Feast for the Eyes: The Art of Food

"Bounty," ©2009 Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern

"Still Life with Oyster,"© 2008 Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern

OCEANVILLE (GALLOWAY TWP.), NJ (August 28, 2012) – The Noyes Museum of Art of Stockton College is pleased to announce the exhibition Feast for the Eyes: The Art of Food September 14, 2012 – January 13, 2013. 
In Feast for the Eyes sixteen artists present their interpretations of food not merely as sustenance, but as cultural expression, a source of comfort, obsession, a symbol of prosperity and cause for celebration. Food has been the subject of artists across cultures and time from the earliest cave painters to the luxurious still life paintings of the Dutch masters, and larger than life cakes, pastries and other items of mass consumption from the pop art movement of the 1970s.
 

Windows on Columbus

"Still Life with Snake and Butterflies," © 2010 Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern

Paintings and Prints by Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern are featured in the Pro-Arts “Windows on Columbus,” invitational exhibition series in Jersey City. Hosted by Mack-Cali’s Harborside Financial Center in downtown Jersey City. The “Windows on Columbus” project has exhibited works by Pro-Arts Members since 2001. The exhibit is curated by Photographer/Educator Kerry Kolenut, and will be on display throughout the summer in showcase windows on Columbus Avenue, and in the lobby of Harborside Financial. “Windows on Columbus” is located at the corner of 135 Greene Street and Columbus Avenue, and the hours of exhibition are seven days a week, with 24 hour access.  The exhibition will be on view until August 29th.

"Disconnected" at the Arts Council of the Morris Area

"Lady with Bluetooth," © 2012 Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern

Works by Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern will be featured in the exhibition, "Disconnected," at the Gallery at 14 Maple in Morristown, New Jersey. The Arts Council of the Morris Area is hosting the exhibition, on view from May 2 - September 5th, 2012. The opening reception is on Wednesday, May 2, from 6- 8PM. Exhibit hours are Mondays -Thursdays, 10AM - 4PM, and Fridays 10 -1PM, or by appointment. Jonathan Greene is the curator for this exhibition, which invites visual commentary about how people, places, and things can be uniquely connected, disconnected, or both at the same time. 

objex.desire: works by Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern

"objex.desire," © 2012 Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern

The Center for Visual Arts (CVA) Gallery at Brookdale Community College will host “objex.desire,”   a solo exhibition by Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern from January 31 – February 29, 2012. The artist’s reception is scheduled for Tuesday, February 7th from 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. (snow date: Wednesday, February 8th from 4:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m.). Read the catalog essay by Marie Maber by clicking below

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7th Annual National Self-Portrait Exhibition at 33 Contemporary Gallery

Comprising 12,000 sq. ft. of gallery space in the first floor of the Zhou B. Art Center, the 33 Contemporary Gallery presents the 7th Annual National Self-Portrait Exhibition. Dates of Exhibition: July 15 to August 13, 2011
Opening Reception: July 15th from 7 to 10 pm. Address: 1029 W. 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60609.

In celebration of the 7th anniversary of the 33 Contemporary Gallery (formerly known as 33 Collective Gallery), this year's exhibition will be the largest one to date, with 145 artists participating.The entire first floor of the Zhou B. Art Center will become a national laboratory for the exploration and visual representation of the "self". This exhibition will be entirely devoted to different aspects of self-awareness, individual perception and identity. It will include works ranging from representational, non-representational and conceptual ideas of the self. It will feature works in a variety of media. "Small Passion," a recent painting by Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern is included in the exhibition. 

WetPaint 2011

Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern from New Jersey City University has been selected from a nation wide call for MFA artists to participate in the National Wet Paint Exhibition 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. The exhibition will take place from January 21st to March 12th, 2011. The Opening Date/Reception is Friday, January 21, 2011, from 7 pm to 10 pm.
The National Wet Paint Exhibition is an outlook and an overview of emerging artists across the United States currently working in the medium of painting. Wet Paint refers to the idea that this is a fresh group of artists. They are MFA (Masters of Fine Arts) candidates and recent MFA recipients working primarily in the medium of painting.
The National Wet Paint Exhibition consists of 45 paintings by artists selected from a national call which resulted in 280 submissions. The exhibition takes place in the 6000 sq/ft main gallery of the Zhou B Art Center in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood. The Zhou B Art Center is a private, non-government funded art center designed to facilitate the exchange of contemporary art between Chicago and the international art community. The 87,000 square feet art center offers innumerable possibilities for exploring the arts in a charismatic location and collectively form an extravagant art center fusing culture and creativity.
All the works in the exhibition will be permanently available online at www.VisualArtToday.com. The National Wet Paint Exhibition was curated and organized by Sergio Gomez, independent curator at the Zhou B Art Center.
Exhibitions Dates: January 21 to March 12, 2011
Location: Zhou B Art Center, 1029 W. 35th St, 1st Floor, Chicago, IL 60609
Gallery Hours: Monday through Friday, 10 am to 5 pm and Saturday noon to 5 pm.