Adelphi University is pleased to host an exhibition featuring three-dimensional paintings by renowned Long Island artist

Robert Carter, as part of the University*s Black History Month celebrations, and will join colleges and universities nationwide to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Black Studies Programs in the United States. This exhibit, *Carter Light,* will be on display through February 23, 2010, in the Ruth S. Harley University Center Gallery, 1 South Avenue, Garden City. A free reception will be held on Sunday, February 7, from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Mr. Carter is an accomplished draughtsman, painter, illustrator, designer, and art educator from Dix Hills, NY. Most of his formal training moved through *fine art* typography. However, his first employment as an artist was with WHAS-TV, Louisville (formerly a CBS affiliate), while in undergraduate school. Initially, he was hired as a scenic artist, later set designer and fabricator, as well as floor director. After receiving his MFA degree from Pratt Institute, opportunities developed with several publishers-McGraw Hill, D.C.

Health, Simon & Schuster, and many others via freelance illustration. Later in his career, these areas of experience merged via private studio efforts and evolved into *Carter Light.*

Below is the artist*s statement which provides insight into his work.

*The evidence of a society*s ethics, priorities, values, and lifestyle can usually be understood through its *cultural* enterprises. The visual art venue is usually an exercise of reference to lofty concerns for religion, politics, or social issues. A good percentage of my art grows from very serious connections with social circumstances from the African American perspective. On the other hand, humor, charm, and nostalgia are important real segments of our psyche. Such delights I enjoy sharing visually with hopes of avoiding excessive sentimentality. Here*s hoping for success and here*s hoping Carter*s light is contagious.*

The Ruth S. Harley University Center Gallery is open Sunday through Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. For more information about this and other upcoming art exhibitions, please visit http://www.adelphi.edu/artmuseum/exhibitions/.