Monmouth Arts’ member gallery, ArtSpace 105, will present its first mixed media exhibition, Lost Connections, featuring local artists Christy O’Connor, Andrea B. D’Alessandro and Kate Eggleston.
The opening reception is from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on April 15 at ArtSpace 105, 105 Monmouth Street, Red Bank. Monmouth ArtSpace 105 is free and open to the public during office hours Monday through Friday 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and during Red Bank Visitor’s Center hours Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. The exhibition runs through June 30, 2016.
Through sculpture and photography, Lost Connections investigates the disconnect experienced by being connected to technology. Lost Connections will be on display at Artspace 105 from April through June. View the artists’ work online for more information. For more information about Monmouth Arts, visit www.monmoutharts.org.
Christy O’Connor works with various materials, including found and repurposed objects. She experiments with process and materials, creating mixed media works and sculpture. O’Connor’s work has a dark underlying tone to it, which has a very organic feeling. Her work is meant to evoke feelings of discomfort and loss, through imagery that balances on a fine line of beauty and delicacy, and corrosive harshness. O’Connor received her BA in Visual Art from Ramapo College of New Jersey in 2006. After a seven-year hiatus from art, she began creating works again and participating in various exhibitions. She lives in and works in central New Jersey. Instagram: christyoconnor1
Website: christyoconnor.deimosdesigns.com
Andrea B. D’Alessandro pushes the boundaries in photography by playing with exposures and water colors. Andrea’s long and double exposure images conjure feelings of enchantment, while her splashes of paint turn her monochrome images into something quite out of the ordinary. Andrea B. D’Alessandro received her BFA in Photography from The University of The Arts Philadelphia in 2012. She has displayed her art in solo and group exhibitions in the New York metropolitan area and the Delaware Valley region. Andrea currently lives at the Jersey Shore where she works as a documentary and wedding photographer. Online Portfolio: ABD-Photography.com
www.facebook.com/photographyabd
Kate Eggleston employs found objects, textiles, and homespun techniques to create work about gender roles, motherhood, and sexuality with a mix of whimsy and aggression. Her latest work, Automaton, is a collaborative installation with long-time friend and artist Christy O’Connor (shown at Artworks Trenton 2016). At the intersection of technology and feminism, Automaton is a manifestation of identity and gender degradation. Eggleston received her BA in Visual Art from Ramapo College of NJ in 2005. She attended artist residencies at gaia studio (Wonder Women 9: Superfood) in 2015 and the Tyler School of Art at Temple University (Summer Sculpture Intensive) in 2012. She lives and works in central New Jersey with her family. Instagram: kate.eggleston
Website: kateeggs.com.
For more information about Monmouth Arts, visit www.monmoutharts.org.
