First Friday Opening Reception featuring Caroline Chen and Amy Valuck

O P E N I N G   R E C E P T I O N 
free flowing static  applications in color

The show will remain in the Special Exhibit Gallery through August 27th.

featuring 
Caroline Chen
painter
"Painting is personal. The slow act of seeing takes time and hands and grace. I enjoy the history and the newness in this practice. I like the intimacy of the act of painting – it is a place where everyday life falls away and it’s just the painting – and me. I’m striving to express simple truths before me, to paint the emotion as well as the subject itself. I see something special and want to return there to understand it again."

Caroline maintains a studio at the Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts. She is included in the book 100 Artists of the Brandywine Valley by Catherine Quillman, published in 2010 by Schiffer. She is also the owner of Chengraphix, a graphic design firm based in Delaware for over 15 years and an owner of Berri Yummi Frozen Yogurt with two locations in northern Delaware. She lives in Wilmington, Delaware.

AND 

Amy Valuck
stained glass artist
Stained glass artist Amy Valuck began her apprenticeship in stained glass restoration and conservation in 1998, and has continued to work professionally in the field, launching her own studio in 2014. While developing her skills as a craftsman and conservator working on historical windows from churches and public buildings, she supplemented her technical knowledge and design skills through private study in glass painting and fusing, producing artwork for commissions and exhibitions. Having a background in historical work, and a love of experimentation, her work combines aspects of both the old and the new. She specializes in highly detailed traditional glass-painting techniques, inspired by botanical illustration and traditional decorative arts from around the world. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, with a degree in Jewelry and Metals, she is committed to executing the highest level of craftsmanship, and constantly exploring new design territory.