Greta Waller | Contemporary Antiquarian Paintings
Solo Exhibition
May 3 -June 3, 2007
Gallery hours: Thursday - Sunday 1-6pm & by appointment

Bodell/Fahey – UMBRELLA ARTS, inaugurating its upcoming series of painters is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new works by Greta Waller. A recent graduate of Cooper Union, Waller has spent the past year in a dilapidated, spirit inhabited Victorian mansion in West Cornwall Connecticut, known as the Pink House. This remote location on the Housatonic River and home to one of New England's last remaining covered bridges is a throw back in time. Artists and writers have long been drwan to this mustically charged area, which sets the stage for the body of work in this show. Waller's oils tell the story of her year surviving midnight hauntings while maintaining a rigorous and complete immersion in her work.

Like a furniture restorer, Waller polishes the beauty of the objects in this former stagecoach stop with her adept and rich style. When asked what kind of painter she is Waller replies, "I am a Contemporary Antiquarian."

Umbrella Arts, founded by art veterans Mary Ann Fahey and Margaret Bodell, is the newest addition to exhibition spaces in the East Village. Since the early 90's both Fahey and Bodell have given photographers and painters their first opportunities to show work. Both gallerists have worked to expand the traditional notion of an art exhibition by using it as a vehicle for creating community and promoting social change. Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday, 1 - 6pm and by appointment.

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