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The exhibit is currently on display and will run through Sunday, Oct. 12. The opening reception takes place on Sunday, Sept. 14 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Peter Chelnik, one of the artist's sons, will read his poetry during the opening reception with Austin Alexus.
The gallery is on the New Rochelle campus at 29 Castle Place. In this exhibition, the college honors alumna Chelnik, who died in 2013, an artist who created many artworks throughout her lifetime.
Chelnik's sculptures and paintings show great sensuality and technical skill. Her transition from stone to wood to oil painting shows a wide range of ability and timeless artistic inspiration.
The sensuous curves of her figures link traditional Greek stone carving to a more contemporary post-impressionist esthetic. Her portrait work addresses the figure in more formal compositions while Harriette’s more liberated landscape paintings reveal her knowledge of art history and tradition. Chelnik, from the class of 1973, was a former student of The Art Student League of New York, and a licensed interior designer who owned and operated the interior design company, Chelnik & Pear with her friend Ethel Pear from 1980 to 2000. She was a trustee of The college for many years during the presidency of Sister Dorothy Ann Kelly. Chelnik died in 2013 leaving a legacy of her personal artwork, three children, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. For general information, tours, and directions to The College of New Rochelle Mooney Center Gallery, call 914-654-5423.
The Mooney Center Gallery is open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m/ Monday through Thursday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday to Sunday. The gallery is closed on major holidays.
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