“Undertow: Counter Currents and Excavations” opens in Alfred University’s Fosdick-Nelson Gallery on Friday, Jan. 25 with a talk by the artists at 6 p.m. followed by a reception from 7-9 p.m. The events are open to the public free of charge.
“Undertow” is an exhibition of sculpture and installations by emerging artists from Brooklyn and Chicago — Ben Fain, Hope Hilton, Scott Lawrence, Andrew Scott Ross — running through Wednesday, Feb. 20.
The show is curated by Sharon McConnell, Fosdick-Nelson Gallery director.
Fein, artist/sculptor, defines his work at in the “experimental mode.” Hilton, from Brooklyn, says as an artist she “curates, collaborates, designs, writes and walks.” Lawrence is a ceramic artist who describes his “method” as “to apply paint and wipe it off, partially or fully, and repaint repeatedly.” Ross, of Brooklyn, is a painter/sculptor.
The Fosdick-Nelson Gallery is located in Harder Hall in the School of Art & Design; open hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, 1 to 3 p.m. weekends; the Gallery is closed University holidays. For more information, contact McConnell at 607.871.2149, or at mcconnells@alfred.edu.
