Pictured at Saturday's reception, from left: Valley Arts Council President Rich DiCarlo of Derby, Russell Chartier of West Haven, owner, Chartier An Arts Venue, photographer Carli Freeman of New Haven, portrait artist Kimberly Sessa of Greenwich and Chartier's wife, Jill Treadwell, gallery manager. They are standing in front of one of Sessa's paintings.
My husband and I attended an opening reception Saturday night at Chartier An Arts Venue, an experimental multimedia gallery that opened in December at 35 Elizabeth St., Derby.
It is next door to the Valley Arts Council's Gallery@37.
The photos and artwork now on exhibit there evoke a variety of emotions.
Freeman's series of black and white photos, "Me Without You," shows a young woman seemingly lost after a breakup.
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| "You Smell Like Chaos" by Carli Freeman / Submitted photo |
Sessa's graphic paintings spotlight the horror of abuse against women.
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| Sessa's vibrant oil portrait, "Christine and Katie Mae," immediately caught my eye. |
I recommend visiting Chartier An Arts Venue and the Gallery@37 in downtown Derby.
You won't be disappointed.
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