‘Full Moon’, a 2014 collagraph monoprint by Cynthia MacCollum of New Canaan. Her work will be on display at the library this month.
New Canaan artist Cynthia MacCollum opens an exhibit, “Continuum,” of collagraph prints at New Canaan Library’s H. Pelham Curtis Gallery on Saturday, Aug. 23. It runs through Oct. 5.
An opening reception will be held on Saturday, from 5-7. All are invited. The library is closed on Sundays through Labor Day weekend.
“MacCollum’s considerable talent is obvious in the beauty of her work,” according to a library press release. “Continuum offers a gorgeous, pictorial exploration of life — and the history of life — on our planet.”
“Yin and Yang” by Cynthia MacCollum.
Continuum is also an artistic timeline, illustrating how humankind’s presence on the Earth is actually only a blip on the evolutionary scale. The timeline, inspired by the artist’s children and their many social studies timeline projects over the years, balances physically and visually the macro scale of time against the micro scale of imagery.
MacCollum is a painter, printmaker, and designer who lives and works in New Canaan. She was included in the First Street Gallery National Juried Exhibit in New York in 2013, among many other institutional and gallery shows.
“Continuum” is sponsored by the Art Committee, Friends of New Canaan Library. The curators for this exhibition are Micki Porta and Mary Moross.
More info: 203-594-5007, newcanaanlibrary.org.