December 2003

— December 5 thru January 31, 2004 — The Ukrainian Institute of America presents the exhibit of ILONA SOCHYNSKY Reflections and Permutations’ Come and join us. The Gallery is located at Fifth Avenue at 79th Street. Tel: 212 288-8660. Hours: Tue thru Sun from 12-6pm ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Saturday December 5, 2003 from 6-9p.m.

— December 6 thru January 17, 2004 — The Metro-NY Chapter Sumi-E Society of America presents the work of Costanza Baiocco and others. Nature and Symbolism in Brush Painting. The gallery is located at The New York Open Center Teah House Gallery and Wellness Center located at 83 Spring Street, NYC. Hours: Mon thru Fri from 9-5pm. Tel: 212-219-2527. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Saturday, December 6, 2003, from 7:30-9:30p.m.

— December 7 thru January 1, 2004 — The Gallery at Shakespeare's Sister presents the work of Regina Perlin. Recent Oil Paintings - Landscapes of New York and Brooklyn. The gallery is located at 270 Court Street, Brooklyn. Directions: Take the F train to Bergen, walk one block to Court. Tel: 718-694-0084. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Thursday, December 11, 2003, from 6-8p.m.

—December 10 thru January 3, 2004— Paul Sharpe Contemporary Art (PSCA) announces the opening of a new exhibit entitled Residual States, featuring new oil paintings by Michelle Mackey and by Martin Penrose. Residual States exhibits abstract oil paintings by two New York artists. The works are a dialogue in what is revealed and what is concealed in the act of painting, with a special focus on surface, texture, color, and the illusion of layers and depth. Together, both artists explore key issues, including knowledge, structure, and mystery. The works, though largely abstract in nature, include some figurative elements. Mackey and Penrose both use additive and reductive surface treatments to inform the viewers' experience. Mackey, a Washington, DC, native, who grew up in Texas, continues to explore spatial concerns in her canvasses. Penrose, born in Brazil to an American family, offers us views loosely associated with looking into the cosmos. Paul Sharpe Contemporary Art is located at 86 Walker Street, Floor Six, New York, NY 10013. (Walker is one block below Canal, between Broadway & Lafayette). Phone: 646 613 1252. The gallery is open Wednesday thru Saturday, Noon to 6 PM. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Sunday, December 10th from 6-9pm.

—December 12 thru January 24, 2004— Gallery Schlesinger Ltd. presents First Person. The gallery is located at 24 East 73rd Street, NYC 10021. Hours: Tuesday thru Friday from 11-5pm, and Saturdays from 12-4pm. Call during holiday season to confirm. Contact: Stephen L. Schlesinger. Tel: 212-734-3600. First Person stretches the term self-portrait. It is usually an image of the artist. It can be a moment in the life of an artist, his or her dog . . . it can be abstract. It is autobiographical. There is always inspiration from family, culture, environment, relationships, life experience, etc. The urge to produce a work of art that emanates from the heart exposes the artist's unconscious one way or another. Perhaps any work of art is a self-portrait. Featured artists: Hannelore Baron, Bette Blank, Josef Beuys, Colette, Danielle Dimston, Jacob El Hanani, Mary Feist, Steven Harvey, Peter Heinemann, Ray Johnson, William Kentridge, Judy Levy, Kenneth Mahood, Rob Matthews, Sarah McEneaney, Mariko Mori, Paul Resika, Walter Robinson, Shelley Spector, Morgan Taylor, Ravenna Taylor, Werner Tubke, Kim Uchiyama, Robert Warner, Martin Wilner, Martin Wong, and others.

—Thursday, December 18, 2003 — Branden W. Joseph will lecture on the work of Robert Whitman on as part of Dia's Robert Lehman Lectures Contemporary Art series. The lecture takes place in Dia's galleries at 548 West 22nd Street. Admission is $6; $3 for members, students, and seniors. Tickets are available day of only. The public should call 212 989 5566 for more information, or visit Dia's website at http://www.diaart.org. Branden Joseph is Assistant Professor in the Department of Art History at the University of California, Irvine, and an editor of Grey Room. He has written on John Cage, Robert Morris, and Andy Warhol, and his book Random Order: Rauschenberg and the Neo-Avant-Garde will be published by MIT Press in fall 2003. Robert Whitman's Playback is on view at Dia:Chelsea through January 11, 2004. Scholars and critics from a variety of disciplines analyze work shown at Dia within the context of the artists' aesthetic and overall body of work and in relation to larger issues in contemporary culture. Media contact: Sarah Thompson, Tel 212 293 5518. EVENT: Thursday, December 18, 2003, at 6:30 pm.

November 2003

—November 1 thru November 29, 2003— The Crosby Painting Studio will present a show of Copper Dry Point and Fresco Prints by Julia Foote - Figure Prints on Copper. The gallery is located at 31 Crosby Street New York, NY 10013. Minerva Durham, Director. Tel: 212-941-5045. This is an unusual exhibition of small prints by Julia Foote, a printmaker for over 35 years. The show consists of 26 intaglio prints, works drawn from life directly on to copper plates (dry point) or copied on to mock-etched fresco plates. These powerful, sensual figures, drawn from direct observation in the tradition of Rembrandt, are made of confident, spontaneous lines that are richly varied. Arabesque thin lines turn into bulky, bold ones, while smooth lines bend into busy, nervous ones. Rhythmic lines quietly understate the human body's curves and shapes as they move across these prints. The small 5"x 7" prints capture an enormous presence that resounds with timeless universality, projecting a powerful message of sensuous joy. Julia Foote lives in New York. She teaches a figure drawing class at Spring Studio in SOHO based on Kimon Nicolaides's book The Natural Way to Draw. She studied printmaking at the San Francisco Art Institute with Gordon Cook and at Pratt Institute with Walter Rogalski. She works in her studio at home and at the Manhattan Graphic Center with Vijay Kumar. Her prints and paintings are in private and public collections across the United States and Europe. The gallery is open or by Appointment. Call 212-941-5045 or 718-422-0111. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Saturday, November 1st from 4-8pm.

—November 1 thru November 30, 2003— GEORGE RADA is exhibiting Food Portraits at Cafe 508, located at 508 Greenwich Street, near Spring Street. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: November 5 from from 6-8pm.

—November 1 thru November 29, 2003— The Art Students League of New York will present the work of Harvey Dinnerstein, Bruce Dorfman, and Lorrie Goulet - Process: An Exhibition Focusing on the Evolution of Three Works of Art. The gallery is located at 215 West 57th Street, NYC. Hours: Monday to Friday from 9am to 8:30pm, Saturday from 10am to 4:30pm, and Sunday from 1-4pm. Tel: 212-247-4510. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Thursday, November 6th from 6-8pm.

—November 1 thru December 24, 2003— The Main Street Gallery will present the work of Peggie Blizard, Gigi Kopilak, John Nieman, and Bruce Richards - Obsessive Realism: The Painted Object. The gallery is located at 24 Main Street, Dobbs Ferry NY 10522. Hours: Wednesday to Sunday from 12 noonto 5pm. Tel: 914-674-9171. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Sunday, November 2nd from 2-5pm.

—November 2 thru November 26, 2003—
M-PROJECT, 79 RUE DU TEMPLE 75003 PARIS - m.project@free.fr (à partir du 15 /11) - T.+33 1 43 26 12 05 - F.+33 1 46 33 44 83, curated by Edward Mitterrand. Jason Salavon : "Every Playboy Centerfol, The Decades". (www.salavon.com) Every Playboy Centerfold, The Decades (normalized) 2002 (60's, 70's, 80's, 90's) Digital C-prints 60" x 29.5" in. each. Ed. 5 + 2 APs Texte de Jason Salavon: "The photographs in this suite are the result of mean averaging of every Playboy centerfold foldout for the four decades beginning Jan. 1960 through Dec. 1999. This tracks, en masse, the evolution of this form of portraiture." Né dans l'Indiana, élevé au Texas et basé à Chicago, Jason Salavon a passé son diplôme de MFA à l'Art Institute de Chicago et son BA à l'Université du Texas d'Austin. Depuis l'année 2000, Jason Salavon a en outre exposé au Whitney Museum of American Art, au Los Angeles County Museum of Art et au Museum of Contemporary Art de Chicago. En 2003 il exposera au Museum of Contemporary Art de Los Angeles, et au Museum of Contemporary Photography de Chicago. VERNISSAGE: ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Sunday, November 2nd from 2-5pm.

—Thursday, November 13, 2003 — The Grace Institute cordially invites you to view the work of Vintage New York, an exhibition honoring New York City and featuring over 100 works of art about Old New York in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Grace Institute is located at 1233 Second Avenue, between E. 64th & 65th streets "Vintage New York" includes many of the New York City original etchings and other prints by Leon Dolice (1892-1960), engravings from the 19th century magazines "Harper's" and "Leslie's", and photos from private collections. It chronicles events, people and lifestyles in New York during the first 100 years after the five boroughs were joined together. A pre-holiday benefit sale of prints of Old New York, as well as hundreds of replica prints of other antiquarian and modern subjects, all at wholesale prices, will be held starting the evening of the reception. All profits from the sale will go to benefit Grace Institute. Vintage New York was created by The New Rochelle Council on The Arts with the assistance of a grant from the Michael and Helen Shaffer Foundation. It is available for loan at no charge to museums, arts organizations and others who may have use for it as a cultural resource. A preview tour of the show can be seen at: http://www.dolice.com/VNY.html, and the complete media release for the show with contact information can be found at: http://www.dolice.com/VNYPR.html. Exhibition Director The New Rochelle Council on The Arts ARTIST'S RECEPTION: November 13, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.

—November 15 thru November 16, 2003— The Joy Walker Studio will present The Third Annual $50 Drawing Sale - with drawings by Joy Walker. The theme of this latest show is New Terrain - mountains, rocks, natural history, pseudoscience, and visual jokes. The studio is located at 341 13th Street, Brooklyn NY 11215. Tel: 718-768-9720. EVENT: Saturday and Sunday from 1-6pm.

—November 20 thru January 8, 2004— The Ukrainian Institute of America cordially invites you to view the work of Olexander Klymenko   celebrating the opening of his exhibition The Joy of Being. The exhibition is on view at The Ukrainian Institute of America, located at Fifth Avenue at 79th Street, NYC 10021. Tel: 212-288-8660. www.ukrainianinstitute.org. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Thursday, November 20 from 6-9pm.

—November 20 thru November 28, 2003— Spirit Expedition, Paintings from Caroline Serard, French artist, (Manhattan Arts Award of Merit Winner) will be on exhibit at Flute Champagne Lounge located at 40 East 20th Street, NYC. Looking forward seeing you at the reception. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: November 20 from 7-10pm.

—November 25 thru December 20, 2003— The Painting Center at 52 Greene Street, NYC 10013 (212-343-1060) is pleased to announce the following exhibition: Invitational Show - Small Immensities ARTIST'S RECEPTION: November 25 from from 6-8pm.

— November 26 thru December 9, 2003 — The Artistas de Loisada cordially invite you to view their work on the Synergy - the Gardens of New York City at the Cork Gallery which is located on the lower level of Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, southwest corner of West 65th Street and Broadway. "Synergy" defined as "human will guided by Divine Inspiration in the process of Regeneration" is the theme of the 6th annual show of Los Artistas de Loisaida. Hours: Mondays through Saturdays from 11am to Hall Closing. Tel: 212-674-4057. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Thursday December 4, 2003, from 1-4p.m.

October 2003

—October 1 thru October 31, 2003— The Ezair Gallery will present the work of Amy Banker - Alchemy of Vision and Song. The gallery is located at 905 Madison Avenue between 72 and 73rd Streets, NYC. Tuesday to Friday from 12-6pm. Tel: 212-628-2224. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Wednesday, October 8th from 6-8pm.

—October 2 thru October 30, 2003— The Walter Wickiser Gallery will present the work of Libby MacAvoy- Recent Paintings . The gallery is located at 568 Broadway, Room 104B, Soho, NYC. Tuesday to Saturday from 11-6pm. Tel: 212-941-1817. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Saturday, October 4th from 6-8pm.

—October 3 thru October 29, 2003— Numero Uno Art will present the work of Patricia Rendleman in a Group Exhibition of Recent Paintings. The gallery is located at 511 West 25th Street, Suite 303, Chelsea, NYC. Thursday to Saturday from 1-5pm. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Friday, October 3rd from 6-8pm.

—October 4 thru October 31, 2003— Mortis Dabora Gallery will present a Group Exhibition - Tall Tales of Death 2. Group exhibition on our favorite obsessive subject, death. Featuring painting, photography, sculpture, video and installation by 17 artists including H.R. Giger and Arne Svenson. -H.R. Giger, world-renown Swiss Fantastic Realism artist. -Arne Svenson, known for his striking photographs of the Mutter Museum and turn-of-the-century prisoners. Deadly performances on opening night by Kate Fenker, site-specific performance artist and Michael Shulman, violinist. (Exhibit is in conjuction with Brave Destiny international surrealist show of over 400 artists, including Ernst Fuchs and Salvador Dali at the Williamsburg Art & Historical Center.) Dabora Gallery 1080 Manhattan Ave. (betw. Eagle and Dupont) Greenpoint, Brooklyn G-Train to Greenpoint Ave. Hours: Sat & Sun 12-5pm. Tel: 718-609-9629. ARTISTS RECEPTION: Saturday, October 4th from 8-11pm.

—October 7 thru November 10, 2003— Domo Cafe and Gallery will present the work of - Amy O'Brien - Paintings. The Gallery is located at 17 Perry Street at Seventh Avenue and is open daily. ARTISTS RECEPTION: Tuesday, October 7th from 9-11pm.

—October 8 thru November 1, 2003— The Paul Sharpe Contemporary Art Gallery will present the oil paintings of Laura Harrison - Building Portraits: Surface and Space in Landmark Structures. The gallery is located at 86 Walker Street, 6th Floor, Tribeca, NYC (Walker Street is one block below Canal Street, between Broadway and Lafayette). Laura Harrison paints in an expressionistic and conceptual way, encouraging the viewer to question his or her ideas of edifices both public and private, large and small. Harrison's primary interest is in flattening the surface of the buildings to expand the space within. In her paintings, she investigates volume, proportion, representation, and assumed notions of buildings as shelter or places of largely unseen activity. In creating portraits, she is challenged as all portrait artists are to imbue the image with the soul of the sitter. Rather than simply magnify the hallmarks of each structure, Harrison performs a pseudo analysis of the viewer's perception of the building itself and through this approach creates a bold look at handsome buildings and accepted notions of the portrait.Hours: Wednesday through Saturday from Noon to 6 PM. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Thursday, October 8th from 6-9pm.

—October 13 thru October 30, 2003— The Carlitos Galeria presents Recent Works by the artist, Jennie Booth, winner of the 2003 Concorso di Roma. The gallery is located at 1701 Lexington Avenue, between 106th and 107th Streets, in the heart of the cultural corridor of El Barrio, Spanish Harlem, and just minutes away from the museum mile. Art for Change is dedicated to exhibiting contemporary artists of diverse cultural backgrounds who use art as a tool for progressive social change. Hours: Tuesday to Sunday from 10-10pm. Tel: 212-348-7044. ARTISTS RECEPTION: Thursday, October 16, from 7-10pm.

—October 16 thru November 30, 2003— The Ukranian Institute of America presents an exhibition by the artist, Yuriy Savchenko entitled Between Abstract and Expressive Impressionism. The gallery is located at 2 East 79th Street, NYC. Hours: Tuesday thru Sunday from 12-6pm. Tel: 212-288-8660. ARTISTS RECEPTION: Thursday, October 16, from 6-9 pm.

—October 18 thru November 1, 2003— The Galerie Guislain Etats D'Art at 35 Rue Guenegaud in Paris, presents Jimenez-Balaguer Oeuvres de 1960-62. VERNISSAGE: Saturday, October 18 at 3pm

—October 18 thru November 22, 2003— The Esso Gallery at 531 West 26th Street, in Chelsea, NYC, presents Curtis Mitchell - Works 1986/2003. Hours: Tuesday thru Saturday from 11am to 6pm. Tel. 212-560-9728. ARTISTS RECEPTION: Saturday, October 18, from 6-8 pm.

—October 19 thru January 4, 2004— The Tribute Gallery, located at 24 Broadway near Bowling Green, in the Wall Street district, NYC, presents: a Group Exhibition entitled Go Downton. Featuring thirty-four up-and-coming diverse artists and musicians whose work is inspired by NYC, the works offer an intimate close-up view of alternatives, just like the artists, of new ideas contrary to preconceived general concepts of what makes up New York. The vitality of the artists's works stimulate new thought and give multiple meaning about the city. Hours: Sat and Sun from 11-6pm. Telephone: 646.387.7983. ARTISTS RECEPTION: Saturday, October 18, from 6-8 pm.

—October 24 thru December 22, 2003— Grace Institute will present a show of etchings entitled "Vintage New York. The Grace institute is located at 1233 Second Avenue between 64th and 65th Streets, NYC 10021 This show was created to celebrate the first 100 years of NY as a single city of five boroughs, includes over 100 etchings, engravings, and photos about the city's people, landmarks and events from 1898-1998. These were the first 100 years of our own history. ARTISTS RECEPTION: Thursday, November 13, from 5:30-7pm.

—October 24 thru November 26, 2003— NOLAN / ECKMAN GALLERY, 560 Broadway, New York, NY 10012. Jim Nutt Drawings & Paintings. Jim Nutt's exhibition will include three paintings and twelve graphite drawings from the past three years, each featuring an enigmatic portrait of a woman. His feather-light drawings are spare and exacting. His gem-like paintings (which require up to a year to complete) provide a sensual jolt more commonly associated with Renaissance painting. Eyes, nose and mouth are exquisitely honed and shaped by the artist, and his compositions teem with curious and wonderful and flourishes: a colossal nose, petal nostrils, a fuzzy caterpillar of an eyebrow, distinctly alien ears, utterly mismatched eyes, a wiggly neck. In an atmosphere of absolute concentration, every nuance of face and hair is an object of fascination. A fully-illustrated catalogue, with an interview of the artist by Carroll Dunham accompanies the exhibition, and is available from the gallery for $25.00. Jim Nutt was born in 1938. Tel: 212.925.6190. ARTISTS RECEPTION: Tuesday, October 28, from 6-8 pm.

—October 30, 2003— The MG Art International CVB Space presents a group exhibition which includes the work of New York artist, Amy Banker. The gallery is located at 407 West 13th Street, between 9th Avenue and Washington Street, in the Meat Market District, NYC. CLOSING RECEPTION: Thursday, October 30th from 6-8pm.

—October 31 thru November 30, 2003— Beth Griffin's Halloween 2003 Opening Reception at Spring Studio, Minerva Durham, Director, 64 Spring Street at Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10013. Tel: 212-226-7240. Located in downtown Manhattan on the edge of SoHo, on the colorful and busy corner of Spring and Lafayette Streets, the studio celebrated its eleventh anniversary of year-round sketch classes this year. Anatomical Drawings by Beth Griffin. An exhibition of bone and muscle-structure drawings by artist Beth Griffin. The works are studies from live models, the human skeleton, disarticulated bones, and anatomical reference material. The medium is charcoal and pastel on paper. For the past year, Griffin has drawn most of the 206 bones of the human skeleton, 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. "Initially working with bones was a little spooky," Griffin said. "After a few months I began to appreciate the intricate design of the skeleton, especially of the joints. I was awed and inspired to learn more. I now see the bones as representing a miracle of structural design more connected with life and movement than with death." Gallery hours are 5 to 6 pm, Mon.-Fri. For more information, please contact Spring Studio at 212-226-7240. Also featured on Haloween night: Lecture: Jules Lisner, Medicolegal Investigator, Everything You Wanted to Know about How Anatomy Relates to Crime Scenes 10:45 pm Recitation: Zack Zito, The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe 11:30 pm Super8 films: abbreviated horror films projected by Zach Zito The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Friday, October 31 from 10pm to midnight and is free to the public.

September 2003

—September 2 thru September 30, 2003— The Walter Wickiser Gallery at 568 Broadway, in Soho NYC, will present the work of Eric Finzi in Oswego - Captive in a Safe Haven. Gallery Hours: Tue thru Sat from 11 to 6pm. Tel: 212-941-1817. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Thursday, September 4th from 6-8pm.

—September 3 thru October 3, 2003— The Edwin Williams Gallery at Fairleigh Dickinson University, will present the work of George A. Rada - The Random Thoughts Series - A Retrospective. The gallery is located at 150 Kotte Place, Hackensack NJ 07601. Rachel Friedberg, Director. Gallery Hours: Weekdays - 8:30am to 8:30pm; and Saturday- 9:30am to 2:30pm. Tel: 201-692-2449.

—September 2 thru September 27, 2003— The Blue Mountain Gallery at 530 West 25th Street in Chelsea, NYC, will present the work of John Wallace - Recent Paintings and Light Sculptures. Gallery Hours: Tuesday thru Sunday from 12 to 6pm. Tel: 646-486-4730.

—September 4 thru September 30, 2003— The Pen & Brush Club cordially invites you to the group exhibition Now and Then - The Evolution of the Artist at 16 East 10th Street, (East of 5th Avenue) Greenwich Village, NYC. Gallery Hours: Tuesday thru Sunday from 4 to 7 pm. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Saturday, September 13th from 4-6pm.

—September 6 thru October 12, 2003— The Main Street Gallery will present the work of Vincent Ciniglio - Paintings. The gallery is located at 24 Main Street, Dobbs Ferry, NY. Gallery Hours: Wed thru Sun from noon to 5pm. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Saturday, September 6th from 2-5pm.

—September 7 thru October 3, 2003— The William H. Barker Gallery at Emmanuelle Episcopal Church presents the portraiture of Spoon Popkin - Something Old and Something New. The gallery is located at 811 Cathedral Street in Baltimore MD. Gallery Hours: weekdays from noon to 3pm. Phone: 410-685-1130. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Sunday, September 7th from 11:30 to 1pm.

—September 9, 2003 —The Coast Guard Art Program Committee of the Salmagundi Club will present The 2nd Annual Salute the Coast Guard Night. This is a presentation of the lastest US Coast Guard activities in NY. The featured speaker will be a USCG photo journalist and a show of his award winning photos from Iraq. Upper Gallery. Tel: 212-255-7740. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: The talk will be in conjunction with reception on Tuesday, September 9th from 6:15-8:30pm

—September 10 thru October 4, 2003— PSCA - Paul Sharpe Contemporary Art will present New York in Contemporary Spanish Art. This exhibition features four artists from Spain that create work inspired by the Big Apple: Bandre, Bozal, Cortines and Serna. The gallery is located at 86 Walker Street, one block below Canal between Broadway and Lafayette, NYC. Hours: Wed-Sat from noon to 6pm. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Wednesday, September 10th from 6-9pm.

—September 13 thru October 25, 2003— The Camera Club will present a Photography Exhibition: Photographs of Women by Molly Holland. She is the first prize winner of the 2003 National Photography Competition judged by the reknowned photographer Joyce Tenneson. The Camera Club is located at 853 Broadway, NYC. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Saturday, September 13th from 6-8pm.

—September 16 thru September 28, 2003— The Broome Street Gallery will present a Group Exhibition by New York Art World member artists. The show is on the theme of An Artist's Life - Third Annual Exhibition. The gallery is located at 498 Broome Street, near West Broadway, NYC. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Saturday, September 20th from 6-8pm.

—September 18 thru October 31, 2003— The Maya Stendall Gallery will present work by Rick Prol - Paintings, Project Room: Installation & Drawings - Rick Prol, The Metamorphosis. The gallery is located at 545 West 20th Street, Chelsea, NYC 10012. Tel: 212.366.1549. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Thursday, September 18th from 6-9pm.

—September 19 thru October 15, 2003— The MG Art International CVB Space presents a group exhibition called the International Paper Exhibition. Participating Artists: Amy Banker, Jean Charlot, Jean Dubuffet, Giacometti, Hundertwasser, Lichtenstein, Matisse, Jean Miotte, Pablo Picasso, Patricia Rendleman, Beh Shahn, Frank Stella, Wayne Thiebaud, Henri Toulouse Lautrec and others. The gallery is located at 407 West 13th Street, between 9th Avenue and Washington Street, in the Meat Market District, NYC. Exhibition curated by Edward Evans, Director of William Whipple Art Gallery. Tel: 212.941.9175. mgoldst188@aol.com ARTIST'S OPENING RECEPTION: Wednesday, October 1st from 6-8pm. CLOSING RECEPTION: Wednesday, October 15th from 6-8pm.

—September 19 thru October 15, 2003— The MG Art International CVB Space presents a group exhibition called the Image of Latin America 2003. The gallery is located at 407 West 13th Street, between 9th Avenue and Washington Street, in the Meat Market District, NYC. Tel: 212.941.9175. mgoldst188@aol.com ARTIST'S OPENING RECEPTION: Wednesday, October 1st from 6-8pm. CLOSING RECEPTION: Wednesday, October 15th from 6-8pm.

—September 19 thru September 30, 2003— The first show of the fall season, an exhibition of Recent Drawings by Richard Artschwager, will be held at Nolan/Eckman Gallery, located at 560 Broadway in Soho, NYC 10012. Tel: 212.925.6190. David Nolan and Carol Eckman - Directors. info@nolaneckman.com ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Friday, September 19th from 5-7pm.

—September 27 thru October 25, 2003— The Painting Center will present the work of 3 artists: Geoffrey Dorfman - Selected Paintings from 2001/2002, Denise Gale - New Paintings Project Room, and Tracey Jones - Monotypes. The gallery is located at 52 Greene Street, Soho, NYC. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Saturday, October 4th from 6-8pm.

—September 30 thru October 25, 2003— The Blue Mountain Gallery will present the work of Margaret Grimes - Recent Paintings. The gallery is located at 530 West 25th Street, Chelsea, NYC. Tuesday to Sunday from 12-6pm. Tel: 646-486-4730. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Thursday, October 2nd from 5-8pm.

August 2003

—August 1 thru August 31, 2003— L'Office de Tourisme de Sancerre has organized an exhibition - Peintures - by the New York artist, Richard Ahntholz. It will be shown at Maison des Associations, Rue de la Croix de Bois - 18300 Sancerre, France. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Saturday, August 2 from 6pm.

—August 2 and August 7, 2003— The River to River Festival presents the Wall Street Walking Tour. The history, architecture and people of NYC's most dynamic neighborhood. Steps of Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. One Bowling Green. Phone: 212-606-4064. EVENT: Dates - August 2, 7 at 12:00 NOON.

—August 2 and August 16, 2003— The Kent County Arts Council presents the His and Hers - New Works by Spoon Popkin and Dan Van Allen. The gallery is located at 101 Spring Street, Chestertown, MD 21620. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Saturday, August 2, 2003 from 4-7pm.

—August 6 , 2003— The River to River Festival and the Seaport Music Festival, and CD 101.9 Smooth Jazz, at the South Street Seaport, Pier 17, presents : Nelson Rangell. www.rivertorivernyc.org. EVENT: Wednesday, August 6 at 12 Noon.

—August 7 , 2003— The River to River Festival and the Seaport Music Festival, at the South Street Seaport on Pier 17, presents the Bloomberg Blues Jam: The Holmes Brothers. www.rivertorivernyc.org. EVENT: Thursday, August 7 at 12 Noon.

—August 8 thru August 30, 2003— Gallery 72, located at 2709 Levenworth Street, in Omaha, Nebraska, is having an exhibition of paintings by the New York Street Painter, Myron Heise, presenting New Paintings and Drawings on Paper.

—August 12 thru September 7, 2003— Pegasus has organized an exhibition of - Paintings - Land and Seascapes. It will be shown at the Pegasus Gallery Space located at 119 East 60th Street, between Lexington & Park Avenues, in NYC Open daily at 4pm. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Friday, August 15 from 6-8pm.

July 2003

—July 1 thru July 19 , 2003— Salon I presents the Fifth Annual Summer Salon Series entitled A Celebration of Possibilities. The show will be held at the Broome Street Gallery located at 498 Broome Street, in Soho, with hours from 11-6pm which includes a Reception on July 5. Also "Upstairs" at the Cedar Tavern at 82 University Place in Greenwich Village, NYC with hours from 6pm to 1am. Phone: 212-691-0891. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Saturday, July 5 from 5 to 7pm.

—July 8 thru July 26, 2003— The Blue Mountain Gallery presents an art exhibition entitled Read Baldwin - 36 views. In addition, there will be an introductory essay by Lewis Hyde and Patricia Vigderman. The gallery is located at 530 West 25th Street, 4th Floor, NYC 10001. Hours: Tue thru Sat from 11-6pm. Phone: 646-486-430. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Thursday, July 10 from 5 to 8pm.

—July 8 thru August 31 , 2003— The University Art Museum at the University of California at Santa Barbara in conjunction with Summerdance Santa Barbara presents a photography show entitled The Power and Passion of Dance: The Carol Halsted Dance Photography Collection. This exhibition is about the fusion between 2 form of expression - dance and photography. Over 70 silver gelatin prints from 1908 to 1999 reveal the immense grace, beauty, and strength associated with dance. "Photography is all about arresting motion, after all, while dance is about liberating it," comments David Lyman in the exhibition catalog. The show will be held in the University Art Museum. Hours: Tue from 12-8pm, and Wed thru Sun from 12-5pm. Phone: 805-893-4608. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Tuesday, July 8 from 5 to 8pm.

—July 9 thru July 31 , 2003— Greenwich House Pottery presents a show entitled Art in our Neighborhoods. The show will be held at Jane Hartsook Gallery at 16 Jones Street, between West 4th and Bleecker Streets and 6th and 7th Avenues, NYC. Hours: Tue thru Sat from 2:30-5:30pm. This exhibition has been generously sponsored by Haym Solomon Foundation. Phone: 212-242-4106. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Wednesday, July 9 from 5:30 to 7:30pm.

—July 10 thru July 31 , 2003— The River to River Festival presents the Wall Street Walking Tour. The history, architecture and people of NYC's most dynamic neighborhood. Steps of Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. One Bowling Green. Phone: 212-606-4064. EVENT: Dates - July 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26, 31 at 12:00 NOON.

—July 13, 2003— The River to River Festival and the Hudson River Festival, at the Esplanade Plaza, Battery Park City, presents the Irish Music Festival, and your favorite songs by renowned Irish performers. www.rivertorivernyc.org. EVENT: Sunday, July 13 at 3pm.

—July 15 thru August 2, 2003— The Prince Street Gallery presents the Small Works Invitational 2003. This show will feature 3 paintings by Maris Beckerman. The gallery is located at 530 West 25th Street, 4th Floor, in Chelsea, with hours from Tuesday thru Saturday from 11-6pm. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Thursday, July 17 from 5 to 8pm.

—July 16, 2003— The River to River Festival and CD 101.9 Smooth Jazz, at the South Street Seaport, Pier 17, presents Kim Waters.www.rivertorivernyc.org. EVENT: Wednesday, July 16 at 12 noon.

—July 17 thru August 14, 2003— The Walter Wickiser Gallery presents The Invitational Summer Group Show, entitled Figurative Phases. This exhibition features the work of NY cityscape artists: Elinore Schnurr. The gallery is located at 568 Broadway, Room 104B, NYC 10001. Hours: Tue thru Sat from 11-6pm. Phone: 212-941-1817. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Thursday, July 17 from 6 to 8pm.

—July 22 thru August 9, 2003— Salon I presents the Fifth Annual Summer Salon Series entitled A Celebration of Possibilities. The show will be held at the Broome Street Gallery located at 498 Broome Street, in Soho, with hours from 11-6pm which includes a Reception on July 26. Also "Upstairs" at the Cedar Tavern at 82 University Place in Greenwich Village with hours from 6pm to 1am. Phone: 212-691-0891. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Saturday, July 26 from 5 to 7pm.

—July 22, 2003— The River to River Festival and the Hudson River Festival, at the World Financial Center Plaza, presents The Radiators - 25th Anniversary Tour. The rich heritage of New Orleans swamp rock and rhythm and blues endures! www.rivertorivernyc.org. EVENT: Tuesday, July 22 at 7pm.

—July 24 thru August 21, 2003— The David Findlay, Jr. Gallery presents the paintings of Violet Baxter in a show entitled New York New York. The gallery is located in Room 1120 at 41 East 57th Street in midtown Manhattan. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Thursday, July 24 from 6-8pm.

—July 30 thru August 14, 2003— The Ukranian Institute of America present the work of Anton Kandinsky. The gallery is located at 2 East 79th Street, NYC. ARTISTS RECEPTION : Wednesday, July 30 from 6-9pm.

June 2003

—June 1 thru June 30, 2003— The Long Beach Historical and Preservation Society cordially invites you to their Heritage Weekend Celebration where you can view the art works by George A. Rada. The exhibition is entitled Long Beach Horizons to be held at the Society which is located at 226 West Penn Street, Long Beach NY. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Tuesday, June 10th from 6-8pm.

—June 5 thru June 26, 2003— The Binkley Mana Gallery presents Paintings and Drawings by Myron Heise. The gallery is located at 102 B Forsyth Street, on the Lower East Side, in Manhattan. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Thursday, June 12th from 7-10pm.

—June 5 thru June 27, 2003— The Hoorn-Ashby Gallery presents New Directions IV, a group show by guest artists, that is featuring the work of Elinore Schnurr. Other artists showing work are: Chandler Bigelow, Tracy Burtz, Gregoire Ganter and paul McKee. This show has been curated by Alex Hulse. The gallery is located at 766 Madison Avenue between East 65th and 66th Streets, NYC. Hours: Mon thru Fri from 10-4pm. Phone: 212-628-3199. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Thursday, June 5th from 6-8pm.

—June 5 thru June 30, 2003— The New Rochelle Council on the Arts presents Vintage New York. This is an exhibition of Historic Prints of Old New York. This show can be seen at the Grand Terminal Gallery in the Atrium Building Lobby, located at 466 Lexington Avenue, at East 46th Street, in Manhattan. Created in 1998 to honor New York city's celebration of the 100th anniversary of the joining of her five boroughs into a single city, the exhibition contains over 100 images of the city's landmarks, streets and people of the last century. Hours: Monday thru Thursday from 8-6pm; Fridays till 4pm; and Saturdays till 3pm. Phone: 212-599-6523. OPENING RECEPTION: Tuesday, June 10th from 6-8pm.

—June 7 thru July 20, 2003— The Puffin Foundation presents We Remember: Art and the Rosenbergs. From McCarthy to Ashcroft, this is an exhibit of work from the 50s to the present - investigating old and new assaults on civil rights. The Puffin Room is ocated at 435 Broome Street (between Broadway and Crosby Streets), NYC. Gallery Hours: Wed thru Sun from 12-7pm. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Saturday, June 7th from 6-8pm.

—June 10, 2003— The Crosby Painting Studio will be having a Fresco Workshop with Julia Foote. The studio is located at 31 Crosby Street in Soho, NYC 10013. Bring drawings 8" x 11" or smaller. $60 includes supplies. Phone: 212-941-5045 or 212-226-7240. EVENT: Tuesday, June 10th from 9am to 3pm.

—June 11, 2003— The Japan Society presents Literature & Life: A Look at the Influence of Japanese Women, located at 333 East 47th Street, NYC. Followed by a Reception. The author of numerous books on religious and psychological themes, Hayao Kawai is President of the Agency for Cultural Affairs and one of Japan's most eminent psychologists and cultural critics. Tickets are $10; $8 for Japan Society members and seniors; and $5 for students. For more information or to order tickets, please call the box office at (212) 752-3015 or visit the website at www.japansociety.org. Information: 212-832-1155. Contact: Daria Gage, 212-715-1205. EVENT: Wednesday, June 11 at 6:30pm.

—June 12 , 2003— The Japan Society presents Korea & Japan Shojin Ryori: Buddhist Food for All the Senses, located at 333 East 47th Street, NYC. Followed by a demonstration and reception. Shojin is a Buddhist term that refers to devotion, purification, asceticism or diligence in pursuit of enlightenment and perfection and Shojin Ryori, a type of vegetarian cuisine, was brought into Japan via China and Korea with the introduction of Buddhism in the sixth century.Tickets are $10; $8 for Japan Society members, Korea Society members and seniors; and $5 for students. For more information or to order tickets, please call the box office at (212) 752-3015 or visit the website at www.japansociety.org. Contact: Daria Gage, 212-715-1205. EVENT: Thursday, June 12 at 6:30pm.

—June 12 thru July 12, 2003— The New York Studio School, at 8 West 8th Street, NYC 10011, presents Dorothea Hofmann - Alpine Landscapes and Figure studies by the Swiss artist. Hours: Mon-Sat from 10-6pm.

—June 13 thru August 30, 2003— Charas and Square One Gallery presents the work of Juan Carlos Pinto in a show entitled 40 Works. This Guatemalan artist is showing small acrylic paintings. The gallery is located on the southwest corner of Union Square at East 14th Street; One Union Square West, Suite 501, NYC 10003. Sponsored in part by: Charas and the Crooked Tree Creperie at 110 St. Marks Place. Hours: by appointment. Tel: 718-856-4172 or 212-414-0250. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Friday, June 13 from 6-8pm.

—June 14 thru June 15, 2003— The American Crafts Festival presents their annual event at Lincoln Center , an outdoor fair, located on Columbus Avenue at West 62nd Street, in front of the Metropolitan Opera, NYC. Artisans exhibit and sell their own works: blown glass, ceramics, jewelry, photography, paintings, sculpture, furniture, designer wearables and much more. Phone: 212-866-2239. EVENT: Saturday, June 14 from 11-7pm and Sunday, June 15 from 12-pm.

—June 19 thru July 19, 2003— The Walter Wickiser Gallery presents the work of Suisen Nakatani in a show entitled To Transcent Time - Recent Paintings. The gallery is located at 568 Broadway, Soho, NYC. Hours: Tue thru Sat from 11-6pm. Phone: 212-941-1817. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Thursday, June 19 from 6-8pm.

—June 20 thru June 29, 2003— The National Academy of Design Museum cordially invites you to attend The 2003 Year-End Student Show. The gallery is located at 1083 Fifth Avenue at East 89th Street, NYC. There will be an Award Ceremony and a Reception as well. Phone: 212-996-1908. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Tuesday, June 24 from 5-7pm.

—June 21 thru June 22, 2003— The American Crafts Festival presents their annual event at Lincoln Center , an outdoor fair, located on Columbus Avenue at West 62nd Street, in front of the Metropolitan Opera, NYC. Artisans exhibit and sell their own works: blown glass, ceramics, jewelry, photography, paintings, sculpture, furniture, designer wearables and much more. Phone: 212-866-2239. EVENT: Saturday, June 21 from 11-7pm and Sunday, June 22 from 12-pm.

—June 24 , 2003— The Japan Society presents a Summer Mini-Retrospective - A Tribute to Kinji Fukasaku Black Rose Mansion, located at 333 East 47th Street, NYC. Commemorating director Kinji Fukasaku's achievements in cinema, the Japan Society Film Center, presents two of Fukasaku's films. Fukasaku (1930-2003) made more than 60 films between 1961 and his death in January 2003. Tickets are $9 for non-members and $5 for members. For more information or to order tickets, please call the box office at (212) 752-3015 or visit the website at www.japansociety.org. Contact: Daria Gage, 212-715-1205. EVENT: Tuesday, June 24 at 6:30pm.

—June 25 , 2003— The United States Coast Guard and the Salmagundi Club presents The Coast Guard Art Program's Annual Art Show. The show will be held at The Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House at One Bowling Green adjacent to the north-east corner of Battery Park in lower Manhattan, NYC. This show will feature: Exhibition of new additions to the Coast Guard Collection; Presentation of George Gray awards for artistic achievement; Music provided by members of the Coast Guard Band; and Refreshments. Phone: 202-267-0933. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Wednesday, June 25 5:30 to 8:30pm.

—June 27 , 2003— The Japan Society presents An Evening of Renku & Dance, located at 333 East 47th Street (between 1st & 2nd Avenues, NYC. Followed by a reception. Renku is a style of linked poem that reached its height in the work of Basho (1644-1694) and his disciples. Tickets are $10; $8 for Japan Society members and seniors; $5 for students; and free for participants in Haiku North America 2003. For more information or to order tickets, please call the box office at (212) 752-3015 or visit the website at www.japansociety.org. Information: 212-832-1155. PLEASE NOTE: Titles, dates, times and ticket prices are subject to change. Contact: Daria Gage, 212-715-1205. EVENT: Friday, June 27 at 8 pm.

—June 30 , 2003— The Japan Society presents a Summer Mini-Retrospective - And If You Were Young: Rage, located at 333 East 47th Street, NYC. It was written by Takehiro Nakajima, Koji Matsumoto and Kinji Fukasaku. Tickets are $9 for non-members and $5 for members. For more information or to order tickets, please call the box office at (212) 752-3015 or visit the website at www.japansociety.org. Contact: Daria Gage, 212-715-1205. EVENT: Tuesday, June 30 at 6:30pm.

May 2003

—May 1 thru May 3, 2003— Puffindance Spring 2003 presents the Patricia Kenny Dance Collection - Solo duet trio quartet quintet. "Patricia Kenney revels in everything plus the kitchen sink dancing, filling the stage with multiple turns, gymnastics, and extended line." - Village Voice. The Puffin Room is located at 435 Broome Street, NYC 10013. Phone: 212-343-2881. EVENT: Thursday, Friday, Saturday May 1, 2, 3 at 7:30pm.

—May 3 thru May 4, 2003— The American Arts and Crafts Alliance presents Spring - Crafts on Columbus, an outdoor fair, located on Columbus Avenue from West 77th Street thru West 81st Street on the Upper West Side, NYC. Rain or Shine, 150 artisans exhibit and sell their own works: blown glass, ceramics, jewelry, photography, paintings, sculpture, furniture, designer wearables, children's toys and much more. Phone: 212-866-2239. EVENT: Saturday, Sunday, May 3/4 from 10-6pm.

—May 8 thru June 7, 2003— The New York Studio School, at 8 West 8th Street, NYC 10011, presents Rudy Burckhardt's Maine - reflecting the artist's meditations on beauty and the ravages of time, curated by Vincent Katz. Hours: Mon-Sat from 10-6pm.

—May 8 thru May 11, 2003— Puffindance Spring 2003 presents the Thomas / Ortiz Dance Company- spirits soared with them. The Puffin Room is located at 435 Broome Street, NYC 10013. Phone: 212-343-2881. EVENT: Thursday, Friday, Saturday May 8, 9, 10 at 7:30pm and Sunday May 11 at 4pm.

—May 10 thru May 11, 2003— The American Arts and Crafts Alliance presents Spring - Crafts on Columbus, an outdoor fair, located on Columbus Avenue from West 77th Street thru West 81st Street on the Upper West Side, NYC. Rain or Shine, 150 artisans exhibit and sell their own works: blown glass, ceramics, jewelry, photography, paintings, sculpture, furniture, designer wearables, children's toys and much more. Phone: 212-866-2239. EVENT: Saturday, Sunday, May 10/11 from 10-6pm.

—May 10 thru June 16, 2003— The Talwar Gallery presents the work of Allan deSouza in a show entitled People in White Houses. The gallery is located at 108 East 16th Street, New York 10003. On view are new works from the ongoing Terrain and Cityscape series. Also on exhibit for the first time are new photo works of real urban landscape juxtaposing almost-real but imaginary landscapes with the almost-imaginary yet real landscapes.Tel: 212-673-3096. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Saturday, May 10 from 6-8pm.

—May 10 thru May 11, 2003— The Rockaway Artist's Alliance is having A Members Photography Exhibition entitled Through the Lens. The exhibition is located at the Rockaway Arts Center, Studio 6 Gallery, Fort Tilden, Gateway National Recreation Area, Rockaway, Queens.Rockaway Artists Alliance (RAA) photographers present a wide range of styles, sensibilities and subject matter. Phone: 718-474-0861. Fax: 718-474-4373. E-mail: rockart116@aol.com. Free admission to exhibition and reception. Directions: Public Transportation: Take the A Train to Rockaway Park station. # 35 or # 22 bus to Fort Tilden. # 2 and # 6 trains to Flatbush Ave/Brooklyn College, # 35 bus to Fort Tilden. # 7 train to 61 Street, Woodside Station, # 53 bus to Rockaway Park. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Saturday, May 10 from 1-4pm.

—May 10 thru May24, 2003— The Nolan Eckman Gallery presents an Exhibition entitled Maritime Works. Ian Hamilton Finlay, Scotland's renowned sculptor, poet, gardener, classical historian and moralist. Finlay has never traveled to the United States though you will have an opportunity to meet his collaborator: Ms. Pia Simig. Pia has worked with Ian for the past twenty years and would be pleased to share her insights with you.The Gallery is located at 560 Broadway, NYC 10012. Phone: 212.925.6190. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Monday, May 12 from 6-8pm.

—May 12 thru August 1, 2003— The Japan Society at 333 East 47th Street, NYC 10017 presents the Asian Photo Exhibit at Japan Society. The Japan Society continues its Year-long Series of Photography Exhibitions. The Year of New Work: Contemporary Asian Photography Spatial Narratives: Hong Hao, Atta Kim, Xing DanWen, Tomoko Yoneda. Highlighting works that use multilayered imagery to evoke unexpected twists in space and time sequential images to create unusual new modes of visual experience. Hours: Monday thru Thursday from 11-5pm. Information: 212-832-1155 or 212-715-1205.

—May 12 thru May 23, 2003— The Santa Fe Art Institute presents The Work of Hamish Fulton. The art form of Hamish Fulton is the walk in the landscape. The walk allows the participants to experience place, re-educate vision and spark creativity. The gallery is located at 1600 St. Michaels Drive, Santa Fe NM 87505. Phone: 505-424-5050.

—May 13 thru June 1, 2003— Vincent Arcilesi, a painter, is having an exhibition of his new work at the Broome Street Gallery. The show is entitled Arcilesi in Morocco, Postmodernism Meets Omar Khayyam. The Broome Street Gallery is located at 498 Broome Street, New York NY 10013. Hours: Tuesday thru Sunday from 11-6pm. Phone: 212-226-6085. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Tuesday, May 13 from 5-8pm.

—May 13 thru June 1, 2003— The Noho Gallery presents Hyeon-Seok Lee - Meta Object. The gallery is located at 530 West 25th Street, Chelsea, NYC. Hours: Tuesday thru Saturday from 11-6pm. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Saturday, May 17 from 3 to 6pm.

—May 13 thru June 1, 2003— The Pleiades Gallery announces an exhibition of The Work of Michael Fatizzi and Arlene Mark.The gallery is located at 530 West 25th Street, Chelsea, NYC. Hours: Tuesday thru Saturday from 11-6pm. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Tuesday, May 13 from 3 to 6pm.

—May 14 thru June 7, 2003— Paul Sharpe Contemporary Art - PSCA - announces Katy Martin: Flesh, Paint, and Plaster. Paul Sharpe Contemporary Art is locatyed at 86 Walker Street, Floor Six, New York, NY 10013 (Walker is one block below Canal Street, between Broadway and Lafayette). The gallery is open on Wednesday through Saturday from Noon to 6 PM, and by appointment. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Wednesday, May 14 from 6-9pm.

—May 15 , 2003— The Progressive Art Gallery at the Well, located at 85 Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor,  NYC 10003, would like to invite you to an End of Season Get Together. An art lovers event. Some new art, some not so new. H'orderves and open wine bar. An evening in the city. An excuse to leave the house. Gallery Director: Lucy Stylianou. EVENT: May 15th, from 6:30 to 9 pm.

—May 15 thru May 17, 2003— Puffindance Spring 2003 presents the Amy Marshall Dance Company- the kind of production that would prompt audiences of all ages to acquire a taste for modern dance. The Puffin Room is located at 435 Broome Street, NYC 10013. Phone: 212-343-2881. EVENT: Thursday, Friday, Saturday May 15, 16, 17 at 7:30pm.

—May 16 thru June 21, 2003— Galerie Guislain - Etats d'Art presents The Work of Angel Alonzo, 1923 - 1994 "Interroger le vide, le silence, L'inquietude. L'enregistere." The gallery is located at 35, rue Guenegaud 75006 Paris, France. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Sunday, May 18 from 14h to 19h dans le cadre d'Art Saint-Germain-des-Pres.

—May 16 thru May 31, 2003— The Esso Gallery is pleased to announce Francesco Simeti: NOW I KNOW MY ABC's. This is an Installation by Italian artist Francesco Simeti on the Project Wall. The gallery is located at 531 West 26th Street, NYC. Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 11-6 pm. Contact: Jennifer Bacon or Filippo Fossati; www.essogallery.com. Phone: 212-560-9728. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Friday, May 16 from 6 to 8pm.

—May 17 thru June 7, 2003— The Limner Gallery is pleased to announce The Spring Salon: Works of 74 Artists. The gallery is located at 870 Sixth Avenue, Chelsea, NYC. Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 11-6 pm. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Saturday, May 17 from 4 to 6pm.

—May 17 thru June 14, 2003— The COFA Gallery / Claire Oliver Fine Art, is pleased to announce Ruprecht von Kaufmann: About Faces and Other Demons. The gallery is located at 529 West 20th Street, Chelsea, NYC. Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 11-6 pm. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Saturday, May 17 from 6 to 8pm.

—May 20 thru June 31, 2003— The LFL Gallery is pleased to announce Jules de Balincourt: Land of Many Uses. The gallery is located at 530 West 24th Street, Chelsea, NYC. Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 11-6 pm. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Saturday, May 17 from 6 to 8pm.

—May 22 thru May 24, 2003— Puffindance Spring 2003 presents Yin Mei- Yin Mei is a stunning presence, bringing her classical Chinese dance training and aesthetic into a blend with her adopted Downtonw sensibilities with refined grace. The Puffin Room is located at 435 Broome Street, NYC 10013. Phone: 212-343-2881. EVENT: Thursday, Friday, Saturday May 22, 23, 24 at 7:30pm.

—May 25 thru June 18, 2003— The Walter Wickiser Gallery is pleased to announce Martha Armstrong: Recent Paintings. The gallery is located at 568 Broadway, NYC 10012. Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 11-6 pm. Phone: 212-941-1817. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Saturday, May 24 from 6 to 8pm.

—May 29 , 2003— The Japan Society will host a Discussion entitled Inside the Studio with Nam June Paik and Shigeko Kubota. The Japan Society is located at 333 East 47th Street, NYC. Korean-born multimedia artist Nam June Paik has played a seminal role in introducing the possibilities of using video for artistic expression. In this discussion, he is joined by Japanese video artist Shigeko Kubota, whose highly acclaimed body of video sculptures has been the subject of numerous exhibitions. Tickets are $10; $8 for Japan Society members, Korea Society members and seniors; and $5 for students. For more information or to order tickets, please call the box office at 212-752-3015 or visit the website at www.japansociety.org. EVENT: Tuesday, May 20 at 6:30pm followed by a reception.

—May 29 thru May 31, 2003— Puffindance Spring 2003 presents Mana Hashimoto in Treaders in the Snow - Quiet magic. The Puffin Room is located at 435 Broome Street, NYC 10013. Phone: 212-343-2881. EVENT: Thursday, Friday, Saturday May 29, 30, 31 at 7:30pm.

—May 29 , 2003— Dia: Chelsea will celebrate with a Launch party for Robert Whitman: Playback, followed by a rooftop screening of film works. This is the latest in Dia's series of publications, with a Reception in Dia's Chelsea bookshop. The launch will be followed by a screening of film and video works, curated by Whitman, on Dia's rooftop in Dan Graham's Rooftop Urban Park Project. The program includes Emile Cohl's The Automatic Moving Company (c. 1910), René Clair's Entr'acte (1924), Robert Fenz's Meditations on Revolution (1997), Robert Breer's Homage to Jean Tinguely's Homage to New York (1960) and Alfred Leslie's The Last Shirt (1964). The screening will take place from 8 pm to 10 pm. Thursday, May 29, 2003, 6-10 pm Dia:Chelsea, 548 West 22nd Street (between 10th and 11th Avenues). Contact: Sarah Thompson 212 293 5518. EVENT: Thursday, May 29 from 6 to 10pm.

—May 29 , 2003— The Japan Society presents Korea & Japan The Art of Making Mountains: Korean Roots of Early Japanese Gardens. The Japan Society is located at 333 East 47th Street, NYC. The gardens of Japan, like many of the country's arts, embody the richness and complexity of Japanese culture. Like gardens themselves, the development of early Japanese art and aesthetics is a study of a work in progress. Tickets are $10; $8 for Japan Society members, Korea Society members and seniors; and $5 for students. For more information or to order tickets, please call the box office at 212-752-3015 or visit the website at www.japansociety.org. EVENT: Thursday, May 29 at 6:30pm.

April 2003

—April 3 thru May 10, 2003— Le Galerie Guislain - Etats d'Art, located at 35, rue Guenegaud 75006 in Paris, presents: a l'occasion de la parution aux editions Cadex du livre de Maurice Benhamou: La Couleur Tensive - with Frederic Benrath, Claude Chaussard, Rene Guiffrey, and Max Wechsler. Tel: 01 53 10 15 75. Email: galierie.guislain@wanadoo.fr. ARTIST'S RECEPTION/VERNISSAGE: Wednesday, April 2 from 6pm.

—April 3, 2003— The Critical Eye: What Curators of Contemporart Art Look For - will take place at the Tucson Museum of Art in the Education Center Auditorium. EVENT: Thursday, April 3rd from 7pm.

—April 4 thru 24, 2003— The China Brilliance Gallery is pleased to present the works of Michelle Hill and Eric Ginsburg in It's Raining Shoes and Dogs. The China Brilliance Gallery is located at 155 West 72nd St, NYC 10023.Hours: Thursday thru Saturday from 12-7 and by appointment. Phone: 212-875-0344. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Thursday, April 3rd from 5-8pm

—April 4 thru April 5, 2003— The Puffin Room, at 435 Broome Street, in Soho, presents Slapart.com "No Daylight" Music Festival. EVENT: Friday, April 4 at 7:30pm. v. stevenson & o. blaat (keiko Uenishi). EVENT: Saturday, April 5, Guitar Night. Nicholas K, Mike Berk & Adam Caine duo.

—April 5 thru May 17, 2003— The Dabora Gallery, at 1080 Manhattan Avenue (between Eagle and Dupont) Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY 11222, presents: The Home School for Nervous & Delicate Children. A selection of Christin Couture's paintings, drawings, and stereoscopic photo-collages spanning 25 years featuring the artist's whimsical & terrifying images of children inspired by Victorian photographs. Couture began this body of work in the mid 70's in a turn of the century New England house once known as the The Terrace or The Home for Nervous and Delicate Children from 1886-1922, while unaware of its unique history. Take G-Train to Greenpoint Ave. Hours: Sat/Sun 12-5. Contact: Lynda Mahan. ARTISTS RECEPTION: Saturday, April 5th from 6-9pm, (with violin performance by Michael Shulman at 7pm).

—April 8 thru May 3, 2003— Maurice Arlos Fine Art, at 85 Franklin Street in Tribeca, NYC 10013, presents Paintings by John Bradford in a show entitled The Stolen Blessing. Hours: Tues-Sat from 11-6pm. Phone: 212-965-5466. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Thursday, April 10 from 6-8pm.

—April 9 thru May 7, 2003— Paul Sharpe Contemporary Art - PSCA - announces Abstract by Design Featuring Robinson Murray: Paintings in Oil and John Costa Rosis: New Paintings on Glass. Reverse painting on glass is the opposite of painting on canvas, which is an additive process. Paul Sharpe Contemporary Art is locatyed at 86 Walker Street, Floor Six, New York, NY 10013 (Walker is one block below Canal Street, between Broadway and Lafayette). The gallery is open on Wednesday through Saturday from Noon to 6 PM, and by appointment. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Wednesday, April 9 from 6-9pm.

—April 10 thru May 10, 2003— Denise Bibro Fine Art, at 529 West 20th Street in Chelsea, NYC 10011, presents works by Howard Kalish - Recent Sculpture. Phone: 212-647-3030. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Thursday, April 10 from 6-8pm.

—April 10 thru May 3, 2003— The New York Studio School, at 8 West 8th Street, NYC 10011, presents The 2003 Annual Alumni Exhibition. This is a group show curated by Bill Jensen and featuring the work of Larry Faden. Hours: Mon-Sat from 10-6pm. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Thursday, April 10 from 6:30-8:30pm.

—April 15thru May 23, 2003— Fairleigh Dickinson University features Paintings by Myron Heise in the Edward Williams Gallery, in a show entitled: County Days - City Nights. The exhibit, a 40-year retrospective, combines two diverse landscapes of the artist's life. His works show the contrast of concrete and farmland, of day and night, of life on city streets and in country villages. Hours: Mon-Fri from 8:30am - 8:30pm. Sat from 9:30am - 2:30pm. Phone: 201-692-2449. ARTISTS RECEPTION: Sunday, April 13th from 3-5pm.

—April 22 thru May 24, 2003— The Esso Gallery will present Glen Rubsamen Hopewell: New Works. The Esso Gallery is located at 531 West 26th Street, Chelsea, New York city. Hours: Tues thru Sat from 11-6pm. Phone: 212-560-9728. ARTISTS RECEPTION: Friday, May 9th from 6-9pm.

—April 24, 2003— Dia Center for the Arts, at 548 West 22nd Street (between 10th and 11th Avenues), NYC, presents Christian Philipp Muller lectures on the work of Michael Heizer - as part of Dia's Artists on Artists lectures, a series that features Dia's exhibiting and collection artists. Michael Heizer, a Swiss artist, is represented in Dia's collection and will be on view at Dia:Beacon, Dia's new museum in Beacon NY when it opens on May 18, 2003. Media contact: Sarah Thompson 212-293-5518. EVENT: Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 6:30pm.

—April 26 thru May 22 2003— The Walter Wickiser Gallery, at 568 Broadway presents The Reflected Stream, The Early Years 1975- 1985 - Paintings by Ralph L. Wickiser. The gallery is located at 568 Broadway, NYC 10012. Hours: Tuesday thru Saturday from 11-6pm. Phone: 212-941-1817. ARTISTS RECEPTION: Saturday, April 26, 2003 from 6-8pm.

—April 28 thru May 24, 2003— The First Street Gallery at 526 West 26th Street, Suite 915, NYC 10001 presents an exhibition for the artist Daniel Edwards - Recent Sculpture. Phone: 646.336.8053. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Thursday, May 1, 2003 from 5 to 8pm.

March 2003

—March 1 thru March 31, 2003— The Ezair Gallery presents paintings by Patricia Rendlemen in a show entitled Divine Erotica/White Erotica. Ezair Gallery is located at 905 Madison Ave between 72 & 73 Streets, NYC 10021. Rendleman's recent paintings juxtapose raw sexuality with the humorous and playful. Divine Erotica/ White Erotica redirects the focus away from the sexual act itself-but in so doing it reveals sex being life and life sex. Body parts reflect myriad conditions-wanderlust, innocence, and the sacred. Freed of their borders, erogenous zones are Calder-playful canvases, reminiscent of Matisse's relationship to the human form. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Thursday, March 6 from 6-8pm

—March 1 thru April 12, 2003— Thomas Erben Gallery presents do the collapse by Sarah Emerson. The gallery is located at 516 West 20th Street NEW YORK NY 10011 Ph: 212-645.8701 ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Friday, February 28 from 6-8.30pm.

—March 1 thru March 27, 2003— The Walter Wickiser Gallery presents the recent paintings by Barbara Burger in an exhibition entitled Central Park - Autumn. The gallery is located at 568 Broadway, NYC 10012. Ph: 212-941-1817. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Saturday, March 1 from 6-8.30pm.

—March 4 thru March 22, 2003— The Broome Street Gallery, at 498 Broome Street in Soho, presents Enigma - a collection of works created by artists at the Savannah College of Art and Design reeiminent college of art, design and architecture. ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Thursday, March 13 from 6-8pm

—March 5 thru April 2, 2003— Paul Sharpe Contemporary Art announces two exhibits: "I Love These People In My Garden" by Anton Christian, and "Can Cri Woodcuts" by Gloria Garfinkel. In pairing these two well-established artists, PSCA is presenting the highest quality artworks from two artists. Christian had a major retrospective at the Tyroler State Museum in Austria in 2000 and Garfinkel had a solo exhibit at the Ulrich Museum in Kansas this past summer. Paul Sharpe Contemporary Art, 86 Walker Street, Floor Six, New York, NY 10013. This gallery is founded on the premise that the artist comes first and is the raison d'être of the art world. The role of the gallerist is to nurture creative accomplishment and to cultivate the collectors and curators who can sustain the artists. PSCA is led by Paul Sharpe, formerly of the Whitney Museum of American Art. The space itself is meant to encourage a dialogue in issues in art today and as such is designed as a salon rather than a white box. Wednesday, March 5th from 6-9pm.