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Aurora, New York - The Wells College Art Department is pleased to announce the opening of its first exhibition of the 2007-08 academic year. A selection of paintings, sculpture, and portraits by two artists will be on display in the String Room Gallery from August 29 through September 28. The exhibit is free and the public is cordially invited. An opening reception to be held on Wednesday, August 29 from 7:00-9:00 pm offers an opportunity to meet the artists; light refreshments will be served.

On display will be paintings and sculpture by Deale Hutton. Hutton is the art librarian at SUNY-Oswego and the curator for Oswego's gallery space in Penfield Library. Her sculpture project, Swimming With the Fishes, is an installation of sculptures and paintings of dead fish in various media - beeswax, oils, copper, fabric, encaustic, and gels. Hutton was born in Minneapolis and lives in Fair Haven, NY. She is a recent graduate of the M.F.A. program at RIT.

Also featured are portrait drawings by Marcia Neblett, professor of drawing and design at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia. The pieces exhibited in this show follow two themes: those that are part of a series of fifty drawings of actual individuals in public places - bus stops, beauty shops, bookstores, bars and subway stations; and another series that explores a fantasy theme - a mermaid and a frog in oblivion and bliss. Neblett received her bachelor of fine arts from Purchase College and her M.F.A. in painting and printmaking from SUNY-Stony Brook.

The String Room Gallery is located in Main Building. Hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Wednesday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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