Gallery exhibits work from two prominent artists of the Mohawk Hudson Region
Albany Center Gallery presents In The Altogether, featuring sculptures
by Emil Alzamora and paintings, collage and drawings by Andrea Hersh opening
June 15 and running until July 24. The opening reception will be held on
July 2, 6 p.m. 8 p.m., in conjunction with 1st
Friday. The closing reception will be held on Saturday, July 24, from
4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Albany Center Gallery is located at 39 Columbia Street between
N. Pearl and Broadway in downtown Albany, NY.
Emil Alzamora's sculptures explore
the human form. By exaggerating and warping various parts of the human form,
he seeks to depict a tale of a conundrum or event, or to unveil "an
emotional or physical situation." Alzamora explores the intangible
concept of limit and possibility through the tangible depiction of the human
form. With such a high level of craft, it is no surprise that Alzamora is
a third generation artist. His concepts are shown masterfully through skills
further developed at the Florida State University
and dramatically honed at the Polich
Art Works of Newburg, NY. Alzamora is an internationally recognized
artist and has exhibited his work in numerous one-person exhibitions, most
recently at Artbreak Gallery
in Brooklyn, NY. In 2008 Turner
Carrol Gallery selected his work for "Artists to Watch" and
he has participated in prominent art fairs throughout the nation.
Andrea Hersh's experiences are just
as colorful as the work she produces. Hersh had her first solo exhibition
in 2003 at Gallery
Boreas in Williamsburg, NY and has exhibited her work internationally
ever since. Primarily gaining attention in New York State, most notably
in 2004 when she received a coveted New York
Foundation for the Arts fellowship in the painting category, Hersh is
part of the Perogi Flate-files
in New York, NY and she most recently took part in a group exhibition at
the Arts Center of the Capital
Region, Troy, NY. Hersh focuses on the interlocking of concepts inspired
by thoughts that occur during sleep, fantasy, and short moments in time.
She is interested in the human condition including our vulnerability, desires
and excessive consumption. The human form (as with Alzamora's work) take
center stage and she gently balances themes of destruction of the world
around us with blatant whimsy and humor.
