Lapham Gallery presents the work of
 Adirondack regional artists.

Juried by Bruno LaVerdiere
Artwork entered:  149 pieces by 88 artists
Artwork chosen by the juror:  80 pieces by 60 artists

Bruno LaVerdiere has taught at Skidmore College, Rochester Institute of Technology, Pennsylvania State University, Ohio State University, New York University and Claremont Graduate Schools and is currently a Special Adjunct Instructor at Adirondack Community College.  His work is in numerous private and public collections including the American Craft Museum and the Everson Museum of Art.  He has received Artist's Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1976 and 1990, and an Individual Artist Fellowship from the New York Foundation for the Arts in 1987.  LaVerdiere was the recipient of a residency grant at the La Napoule Art Foundation in southern France in 1991 and later shared the position of residency director at that foundation until 1996.

Blue by You presents two-dimensional work in all media that incorporates a blue component, such as paint, glaze, or fabric, or incorporates blue or blues as part of its theme.  Featuring over eighty works by sixty artists, juror Bruno Laverdiere chose an exhibition from the 149 pieces of art submitted which he said “fell together very well. The public should be really happy with the exhibition.”

Funding for LARAC’s Summer Exhibitions is by Stafford Carr & McNally, PC. The opening reception is underwritten by Rose and Kiernan, Inc. of Glens Falls.