Bruce S. Kershner Gallery Opening Reception: "Poetic Journey"

The Bruce S. Kershner Art Gallery Committee invites the public to a reception for its current show, "Poetic Journey," on Thursday, August 18, from 5:30-7:30pm at the Kershner Gallery at Main Library.  The show features sculptures by Zvi Goldman and paintings by Kristen Ambrosi and Steve Magee.  The artists will speak about their work at 6:15pm.

"Poetic Journey" can be viewed from August 13 - October 8, 2022, during regular Library hours.

Kristen Ambrosi is a graduate of Bowdoin College with a degree in visual arts. She has worked in magazine publishing and marketing for a design firm before pursuing her own creative endeavors. Her paintings have appeared in a group show at the Shelfhaudt Gallery and in a dual show at the Gallery at Pearl.  Her piece "Possibility" was recognized with a prize during the Kershner Gallery's Power of Color show in 2017.  An artist at the NEST Arts Factory for a number of years, Kristen now works from her home studio in Fairfield.  She says, "Foundational themes of human resilience--letting go of what is not serving, facing the unknown with courage, and creating space for transformation--inspire my life journey and my contemporary work." 

Zvi Goldman is a self-taught sculptor who began to create art in 2004.  He is a board member of the New England Sculptors Association and a member in several art and sculptor organizations in Connecticut and Massachusetts.  He currently works from his home studio in Trumbull.  Zvi says, "I am a contemplative and narrative-driven abstract conceptual sculptor...My goal is to make people think, open themselves to new concepts, become more curious about what surrounds them, and reflect on our being."

Steve Magee graduated from Syracuse University where he studied art direction, photography, illustration and graphic design.  He went on to a 30-year career in advertising but turned to the fine arts with a class at Silvermine Art Studios in New Canaan, where he won numerous student competition awards.  Currently, he is a member of St. Philips Artist Guild in Norwalk and lives in Fairfield.  Steve says, "My work is a combination of graphic compositions and human emotions...I enjoy exploring the narratives of the people and places I encounter worldwide, and sharing the visual expression of those human stories in the most compelling way possible."