The College of New Rochelle Castle Gallery Presents The Westchester Biennial 2012

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NEW ROCHELLE, NY (03/15/2012)(readMedia)-- The College of New Rochelle's (CNR) Castle Gallery will host The Westchester Biennial 2012 – a juried exhibit featuring 20 Westchester artists. Selections of paintings, installation, photography, sculpture, mixed media, and works on paper created in the last two years will be on view at CNR's Castle Gallery beginning Tuesday, March 27, through June 17, 2012. The exhibit will open with a reception on April 15 from 2-4 p.m.

This is the eighth juried art exhibition that began in 1998 to showcase recent work by both emerging and established artists throughout Westchester County. It is the only show of its kind open exclusively to Westchester County artists. Works submitted must have been created within the last two years (2010-2011).

The goal of this exhibition is to "Showcase recent work by both emerging and established artists throughout Westchester County," according to Katrina Rhein, Director, Castle Gallery.

Artists selected (from approximately 100 applicants this year) for The Westchester Biennial 2012 exhibit have been chosen by a prestigious and experienced panel of jurors, including: Chana Benjamin, visual artist (photography, video) and founder, president/ director of New Century Artists, Inc., New York, NY; Mary Birmingham, curator at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ; and Ruth Hardinger, visual artist (sculpture, installation, mixed media) and environmental activist, New York, NY.

Westchester exhibitors include:

PAINTING

Ivy Dachman--Croton on Hudson

Galina Dargery--Tuckahoe

Jessika Hamilton--Harrison

Patricia Horing--Larchmont

SCULPTURE

Michael Anthony Natiello--Garrison

MIXED MEDIA

Christine Shannon Aaron--Larchmont

Tim Grajek--Sleepy Hollow

Yen-Hua Lee--Scarsdale

Leslie Madigan--Hastings on Hudson

Alex Masket New--Rochelle

Charles McGill--Peekskill

Avery Syrig--Cortlandt Manor

INSTALLATION

Tomoko Abe--Rye

PHOTOGRAPHY

Arnold Kastenbaum--Mamaroneck

Diane Mitchell & Marko Gosar--Yonkers

Daniel Willner--Katonah

WORKS ON PAPER

Larry Blizard Dobbs--Ferry

Douglas Freeman--Yonkers

Rima Grad--Larchmont

Elena Grajek--Sleepy Hollow

For general information, tours, and directions to the Castle Gallery and The College of New Rochelle, please call (914) 654-5423. Castle Gallery is open Tuesday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Saturday & Sunday, 12 – 4 p.m. The gallery is closed on Mondays and major holidays.