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ERHl Presents Art by Nancy Ostrovsky at the Healing Art Gallery
ERHl Presents Art by Nancy Ostrovsky
at the Healing Art Gallery
January 3, 2012 - February 23 2012
Opening Reception January 12, 2012
Nancy Ostrovsky’s drawings and paintings will be on exhibition at the Healing Art Gallery at Ellenville Regional Hospital from early January through February 23. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, January 12, from 5PM to 7PM. Ellenville Regional Hospital is located at 10 Healthy Way. The exhibit is free and open to the public, 8AM-8PM daily. For more information about the Healing Art exhibit or the Ellenville Regional Hospital, please call 845-647-6400, ext. 286.
Nancy Ostrovsky is a pioneer of performance painting, an art form that has not yet been embraced by galleries and museums but has earned her a dedicated following nonetheless. Just as jazz musicians often go unrecognized, or at least, play on without the distraction of million-dollar record deals and radio playlists, Ostrovsky has forged her own path in art without worrying about who’s hot and who’s not in the greater art world. Instead, she has spent her life processing her experiences and absorbing influences and putting it all back into her paintings which have only grown more expressive and wise over the course of the past three decades.
Most impressive is Ostrovsky’s development as a performer, which has taken as much strength and control behind the scenes as she embodies on stage. The creation on stage looks entirely spontaneous, but as Nancy always says, “Spur of the moment for me is a lot of work.” She has also become a first-rate performer herself, conscious of how she works the stage and uses the space on the backdrop to capture the audience’s attention. Her output is astounding, creating paintings in her studio even as she continues to pursue her schedule of performances. But even more outstanding is the way that she has integrated her life with her art.
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