Category: Upcoming News
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We recently lost our beloved retired former member Frank Manzo, who passed away on March 31, 2026, at the age of 85. Born on October 23, 1940, Frank was a resident of Brooklyn and Roxbury New York. An architect and photographer, Frank, along with his painter and printmaker wife Helene became founding members of Longyear…
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by Lynn Woods Galleries tend to come and go, which makes the legacy of Longyear Gallery rather extraordinary: Its sign has graced Margaretville’s Main Street for nearly 20 years, since 2007. The gallery is located in a rambling wood building that had originally housed a department store back in the 1920s, or maybe even earlier,…
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By Lynn Woods Louise Kalin’s solo show of prints at Longyear Gallery, entitled “First Impressions, Second Thoughts,” held last November, featured a series of large prints whose bark-like textures and fissures seemed evolved from nature herself. Alternately, they read as palimpsests, fragments of ancient inscriptions worn away by the forces of weather over the eons.…
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by Lynn Woods Four years ago, Longyear Gallery member Hedi Kyle had an idea: why not transform the cabinet of shelves in the hallway just outside the gallery entrance into a miniature gallery of sorts, displaying objects and artworks related to a specific theme. After she brainstormed the idea with fellow gallery member Elaine Grandy,…
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Floods, fires, droughts, and hurricanes have become familiar events as our planet endures the ongoing effects of climate change. Storm Dresses invites viewers to confront these forces of nature on a personal level. Artist Mary McFerran uses clothing as her canvas, drawing on its intimate connection to human experience. Across cultures, clothing reflects identity, geography,…
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