NEW PALTZ — Byrdcliffe Arts and Crafts Colony, the oldest continuing arts colony in America (founded 1902-1903), has been an alluring destination for an eclectic group of artists, writers, musicians, and social reformers interested…
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From Impressionist to Modernist: The Paintings of Woodstock Artist Charles Rosen
NEW PALTZ — Charles Rosen, one of the most distinguished Pennsylvania Impressionist and Woodstock artists will be honored with an…
Read moreMacArthur Fellow Judy Pfaff Exhibition Part of Hudson Valley Masters Series
NEW PALTZ — Installation art pioneer Judy Pfaff, whose thirty-year career has achieved worldwide acclaim and accolades including a MacArthur Fellowship, has collaborated with the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz on an exhibition of new work that opens February 10,…
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Three artists represented in the exhibition ANXIOUS OBJECTS will participate in Conversations @ the SDMA on July 12, 11:30 am at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art. Judith Hoyt, Doris Licht, and Leslie Pelino will share in the discussion. Conversations @ the SDMA is dedicated to building the dialogue…
Read moreFour Exhibitions Signify Conclusion of Academic Chapter
Emerging artists who are candidates for a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) or a Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA) degree will present their creative thesis projects in four successive week-long exhibitions at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz. In addition, Bachelor of Fine Arts students with…
Read moreAmerican Scenery: Different Views in Hudson River School Painting
An exhibition of 116 Hudson River School paintings drawn from a remarkable and comprehensive private collection will open February 4, 2006 at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz. American Scenery: Different Views in Hudson River School Painting features the work…
Read moreENCAUSTIC WORKS 2005
What do contemporary Hudson Valley artists have in common with the Greeks and Romans? – The unusual medium of encaustic. “Encaustic Works 2005”, an exhibition opening at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz on September 17, 2005, highlights the work…
Read moreThe Fluid and Dynamic Nature of Fine Art Metals
Juxtapositions: Selections from the Metals Collection, an exhibition curated by SUNY New Paltz art professors Jamie Bennett and Myra Mimlitsch-Gray, will open at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art on September 17, 2005 with a reception from 2-4 p.m. The exhibition will highlight recent acquisitions, establishing comparisons between a wide…
Read moreTHE CULT OF HAPPINESS
An exhibition of more than thirty Nianhua, Chinese New Year prints from 19th and early 20th centuries, selected from the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art’s permanent collection, will be on view at the museum September 17 through November 6, 2005. “The Cult of Happiness: Chinese Woodblock Prints” is curated by…
Read moreMuseum Presents CONVERSATIONS @ the SDMA
Six artists whose work is represented in the exhibition Recycled, Revisited will participate in Conversations @ the SDMA, a program of discussions between curators, artists, collectors, and SUNY faculty/staff that explores issues related to current museum exhibitions. The discussion will occur on Wednesday, August 10 at 6:30pm in the West…
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