This well-travelled space inside South Presbyterian Church in Dobbs Ferry serves as a popular Rivertowns gallery representing local artists. The first exhibit was in 1982 and in the 40+ years since then artists in many media have shared their unique views of life, the world, and self.
The Donald Gallery (Inside South Presbyterian Church) 343 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry
Ann Marie DeLuca, expressive artist and photographer, integrates Expressive Arts and yoga into her unique, multi sensory process. Inspired by nature and found objects, she transforms everyday items into meaningful art. Her work emphasizes the healing power of creativity, fostering well-being and authenticity through rich textures, colors, and forms. Ann Marie’s art is a testament to transformation and personal significance.
132 Main Street, Irvington, NY
Yona Gonen was born and raised abroad, receiving her initial art education there. Continuing her art enrichment by taking classes at the Art Student League in NYC as well as the Visual Art center and Ecole D’Art Art School, Canada. Her work spans from the gestural to the abstract in sculpture, drawing, painting and collage. Her work has been exhibited in group and solo shows.
The Quay, 273-C South Broadway, Tarrytown, NY
The craft and history of items made by hand, especially textiles, has led Tracy Jamar to the restoration of antique quilts and hooked rugs for over 30 years. Inspired by the connection and importance of textiles in all aspects of life, she creates contemporary forms using traditional textile techniques and explores her creative voice in the legacy of hand-made fiber works.
409 Warburton Avenue, Apt. 25, Hastings
Rea Silvia Feriozzi loves exploring new media and organic elements like clay, wool, wood, and paper, reflecting her passion for the planet. Whether traditional or digital, her art, from animation to pottery excites her creativity. She sees no divide between hands-on and digital work, only potential to express her love for form, motion, and nature’s cycle.
500 Saw Mill River Road, Ardsley, NY
It is no surprise that these artists, who expertly work with concepts of connectivity in their craftsmanship, also facilitate human networks outside of their studios. The artists in this show have brought people together in cooperative ways such as curating, founding an artist-run-space, community fundraising and creating an interview based podcast, among other important initiatives around visual arts and society.
Website: peepspaceny.com
John Manning has been painting for many years. He spent over 20 years as a creative director in an ad agency. Now he gets to express himelf through painting. He leans towards abstract expressionism. Motherwell, Kline and Pollock are his influences.
21 Main Street, Tarrytown, NY
Jill Liflander sits down at her easel every morning to envision and create a peaceful, harmonious world though art. She draws little mice who are beacons of hope: they are kind, loving, generous and joyful, and they co-create that peaceful, beautiful world on paper. And then, when she is done painting, she can go out into the world and build peace.
Sleepy Coffee Too, 110 Beekman Avenue, Sleepy Hollow, NY
Claire Widman is an illustrator based in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. The village influences much of the art that Claire has created over the last decade. Her drawings of local landmarks, monsters with big hearts, farm animals—and even the Headless Horseman himself—are inspired by the wonder that permeates the community where she lives. Claire works in a wide variety of mediums.
Sleepy Coffee Too, 110 Beekman Avenue, Sleepy Hollow, NY
Barbara Abram is a local artist in Westchester County NY. She works in her home-based studio, which is truly her happy place! Pastels are her medium of choice; she loves the color, the contrast, and mark-making. She enjoys painting portraits and has been including more figures in her landscapes and interiors.
25 Woodlands Avenue, White Plains, NY
The Maker Hive is a community makerspace to explore arts and technology and everything in between.
416 Warburton Avenue, Hastings, NY
Website: www.makerhive.space
Instagram: @makerhivespace
As an artist, Mary always found herself torn between two mediums: Photography and Mixed Media. Her photography work represents her vision looking outward at the world. Her mixed media work represents her vision as looking inward, inspiring visual narratives that are both relics of personal memory and symbols of the universal human experience.
145 Palisade Street, Studio 415, Dobbs Ferry
Alison Marra is an abstract painter and mixed media artist. By exploring natural shapes and instinctual mark-making, her work considers the themes of cultural femininity and our human relationship to the world. She previously designed and taught workshops to both children and adults on how to access one’s own personal creative voice. Alison lives with her family in Yonkers, NY.
145 Palisade Street, Studio 318F, Dobbs Ferry, NY
The techniques found in Anne-Marie Mcintyre’s work have developed over years of studio practice. These include an extensive repertoire of hand mixed glazes and inks and combining 2D and 3D media in unconventional ways. Her ceramics are done in conjunction with her drawings and inform each other to help answer questions about the nature of consciousness and embodiment.
145 Palisade Street, Studio 339, Dobbs Ferry
Christopher Williams creates a variety of mixed media works that include collage, drawings, paintings, graphic design pieces, puppets and masks. Williams embraces exploration, imagination and a dedication to the creative process. Williams’ personal artwork is inspired by his Catholic faith, but celebrates inclusive values, social justice, and activism. Williams teaches elementary Art and has a studio in Tarrytown.
1 Central Avenue, Suite 305, Tarrytown
Naomi Gilbert’s work is inspired by the fundamental oneness of the universe and the patterns and particles that run throughout the cosmos. Nature repeats itself: images of microscopic life resemble galaxies which resemble deep sea environments. Atoms flow through everything. It is these energies, and a sense of connectivity, that inspire her to create.
145 Palisade Street, Studio 335D, Dobbs Ferry
Marci Miles resides in Hastings on Hudson, NY, where she passionately pursues her love for landscape and abstract photography. Nature has consistently held a profound influence, acting as a formidable force that fuels her creativity. Through her artwork, Marci aspires to evoke feelings of joy, peace, and even healing, hoping to accompany others on their personal journey of life.
145 Palisade Street, Studio 215, Dobbs Ferry
Alison Cimmet’s mixed-media painted collage work celebrates vibrant colors and textures. She uses beautiful curated papers, vintage ephemera (sheet music, literature, etc.), and her own gelli-plate acrylic prints. Final touches are done with paint, markers, and gold leaf. Alison is a proud member of the Collective Art Studio collaborative work space in Dobbs Ferry, New York.
www.Fancille.com
145 Palisade Street, Studio 318F, Dobbs Ferry
Combining found elements with those fashioned by his own hand, David’s work encompasses two- and three-dimensional collage as well as sculptural objects. The essence of his work lies in the age-old struggle between nature and the man-made industrial world. His challenge is to convey that sense of conflict in a way that resonates with the viewer.
104 Main Street, Tarrytown, NY 10591
Raine finds inspiration for her work in the garden and familiar landscapes. Ideas and images develop in reverie and on the page. She is moved by color and light, organic composition and growth – and by surprises of medium and process.
145 Palisade Street, Studio 318F, Dobbs Ferry
Each painting evokes the sensation of being surrounded by the rocks, waters, hills, vegetation, and unique light found in the Hudson Valley. The Palisades, the Hudson River, and environs have been an unwavering muse. The work captures childhood wonder and reverence for nature. The flattened forms, simplified shapes, and imaginative color, evoke a childlike magical realism.
James V. Harmon Community Center, 44 Main St, Hastings
Michael Barnett Lewis is an architect and painter who emerged in the 80’s with East Village and Soho solo exhibitions at M-13 and Howard Scott Galleries and numerous group exhibitions. His work is in corporate and private collections, as well as the Connecticut Museum of Contemporary Art. Currently, Lewis’s studios are located at 145 Palisade Street; Dobbs Ferry, NY.
145 Palisade Street, Studio 304, Dobbs Ferry
Catrin Perih is a painter and art educator based in Hastings on Hudson. Her work explores the idea of memory and is inspired by anything that evokes a sense of nostalgia.
385 Warburton Avenue, Studio 2, Hastings (through left gate, down stairs to patio)
Hagar’s art negotiates the relationship of a body to an environment in a physical and metaphorical sense. She uses plexiglass as the holding structure of her pieces, and her process involves painting, tracing her own body, adhering objects, melting and scratching the surface.
James V. Harmon Community Center, 44 Main Street, Hastings-on-Hudson
Artist living in Hastings on Hudson for 23 years. Portrait and figure painter of realism and fantasy. An international artist whose work has been featured in galleries throughout the USA and abroad. A member of the Upstream and Blue Door Galleries, she is currently participating in a group exhibition at the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers NY. Dobbs Ferry Studio.
145 Palisade Street, Studio 334E, Dobbs Ferry
Monica Shulman is a painter and photographer whose work is a form of story-telling. Rooted in the traditions of abstract expressionism, her world is best described as colorful and rhythmic and her sculptural paintings reflect an evolving universe where communication is less concrete. Her process-oriented work explores themes of the human condition, identity, and self-reflection.
145 Palisade Street, Studio 237B, Dobbs Ferry
Since 2013, Marisa Gonzales Silverstein has worked as a mosaic artist and paper sculptor, creating designs that are meditative and mathematical. Marisa received a BA in Art History from Yale College in 1992 and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in 1999. When not making art, Marisa helps teenagers successfully navigate the college admissions process.
145 Palisade Street, Studio 318F, Dobbs Ferry
Vicky Youngman makes functional pottery for everyday use but also enjoys creating ceramic wall art. Her approach to both involves considerable hands on exploration, experimentation and playfulness. Much like life, it’s a journey into the unknown, one of discovery with imperfections, mishaps and wonderful surprises along the way.
James Harmon Community Center, 44 Main Street, Hastings
PO Box 60 Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706
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RiverArts’ programs are made possible, in part, by support from The New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. RiverArts’ programs are made possible, in part, by ArtsWestchester with support from Westchester County Government.
