Arts League contest on figures in all forms

The Island Now

The Art League of Long Island’s juried exhibition “Figuratively Speaking” celebrates the figure in all its forms, human or otherwise, in 2-D and 3-D mediums.  

Exhibition curator Andrea Schnabl, principal/director of Stux + Haller Gallery in New York City, selected 60 works out of 400 submissions from artists in the Long Island region. 

Out of the 60 works on display in the League’s Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery, Schnabl singled out the following six artists for honors:

Awards of Excellence:  Marsha Gold Gayer, “George’s Chair”, charcoal; Joyce Kubat, “Pink Sweater,” pen and ink; Tom Mason, “Femme en Tulle Rouge”, oil painting.

Honorable Mentions: Barbara Jo Kingsley, “Connie”, pen and ink; Margaret Minardi, “Twins Lost”, pencil; Patricia Russac, “Colossal Head No. 3”, pastel.

The exhibit is on view through June 26.  

The Art League of Long Island is located at 107 East Deer Park Road in Dix Hills. The gallery is open to the public, free of charge, Monday through Thursday 9am – 9pm, Fridays 9am – 4pm, and on weekends 11am – 4pm.  For more information visit www.artleagueli.org or call (631) 462-5400.

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