For the past 10 years our April exhibitions have involved working with local educational institutions and loaning the Lynn Tendler Bignell Gallery to them to mount an exhibition conceived of and curated by students. We first started working with a Western Connecticut State University class in gallery management, and have hosted shows by undergraduate WCSU students, and exhibitions curated by individual WCSU students. Last year we hosted an exhibition conceived of, curated and created by two senior AP students from Danbury High School.
This year’s educational collaboration is a two-part one. The first is hosting Danbury High School art teacher, Leslie Mroczek and her exhibition Transitory. Ms. Mroczek created the work for Transitory for her Master’s Degree in Art Education from Central Connecticut State University. The work will be on display April 3rd – April 19th. There will be a reception on Saturday, April 11th from 5-7 PM.
Transitory will be followed by a show conceptualized and created by one of Ms. Mroczek’s senior AP students, Alexander Herzegovitch. Mr. Herzegovitch won first place for Painting in Mixed Media for his piece Portrait of a Stream during this year’s Artists on the Rise. His work will be on display from April 25th through May 10th.