March Exhibits at Gallery A3 by Sue Katz and Gloria Kegeles

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Sue Katz and Gloria Kegeles are the artists featured at the new March exhibits at Gallery A3, 28 Amity Street 1D. Photographs and painted wood and metal assemblages by Katz explore patterns, while photographs by Kegeles find abstract form in motorcycles and brake rotors. The opening reception is Thursday, March 6, 5–7:00 p.m. The artists will present an Art Forum online, on Thursday, March 20, at 7:30 p.m. (Register here).

Sue Katz – Patterns
Patterns are an underlying theme of Sue Katz’s current selection of photographs and painted assemblages, all from the past twenty years. She finds pattern—the repeated arrangement of lines or shapes—either in her own purposeful compositions of mixed media or as a happy accident, “found” and then photographed. “I consciously look for pattern or I use it as a primary organizing factor,” she explains. “I am attracted to images that are structured, but I am positively addicted to organization created by repetition of line, color, or shape.”

Gloria Kegeles – Motorcycle Images

Gloria Kegeles’ photographs are full-frame, closeup single exposures, that are neither computer-generated nor enhanced. Abstract reflections in gleaming chrome and paint of restored vintage vehicles have been a recurrent inspiration and subject matter in her art. In her most recent work, she turns to motorcycle brake rotors, exposed within the wheels. “Concentric circular shapes, with circular holes interspersed, turn a common sight into semi-abstraction,” she says.

Art Forum Online
In an Art Forum Online on Thursday, March 20, Katz and Kegeles will discuss their work and respond to questions and comments. See the gallery website www.gallerya3.com to register for this online event, which is free and open to the public. This Art in Community II outreach program is supported in part by grants from the Amherst Cultural Council and the Pelham Cultural Council, local agencies, which are supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

ABOUT GALLERY A3
Gallery A3 is a contemporary, fine art gallery located in the Cinema Courtyard in downtown Amherst, Massachusetts. Members of the artist-run cooperative include painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers, and mixed media artists. Gallery A3 was founded in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on 9/11. A group of local artists believed art to be essential to the health and healing of a community and began the gallery as a place to share ideas and artistic support. Since that time, the gallery has been home to over 60 artists and is now celebrating 23 years of monthly shows with openings and forums, all free and open to the public, and an annual juried show that supports regional artists.