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Alan Judelson

"OIL CHANGES"
June 25 - August 1, 2010

Opening Reception: Friday, June 25,  6-9pm

Presenting Oil Changes, a solo show presenting the bold, beautiful, dramatic oil paintings of Alan Judelson. This extraordinary exhibit of oil paintings, all 36” by 36” is a reflection of Judelson’s painting techniques and style which are bursting with energy and bold brush strokes. Read the Press Release

 


 

BIG BIGGER BIGGEST

BIG BIGGER BIGGEST
May 7 - June 20, 2010

Opening Reception: Friday, May 7,  6-9pm

The Loft Artists Gallery presents Big-Bigger-Biggest, an art show featuring select large paintings from LAA artists. All art on exhibit will be 36” X 48” or larger, offering a rare opportunity for viewers to see how LAA artists are experimenting with size and scale. more
Read the Press Release

 


 

LAA DRAWS IILAA DRAWS II!
March 26 - May 2, 2010

Opening Reception: Friday, March 26, 5:30 - 7:30 pm

LAA exhibits drawings in conjunction with the week-long event DRAW ON! sponsored in part by The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, AT& T, HSBC, Weston Woods Studios, and Brand Flakes for Breakfast www.brandflakesforbreakfast.com brought to you by the greatest agency in the land www.thegreatestagency.com Draw On! patrons; Peter H. Reynolds, Maurice Sendak, KAWS. Logo for Draw On! designed by Peter H. Reynolds. Visit peterhreynolds.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GDQdoXijFk

 


 

DRAW ON! DRAW ON!
Saturday, March 27, 2-5pm
Saturday, April 3, 2-5pm

In conjunction with the week-long event DRAW ON! sponsored in part by The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, AT& T, HSBC, Weston Woods Studios, and Brand Flakes for Breakfast www.brandflakesforbreakfast.com brought to you by the greatest agency in the land www.thegreatestagency.com Draw On! patrons; Peter H. Reynolds, Maurice Sendak, KAWS. Logo for Draw On! designed by Peter H. Reynolds. Visit peterhreynolds.com

Visit www.drawon.org.

 

WEEK-END WORKSHOPS

• Saturday, March 27, 2-5pm
• Saturday, April 3, 2-5pm

 


 

New Members Show

NEW MEMBERS SHOW
January 8 - February 14, 2010


Presenting the New Members Show, featuring artwork from five new members of the LAA. The show will present paintings, drawings, fabric arts, ceramics, and sculpture. "The show offers creative expression in such a wide variety of mediums," says show co-chairman Mark Macrides, whose works are inspired by concepts of time and space. "The LAA is remarkable for the diversity of work within its membership, and this new group of 5 very different artists remains true to that model." more

 


 

small works BIG ART Holiday Show

small works BIG ART
Holiday Show

November 13 - December 20, 2009


The LAA holiday show will run from Nov. 13 to Dec. 20, with a formal opening reception and gift bazaar on Friday, Dec. 4 from 5 to 8 p.m. Twenty percent of all sales from the holiday show and gift bazaar will be donated to Stamford-based St. Luke's LifeWorks, a non-profit organization providing learning opportunities, housing and support services to people overcoming homelessness in lower Fairfield County.

Click to preview the artists offerings at the gift bazaar on Dec 4, 5-8 pm

 


 

Open Studios Fall 2009

LOFT ARTISTS ASSOCIATION FALL 2009 OPEN STUDIOS

For a sneak peek, watch the Open Studios video!

If you can't see the video, click here to watch it on YouTube.

 


 

JAZZ ART SHOW

JAZZ ART SHOW
Shirley Binin & Cici Artist

September 11 - November 1, 2009

Curated by Sandy Garnett


JAZZ! Experience the rhythm of the art!
Do you love Jazz? Do love artwork of performing musicians? The Loft Artists Association is presenting the JAZZ art show for you. Sandy Garnett is curating a show entitled 'Jazz' by assembling the music inspired artworks of Loft Artists Shirley Binin and Cici Artist. more
Read the Press Release

JAZZ Art! Sundays at Two Series

Five Sundays at 2pm in the LAA Gallery:
9/27 Poetry Reading, Richard Duffee
10/4 Walk and Talk, Cici Artist and Shirley Binin
10/11 Flip a Video in Ten Minutes, Cici Artist
10/18 Painting with Paper Pulp, Shirley Binin
10/25 Poetry Reading, Cindi Siddiqui

 


Special Performance "Dance to the Music" by Renee Kahn at the "JAZZ" Opening Reception (Flip Video by cici artist)

 


 

Loft artists at the Mansion art

LAA at the Mansion:
Loft Artists Exhibit at the
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum
June 11 - September 9, 2009

LOCKWOOD-MATHEWS MANSION MUSEUM
295 West Avenue, NORWALK CT
203-838-9799

 

The Loft Artists are exhibiting at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum in Norwalk, CT and the contrast between the bare bones industrial building at 845 Canal St that currently houses the Loft Artists and the rooms presently set aside at the for exhibits at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion could not be more dramatic.

 


 

Renee Kahn: Selected Works

Renee Kahn: Selected Works
July 10 - August 30, 2009

The exhibit pokes fun at the foibles of suburban life. The Seven Deadly Sins, a religious concept dating back to the Middle Ages, takes on a modern twist with large oil paintings or drawings on brown paper with intriguing titles such as: "Envy: Loehman's Dressing Room," or "Lust: Male Strippers Appear in Darien." more

 


 

Loud & Clear: Art Provides A VoiceKids in Crisis logo

Loud & Clear:
Art Provides A Voice

May 7 - 17, 2009

Opening Reception:
Thursday, May 7, 6-9pm

In a unique, new partnership, Stamford's Loft Artists Association (LAA) will team with Kids in Crisis to present an exhibit of the artwork of the teen residents of the temporary shelter at Kids in Crisis.
Read the Press Release (pdf file)

 


 

Spring Working Studios 2009Spring Working Studios 2009

A 3-day art event where the public can visit artists in their studios and see how they make their art. more

 

Watch our Working Studios promotional video! OR click here to watch it on YouTube.

 

 

 

 

 


 

LAA DRAWS! LAA DRAWS!
March 13 - April 26, 2009

Opening Reception: Friday, March 13, 6-9pm

LAA exhibits black & white drawings in conjunction with the week-long event DRAW ON! sponsored by The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Hersam-Acorn Newspapers, Weston Woods Studios. Read the Press Release

 

DRAW ON! DRAW ON!
Saturday, March 28, 2-5pm
Saturday, April 4, 2-5pm

COME DRAW WITH US!

Join us for "DRAW ON!" sponsored by The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Hersam-Acorn Newspapers, Weston Woods Studios.
Logo for Draw On! designed by Peter H. Reynolds. Visit peterhreynolds.com

Click here for details on this show.

 


 

Sandy Garnett Sculptures & Paintings Sandy Garnett: Sculptures & Paintings
We have extended this show.
New closing date: March 1

January 16-March 1, 2009
Opening Reception:
Friday, January 23, 6-8 pm

Sandy Garnett: Sculptures & Paintings brings together paintings and sculptures from the past several years. Garnett's Fingerprint Project will be represented, several new Twister works, Reconstruction paintings, and new sculpture will be on display.

 


 

January 4 - 30: Change of Space: LAA Artists at the Wilton Library

Change of Space is LAA's first exhibit in Wilton. We are excited to show our work in a new venue and to introduce ourselves to a new audience.
Wilton Library Hours: Mon - Thurs, 10-8; Fri 10-6; Sat 10-5; Sunday 1-5; Closed Jan 19 / 203-762-3950

 


 

small work / BIG ART!
December 5, 2008 through January 4, 2009

The festivity of the holiday season inspired Stamford's Loft Artists to create works with an eye towards small splashes of color, intricate design work and hand-held assemblages.

Press Release

 


 

OPEN STUDIOS WEEK END!
November 7, 8 & 9, 2008

 

Fresh from their 30th anniversary extravaganza, the Loft Artists open their doors to the public, inviting art lovers of all ages to mingle, discuss and tour the studios of more than 40 working artists.

Press Release

 

 

 


 

THE UN-CONVENTIONAL SELF:
NOT YOUR AVERAGE PORTRAIT SHOW
September 12 - 26, 2008

Presenting more than 30 artists' take on their own image, using everything from collage to 3-D construction.

Press Release

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

BIRD ON A WIRE
One-Person Show: Liz Squillace
August 8-30, 2008

Liz Squillace presents her latest serigraphs and paintings. Many include birds and most show different viewpoints of Bridgeport, Ct., where Liz has relocated her live/work situation.

 

 


 

PIVOTAL MOMENTS:
NINE VIEWS FROM EITHER SIDE
June 6 through July 27, 2008

Male artists of the LAA come together in a show exploring the idea of pivotal moments in an artist's life.

Press Release

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

LANDSCAPES ON THE MIND
April 11 through June 1, 2008

Works designed to mesh into a meditation on the undercurrents of landscape from a multi-genre and multimedia perspective.

 

 

GREAT DAMES part IV
March 7 - 30, 2008

Fourth annual exhibition celebrating women in the arts and Women's History Month.

Press Release

 

 


 

SPRING '08 OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND
April 4 - 6, 2008

The Loft Artist Association, having inaugurated their new space with the "Art Moved" grand opening show, now for the first time opens the doors to their brand new studios.


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Special Events

  • WALK & TALKS on June 12, 10:30am - 5pm Gallery OPENS early at 10:30 am for Connecticut Council on Culture and Tourism's "Open House Day"
  • ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION on June 12, 2-3pm with LAA artists "Does Size Matter?"
  • MODERN MASTERS, a monthly seminar series -- June 10th, July 15th, September 9th, October 14th and Nov 18th $120 for entire series. Contact John Newcomb, jnewk@optonline.net
  • POETRY OPEN MIC, LAA Gallery at 845 Canal • Every 4th Saturday at 3pm beginning June 2010 • Dates: 6/26, 7/24, TBA, 9/25, 10/23, 11/27 • pinkspiderpublications@yahoo.com for further information

Member News

  • Donna Hargrove "CULTURE AND IDENTITY", Mayors Gallery, 888 Washington Blvd, Stamford, CT • January 6- February 26, 2010 • Reception: Jan 21 5:30-8pm
  • Amy Bilden "S.P.A.G. Open Studios", 25 France Street, Norwalk, CT; Dec 12 & 13, Jan 16 & 17, Feb 13 & 14, 12-4pm.
  • Cate Leach Art Place at the Watermark Gallery, 3030 Park Ave., Bridgeport, CT. Through Jan 4th, 2010.
  • Sandy Garnet "The Fingerprint Project", White Plains Museum Gallery Gallery, White Plains Public Library • Sept 23 - Jan 5, 2010

LAA In The News

  • "A Full View of Renee Kahn"William Squier, Fairfield Weekly Online -- 7-7-09
  • Drawing: The new economy of scale Artists find drawing is the new economy of scale by Abby Luby
    Stamford Advocate, March 8, 2009 (pdf file)
  • Keeping aloft the arts in Stamford
    by Peter Gerstenzang
    Stamford Plus Magazine, Spring 2009