiture, and abstract and conceptual art. He attended workshops with Howard Sanden at the Art Students League of New York. JP has exhibited throughout the New York/New Jersey area, and has won over 75 contests. Says JP, “My interest in photography started in my mid-teens. I purchased my first digital camera in 2002, and never looked back.”
Images © JP Fitzgerald, used with permission.
Blue Skies & All That Jazz: Paintings by Leslie Floyd, on view through January
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Extended through January!
Gallery on Main's 2020 "Artist of the Month" series culminates in Blue Skies and All That Jazz, featuring paintings of landscapes and jazz musicians by award-winning artist Leslie Floyd, on view throughout December. Admission is free, and the artist’s paintings are available for purchase.
Meet artist Leslie Floyd at a free opening reception on Saturday, December 5, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Please note: Due to COVID-19, for everyone’s safety social distancing guidelines are in effect and MASKS MUST BE WORN PROPERLY at all times. No exceptions.
Leslie Floyd uses many mediums of art, but prefers watercolor, acrylic, and pen and ink. He describes his style as traditional realism with a slight impressionistic influence.
Leslie was an award-winning artist before he even finished high school. One of seven children born to parents to William and Doris Floyd, who believed in nurturing the creative arts, he received the National Scholastic Art Award over a six-year period from junior high to high School, a blue ribbon that allowed him to represent his state in a national competition, and became ranked as one of the top 20 young artists in the nation.
Leslie went on to study Fine Arts at Montclair State College and DuCret School of Art in Plainfield. His works have been exhibited throughout New Jersey, as well as in shows at Yale University, in Philadelphia and New York City. For several years, Leslie’s portrayal of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was displayed at the Somerset County Courthouse.
Along with being a dedicated artist, Les is also proud of his work as a tutor to numerous young artists who have gone on to complete college and pursue careers in many art-related fields. Today, Les works in his studio in Somerville. He continues to do art shows, create commissioned works and give private lessons.
Images © Leslie Floyd, used with permission.
Call for Entries! Deadline Dec. 15, 2020
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We’re putting out our annual Call for Artists for Gallery on Main’s “Artist of the Month” series for 2021.
This series gives one New Jersey-based artist each month an opportunity to have a solo exhibition of their work presented in the Gallery and the front window for a specified month. Each artist chosen is encouraged to have an opening reception, which will be open to the public on the first Saturday of the month. We will publicize the event on our website, through social media, through press releases and other media outlets.
Please, you MUST FOLLOW THESE RULES to be considered:
Email us at least 3 different images that are suitable to be used in the marketing of your work (if chosen) with each piece’s Title, Dimensions, Retail Price, Medium; along with an Artist Bio / Statement. Please use the email subject line “Artist of the Month submission”.
Only work that is for sale is eligible. If you are selected and if your work is sold during the time it is displayed at Gallery on Main, we will receive 40% of the sale price, and you as the artist will receive 60% of sale price.
ALL WORK MUST BE READY TO HANG. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Deadline for submissions is December 15, 2020. You will be notified if you are selected shortly thereafter.
We look forward to seeing your submissions!
Thank you,
Shaun & Michelle
Winners! 5 years in a row: Best Art Gallery & Best Antiques
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Gallery on Main is honored to announce that for the fifth consecutive year we were selected by Courier-News and Home News Tribune readers as THE BEST OF THE BEST in Central New Jersey in two categories: BEST ART GALLERY and BEST ANTIQUES SHOP.
A huge THANK YOU to EVERYONE who voted to give our business this honor...we are thankful and humbled, and we will continue to provide the products and service that you expect.