Consider the Source by Ron Prigat

Hello Burlington Free Press,

We're writing to share the news of a beautiful new show by Ron Prigat Consider the Source that opened on Saturday, May 18, in Vermont Studio Center's Red Mill Gallery. Ron is a painter and year-long staff member at Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont. He holds an MFA from UNH. This exhibition celebrates his year in Vermont and it is a must see. He is scheduled to return to Israel later this year.

Please find the show details, Ron's bio, and attached photos for a possible run in a calendar listing or online listing. Also, Ron is available for interviews if you are interested in a profile for the website or as news coverage.

Thank you so much for your time!

Joe Healy
Communications Manager, Vermont Studio Center

Ron Prigat
Consider the Source
Vermont Studio Center's Red Mill Gallery
May 18, 2019 to June 5, 2019
Reception: Saturday, June 1 (6:30 - 8:30)
Ron will be available for interviews on June 1 or please contact us to arrange an interview.

Exhibition Statement:
"Were we to have a forensic investigation in order to understand how a work of art came into being we’d need to examine not only the physical application of materials, but more importantly the causal chain of events, thoughts, influences, and desires that brought it to being. Consider the source. In this exhibition I present, as a sort of self portrait, work that has been made in the past several years, tracking the expansion of my interests in a tumultuous time, and inviting you to reflect on these images that have been made with deliberate ‘slowness’. These images are meant to unfold slowly, like a beloved poem, or an old friend."

Artist Bio:
Ron Prigat is a US based Israeli figurative painter and printmaker whose work ranges in medium, from intimate portraits in oils to dream-like monotypes. Ron is influenced by artists such as Giorgio Morandi, Gwen John and the Diego Velazquez. His work amalgamates a contemporary frame of mind with a timeless sensibility, harmonizing representation and abstraction.

Ron is an alumnus of the Jerusalem Studio School Masterclass program, participated five summers at the ‘JSS in Civita’ landscape painting program in Italy, and holds an MFA from the University of New Hampshire. He currently resides in Johnson, Vermont, working as a Staff Artist at the Vermont Studio Center.

http://ronprigat.com/
ron.prigat@gmail.com

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ABOUT VERMONT STUDIO CENTER

Vermont Studio Center, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization, is the largest international artist and writer residency in the United States. VSC welcomes more than 700 artists and writers per year for 2- to 12-week residencies on a historic campus in the charming northern Vermont village of Johnson. Founded by artists in 1984 as a center for painting, VSC now host visual artists working in all media, from ceramics to installation, and also poets and creative writers. The Johnson location was intended to foster creativity through community, collaboration, and quiet reflection supported by the unspoiled beauty of the northern Green Mountains.

VSC’s mission is to provide studio residencies in an inclusive, international community, honoring creative work as the communication of spirit through form. VSC residents have 24/7 access to private studio space, along with daily opportunities to engage with fellow artists during communal meals, and a robust monthly program that includes practitioner presentations, open studios, gallery openings, and optional studio visits and conferences with Visiting Artists and Writers. Admission is competitive and based on review of portfolio or manuscript. vermontstudiocenter.org

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT

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Tara Thacker, Visual Arts Director
802-635-2727 ext. 223
tara@vermontstudiocenter.org

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Joe Healy
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