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FENN GALLERY OF CONTEMPORARY ART ANNOUNCES
“THE DRAWN LINE”

Woodbury -- From January 20, 2005 - February 27, 2005, Fenn Gallery will present “The Drawn Line”, a group exhibition of works on paper and sculpture. The public is invited to the Artist Reception on Saturday, January 22nd from 4:00-6:00 pm.

This exhibit reflects upon the immediacy and directness of drawing as
a vehicle for creative expression, and invites the viewer to reconsider its limits. Artwork represented in the show ranges from the classical to expressionist depiction of figure, landscape and everyday life, to the abstract representation of nature. The show emphasizes the artists’ extraordinary manipulation of a wide array of materials, including traditional drawing media, such as charcoal, gouache and conte crayon, and less conventional media and surface, such as wire,
mud and blackboard.

Picasso is quoted as saying “To draw, you must close your eyes and sing”; in this exhibition, each of the artists shares his very personal
song. Included in the show are the surreal landscapes of Marc Chabot, current curator of the Natalie Van Vleck collections at Flanders Nature Center in Woodbury, CT, and past exhibitor at the Aldrich and Mattatuck Museums in Ridgefield and Waterbury, CT respectively. Returning to Fenn Gallery is Michael Paterson, whose adept and sparing use of line and color in his Matisse-like studies elicit an emotional and poetic response. Mr. Paterson will also premiere his first collection of minimalist wire sculptures called “air drawings”.

Paton Miller of Southampton, Long Island adds an intriguing dimension with his arresting collage-like assemblages of small paper studies from everyday life mounted on 4 x 5 foot boards. Mr. Miller is a visiting lecturer on art, and is in numerous national and international public and private collections. Also on exhibit are the haunting and provocative abstract studies of New York Times acclaimed artist Ivy Dachman, and the sensitive and skillfully drafted nudes of Vince Giarrano, of Washington, CT.