'Dimensional Transitions' an exhibition of works by Gary L. Wolfe
On View: September 17, 2009 - October 31, 2009
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 17, 2009 6-8pm

Dimensional Transitions an exhibition exploring the dichotomies reflected in art and life experiences will be on view at the Carnegie Art Center from Thursday, September 17 to October 31, 2009. The opening reception is Thursday, September 17 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. The Carnegie Art Center is located at 240 Goundry Street, North Tonawanda, NY 14120.

Gary L. Wolfe's work addresses the fundamental vulnerability of the contemporary human condition, often combining his skill as a painter with other media (collage, assemblage, fine woodworking, stained glass and video) to create, multi-dimensional objects that transition between actual and perceived presence of the work's subject and objects. Wolfe describes his work as "a search for synthesis.

Gary L. Wolfe has shown in the United States and Canada, including locally at Hallwalls, Kenan Center, Big Orbit Gallery and through the Buffalo Society of Artists. He earned an MA in Humanities: Studio Art & Art History from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

'Who would like to see Mary again' select works from a series by Dorothy Fitzgerald
On View: September 17, 2009 - October 10, 2009
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 17, 2009 6-8pm

Dorothy Fitzgerald's exhibition explores the currents between the feminine and the feminist. In these selected works from her series: Who Would Like to See Mary Again Fitzgerald combines the influence of her Irish Catholic childhood with the tension between the conventional and unconventional, conservative and progressive using layers of contrasting colors and images.

Dorothy Fitzgerald has shown at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Birchfield-Penney Art Center, Castellani Art Museum amongst others and received a Gottlieb Grant in 2008.

This exhibition is made possible by the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, members of the Carnegie Art Center, the City of North Tonawanda, the Western New York Delegation and New York State Assemblyman Robin Schimminger and with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), a state agency.

Image credits top and bottom:
Through a Glass Dimly by Gary L. Wolfe, Mixed Media 3D Piece, 63” x 31” x 31”
Detail of Super Absorbent Triptych by Dorothy Fitzgerald, oil, oilstick, vintage paper, spray paint, charcoal on canvas, 60" x 180"