Westport, CT — The Westport Book Shop is pleased to welcome local artist Erin Nazzaro as guest exhibitor for the month of June at the Book Shop’s Drew Friedman Art Place. Erin will be exhibiting several of her vivid acrylic paintings on canvas.
Erin says she is inspired by her travels throughout South and Central America, Mexico, Portugal, the American Southwest, as well as her origins in Connecticut. “I am especially drawn to the Spanish culture because of its vibrancy and color. I paint the people, the landscapes they live on, the animals on these landscapes and the birds that surround them all,” said Erin.
Erin Nazzaro studied art at The University of Hartford, and The University of Bridgeport. She is a affiliated with The Artists Collective of Westport, The Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan, The Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, Inc, N.Y., The Greenwich Art Society, The Kent Art Association, Oak & Oil Gallery, Katonah, N.Y., The Ridgefield Guild of Artists, The Rowayton Arts Center, and Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan.
The Westport Book Shop will hold a reception for Erin and her exhibit on Wednesday evening, June 18, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Space is limited; please RSVP to the Book Shop by phoning 203-349-5141 or sending an email to RSVP@westportbooksaleventures.org
Erin Nazzaro’s artwork will be on exhibit at the Book Shop through June 30, 2025. All work on display is available for purchase. The art exhibit is open to the public during the Book Shop’s regular business hours: Mondays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sundays from Noon to 5 p.m.
Westport Book Shop, a nonprofit independent used book store, is downtown Westport’s only source for gently used and antiquarian books, vintage vinyl records, CDs, DVDs and audio books. It is located at 23 Jesup Road, right across Jesup Green from the Westport Library.
The Westport Book Shop is operated by Westport Book Sale Ventures, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit enterprise with the dual social mission to provide meaningful competitive employment for adults with disabilities, while raising support for The Westport Library, through used book sales. In addition to the nonprofit Westport Book Shop, gently used books are also offered for sale online through the company’s eBay store at www.ebay.com/str/westportbooksalesct, and at periodic large book sale events. For more information, or to make a charitable donation, please visit our website at www.westportbooksaleventures.org
Westport Book Sale Ventures welcomes volunteers for all aspects of our operations, from book donation receipt and sorting, to preparing for and working at book sale events, to work in our online sales operation, and at the Westport Book Shop. For more information, and to get involved, please visit www.westportbooksaleventures.org or send an email to info@westportbooksales.org