June 16, 2018 - July 8, 2018
Reception: June 16, 2018, 4 - 7 PM
Location: North Fork & Riverhead
The William Ris Gallery celebrates its second anniversary on the North Fork with E S C A P E S, a group show featuring landscape and seascape art inspired by the East Coast. Included will be the works of prominent East Coast artists: Kelly Franké, Kurt Giehl, David Peikon, Jim Sabiston, Eileen Dawn Skretch, James Stewart and Amy Worth whose works range from realism to ethereal and abstract to illustrative. Curated and organized by gallery owner and director Mary Cantone, E S C A P E S will comprise of 30 works varying in medium from oil and acrylic paintings, photographs, watercolors and ink drawings.
Address: 291 Main Road, Jamesport, NY, 11947
Website: www.williamris.com
Phone: 609.408.5203
The William Ris Gallery opened on the North Fork in February of 2016 while remaining open in its established Stone Harbor, NJ location until this year. The gallery, while new to the East End of Long Island, was founded in 1966 and remains an art destination. Known for a wide range of original work, the constant is excellence with a strong stable of exceptional artists. The William RIs Gallery is owned and directed by Mary Cantone, who is dedicated to the importance of collecting original art and supporting artists. The Gallery exhibits an extensive selection of original contemporary works by East Coast artists with a Long Island concentration.
Art enhance life - boosts spirits and inspires thinking while mirroring and prompting memories - Mary Cantone
