{"id":31149,"date":"2019-03-07T08:00:36","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T13:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=31149"},"modified":"2019-03-07T08:00:41","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T13:00:41","slug":"chescos-usher-picked-for-philadelphia-fine-art-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=31149","title":{"rendered":"Chesco’s Usher picked for Philadelphia Fine Art Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Donna Usher\u2019s Arrangement 101, 10 inches x 8 inches, acrylic on panel<\/p><\/div>\n

PHILADELPHIA \u2014 Internationally-exhibited artist Donna Usher has been selected to participate in the inaugural Philadelphia Fine Art Fair.<\/p>\n

Usher, who lives in Chester County and has a studio in West Chester, will exhibit seven paintings. The fair offers Philadelphia area residents a unique opportunity to experience high quality modern and contemporary art directly presented by galleries in the United States and internationally. Usher was selected by the LGTripp Gallery, which has shown her work.<\/p>\n

During the past three decades, Usher\u2019s artwork has focused on spheres, circles and dots inspired by her trip to Australia to study Aborigine Art and work with the Aboriginal Artist Thanoupie.<\/p>\n

Her artwork is in the permanent collections of the National Centre of Fine Arts, Cairo, Egypt; The Museum of Cozumel, Mexico; Reading Art Museum, PA; American Restaurant Association Corporate Offices, PA; Verizon Corporate Offices, PA;\u00a0\u00a0 Franklin Mint, PA; Hercules Chemical Company, DE; West Chester University, PA; Moore College of Art and Design, PA, and the Downingtown Public Library, PA; as well as numerous private collections.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m honored to be included in this wonderful fair,\u201d Usher said. \u201cI want to thank Luella Tripp for selecting me as one of her five featured artists.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Philadelphia Fine Art Fair will feature 35 prominent art galleries and 300 important artists. The fair will be held at the historic 23rd<\/sup> Street City Troop Armory, between Market and Chestnut streets, in Center City Philadelphia. The opening night preview is Thursday, April 4 from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. The show hours are Friday, April 5 from 11:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.; Saturday, April 6 from 11:00 a.m. until 6 p.m. and Sunday, April 7 from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.<\/p>\n

General admission tickets are $25 per person and can be purchased at the door or online at https:\/\/www.philfineartfair.com\/tickets\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Usher received her BFA in Painting and BS in Art Education from Moore College of Art and Design. She earned her MFA Degree from the University of Delaware.\u00a0 Usher is a Professor of Art Emerita from West Chester University; she retired in 2014. For more information about Usher and her artwork see www.donnausher.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Usher\u2019s artwork has been exhibited in numerous solo, juried and invitational exhibitions regionally, nationally and internationally. The shows include, the National Centre of Fine Arts, Giza, Egypt; Guizhou University, China;\u00a0 Palazzo della Esposizioni, Faezna, Italy;\u00a0 Cozumel Art Museum, Mexico;\u00a0 Croatian Ministry of Culture, Zagreb, Croatia;\u00a0 Philadelphia International Airport, PA;\u00a0 Delaware Art Museum, DE;\u00a0 The State Museum of Pennsylvania;\u00a0 Carvel State Building, DE;\u00a0 Widener Art Museum, PA;\u00a0 Noyes Art Museum, NJ;\u00a0 Morris Arboretum, PA;\u00a0 McAshen Visual Arts Center, TX;\u00a0 Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, PA;\u00a0\u00a0 San Angelo Museum, TX;\u00a0 X International Contemporary Art Fair Miami;\u00a0 Creative Arts Workshop, CT;\u00a0 Mississippi Arts Complex, MI;\u00a0 Kennedy-Douglass Center of the Arts, AL;\u00a0 NJ Center for the Visual Arts;\u00a0 West Chester University, PA;\u00a0 Lehigh University, PA;\u00a0 Holter Museum of Art, MT;\u00a0 Nicolet College, MT;\u00a0 Connecticut College, CT;\u00a0 Washington & Jefferson College, PA;\u00a0 Woodmere Art Museum, PA;\u00a0 Otis School of Art, CA;\u00a0 LGTripp Gallery, PA;\u00a0 Benjamin Mangel Gallery, PA;\u00a0 Sande Webster Gallery, PA;\u00a0 Academy Square Gallery, NJ;\u00a0 Galleria Mesa, AZ.<\/p>\n

Rick Friedman, Executive Director of the fair was quoted as saying, \u201cPhiladelphia is a longtime culturally driven city in the creation, exploration and patronage of the visual arts. With its six million area residents, there is a sizable, fast growing collector base. Coupled with a considerable number of serious art patrons and major collectors make for a ripe and untapped art fair marketplace.<\/p>\n

For more information on the show, go to https:\/\/www.philfineartfair.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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