Harrison Council for the Arts Presents "Inner Landscapes, Outer Worlds" Paintings by Elyssa Wortzman at the Harrison Public Library

The Harrison Council for the Arts presents “Inner Landscapes, Outer Worlds” paintings by Elyssa Wortzman, at the Harrison Public Library, 2 Bruce Avenue, May 7-31, with an opening reception on May 7 from 7 to 8:30pm.

Elyssa graduated with honors from McGill University with a B.A. in Art History.  She attended painting workshops in Canada, New York and France.  Elyssa has exhibited locally and in Canada as well as In private collections. 

Elyssa works as an artist and art teacher, a program director for non-profit organizations, and a teacher of Jewish meditation and Kabbalah for women.  She has worked as a legal and business advisor and project director for museums in North America, including the Guggenheim, the Royal Ontario Museum, the Art Gallery of Ontario and the National Gallery of Canada.

Artist Statement:  With a passionate belief in the power of art to transform our state of mind, and an innate sensitivity to the landscape of human feeling, my paintings reach out and envelop the viewer in a color-saturated world.  The desire to communicate with the viewer finds a voice through the immediacy of lively brushwork, curving lines and direct interaction with the subject matter. Both landscape and abstract reveal a desire to touch the soul. Often used as mirror images, the pairing of an abstract work with a landscape creates a dialogue between images, and creating a space between the literal and the imagined worlds for the viewer to inhabit.

The exhibit may be viewed Mondays and Wednesdays 9:30am to 9pm; Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays 9:30am to 5:30pm; Sundays 1:00 to 5:00pm.  For info call 914/835-0324.