Twenty-seven Southern NY SAQA members arrived at the home of Southern NY Regional Representative Susan Schrott for the second quarterly meeting. Members brought a bounty of food for the first half hour and folks had the opportunity to reconnect and talk in a casual atmosphere.
This was followed by a one man presentation about his long career in photography by artist photographer Victor Friedman. Friedman has been creating photographic art for over forty years. His work is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Museum of the City of New York. He has exhibited in galleries in New York and Philadelphia as well as the University of Mexico and Haifa University, Israel. His prints were selected by the U.S. Ambassador to Germany for display on the walls of the US Embassy in Berlin. Photo credits include The New York Times, Popular Photography, Black & White Magazine and publications by West Publishing, McGraw-Hill, John Wiley, Harper & Row, and Penguin Group. His book Flag was recently published by Penguin Press.
Friedman spoke to SAQA members about his 40 plus years journey as an artist. He brought a wide selection of his artwork and members had the opportunity to ask varied questions about his artist life and career. It was especially helpful for many of the members to hear Friedman speak anecdotally about how he connected with galleries, museums and other fine art arenas. An interesting Q & A followed allowing SAQA members to make meaningful connections to their own work as fiber artists.
Iris Karp generously sent all of the members a generous supply of Misty Fuse. Although she couldn't attend the meeting, we thank Iris for her thoughtfulness and generosity. Immediately following members were invited to bring one piece of their artwork for critique and or show and tell. It was inspiring to see the varied artwork and to hear members discuss the inspiration for their work as well as the varied techniques used. Some members sought ideas for titles, quilting their work, art venue entries, ongoing exhibitions to name just a few.
In light of the holiday season, some members did bring a fabric stash to exchange with other members.
Many of the artists present at today's meeting are also exhibiting in the Fiber Celebration which will hold it's artist reception next Sunday December 12th from 1-3 PM at the Chappaqua Library.
The next quarterly Southern NY Meeting will take place on Sunday April 3 2011 from 12-3PM. The agenda will be announced in the coming weeks.
