Two new exhibits at Delaware Arts center

NARROWSBURG — Two new exhibits will open next week at the Delaware Arts Center, located at 37 Main St. in Narrowsburg, N.Y.
“Fabrication and Figuration,” an exhibit of sculpture and drawings by Honesdale artist Jeff George, and “Working Conditions,” an exhibit of paintings by Carol Diamond, both open with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, June 3, at the center.

Much of Jeff George’s sculptures are whimsical and humorous, taking common or familiar items and arranging them into new works that challenge most conventional thinking and ideas. His work is usually a mix of materials: found objects, wood, steel, ceramics, and glass.
“I like creating work that people aren’t expecting to see in a gallery setting," he said. "Something that makes them stop, think for a minute, then crack a little smile.”
George has exhibited his work in group and solo shows throughout Pennsylvania. His exhibit will be shown in The Loft Gallery on the art center's second floor.
With an innate feel for materials, Carol Diamond treats her canvases as excavation sites, digging out abstract forms, and riffing on medieval and baroque architecture. Her paintings, which will be shown in the art center's Alliance Gallery, contain layers of thick and thin oil paint, areas of rough brushwork and sections of scraped-off color.
“Existential questions propel my art,” Diamond says. “I’m searching for a deeper understanding of the artist's place in the universe. Working with concrete powder and medium, latex paint, shattered glass, and razor blades for incising, scraping, and gouging into the painted surface, I’m exploring formal relationships and their psychological implications.”
Diamond's awards and honors include a recent Pratt Institute Professional Development Grant, the Purchase Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letter’s Invitational Exhibition, and the National Academy Museum’s Edwin Palmer Prize. Since 2000 she has taught at Pratt Institute where she is an Adjunct Associate Professor. For more information visit her website at caroldiamond.com.
The exhibits will be on view through June 25. The arts center is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information, visit delawarevalleyartsalliance.org or call 845-252-7576.