July 20 - September 7

MONOCHROMACTIC

The Olive Free Library Association is pleased to present its seventh annual juried summer group exhibition, this year titled MONOCHROMATIC. The show, installed in the Olive Library's spacious Community Gallery, runs from July 20 to September 7, with an opening reception on Saturday, July 20, from 3 to 5 pm. The exhibition has this year been juried by nationally well-known artist and curator Melinda Stickney-Gibson.

The show's call for art resulted in an amazing number of artist submissions, 190 artworks by 69 artists of which 58 works, covering all styles and media, and closely adhering to the theme of the exhibition, were chosen by Stickney-Gibson, offering the community a great way to view and purchase works by local and regional artists.

MONOCHROMATIC 's participating artists are: Robin Adler, Carol Altarescu, Harriet Forman Barrett, Samantha Brinkley, Julia Carmello, Heather Caufield, Linda Champanier, Maxine Davidowitz, Carol Davis, Das Elkin, Ena Firinn, Denise Giardullo, Claudia Gorman, Patrizia Grigolo, Martha Hill, Barbara Hirth-Strauss, Danielle Holke, Stephen Horowitz, Sue Horowitz, Pat Hough, Yoko Izu, Robin Kornstein, Carole Kunstadt, Anne Leith, Sheryl Levine, Maureen Lohan-Bremer, Helene Manzo, Kate Masters, Ann Morris, Raymond Negron, Jacqueline Oster, Susan Phillips, Tracy Phillips, Lesley A. Powell, Eileen Power, Joe Reilly, Deborah Ruggerio, John Scribner, shea in the catskills, Roberta Sickler, Michelle Sidrane, Jan Sosnowitz, Lisa Starger, Daniela Velez, and Claudia Waruch.

About Melinda Stickney-Gibson: The juror of MONOCHROMATIC is Melinda Stickney-Gibson who very recently moved to Chicago, Illinois after living and working for many years in the Catskill Mountains and New York City. She has had over 25 solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions throughout the US. In addition, she has curated "DIALOGUES" at Kouros Gallery, NYC; "LINE" at Butters Gallery, Portland, OR; "DRAWING SOUND" and “TERRA" at the Byrdcliffe Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, Woodstock, NY; and "SHELTER" at White Pines–Byrdcliffe Art Colony, Woodstock, NY. Her work involves a diaristic, distinctly personal, and often graphic approach, literally incorporating tiny bits of phrases from her journals, favorite fragments of writings by others, and simple words such as “yes”, “maybe”, “no?”, “her”, etc. Her sculptural work involves steel, glass, concrete, and wire, resting on wall-mounted ledges, or installed on the floor, continuing the diaristic idea of personal mark making and sense of place.

At the opening reception, curator Melinda Stickney-Gibson selected Joe Reilly’s artwork for Best in Show; he was awarded $100: