Through the Grace
Through the Grace
by Gaetano LaRoche
November 1 - November 17, 2014
chashama 461 Gallery
461 West 126th Street
New York, NY 10027
Opening Reception:
Saturday, November 1 from 3-5pm
Music by cellist David Bakamjian
Open Hours:
Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday from 1-6pm
Mural size paintings and intimate drawings from nature comprise this exhibition of work by Gaetano LaRoche who has long studied nature and the great paintings of the past. The artist's work is inspired by his intense observation and reverence for the natural world and the work of the great artists who preceded him. From his study of nature, its light and movement, forms and grace, the artist remembers, recreates, and makes anew spaces seen through the oil on the linen or the ink on the paper.
This exhibit is supported by a grant from the West Harlem Development Corporation.
About the Artist:
Gaetano LaRoche is a graduate of The Cooper Union and Columbia University Teachers College, where he earned a doctorate in art and art education. He has been awarded a Pollock-Krasner grant amongst others and has exhibited his work most recently at The Gotteseman Library of Columbia University in NYC, The Acadiana Center for the Arts in Lafayette, Louisiana, and The Silver Art Center for the Arts of Plymouth State University in New Hampshire as well as at St. Joseph’s Chapel in The Church of St. Mary the Virgin in NYC. His drawings and prints have been regularly published in the literary arts journal Lilies and Cannonballs Review.
His work is in the permanent collection of The Library of Congress, Columbia University, and The Springfield Art Museum as well as in many private collections. Gaetano’s drawing blog, http://gaetano-thedrawingblog.blogspot.com/, has an international audience.
by Gaetano LaRoche
November 1 - November 17, 2014
chashama 461 Gallery
461 West 126th Street
New York, NY 10027
Opening Reception:
Saturday, November 1 from 3-5pm
Music by cellist David Bakamjian
Open Hours:
Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday from 1-6pm
Mural size paintings and intimate drawings from nature comprise this exhibition of work by Gaetano LaRoche who has long studied nature and the great paintings of the past. The artist's work is inspired by his intense observation and reverence for the natural world and the work of the great artists who preceded him. From his study of nature, its light and movement, forms and grace, the artist remembers, recreates, and makes anew spaces seen through the oil on the linen or the ink on the paper.
This exhibit is supported by a grant from the West Harlem Development Corporation.
About the Artist:
Gaetano LaRoche is a graduate of The Cooper Union and Columbia University Teachers College, where he earned a doctorate in art and art education. He has been awarded a Pollock-Krasner grant amongst others and has exhibited his work most recently at The Gotteseman Library of Columbia University in NYC, The Acadiana Center for the Arts in Lafayette, Louisiana, and The Silver Art Center for the Arts of Plymouth State University in New Hampshire as well as at St. Joseph’s Chapel in The Church of St. Mary the Virgin in NYC. His drawings and prints have been regularly published in the literary arts journal Lilies and Cannonballs Review.
His work is in the permanent collection of The Library of Congress, Columbia University, and The Springfield Art Museum as well as in many private collections. Gaetano’s drawing blog, http://gaetano-thedrawingblog.blogspot.com/, has an international audience.
