The opening reception for the exhibit "The Art and Life of Jessica Park" will be held from 6-8 pm on May 26 at MCLA Gallery 51.
The Art and Life of Jessica Park contains an exceptional array of Park's paintings, drawings and early creations, as well as many photographs of the artist at work and other candid pictures from her artistic career. All stages in the development of Jessica's art are included, and the remarkable circumstances under which her art was created presented in thought provoking texts that portray the artist as a human being whose life has been a journey out of the isolated world of autism.
Students from the Advanced Museum Studies class at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts have organized this exhibition under the direction of Dr. Tony Gengarelly, Professor of Art History and Museum Studies and Chair of the Fine and Performing Arts Department. Highlights from the five year association between Jessica and MCLA, beginning with her honorary degree in 2003, will be included in the show.
The exhibition will introduce a 96 page book, Exploring Nirvana: The Art of Jessica Park. Published by MCLA, this tribute to the artist contains 86 color illustrations of Jessica's work along with text created by MCLA faculty and students, with contributions from Dr. Oliver Sacks, Clara Claiborne Park, Tony Gengarelly, Ph.D., and Emmanuelle Delmas-Glass.
The exhibition runs from May 28 - June 22. MCLA Gallery 51, located at 51 Main Street in North Adams, MA, is open 7 day s a week from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
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