Silent Conversations

November 12, 2008 - January 10, 2009 at the ARTSWorcester/Quinsigamond Community College Hall Gallery, 670 West Boylston Street, Worcester, MA

Artist Reception: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm at the ARTSWorcester Hall Gallery at Quinsigamond Community College. Artist gallery walk will take place from 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm. This event is free and open to the public and will feature refreshments and live music by Chet Williamson and Steve Cancelli.

Silent Conversations is a body of work ARTSWorcester member Linda Dagnello completed since returning to painting over the past two years. The figure paintings are a glance into the private moments when conversations are with oneself - uncensored and intimate reflections upon life's wide scope of scenarios. Others portray a quiet escape into the words of an author or the non-verbal communication between fellow musicians. Linda states, "I feel that contemplation, whether joyful or melancholy, holds a visual beauty and can be celebrated as a time that enables new strength. My emphasis on the intensified lighting in selected paintings is used to heighten the mood and create a cocoon of sorts around my subjects. I am blessed with a family of artists who are consistently at the ready to pose for the photographs from which I work. They are an integral part of my creative process, and my connection with them is as inspiring and exciting as is my application of paint to the canvas."

Linda's career in graphic design until recently took much of her creative time. Primarily self taught, she embraces the connection between fine and graphic arts. Linda's technique is affected by the influences of shape, color, texture, and composition in the designs infiltrating one's daily life. Augmented by an independent study of the masters as well as contemporary painters, Linda finds "her two worlds collide quite joyfully." A combination of these varied influences has helped the artist develop a technique evident in this exhibition.

Gallery hours: The ARTSWorcester/QCC Hall Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00am-7:00pm, is located in the main hallway of the Administrative Building at Quinsigamond Community College, and is free and open to the public.

Address: Quinsigamond Community College, 670 West Boylston Street, Worcester, MA

Information: Jan Seymour at 508-755-5142
www.artsworcester.org
email: info@artsworcester.org

Currently at the ARTSWorcester Aurora Gallery: On exhibition from October 18 through November 21, 2008 is Fire and Ice, ARTSWorcester's Fall Members Exhibition. For further information, please visit www.artsworcester.org.

Currently at the ARTSWorcester Gallery at the Hanover Theatre: On exhibition through December 3, 2008 is Nostalgia for Neverwas, video art and virtual installations by Joseph Farbrook. For hours at the ARTSWorcester Gallery at the Hanover Theatre, please call 508-755-5142.