Andrea Pluhar: A Survey of Painting
We are pleased to present a survey of paintings by Andrea Pluhar. Pluhar has exhibited in a wide range of styles on the Cape and in New York. A survey of work will be at the Hall from February 1 - March 1, 2022.
Artist Reception: Friday February 25th, 5:30 - 7pm
Watch the 2/8 virtual talk with Andrea & Connie Saems HERE
About the show:
Pluhar will be exhibiting pieces from 5 stylistically varied periods. The Schoolhouse Paintings, shown at the Schoolhouse Gallery in 1996, are the earliest works emerging from a lifelong interest in figurative allegorical images.
Pluhar spent the next 10 years exploring stylistic alternatives to the painterly realism of the Schoolhouse years while never wandering far from an interest in the allegorical expression of an idea. Often inspired by reading, Pluhar created the East of the Moon series as a response to her study of the Middle East. While working on the Damselfly paintings she was immersed in the literature of magic realism, especially Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Pluhar experimented for a time with combining her technical skills with freehand drawing producing a series of digitally enhanced etchings on 4x5 film. The later work in the show includes the Spincycle series, a body of upended figures and Half-wit Passage, a series of more realistic but always magical images.
About the artist:
Pluhar is active on the local music scene, working on the Wellfleet Porchfest organizing committee, of which she is an original founder, and Outermost Contra which produces a monthly contra dance at Wellfleet Preservation Hall. She plays traditional fiddle and participates in local Irish sessions. Pluhar offers print and web design through Pluhar Creative Design Services and is employed at the Provincetown Community Compact and at American Friends of Georgia.
Pluhar, who settled in Wellfleet in 1991, comes from a literary and artistic family. Her grandparents, Norman and Anna Matson, met on Longnook beach in Truro in the late 20s, and bought a house on the banks of the Herring River in 1933. Pluhar spent summers in the house on the river absorbing the ethos and culture of the literary and artistic circles of her grandparents. She attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston where she studied painting and graphic design.
