NEWSLETTER
Lake George, N.Y. - The Lake George Arts Project presents Readily Available: Paintings by Richard Garrison in the Courthouse Gallery through February 21st.
Richard Garrison’s paintings examine familiar yet easily overlooked elements within the contemporary American landscape. Each series of abstract drawings and watercolor paintings chart detailed observations of ordinary subjects such as advertisements, product packaging, online shopping, and suburban environments. Processes such as color matching, measuring, and photography are used to distill and transform the seemingly unremarkable minutiae of daily life. The allure in our everyday surroundings is revealed in his work through an intimate and systematic interpretation of color, space, and time.
An Albany native, Richard Garrison received his BS in Studio Art from the College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY in 1993 and a MFA from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY in 1995. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally including Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY; The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ; Robert Henry Contemporary, Bushwick, NY; McKenzie Fine Art, NY, NY; Gallery Joe, Philadelphia, PA; the International Print Center, New York, NY; Casa Hofmann, Bogota, Columbia; Kids Space @ Mass MoCA, North Adams, MA; and the Queens Museum of Art, NY; among others.
The Artist’s Reception will be held from 4:00 - 6:00 PM on Saturday, January 24th at the Courthouse Gallery. The reception is open to the public and free of charge. Garrison will speak about his work at 5:00 PM.
The Courthouse Gallery is located at the side entrance of the Old County Courthouse, on Lower Amherst Street in Lake George, NY. Gallery hours are Wednesdays through Fridays, 12:00 – 5:00 pm, and Saturdays, 12:00- 4:00 PM during exhibitions.
The Lake George Arts Project Courthouse exhibitions and programs are funded in part by the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York State Legislature, the Town and Village of Lake George, 518 Profiles, The Alfred Z Solomon Charitable Trust, The Touba Foundation, and LGAP members.
If you would like to visit exhibitions outside of gallery hours or request a tour for a group, please contact June Waters, Director of Exhibitions, at junew@lakegerogearts.org.
June Waters
Director of Exhibitions
518-668-2616
junew@lakegeorgearts.org
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Image: Product Packaging Color Match (Greens), March-May 2025, watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper, 24" x 24"