Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Edison Artist Displays Work Reflecting Travels Across U.S., India, and Europe at HP Library
From The Home News Tribune:
HIGHLAND PARK — Indrani Choudhury is not
formally trained in art.
But the Edison resident has spent the last five years
working full time on her water color paintings,
which mostly include landscapes.
Her wide range of subjects reflects a life across
continents and cultures. Her paintings, which span
her whole universe, take us into courtyards and
bustling streets of her childhood in Calcutta, India
and on her travels across Europe and America.
"I take pictures of beautiful landscapes and paint
from that," the 59-year-old self-taught artist said.
Choudhury, who has had a career as a biomedical
research scientist for 25 years in both India and the
United States, worked most recently at the University
of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in
Piscataway.
In mid-2005, she decided to take a break from her
job and focus on her first love: painting.
What was planned as a one or two year break
developed into something more and now she
doesn't plan to go back to work as a scientist.
"I set up an easel in my guest room and returned to
a childhood passion," Choudhury said. "Since then,
my work has been developing in new technical and
imaginative directions."
She has even set up a website and sold couple of
her paintings, she said.
The Highland Park Public Library, 31 N. Fifth Ave.,
will exhibit, "Dreams Deferred, Dreams Fulfilled," a
water color show by Choudhury, through the end of
this month.
"It is a very inspiring exhibit," library spokesperson
Valeri Drach Weidmann said. "It shows that
somebody who has had a long career in a different
area can just pick up from their childhood and
explore their interests."
Additional information is available by calling the
library at 732-572-2750 or visiting www.hpplnj.
org.
HIGHLAND PARK — Indrani Choudhury is not
formally trained in art.
But the Edison resident has spent the last five years
working full time on her water color paintings,
which mostly include landscapes.
Her wide range of subjects reflects a life across
continents and cultures. Her paintings, which span
her whole universe, take us into courtyards and
bustling streets of her childhood in Calcutta, India
and on her travels across Europe and America.
"I take pictures of beautiful landscapes and paint
from that," the 59-year-old self-taught artist said.
Choudhury, who has had a career as a biomedical
research scientist for 25 years in both India and the
United States, worked most recently at the University
of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in
Piscataway.
In mid-2005, she decided to take a break from her
job and focus on her first love: painting.
What was planned as a one or two year break
developed into something more and now she
doesn't plan to go back to work as a scientist.
"I set up an easel in my guest room and returned to
a childhood passion," Choudhury said. "Since then,
my work has been developing in new technical and
imaginative directions."
She has even set up a website and sold couple of
her paintings, she said.
The Highland Park Public Library, 31 N. Fifth Ave.,
will exhibit, "Dreams Deferred, Dreams Fulfilled," a
water color show by Choudhury, through the end of
this month.
"It is a very inspiring exhibit," library spokesperson
Valeri Drach Weidmann said. "It shows that
somebody who has had a long career in a different
area can just pick up from their childhood and
explore their interests."
Additional information is available by calling the
library at 732-572-2750 or visiting www.hpplnj.
org.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Submit Yer Face for NB Free Public Library Exhibit
From the New Brunswick Free Public Library:
The New Brunswick Free Public Library and Alfa Art Gallery are bringing the photographs of local residents to public attention in an exhibition entitled ”Faces of New Brunswick.” Entrants in the New Brunswick Free Public Library’s summer photography contest will be featured in exhibitions in the Alfa Art Gallery and the Library’s Community Room. The reception will be held on Friday, August 27 6:00-8.30pm. at the Alfa Art Gallery. First, second and third place award winners in the photography contest will be announced at the reception. Please note that the photo submission deadline has been extended from Tuesday August 3, 2010 to Tuesday August 10, 2010. Photos will be on display at both locations from. August 27th- September 13, 2010.
This program has been made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Art/ Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts; through a grant provided by the Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission / Board of Chosen Freeholders.
For more information on the exhibition or reception, contact Kavita Pandey at 732-745-5108, ext. 20 or Kavita@lmxac.org. For information about the Alfa Art Gallery, contact Galina Kourtev at 732-296-6720.
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