New Paltz, NY – Shortly after the New Year, CronArtUSA shuttered the windows of their gallery and shop at Water Street Market in New Paltz to begin a top-to-bottom renovation. The result, revealed at a soft-reopening in March, was a total transformation. The sleek design, industrial concrete floors, and gleaming white walls are offset by minimalist white and acrylic fixtures. CronArtUSA has created an open and inviting space with an urban vibe that plays off the bucolic Hudson Valley backdrop of mountains and farmland. Ryan Smith, a recent visitor, describes the overall feeling as “calming, energizing, inspiring.”
SELECTIONS 2019-2021, currently on exhibit at The Cronin Gallery, are works created by Ryan Cronin at Thread Artist Residency in Senegal, Africa thanks to the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation in September 2019, along with works created during the shutdown in New York in 2020.
The Shop, anchored in the belief that art should be in and of the world we live in and accessible to all, features an extensive line of apparel, home goods, and gifts with designs driven by the original imagery of Ryan Cronin, as well as museum-quality prints in various sizes.
Open daily from 12pm-6pm, The Cronin Gallery + Shop is located at 10 Main Street, New Paltz, NY in Water Street Market. CronArtUSA also maintains a vibrant online store at cronartusa.com. Media Contact: Melanie Cronin 845-430-8470 melanie@cronartusa.com
About Ryan Cronin & CronArtUSA: As a painter, sculptor, and muralist Ryan Cronin reconfigures the world through art by appropriating text and figures from his surroundings. Since the early 90’s Cronin’s work has been provoking discussion and tackling social issues, while bringing a sense of play into the viewer's day. CronArtUSA, the brand behind the artist, oversees The Cronin Gallery + The Shop based in New Paltz, NY featuring a rotating exhibition of Cronin’s original works and an extensive product line with designs rooted in Cronin’s bold imagery. The product-line is grounded in Cronin’s belief that art should be in and of the world we live in and accessible to all. Through their charitable fund 12 Months of Giving, Cronin + CronArtUSA champion agents of change, in support of causes close to their hearts. Cronin has pushed his practice beyond the United States and maintains a global presence. He has opened pop-up locations in Westport, CT and Pound Ridge, NY and continues to show his work in Asbury Park, NJ, and Mallorca Spain. In September of 2019, Cronin completed a month-long artists’ residency at Thread through the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation in Senegal, West Africa.
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Media Contact:
Melanie Cronin
845-430-8470