MaryAnn Goodwin
(DEAL PARK, NJ) -- It's Possible, Gallery on Grant's newest art show, is opening on October 29, 2025 and running through January 2026. This art show gives homage to Axelrod Performing Arts Center's performance of Cinderella, running from November 6-23 as the final production in the 2025 Season.
Art Director and curator Randye Krupnick has created this fairy-tale like aura among the chosen works of art. She describes the exhibit as "a journey through beauty, hope, direction, achievement, while transpiring within an enchanted surrounding." It's Possible consists of four artists: MaryAnn Goodwin, Jeffrey Robinson, Daniel Natale, and Mary Klawetter.
Artist MaryAnn Goodwin brings a modern twist to the iconic glass slipper in her watercolor and acrylic paintings of shoes, especially in the featured piece "To The Ball." MaryAnn Goodwin describes her passion for painting shoes: "I love to paint shoes because a woman can instantly change how she can be perceived; maybe an athlete, dancer, or business owner."
Daniel Natale
It's Possible includes seven landscape paintings from Daniel Natale. Each landscape invites the viewer into a specific moment in nature, from storybook-like village houses to a scene of foreboding clouds. The Two River Times said of Daniel Natale's works that "familiar as they may seem, you haven't seen these places before. Natale paints from imagination, informed by mental snapshots of the effects of sunlight and atmosphere on the landscape..."
Jeffrey Robinson painted "Cinderella's Dreamscape," an sequential series representing the story of Cinderella. The paintings utilize both realistic and magical scenes, rendered in soft earth hues and prismatic bright colors. The pivotal work "The Secret Garden Door" portrays both a literal and metaphorical threshold. Jeffrey Robinson explains that "this weathered portal marks the transition from the naturalistic early paintings into the series' transformation into bright overlapping geometric forms."
Within the magical realm, works like "Destiny's Reflection" and "Midnight's Radiance", Jeffrey Robinson describes his works as utilizing "sophisticated strategies: fragmented planes, crystalline light effects, and dynamic movement that suggest both the disorientation and exhilaration of sudden change." The series concludes with" A Dream Come true," a return to realism. The artist describes the journey's dual nature as "rooted in human experience yet elevated by transformative vision."
The exhibit concludes with five soft doll sculptures by Mary Klawetter. A featured artist in "Art Doll Quarterly," Mary grew up in Iceland and was influenced by folk stories. These stories sparked her passion for creating these dolls, and in addition , these stories have filtered into her work. "The Mushroom Gatherers" portrays a young couple in love, definitely similar to Cinderella and her prince. The dolls are made of fabric over wire armature, needle sculpted face and hand painted eyes, and dressed in her own patterns for clothing.
(LEFT) Jeffrey Robinson (RIGHT) Mary Klawetter
There will be an Opening Reception on Wednesday, October 29, from 5:30pm to 7:00pm. The Axelrod Performing Arts Center is located at 100 Grant Avenue, Deal Park. It's Possible is available for viewing from October 29 through January 2026.
Established in 2005, The Axelrod Performing Arts Center (APAC) is a leading cultural institution on the Jersey Shore, committed to producing and presenting a diverse range of artistic performances. As a multi-disciplinary arts organization, APAC collaborates with Broadway directors, choreographers and designers to produce professionally staged musicals, ballets and cultural programs that enrich the imaginative, intellectual and creative soul of our community.
In 2025 APAC received the Spinnaker Award for Best Non-Profit, recognizing the organization for meaningful contributions to improving quality of life in the Monmouth County area. In 2024 APAC extended its programming through the opening of Bell Theater at Bell Works in Holmdel, bringing intimate concerts and innovative theatrical offerings to the metroburb. APAC cultivates the next generation of artists through the Axelrod Performing Arts Academy, which offers classes and productions for all ages throughout the year.
