September 23 – November 19, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Studio presents “Artist As Teacher”

Twelve artists explore life through their art

Armonk, NY...The Studio is pleased to announce their fall exhibition, "Artist As Teacher." This show, curated by Randy Williams, brings together a group of remarkable people who are both accomplished artists and enthusiastic teachers. Their understanding of their chosen mediums and their passion for their chosen aesthetic techniques make them successful as teachers and artists. Their art grows out of their varied experiences in the world, and their art enables them to share these experiences with their students and with the viewers of their artworks.

The curator of the exhibition has described the participants as "bodhisattvas who accept and embrace their responsibilities for elevating humanity, knowing that their teaching will help to unite the world." The artists included in the exhibition are as follows: Yayoi Asoma, Laurel Garcia Colvin, William Crow, Michael Filan, G. George Girard, Kate Johnson, Laura King, Tim Ross, Masha Ryskin, Dolores Santoliquido, Mary Ting, and Randy Williams.

Randy Williams is a Professor of Studio and Art Education at Manhattanville College and a consultant to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Bruce Museum, and the Neuberger Museum. He is also a practicing artist whose work has been the subject of more than thirty solo exhibitions. He has won numerous awards for his accomplishments as a teacher and as an artist, including the Manhattanville College Excellence Award and a Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts to the American Academy in Rome. Professor Williams received a Bachelor of Science in Art Education from New York University and a Masters Degree in Art Education from Sir George Williams University in Montreal.

The exhibition is on view from September 23 through November 19, 2006. An opening reception will be held on September 23rd from 2pm to 5pm.

The Studio is open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays from 1pm to 5pm and by appointment, Tuesdays through Fridays. The Studio is located at 2 Maryland Avenue in Armonk. The exhibition is free to the public. For directions please call (914) 273-1452 or visit the web site at www.thestudiony-alternative.org.

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