Works On Paper

"Gallery exhibits work from three emerging artists of the Capital Region"
Albany Center Gallery presents Works on Paper: Gabe Brown, Ingrid Ludt, and Yvonne Welch opening May 26 through July 3. Opening Reception will be held on June 5, 5 p.m. – 9 p.m., in conjunction with 1st Friday. Albany Center Gallery is located at 39 Columbia Street between N. Pearl and Broadway in downtown Albany, NY.

Gabe Brown lives and works in the Hudson Valley area. She graduated from The University of California in 1991 with an MFA and she attended The Cooper Union for her BFA in 1989. Currently Brown has held numerous solo shows across the nation. Recently she has exhibited her work in a solo show at Bronx River Art Center in Bronx, NY. Brown has also been recognized as Resident Fellow for Visual Arts granted by Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Red Wing, MN. Brown was also awarded the SOS Grant from New York Foundation for the Arts.

Ingrid Ludt was born in Skaneateles, NY. She currently lives and works in capital region. She attended University at Albany where she graduated with an MFA in painting, and she received her BFA in design from Rochester Institute of Technology. She was awarded the SOS Stipend grant three years in a row since 2007. Her work has been shown by many institutions such as Richard Fine Art, Storefront Artist Project, Art Omi, as well as Berkshire and Fulton-Montgomery Community Colleges. Ludt states, “My drawings are the most fluid way I know to transfer the desire of my thoughts as I build small dimensions out of flat surfaces. They are a loose narrative, a daily diary about the conversation and patterns that unfold between the content of an idea that has come to me and the different materials I use.”

Yvonne Welch graduated from University at Albany, and she currently lives and works in the capital region. She is an artist, designer, teacher and curator. Her work has been shown nationally as well as publicly in galleries such as Schumacher Gallery in Ohio, The Arts Center Gallery in Saratoga Springs, and Visions Gallery in Albany. Welch states, “ My work generally follows one of two themes, the natural world or social justice issues, often as they concern women. Sometimes these themes overlap or complement each other, sometimes not. By the imagery I use I try to show the beauty and strength in both of them.”