FACE FORWARD, Paintings by Tanya D'Avanzo

We are pleased to announce our next art exhibit by Tanya D'Avanzo, a clinical psychologist with an understanding of the universal appeal of the face as a visual stimulus evoking strong emotion.  Equally moved by psychology and aesthetics, she aims in her paintings to balance the face as psychological stimulus and as artistic form. You are cordially invited to attend the Artists Reception on Saturday, June 25 from 6 - 8 pm.  "FACE FORWARD" will run from June 20 to July 7, 2011 Gallery on the Pali Directors

VSA Hawaii Art Surfacing: Explorations on Paper

Ron DePontes "Flower"

PRESS RELEASE

VSA Hawaii, the State Organization on Arts and Disability

in partnership with Hawaii DOH Adult Mental Health Division

presents

Surfacing: Explorations on Paper

Gallery on the Pali

at the First Unitarian Church of Honolulu

2500 Pali Highway    595-4047

The Artists: Angelo DeMello, Solina Wilhelm,

Sonya Woodard, Ronald DePontes

Artist's Reception:

Friday, May 27, 2011 5:30-7:30pm

Show runs May 22 through June 16

Traditional and unique ways to bring images into the surface of paper,

each artist working with various methods of subtraction and addition.

Four completely different approaches, but with a very common denominator.

Each artist works as if their health and life depends on it,

and when you get to know them you know it is true.

Each artist is emerging, rising to the surface, and survives through

their vehicle of expression....marks on paper.

          Aloha

  Gallery on the Pali Directors                      

Contact: gallery@unitariansofhi.com

Dole Middle School Teachers Exhibiting Now

P R E S S    R E L E A S E

Date:  March 22, 2011
From:  Deborah Bond-Upson, Gallery Board Member, Gallery on the Pali

PRINT + COLOR + WATER
ARTWORKS BY STEPHANIE PIEROBELLO AND NICOLE TESTA-MARA

The Gallery on the Pali features an exhibit of two local artists Stephanie Pierobello and Nicole Testa-Mara called “Print + Color + Water”. This two-person exhibit is composed of Pierobello’s watercolor paintings and Testa-Mara’s silkscreen prints.  The exhibition will run from April 24 - May 19^th. The public is invited to the OPENING RECEPTION Saturday April 23^rd from 4PM to 6PM.  

These two artists look to their beautiful surroundings for subject matter and inspiration.  Nicole Testa-Mara uses a combination of photographic images of landscapes and flora and transposes drawings of black mask like faces over them. Her inspiration is taken from her experiences and travels to New York, Hawaii, Alaska, Palau, Vancouver, and Bali. Testa-Mara, who is an art therapist as well as an artist, sees the face as the holding space of many powerful emotions.

Stephanie  Pierobello’s work is primarily watercolor painting and colored pencil drawings. The artist’s use of vibrant color, and the juxtaposition of her subject matter, creates inventive art works that reflect her deep love for Hawaii. Stephanie has lived in Hawaii for over thirty-one years and teaches fine art to middle school students in Honolulu.

Both artists work with the students of Dole Middle School where their work with is seen as instrumental in students’ academic success as well as prize-winning art work. Their students’ work is currently receiving rave reviews in its exhibition at the Gallery on the Pali through April 21^st. 

For more information please contact Deborah Bond-Upson, Gallery on the Pali, 744 7066. 

Dole Middle School Students Exhibiting Now

Date:  March 15, 2011

From:  Deborah Bond-Upson, Gallery Board Member, Gallery on the Pali
           Arnie Kikkawa, Principal, Dole Middle School

Re:      “Art Leaves No Student Behind” Dole Middle School Student Art Exhibition

The Gallery on the Pali and the Dole Middle School are delighted to announce two sequential shows supporting arts education.  Recognizing the vital role of Art in a healthy, growing community, the First Unitarian Church has, for almost 50 years, supported the Gallery on the Pali.  The Gallery joins with the Dole Middle School to assert and show evidence of the value of Arts education in the success of our children.

"Art Leaves No Child Behind”, displays works by Art Students from the school from March 27 - April 21, 2011. The public is invited to the OPENING RECEPTION Monday, March 28, 5-7 pm to celebrate the students’ work and the Kalihi school’s phenomenal success in integrating art into its education program.  

The second exhibition, “Print + Color + Water” by teacher Stephanie Pierobello and Art Therapist Nicole Testa will run from April 24 - May 19^th with a reception April 23^rd.  Join us to see and celebrate the works of the teachers who inspire the Dole Middle School students.

Come witness the impact of art education and expression on students at a time when many art programs have been cancelled for lack of funds.  In spite of budget constraints, Dole Middle School, with over 70% of students enrolled at the school receive free or reduced lunches, has maintained its art program, and its students have won 8 statewide awards over the past 5 years.  Only 14 schools across the nation earned the 2010 "School of Distinction" title from the National College For Every Student Program, and Dole Middle is the one Hawaii middle school to earn it. Dole Middle School has devoted resources to the arts against all odds as other schools have succumbed to pressure to close arts programs in favor of math and reading support.  The school has successfully built its arts program for over 30 years for the benefit of its students.  

The Gallery on the Pali at the First Unitarian Church is honored to host this exhibition. Please email Deborah@learningbond.com for details.