Significant Exhibitions

Selected Significant Exhibitions

New York School: Another View

This re-examination of Abstract Expressionism included nearly 40 works by as many artists. Produced from 1942 through 1965 and borrowed from 15 lenders, most of the included works had not been widely seen. The exhibit was accompanied by a 64 page catalogue which reproduced 36 of the artworks.It also included essays by Terence Diggory (SkidmoreCollege), Ann Eden Gibson (Chair of Art History at University of Delaware), Esther Tornai Thyssen (The Sage Colleges), and Jim Richard Wilson (curator of the exhibition.)

Ugo Mochi

An internationally acclaimed artist, Ugo Mochi (1889-1977) was a prolific sculptor, illustrator and designer. This exhibit was curated by Matthew McElligott, Associate Professor of Graphic Design and Illustration, and focused specifically on Mochi’s illustrations using shadows in outline. Mochi employed surgical precision to create unprecedented works which reveal skillful accuracy, intricate delicacy and unerring compositional sensibility. Nine books on wildlife, featuring his illustrations, were published. His ‘shadows in outline’ were collected by the Duke and Duchess of York, Queen Mary, Smithsonian, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Franklin Institute, and the American Museum of Natural History, among innumerable others. The exhibit was accompanied by a catlogue with curatoir's essay and a CD containing a newsreel and a film strip on the artist.

"Val Telberg/Anaïs Nin: House of Incest"

featured in first International Conference on Anaïs Nin held at Southampton College of L.I.U. Traveled nationally via Visual Studies Workshop.

"Messages from the Interior"

an exhibit of contemporary abstract paintings, drawings and sculpture. Traveled extensively for three years in the Northeastern United States.

"Inferno: Shopping in America"

an exhibition of pin-hole photographs by Warren Padula exploring the nature, environment and experience of commodity acquisition in contemporary society. Traveled nationally following its Albany debut.

"LLAVE: A Key to the Secret"

first major project on Sephardic experience and expression in the New World. Included multiple presentations and performances. Served as resource for University of Almería, Spain. Catalogue requested by Library of Congress.

"Passion" (1994) "Hope" (1995)

national juried art and poetry exhibitions, in collaboration with Suffolk Community College, each producing major catalogues

"Jewish Farming Communities of Northeastern New York"

first major project to focus on Jewish agricultural movement and communities in this region of the U.S. Catalogue requested by the Library of Congress and more than a dozen Universities and Museums.

"A Place By The Sea"

exhibition of four African-American abstract artists with ties to the Eastville Community. Traveled to Christiane Neinabar Contemporary Art, NYC, and Arlene Bujese Gallery, East Hampton, NY. Catalogue requested by the Library of Congress.

"Selection: From the Holocaust Series"

Harriet G. Caldwell works are a direct result of her exploration of Jewish heritage through confronting issues of ethnic persecution. Her work examines eugenics, its role in Nazi programs and its relationship to contemporary issues in genetic engineering. Catalogue requested by the Library of Congress.

"An American Shtetl"

Jewish History and Community in Troy New York. This was the seventh in a series of Rathbone Gallery projects focusing on aspects of Jewish history. Catalogue requested by the Library of Congress.