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(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- The Sandy Bennett Art Gallery at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, New Jersey hosts Seen & Heard, an exhibition by NJ-based artist and art educator Kate Griffin. The art exhibit is in residence at The Sandy Bennett Art Gallery on the 2nd floor of bergenPAC from March 2-30, 2017. Seen and Heard is comprised of acrylic self-portraits of the artist, which represent different feminist themes.
These themes are explored both literally and figuratively and include, but are not limited to, love, loss, betrayal, triumph and societal expectations as experienced from the female perspective. Each piece was directly inspired by modern music, and visitors are invited to listen to the songs while observing the works by scanning QR codes with their smartphones. The songs used to create these works were all written and performed by female musicians, some of whom include Sara Bareilles, KT Tunstall, Margaret Glaspy and Alanis Morissette. This series was chosen to be displayed during the month of March as to coincide with Women’s History Month.
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Ms. Griffin graduated from New Jersey City University with her B.A. in Drawing & Painting and Teaching Certificate in 2009 and from Kean University with a Masters in Studio Art in 2015. Since 2009, Griffin has been both teaching art and painting the theatrical sets at Watchung Hills Regional High School, and since 2012 has been working at the Summer Art program at the Visual Art Center of New Jersey in Summit. You can learn more about the artist and her work at: www.paintingwithbrains.com
The gallery is open to the general public during box office hours Mon-Fri 11AM – 6PM and Saturday 12PM to 4PM and available to patrons of scheduled performances. There is a free reception open to the public on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 from 6PM-8PM.
The Sandy Bennett Art Gallery is located at BergenPAC, 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood, NJ.
IMAGES: (TOP) I Know Places, 20x16, Acrylic on canvas (BOTTOM) Invisible Empire, 20x16, Acrylic on canvas
