HOLIDAY INVITATIONAL EXHIBIT: ARTISTS CHOOSE ARTISTS 2025
NOVEMBER 21st – JANUARY 4th
ARTISTS’ RECEPTION: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22nd, 3-5 P.M.
Holiday Invitational Exhibit: Artists Choose Artists 2025” will open Friday, November 21st at Margaretville’s Longyear Gallery. This is Longyear’s fifteenth invitational show and will feature exhibitions of the work of 71 of Longyear Gallery members’ favorite guest artists working in different media along with a group show of the work of Longyear Gallery members. The Artists’ Reception will take place Saturday, November 22nd from 3-5 p.m.
The works on display include pieces by local, regional, and city artists, each chosen by a Longyear Gallery member artist to create a dynamic visual dialogue for exhibition. This year’s invited artists include, with their Longyear host’s name followed
| Holiday Artist | MEMBER Inviter |
| Aileen Hengeveld | Joanne Barham |
| Amy Alice Metnick | Marion Behr |
| Amy Silberkleit | Gail Freund |
| Ann F. Hoffman | Deborah Ruggerio |
| Barbara Taff | Ron Macklin |
| Bea Ortiz | Wayne Morris |
| Ben Huberman | Temma Bell |
| Bernard Cohen | Gail Freund |
| Bill Quinn | Lesley A. Powell |
| Cena Pohl Crane | Richard Kirk Mills |
| Christein Aromando | Sheila McManus |
| Christopher Criswell | Ron Macklin |
| Claire Lofrese | Gerda van Leeuwen |
| Corneel Verlaan | Anthony Margiotta |
| Daniel Hauben | Richard Kirk Mills |
| Deb Brindis | Michelle Seigei Spark |
| Don Freeman | Deborah Ruggerio |
| Donna David | Irina Grinevitsky |
| Eddie Donoghue | Deborah Ruggerio |
| Elizabeth Dimon | Gail Freund |
| Ellen Parker | Michelle Seigei Spark |
| Ellen Wong | Sheila McManus |
| Erica Bradbury | Gail Freund |
| Frank Manzo | Margaret Leveson |
| Fred Woller | Lesley A. Powell |
| Gary Mayer | Wayne Morris |
| GG Stankiewicz | Hedi Kyle |
| Harry G. McCarthy | Anthony Margiotta |
| Helene Manzo | Margaret Leveson |
| Holly Cohen | Deborah Ruggerio |
| James Nevin | Bonnie Mitchell |
| Jan Sosnowitz | Gail Freund |
| Jennifer Lord Rhodes | Richard Kirk Mills |
| Jerry D. Gallo | Richard Kirk Mills |
| Joanna Murphz | Richard Kirk Mills |
| Joe Miller | Deborah Ruggerio |
| Jonas Kyle | Hedi Kyle |
| Josepha Gutelius | Lynn Woods |
| Judy Scheck | Mary McFerran |
| Julia Rubin | Lesley A. Powell |
| Kari Pagnano | Ann Lee Fuller |
| Kathleen Green | Sara Stone |
| Kathleen Sweeney | Robin Halpern |
| Kevin Palfreyman | Louise Kalin |
| Lillian Mulero | Patrice Lorenz |
| Linda Leo Palfreyman | Louise Kalin |
| Lori Glavin | Richard Kirk Mills |
| Maria Del Carmen Garcia | Gail Freund |
| Michael Francis Ryan | Robin Halpern |
| Michelle Sidrane | Deborah Ruggerio |
| Mina Teslaru | Bonnie Mitchell |
| Myra Lobel | Sara Stone |
| Odgen Kruger | Robin Halpern |
| Oneida Hammond | Sara Stone |
| Parker Manis | Anthony Margiotta |
| Pati Airey | Lesley A. Powell |
| Richard Arnold | Marcia Clark |
| Richard LaPresti | Marcia Clark |
| Ricky Zia | Deborah Ruggerio |
| Robert Brune | Deborah Ruggerio |
| Robin Factor | Mary McFerran |
| Robin Kappy | Deborah Ruggerio |
| Sandra Finkenberg | Richard Kirk Mills |
| Susan Rochmis | Neil Driscoll |
| Suzanne Ausnit | Deborah Ruggerio |
| Tabitha Gilmore-Barnes | Deborah Ruggerio |
| Tamara Vasan | Michelle Seigei Spark |
| Ulla Kjarval | Temma Bell |
| Veronica Rose Snead | Alan Powell |
| William Behnken | Richard Kirk Mills |
| Zen Linder | Anthony Margiotta |
The work of these artists varies in style and vision, including a large range of media: oil paintings, pastels, watercolor, mixed media, photographs, collages, gouaches, pencil drawings, and acrylics.
“It’s always an exciting exhibition since we’re able to invite our artist friends
to show their work with us this year,” notes artist and gallery member Gail Freund,
“and it inspires our own work as well.”
Fine art photographer and Longyear Gallery member Bonnie Mitchell agrees, adding
“It’s also a pleasure to be able once again to use our gallery to bring
these terrific artists to the attention of our local Catskill community.”
“Holiday Invitational Exhibit: Artists Choose Artists 2025” will be on display at Longyear Gallery from Friday, November 21st through Sunday, January 4th, and the gallery will be open Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays each weekend. Gallery hours are from 11 p.m.-4 p.m. Longyear Gallery is located Downstairs in The Commons, 785 Main Street, Margaretville, New York. For information, please see Longyear Gallery’s website, or call 845.586.3270 during gallery hours.
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