Wilton Resident Wins First in Rowayton Arts Center Exhibit

The buzz is - the BEE by Megan Garbe of Norwalk won Best in Show in “Focus Under Forty.”

The exhibit, for artists, ages 18-39, was a showcase of new regional artists and young talent. The judge, Paul DeRuvo, Associate Printer and Manager at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking, said of Megan’s piece, “BEE is diminutive in size but it is immediately striking.” The exhibit chairs are Eunice Roy and Yuko Ike and the co-chair is Karen Kent.

Two other exhibits are at RAC: “Paint Rowayton” and the Junior Members Show, both in the Portside Gallery. “Paint Rowayton” was a two-week competition for plein air artists, judged by John Harris, a well-known artist in Fairfield County. Leslie Concannon and Jo Ann Davidson were the first place winners for Paint Rowayton. All 3 exhibits will be up until June 25.

Winners for Focus Under Forty:

Best in Show: Megan Garbe (Norwalk) “Bee,” Oil on wood 
Paintings: 
1st Place: Jill Sarver (Danbury) “Anonymous I” & “Anonymous III, ” Oil on clayboard  2nd Place: Lauren DeFeo Duchene (Rowayton) “The Mother in All of Us,” Watercolor  Honorable Mention: Molly Weinstock (Darien) “Shadow Play,” Oil                     

Drawing, Digital Art/Mixed Media, Pastels, Prints
1st Place: Julia Byrne (Westport) “Lion #2”, Encaustic  2nd Place: Joseph Dermody (Greenwich) “Natural Health,” Mixed media 
Honorable Mention: Catherine Dunn (Rowayton) “Golden Haze” Mixed media

Photography
1st Place: Kerry Long (Trumbull) “Mourning Morning”  2nd Place: Kyle Michael King (Darien) Untitled  Honorable Mention: Margaret Kraus (Norwalk) “Ticket Booth” 

Winners for Paint Rowayton:

Oils/Acrylics
1st: Leslie Concannon (Wilton) “Farm Creek”
2nd: Donna Osterby (Stratford) “Wilson Corner”
3rd: Alan Sprules (Rowayton) “Community Dock”
Watercolor/ pastels:
1st: Jo Ann Davidson (Westport) “Pinkney Park”
2nd: Eunice Roy (Rowayton) “Rowayton Gardners”
3rd: Helene Napolitano (Stamford) “At the River’s Edge”

For almost 60 years, the Rowayton Arts Center has been a cultural gem in the community. It is an exceptional gallery where regional artists may exhibit and sell their art. It is also a wonderful venue for art classes and workshops. The art school offers classes for children and adults at all levels. The RAC Gallery and Art School are located on the bank of the scenic Five Mile River in Rowayton, CT at 145 Rowayton Avenue. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday: 11am-5pm. For more information: www.rowaytonarts.org

 Photos: Focus Under Forty Exhibit: Megan Garbe (Norwalk), Catherine Dunn (Rowayton), Jill Sarver (Danbury), Joseph Dermody  (Greenwich), Kyle Michael King (Darien), Julia Bryne (Westport)

            Paint Rowyaton Exhibit: Eunice Roy (Rowayton)  Junior Member Show: Leo Gonzalez (Norwalk), Program Chairman

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