Art Exhibitions Open At Adelphi

Adelphi University is pleased to present the upcoming gallery exhibitions beginning in January 2009 at its main campus, 1 South Avenue.

*A Stirring Among

The Remnants*

Found object box sculptures

Kenya Smith

Swirbul Library Gallery

Sunday, January 25 through Sunday, March 15, 2009

Free Reception: Thursday, February 5, 2009, at 5:00 p.m.

*In this series, found objects and drawings are removed from their original contexts and reassembled into new narratives. Salvaged, they form altars, messages to guide the missing, paths through twilight worlds. These works are about transformation, about hidden malice, about loss.* -Kenya Smith

*Stanko*

Paintings

Adele and Herbert J. Klapper Center for Fine Arts

Sunday, January 25 through Saturday, February 21, 2009

Free Reception: Thursday, February 12, 2009, at 6:00 p.m.

The paintings of Stanko depict a whirlwind of pop culture and color, created from a blend of traditional and imagined surroundings.

*A Retrospective: Pieces of a Journey*

Italian glass mosaics and mixed media works

Jonathan Thornton

Ruth S. Harley University Center Gallery

Sunday, January 25 through Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Free Reception: Sunday, February 8, 2009, from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m.

*Every time I cut a piece of Italian glass, break a plate or reduce any material from its original size, I get an inner excitement about building something better. Art gives me a true sense of freedom, serenity and expression*A journey of discovery.* -Jonathan Thornton

For more information, please visit http://events.adelphi.edu/culturalevents/art.php, or contact Richard Vaux,

director of exhibitions,

at (516) 877-4462 or

galleryexhibitions@adelphi.edu.