Solarium Gallery
The Solarium originated as a sun room in the winter and a breeze way in the summer. The windows were strategically designed, allowing for the glass panes to drop down into the basement. With the view of the harbor and overall serene beauty, the original function of the Solarium made sense. When the property became a school, The Solarium had many uses. For a period of time, it was open to the students as an evening study hall and also primarily as the underclass lounge. In addition, when all of the meals were formal, the living room and Solarium was a designated space for students and faculty to gather before meals. After 2001, the room had no particular use except as a passage way to the Meeting Room, and for additional seating if needed. The solarium became a gallery under a previous business manager, Ed Walters, who was instrumental in seeing the project through.
Every year, a senior art student at Knox will be appointed as Senior Curator to learn and engage as a curator for all exhibitions. This apprenticeship will help expand their knowledge in actively showing their own work, introduction to contemporary artists for networking and the technical aspects of hanging and exhibiting work in a gallery or museum. At this time, we would like to congratulate Jessica Wen for being selected as our first student Senior Curator!!
LIGHT FROM THE SHORE: 2010 Visiting Artists Series
In the upcoming 2010 school year, we will be showcasing four local artists in our Solarium Gallery, located in Houghton Hall. Our first visiting artists of this series are Steven Ceraso, Rick Odell, Kristin Rufo and Kym Fulmer.
LIGHT FROM THE SHORE: 2010 Visiting Artists Series will be a continuous exhibition of recent work from eminent local artists showcased in our Solarium Gallery. The illuminating light from the Stony Brook Harbor reflects through the full length windows providing a serene ambiance and waterfront view.
The Visiting Artists Series aim is to introduce and educate the Knox students and alumni culturally through The Arts to enhance and broaden their general art appreciation. The artist exhibiting will be asked to provide a lecture or workshop based on their skill. In addition, The Solarium Gallery is home to shows featuring student work several times during the year.
2010 Schedule
Friday, January 15, 2010 – Opening Artist Reception: 5pm – 8pm
Visiting Artist Steven Ceraso
Steven Ceraso is a Long Island based Sculptor and Art Professor. Steven currently teaches Sculpture at Long Island University and Design at Briarcliffe College. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and he has recently participated in a number of collaborative projects. Recent exhibits include The Emily Harvey Foundation "A Book About Death" (multi - artist collaborative project and traveling exhibit) Emily Harvey Gallery NYC, Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles CA, Climate Gallery "Never think Small!" curated by Whitney Flagg LIC, Briarcliffe College "1st Annual Patchogue Arts Biennial" Patchogue NY, University PA, Governors Island, Adelphi Sculpture Biennial, and art fairs in Cologne Germany and Stockholm Sweden.
Steven's studio is in Bay Shore, NY where he is an active member of the community by helping to develop and participate in a community outreach program. Steven is also the Curator at The Second Avenue Firehouse Gallery. You can view Steven’s work at: www.stevenceraso.com.
Friday, February 12, 2010 – Opening Artist Reception: 5pm – 8pm
Visiting Artist Rick Odell
Rick Odell is a working artist and freelance photographer on Long Island. He is also employed in the Art Department at Hofstra University. Much of his work is concentrated on underplayed, modest and hidden beauty that waits patiently to be discovered.
Rick has over 10 years experience in photography. He has earned his MFA from Long Island University, C.W. Post. Some of his freelance clients include Getty Images, American Express, Tribeca Film Festival, and Svedka Vodka. Rick has also been published in USA Today, Newsday, The Daily News, Life.com and Zimbio.
Glancing at Strangers parallels the viewer’s experience of walking in a chaotic public area while making advertent eye contact with a stranger. The tension and intensity felt at that moment is a fleeting but powerful connection. Seeing it unfold and capturing that contact is what drives me to create these images. You can view his work at www.rickodellphotography.com.
Friday, March 19, 2010 – Opening Artist Reception: 5pm – 8pm.
Visiting Artist Kym Fulmer
Kym Fulmer is a painter and printmaker who currently resides on the east end of Long Island in Montauk Point. She is the Studio Manager at Elizabeth Dow Ltd. Textiles and Wallcoverings in Amagansett where they produce handmade wallpapers. Kym also teaches screen printing classes at the Applied Arts School in Amagansett.
Kym holds a BA in Visual Art from the University of California, San Diego and an MFA in painting and printmaking from C.W. Post, Long Island University. She is certified to teach visual art both in New York and in California where she grew up and loves to visit often.
Kym has a great sense of respect for all things handmade and holds a special appreciation for the qualities, characteristics and possibilities offered by the oldest fine art technologies: carving woodblocks, scratching metal plates, and painting with oil on board. She has exhibited her prints and paintings locally as well as abroad. Recent exhibits include Alpan Gallery in Huntington, NY, Boltax Gallery in Shelter Island and The Surplus Gallery in Carbondale, Illinois. Kym was recently honored with an artist’s residency at Curfew Tower in Cushendall, Northern Ireland. Kym’s work can be seen at: www.kymfulmer.com.
Friday, April 9, 2010 – Opening Artist Reception: 5pm – 8pm.
Visiting Artist Kristin Rufo
Kristin Rufo, native of Atlanta, received her BFA at Georgia Southwestern State University. She relocated to Long Island to earn her Masters degree. Kristin works with traditional materials, like oil paint, to explore social and political ideas concerning the media and other information technology. Her work reflects a global perspective and deals mostly with issues of social change
Along with her art-making, Kristin has worked with Habitat for Humanity houses in Romania, studied abroad in Tuscany, and has visited numerous other European and Central American countries. She values the continued support she receives from friends and family of her ideas to offer awareness of hope for social change through her art. Currently, Kristin is an adjunct Professor at Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus. She exhibits her work primarily in the New York area.
For further information, please contact Susanne Johnson, Gallery Director
P: 631.686.1600
E: sjohnson@knoxschool.org
