There’s an opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20, for “Transmute,” an exhibit of abstract, richly textured works by Waccabuc’s Katy Ferrarone, at CB Gallery in Katonah through Sept. 11.
Ferrarone, who grew up in Fairfield County, studied art at Syracuse University and then at what is now Parsons School of Design/The New School in Manhattan. She always knew she wanted to be an artist, having the need to build, create and draw from her preschool years. “I had some very supportive teachers throughout my early education who encouraged me to further my studies,” Ferrarone said in a statement. “After finishing up at Parsons, I got a job at the Pace Gallery in New York and then did a stint teaching art in the New York public school system….Eventually, my husband’s work took us to Asia from 2010 to 2017 where I continued to paint and show.”
“I wanted to title the show ‘Transmute,’ which means ‘to change in form, nature or substance,’ because my new body of work represents a change of course for me,” Ferrarone added. “Some of the new work is smaller yet bolder and more fluid and different from what I’ve done in the past. I’m thrilled to be showing here in Westchester.”
CB owner/director Christopher Brescia is just as thrilled to have her. “I’m constantly bowled over by how much talent is right here,” he said. “I’m so fortunate to be able to show Katy Ferrarone’s new work. I find (it) to be as engaging as it is hypnotic.”
Perhaps the reason for that is the thick, swirling application of colors, or impasto, that makes you want to reach out and touch her dreamlike canvases.
“When I visited her studio and saw her paintings, my heart starting beating faster,” Brescia remembered. “I had to have (them) in the gallery.”
Walk-in gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, or by appointment.
For more, visit CB Gallery on Facebook and Instagram @cbartgallery or contact Christopher Brescia at artgallerycb@gmail.com or 917-520-3234.
