Ridgefielders Create Westport Art Gallery and Feature Local Artist Liz Leggett

New Contemporary Art Gallery Features Local Artist Liz Leggett

Gallery owners Amy Pal and Kevin Manley of Ridgefield created the gallery to help promote talented emerging local artists, create synergies between the gallery and surrounding Bedford Square and Church Lane merchants, and make the buying process transparent and easy for collectors while leveraging an underutilized space with natural foot traffic.

Newton Roux Gallery is a new contemporary art space in Bedford Square in downtown Westport focused on emerging realist and abstract painters. Its second solo exhibition "Head Over Heels" features 15 works by Westport based artist Liz Leggett and runs from July 25 through October 25th, 2018.

The opening reception will be held on Friday, August 24th from 6pm to 9pm and is open to the public. All are welcome to come and meet the artist in person and enjoy complimentary wine and beer while viewing Ms. Leggett’s work.

From Ms. Leggett’s artist’s statement: “My painting is predominantly process oriented. My approach to making is open to accidents to encourage the emergence of spontaneous forms as well as record the frenetic pace of daily life.” The 15 works on display exhibit a mastery of color and while abstract in nature do allude to recognizable elements, open to a multitude of interpretations and meanings. All pieces are for sale through the gallery by appointment or online HERE.

Newton Roux Gallery, at 14 Elm Street, occupies the 2nd-floor corridor connecting Barbour and Whip Salon in the new Bedford Square retail complex in downtown Westport. The entrance is at the top of the stairs across the street from The Spotted Horse. 

The gallery is open during the normal business hours of Bedford Square, or by appointment. For more information click here or email info@newtonroux.com, or call 203-403-0863.

Artist’s Biography- Liz Leggett

Liz Leggett’s art has been exhibited nationally and internationally and she has participated in artist-in-residence programs in Israel, Spain, The Pyrenees Mountains, Nova Scotia, Saratoga Springs and most recently for the second time at Weir Farm in Wilton, Connecticut. She received her BS in Studio Art from Skidmore College and MFA at the Maine College of Art. Liz recently illustrated a children’s book, has been a guest lecturer, participated on discussion panels, taught painting and has received awards and grants for her work.  She is a member of the Artist Collective of Westport, currently works as the Visual Arts Project Manager for the Westport Arts Center and was inducted into the Silvermine Guild of Artists in 2018.

Newton Roux gallery space - 14 Elm Street, 2nd Floor in Bedford Square, Westport CT 06880

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