Kehler Liddell Gallery, and ArtEcon Initiative, present: SalonThrive, a virtual gathering place for art discussion and discovery on Sundays at 5:00pm on the Zoom platform. Kicking off with Gar Waterman on Sunday, May 3rd, each episode will feature a different local CT-based artist host, broadcasting live from their studio. All who log on and gather 'round will have the opportunity to explore the artist's studio, their work, ideas and influences, in an intimate and unique studio backdrop. Participants can access SalonThrive by going to Kehler Liddell Gallery’s Facebook Page, or kehlerliddellgallery.com, click on the SalonThrive event link, and then the RSVP link to register. KLG has an energetic starting lineup of hosts with each episode on Sunday at 5:00pm: May 3: Stone carver, metal sculptor, and one of KLG's founders, Gar Waterman. May 10: A double exposure of photography with husband and wife team, Penrhyn and Rod Cook. May 17: Painter Frank Bruckmann digs through a few layers of paint in his latest work. May 24: Artist Ana Henriques mixes it up with multimedia work in her home studio. SalonThrive finds its inspiration from the gatherings of the Paris Salon that began in 1667 when people — usually most from the creative sector — were invited to come together to exchange ideas in the Salon/Studio of the host. This 2020 version of the salon offers inclusion and accessibility to all interested in broadening their conversation about the arts. Gar Waterman was born in Maine and grew up in Princeton, NJ. After graduating Dartmouth College, Waterman moved to Pietrasanta, Italy, where he lived for seven years and learned to carve stone. His sculpture combines observation of natural phenomena, sensual devotion to the tactile possibilities of material, and a model maker's tinkering sensibility. In 1996, the artist acquired an abandoned warehouse for $1 from the City of New Haven and transformed it into West Rock Studio, where he has lived and worked for the last 24 years.

Kehler Liddell Gallery, and ArtEcon Initiative, present: SalonThrive, a virtual gathering place for art discussion and discovery on Sundays at 5:00pm on the Zoom platform. Each episode features a different local CT-based artist host, (or hosts), and broadcasting live from their studio. Some artists have prepared videos to begin the conversation. All who log on and gather 'round will have the opportunity to explore the artist's studio, their work, ideas and influences, in an intimate and unique studio backdrop. Participants can access SalonThrive by going to Kehler Liddell Gallery’s Facebook Page, or kehlerliddellgallery.com, click on the SalonThrive event link, and then the RSVP link to register. KLG has an energetic starting lineup of hosts with each episode on Sunday at 5:00pm: May 3: Stone carver, metal sculptor, and one of KLG's founders, Gar Waterman. May 10: A double exposure of photography with husband and wife team, Penrhyn and Rod Cook. May 17: Painter Frank Bruckmann digs through a few layers of paint in his latest work. May 24: Artist Ana Henriques mixes it up with multimedia work in her home studio. SalonThrive finds its inspiration from the gatherings of the Paris Salon that began in 1667 when people — usually most from the creative sector — were invited to come together to exchange ideas in the Salon/Studio of the host. This 2020 version of the salon offers inclusion and accessibility to all interested in broadening their conversation about the arts. Rod Cook worked as a commercial photographer in New York for the first 25 years of his career. His fine art career began in 1996 with “Cypress Knees and Tupelos,” nudes taken in cypress swamps in and around Savannah, Georgia. Since then he has created his own interpretations of botanicals, landscapes, masks, mannequins and statues, often incorporating other mediums into the photographs. Penrhyn Cook says: “A black and white photographic workshop 20 years ago opened my eyes to photography and life changed for me. Photography became a personal search for my own vision of the world. I started with film, but now work digitally.”

Kehler Liddell Gallery, and ArtEcon Initiative, present: SalonThrive, a virtual gathering place for art discussion and discovery on Sundays at 5:00pm on the Zoom platform. Each episode features a different local CT-based artist host, (or hosts), and broadcasting live from their studio. Some artists have prepared videos to begin the conversation. All who log on and gather 'round will have the opportunity to explore the artist's studio, their work, ideas and influences, in an intimate and unique studio backdrop. Participants can access SalonThrive by going to Kehler Liddell Gallery’s Facebook Page, or kehlerliddellgallery.com, click on the SalonThrive event link, and then the RSVP link to register. KLG has an energetic starting lineup of hosts with each episode on Sunday at 5:00pm: May 3: Stone carver, metal sculptor, and one of KLG's founders, Gar Waterman. May 10: A double exposure of photography with husband and wife team, Penrhyn and Rod Cook. May 17: Painter Frank Bruckmann digs through a few layers of paint in his latest work. May 24: Artist Ana Henriques mixes it up with multimedia work in her home studio. SalonThrive finds its inspiration from the gatherings of the Paris Salon that began in 1667 when people — usually most from the creative sector — were invited to come together to exchange ideas in the Salon/Studio of the host. This 2020 version of the salon offers inclusion and accessibility to all interested in broadening their conversation about the arts. Frank Bruckmann studied at the DuCret School of the Arts, Arts Students League, and Paris American Academy. He has taught art at the Bruce Museum, Silvermine Art School, and Rowayton Arts Center. He has won awards for his work such as at the John Slade Ely House Members Exhibit Award, The Weiss Sisters Award, and Elizabeth Pragst Memorial Award. He has shown at many galleries in the region, including River Street Gallery, Artspace, Gallery 418, Gallery 195, Silvermine Gallery, and Iverarary Gallery (PA), and the Lupine Gallery (ME). His work is in numerous private collections. He is one of the founding members of Kehler Liddell Gallery.

Kehler Liddell Gallery, and ArtEcon Initiative, present: SalonThrive, a virtual gathering place for art discussion and discovery on Sundays at 5:00pm on the Zoom platform. Each episode features a different local CT-based artist host, broadcasting live from their studio. Some artists have prepared videos to begin the conversation. SalonThrive finds its inspiration from the gatherings of the Paris Salon that began in 1667 when people — usually most from the creative sector — were invited to come together to exchange ideas in the Salon/Studio of the host. This 2020 version of the salon offers inclusion and accessibility to all interested in broadening their conversation about the arts. This week's host is Ana Henriques. Ana Henriques works on handmade paper, or wall hangings, explore the spaces women fill and create, asking how the metaphysical or spiritual is used to elevate/explore the female narrative. She also explores destruction and regeneration, and the socio-political history of women. She uses elements of South American quilts and weaving, traditional embroidery and paper making/cutting to consider how craft is used functionally and traditionally by women. As a project coordinator for OPIRG (Ontario Public Interest Research Group), she brought the work of women weavers from Tlamacazapa, Mexico to Ontario informing her exploration of traditional craft. Ana received a BFA in Visual Arts at York University, after a gap year teaching in Hong Kong. She then trained as an art teacher in Oxford, UK. The breadth of experience and perspective gleaned from traveling and teaching in myriad countries continues to inform her art and practice. To register for the next SalonThrive, visit: www.kehlerliddellgallery.com.

Kehler Liddell Gallery, and ArtEcon Initiative, present: SalonThrive, a virtual gathering place for art discussion and discovery on Sundays at 5:00pm on the Zoom platform. Each episode features a different local CT-based artist host, broadcasting live from their studio. Some artists have prepared videos to begin the conversation. SalonThrive finds its inspiration from the gatherings of the Paris Salon that began in 1667 when people — usually most from the creative sector — were invited to come together to exchange ideas in the Salon/Studio of the host. This 2020 version of the salon offers inclusion and accessibility to all interested in broadening their conversation about the arts. This week's host is Chris Ferguson. Chris remembers enjoying drawing ever since he was a small child. During high school, he attended E.C.A. (Educational Center for the Arts) in New Haven, CT, an experience that he says allowed him to explore his creativity in new ways. He then went on to earn a degree in Illustration from Paier College of Art in Hamden, CT, with the intention of embarking on a career in children's book illustration. However, he quickly realized his heart belonged to fine art, and has been painting and exhibiting his work for the last 20+ years. His work has been shown in local venues in and around New Haven, including DaSilva Gallery and Kehler Liddell Gallery. Currently, his primary focus is on local scenery and landscapes. To register for the next SalonThrive, visit: kehlerliddellgallery.com.

SalonThrive is a virtual gathering place for art discussion and discovery on Sundays at 5:00pm on the Zoom platform. Each episode features a different local CT-based artist host, broadcasting live from their studio. All who log on and gather 'round will have the opportunity to explore the artist's studio, their work, ideas and influences, in an intimate and unique studio backdrop. Participants can access SalonThrive by clicking to RSVP here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwud-GqqTojEtTmD2SDaM18foh782NbsUq8 Brian Flinn is a mixed media and digital artist from Derby, CT whose work explores issues of paradox and fragments of time. In his digital work, he uses scanned objects, drawings and photographs as the ingredients for collages which draw from his experiences with painting and illustration to build images of multiple layers and surfaces. His recent work explores themes of loss and memory through texture, shape and symbolism. Brian Flinn earned a BFA from the University of Bridgeport and his MFA from the School of Visual Arts in NYC where he studied with Marshall Arisman, Tom Woodruff and the painter Paul Vazquez. Brian began teaching in 1995 and spent 17 years teaching in the Amity School District, 14 of which at Amity High School. Since 2013 he has served as an Associate Professor of Art at Central Connecticut State University, teaching Painting, Digital Art and Art Education courses for undergrad and graduate students. In addition to multiple exhibitions throughout Connecticut including the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, University of Bridgeport’s Shelfhaudt Gallery, Canton’s Gallery On the Green, and the New Britain Museum of American Art, Flinn’s work has been shown in galleries in New York, California and Oregon. More of his work can be seen at his website, brianflinn.com.

This week, our host on SalonThrive is photographer Kim Weston. This was originally aired June 14, 2020 Kehler Liddell Gallery, and ArtEcon Initiative, present: SalonThrive, a virtual gathering place for art discussion and discovery on Sundays at 5:00pm on the Zoom platform. Each episode will feature a different local CT-based artist host, broadcasting live from their studio. All who log on and gather 'round will have the opportunity to explore the artist's studio, their work, ideas and influences, in an intimate and unique studio backdrop. SalonThrive finds its inspiration from the gatherings of the Paris Salon that began in 1667 when people — usually most from the creative sector — were invited to come together to exchange ideas in the Salon/Studio of the host. This 2020 version of the salon offers inclusion and accessibility to all interested in broadening their conversation about the arts. Please visit http://www.kehlerliddellgallery.com for more information

Kehler Liddell Gallery, and ArtEcon Initiative, present: SalonThrive, a virtual gathering place for art discussion and discovery on Sundays at 5:00pm on the Zoom platform. Each episode features a different local CT-based artist host, (or hosts), and broadcasting live from their studio. Some artists have prepared videos to begin the conversation. All who log on and gather 'round will have the opportunity to explore the artist's studio, their work, ideas and influences, in an intimate and unique studio backdrop. Participants can access SalonThrive by going to Kehler Liddell Gallery’s Facebook Page, or kehlerliddellgallery.com, click on the SalonThrive event link, and then the RSVP link to register. Or, click on this: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwud-GqqTojEtTmD2SDaM18foh782NbsUq8 SalonThrive finds its inspiration from the gatherings of the Paris Salon that began in 1667 when people — usually most from the creative sector — were invited to come together to exchange ideas in the Salon/Studio of the host. This 2020 version of the salon offers inclusion and accessibility to all interested in broadening their conversation about the arts. In Episode 8 we present KLG member artist Michael Pressman. Michael began photographing the people, streets, and landscape of his native Brooklyn, New York when he was eight years old. Pressman states, a photographic image is a work of imagination—by the creator of the image through the camera’s eye and by the viewer experiencing that creation. By photographing common natural sights--landscape and wildlife, Michael sought the abstraction and depth secreted within the image. As a national broadcast journalist for both ABC News and NBC News, 20/20, Dateline NBC, and the Today show for 30 years, this episode of SalonThrive offers a host with a many varied influences.

Kehler Liddell Gallery, and ArtEcon Initiative, present: SalonThrive, a virtual gathering place for art discussion and discovery on Sundays at 5:00pm on the Zoom platform. Each episode features a different local CT-based artist host, (or hosts), and broadcasting live from their studio. Some artists have prepared videos to begin the conversation. All who log on and gather 'round will have the opportunity to explore the artist's studio, their work, ideas and influences, in an intimate and unique studio backdrop. Participants can access SalonThrive by going to Kehler Liddell Gallery’s Facebook Page, or kehlerliddellgallery.com, click on the SalonThrive event link, and then the RSVP link to register. Or, click on this: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwud-GqqTojEtTmD2SDaM18foh782NbsUq8 SalonThrive finds its inspiration from the gatherings of the Paris Salon that began in 1667 when people — usually most from the creative sector — were invited to come together to exchange ideas in the Salon/Studio of the host. This 2020 version of the salon offers inclusion and accessibility to all interested in broadening their conversation about the arts. In Episode 10, we present photographer, Roy Money, who’s photography gives him the opportunity to navigate the invisible barrier between perceiver and perceived. After a decade in self-study of photography Roy went back to school and got an MFA at the University of Delaware. Both before and after his MFA he taught photography in a number of schools. Subsequently, change in his circumstances included a dormant period of photography and his creative inspiration shifted to writing.

Kehler Liddell Gallery, and ArtEcon Initiative, present: SalonThrive, a virtual gathering place for art discussion and discovery on Sundays at 5:00pm on the Zoom platform. Each episode features a different local CT-based artist host, broadcasting live from their studio. Some artists have prepared videos to begin the conversation. SalonThrive finds its inspiration from the gatherings of the Paris Salon that began in 1667 when people — usually most from the creative sector — were invited to come together to exchange ideas in the Salon/Studio of the host. This 2020 version of the salon offers inclusion and accessibility to all interested in broadening their conversation about the arts. This week's host is Liz Antle-O'Donnell. Originally from New Haven, Antle-O'Donnell has been an active member of the local arts scene as a teacher, administrator, and artist for over a decade. Her print and mixed-media artworks are intentionally heavy and tactile; the process, medium, and materials are all meaningful components. Though primarily self-taught, Antle-O'Donnell studied printmaking and studio arts at New York University (BA, English), Paier College of Art, and Rhode Island School of Design. She has also been serving as the Director of Kehler Liddell Gallery since 2017, and has been a member artist since 2013. Kehler Liddell Gallery (KLG) is a cooperative gallery in the heart of New Haven’s Westville village representing 27 of the area’s most notable emerging and established artists. Established in 2003, KLG is one of New Haven’s longest running retail galleries to date. All of the artists are juried into membership. Monthly exhibitions are highlighted by free community arts programming presented by ArtEcon Initiative. Gallery hours: Thursday – Friday, 11am-4pm; Saturday–Sunday,10am-4pm. The gallery is free and open to the public. www.KehlerLiddellGallery.com. ArtEcon Initiative (AEI). AEI is a neighborhood-based non-profit and an outgrowth of ArLoW (Art Lofts West). The primary mission of ArtEcon is to produce and support free, or low cost, arts and community programs for all ages in the Westville West-Rock neighborhood. Programming is made possible with support from: The City of New Haven Mayor’s Community Arts Grants, the Community Foundation of Greater New Haven, The New Alliance Foundation, the State of Connecticut Office of the Arts, and the Pincus Family Foundation. www.ArtEconInitiative.org.

Kehler Liddell Gallery, and ArtEcon Initiative, present: SalonThrive, a virtual gathering place for art discussion and discovery on Sundays at 5:00pm on the Zoom platform. Each episode will feature a different local CT-based artist host, broadcasting live from their studio. All who log on and gather 'round will have the opportunity to explore the artist's studio, their work, ideas and influences, in an intimate and unique studio backdrop. Participation is free and open to all, but RSVPs are required. SalonThrive finds its inspiration from the gatherings of the Paris Salon that began in 1667 when people — usually most from the creative sector — were invited to come together to exchange ideas in the Salon/Studio of the host. This 2020 version of the salon offers inclusion and accessibility to all interested in broadening their conversation about the arts. This Month ... A Series of Special Mini-Panel Discussions with the Artists of I Am … Sunday, August 9th - featuring Courtney Silvia, Shamain Hardy, and Victoria Selbach. Moderated by Muffy Pendergast.

Kehler Liddell Gallery, and ArtEcon Initiative, present: SalonThrive, a virtual gathering place for art discussion and discovery on Sundays at 5:00pm on the Zoom platform. Each episode will feature a different local CT-based artist host, broadcasting live from their studio. All who log on and gather 'round will have the opportunity to explore the artist's studio, their work, ideas and influences, in an intimate and unique studio backdrop. Participation is free and open to all, but RSVPs are required. SalonThrive finds its inspiration from the gatherings of the Paris Salon that began in 1667 when people — usually most from the creative sector — were invited to come together to exchange ideas in the Salon/Studio of the host. This 2020 version of the salon offers inclusion and accessibility to all interested in broadening their conversation about the arts. This Month ... A Series of Special Mini-Panel Discussions with the Artists of I Am … August 15, 2020: 4 artists, Aude Jomini, Eben Kling, Anne Doris-Eisner and Andrew Baris are in SalonThrive with moderator Brian Flinn.

Kehler Liddell Gallery, and ArtEcon Initiative, present: SalonThrive, a virtual gathering place for art discussion and discovery on Sundays at 5:00pm on the Zoom platform. Each episode will feature a different local CT-based artist host, broadcasting live from their studio. All who log on and gather 'round will have the opportunity to explore the artist's studio, their work, ideas and influences, in an intimate and unique studio backdrop. Participation is free and open to all, but RSVPs are required. SalonThrive finds its inspiration from the gatherings of the Paris Salon that began in 1667 when people — usually most from the creative sector — were invited to come together to exchange ideas in the Salon/Studio of the host. This 2020 version of the salon offers inclusion and accessibility to all interested in broadening their conversation about the arts. This Month ... A Series of Special Mini-Panel Discussions with the Artists of I Am … August 23rd, 2020: Photographers Anthony Videira and Taylor Richards are in conversation with moderator Kim Wetston.

Kehler Liddell Gallery, and ArtEcon Initiative, present: SalonThrive, a virtual gathering place for art discussion and discovery on Sundays at 5:00pm on the Zoom platform. Each episode will feature a different local CT-based artist host, broadcasting live from their studio. All who log on and gather 'round will have the opportunity to explore the artist's studio, their work, ideas and influences, in an intimate and unique studio backdrop. Participation is free and open to all, but RSVPs are required. RSVP here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwud-GqqTojEtTmD2SDaM18foh782NbsUq8. SalonThrive finds its inspiration from the gatherings of the Paris Salon that began in 1667 when people — usually most from the creative sector — were invited to come together to exchange ideas in the Salon/Studio of the host. This 2020 version of the salon offers inclusion and accessibility to all interested in broadening their conversation about the arts. This Month ... A Series of Special Mini-Panel Discussions with the Artists of I Am … August 30th, 2020: 3 artists, Ezra Gott, Fethi Meghelli, and Amira Brown, in conversation with Ana Henriques.

Kehler Liddell Gallery, and ArtEcon Initiative, present: SalonThrive, a virtual gathering place for art discussion and discovery on Sundays at 5:00pm on the Zoom platform. Each episode will feature a different local CT-based artist host, broadcasting live from their studio. All who log on and gather 'round will have the opportunity to explore the artist's studio, their work, ideas and influences, in an intimate and unique studio backdrop.

Kehler Liddell Gallery, and ArtEcon Initiative, present: SalonThrive, a virtual gathering place for art discussion and discovery on Sundays at 5:00pm on the Zoom platform. Each episode will feature a different local CT-based artist host, broadcasting live from their studio. All who log on and gather 'round will have the opportunity to explore the artist's studio, their work, ideas and influences, in an intimate and unique studio backdrop.

Take an insider's look at Michael Pressman's exhibition, "Surface Rising," on view at KLG through October 25, 2020. Through a series of diptychs, Pressman investigates the differences, and perhaps more profoundly, the similarities, between realistic and abstract photography. Pressman states: “Each pair is presented as if one click of the camera shutter captured both. Under the surface, they are alike — not abstract, not realistic. Simply, how I see the world.” For more information, visit: http://www.kehlerliddellgallery.com/viewing-room-pressman.

Kehler Liddell Gallery, and ArtEcon Initiative, present: SalonThrive, a virtual gathering place for art discussion and discovery on Sundays at 5:00pm on the Zoom platform. Each episode will feature a different local CT-based artist host, broadcasting live from their studio. All who log on and gather 'round will have the opportunity to explore the artist's studio, their work, ideas and influences, in an intimate and unique studio backdrop. This week, enjoy viewing the work of generative artist, Dan Gries. In his video, he explains all about how to create it and what curiosities he has followed.

Kehler Liddell Gallery, and ArtEcon Initiative, present: SalonThrive, a virtual gathering place for art discussion and discovery on Sundays at 5:00pm on the Zoom platform. Each episode will feature a different local CT-based artist host, broadcasting live from their studio. All who log on and gather 'round will have the opportunity to explore the artist's studio, their work, ideas and influences, in an intimate and unique studio backdrop. This week we are joined by our gallery's Assistant Director, Muffy Pendergast who shows us how she has earned the title of The Empress of the Arts in Westville. (New Haven, CT)