ELIZABETH, NJ – The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is pleased to present an exhibit by artist Kaaren Patterson of the Vaux Hall section of Union in the gallery space at the Union County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs, located at 633 Pearl Street in Elizabeth.
An exhibit of Ms. Patterson’s mixed media canvases is on display at the historic Pearl Street Gallery through December 7th. Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays.
“In this current body of work I am exploring concepts of light, time, and the sacred,” Kaaren Patterson said. “Through the use of color, photography, drawing and writing, my intention is to make visible that which is invisible.”
Kaaren Patterson is an artist and educator who received her MFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts and studied in New York at the New School for Social Research, the School of Visual Arts, Prosopon School of Russian Icon Writing and New York University. She is the recipient of many prestigious awards including three Geraldine R. Dodge Artist/Educator education grants and a fellowship; a New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship; and a New Jersey Art Directors Association award. Ms. Patterson was an art teacher in the Elizabeth Public Schools until her recent retirement. She is an adjunct Art History Professor and Art Studio Professor at Kean University. Patterson also worked as a consultant for the Mason Gross School of Visual Arts and the Morris Museum in Morristown.
Ms. Patterson has exhibited in many solo and group shows including Villanova University Art Gallery, Villanova, PA; The Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC; Citibank Gallery, New York City; the Bloomfield College Art Gallery, Bloomfield; Schering Plough Corporation in Kenilworth; City Without Walls, Newark; and Douglas College Art Gallery, Mason Gross Gallery and Rutgers University Robeson Gallery in New Brunswick.
Union County artists (whose works can be hung on a wall) interested in exhibiting in the gallery are welcome to apply. For more information about the Pearl Street Gallery or to learn
about other programs, services and volunteer opportunities, please contact the Union County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs, 633 Pearl Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07202. Telephone (908) 558-2550. NJ Relay users can dial 711 or send E-mail to culturalinfo@ucnj.org.
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