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Opening reception:
Saturday, October 11, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
The Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial presents the first exhibition
in the thirty-first season of the three-part Wind Challenge Exhibitions
at Fleisher — the Delaware Valley's premier juried artist
exhibition program. This season's nine Challenge artists were
selected from a field of 368 applicants to exhibit in one of three
three-person exhibitions. The first of this year's Challenge Exhibitions
features a sculpture installation by Timothy Belknap, ceramics
sculptures by Cheryl Harper, and paintings by John Slaby.
About the Artists
Timothy Belknap is doing us all a favor by focusing
his artistic energies into designing an energy-efficient vehicle
of the future. For his latest project, Belknap has converted an
old Craftsman motor into a part bio-diesel, part solar-power ice
cream truck. As the artist himself says, “Necessity is the
mother of invention, but perhaps only a distant cousin to art.”
Mr. Belknap received his B.F.A. from the University of Illinois
and his M.F.A. from Tyler School of Art, Temple University.
Cheryl Harper's ceramic figures occupy the world
of the pants-suit. Her witty sculptures are made by combining
her observations as political analyst, art historian, average
voter, and occasional activist. She states, “As in many
preceding cultures to our own, the public demands its' leaders
to be icons, stepping into necessary roles acceptable to the masses."
Ms. Harper received her B.F.A. from from Tyler School of Art and
her M.F.A. from the University of Delaware.
John Slaby's small paintings are filled with
instances of subtle care and deep attention. He focuses his brush
on that which has been thrown out — cigarette packettes
which he finds on the street and in the trash. Each detail of
these containers are copied, by hand, onto a canvas cut to mimic
the box, so that the trash of the industry may become Slaby's
art of tomorrow. Mr. Slaby received his B.A. in Fine Arts from
West Chester University of Pennsylvania.
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