"A Decade: Collected Works by Fountain Gallery Artists" Exhibition

Fountain House Gallery

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Fountain Gallery, celebrating its 10th Anniversary year representing artists with mental illness and located at 702 Ninth Avenue, today announced the upcoming opening of "A Decade: Collected Works by Fountain Gallery Artists," showcasing artworks acquired by collectors over the past 10 years and loaned to the Gallery for this exhibition. "A Decade" is curated by Elizabeth Szancer Kujawski and Suzanne Lemakis.

“For this special anniversary show, we have chosen from a collection of 1,000 works that are now in 400 public and private collections,” said Kujawski, Art Advisor and Curator, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. “A decade ago, Esther Montanez, Fountain Gallery’s founding director, had a vision: to create the premier venue in New York City to represent artists with mental illness,” continued Kujawski. “A Decade: Collected Works by Fountain Gallery Artists is a tribute to Esther Montanez and to her mission accomplished,” concluded Kujawski. Added Lemakis, Director, Department of Fine Art, Citi, “We are pleased to curate this exhibition of art that has been collected for the past 10 years. It is not often that we can support such a worthy endeavor through the purchase of extraordinary artworks.”

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from November 05, 2010 to December 29, 2010

Opening Reception on 2010-11-05 from 18:00 to 20:00

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