Thomas. Past Present Future
Jiminez. Crouching Woman Rocky Mountain
arts organization, viewing the works of
the many artists AAP serves, forming
relationships with Pittsburgh artists, and
bridging the gap between Pittsburgh and
Grand Rapids,” says Williams.
“We are thrilled to be partnering
with AAP on this exhibition of work
showcasing the rich talent in our region,”
says Anne Kraybill, the Richard M. Scaife
Director and CEO of The Westmoreland
Museum of American Art. “With Juana
Williams as juror, visitors will have the
opportunity to experience and celebrate
the diversity of inspiration, medium
and subject matter that local artists have
created.”
The Westmoreland is western
Pennsylvania’s only museum dedicated to
American art. Founded in 1959, it offers a
place to share compelling and meaningful
cultural experiences that open the door to
new ideas, perspectives and possibilities.
The museum’s Cantilever Gallery is a
recent addition from a 2015 renovation.
“The Westmoreland Museum of
American Art has long been a proponent
of regional artists and their work,” says
AAP Executive Director Madeline Gent.
“I could not be happier to be returning to
the museum and for the opportunity to
host an annual in the beautiful Cantilever
Gallery. Moreover, the museum has
been incredibly receptive to helping us
introduce a strong and emerging curatorial
voice. I think Juana and the curatorial staff
at the museum are going to put together an
amazing show.”
“The roster of artists selected for the
107th Annual offers a broad range of
approaches to both subject and medium,”
says Chief Curator of The Westmoreland
Barbara Jones. “Unfamiliar with the work
of a number of these artists, I am excited to
get to know more about them and see their
work in person.”
The 107th Annual Exhibition will
feature 53 artists who work and live in
towns throughout western Pennsylvania,
including Canonsburg, Carnegie, Erie,
Fairview, Gibsonia, Girard, Glenshaw,
Greensburg, Grove City, Indiana,
Johnstown, Mercer, Millvale, Murrysville,
Pittsburgh, Sewickley, Slippery Rock,
Trafford, and Wilkinsburg.
Carolyn Alexandra Frischling of
Sewickley has been an artist all her
life. Her work being featured in this
year’s exhibition—titled “Avvolgente |
Enfolding”—alludes to love. “The entire
form is almost like a heart,” she says. “I
was also inspired by a childhood fairytale
called ‘The Tinderbox’ by Hans Christian
Andersen. The vertical part of the form is
like the tree.”
Frischling’s sculpture measures 30 x
22 x 18 in. or 76 x 55 x 46 cm. and weighs
approximately 600 lbs. The marble is
Bianco Piastra Marina and is 190 million
years old, formed during the Jurassic
period, quarried at Cave Focolacia in the
Apuan Alps and made by Frischling at
the foot of the mountains in Gramolazzo,
Lucca, Italy in 2017.
“The life of an artist is hard, so it’s
tremendously reaffirming to have my
art exhibited in such a wonderful place,”
Frischling notes. “A great amount of work
was done by nature to metamorphosize
this rock, and by myself and others to
quarry and transport this marble, to
design, carve, finish, crate, ship and
finally to transport this sculpture to The
Westmoreland Museum of American Art
in 2019. Hopefully, Avvolgente | Enfolding
Heitzenrater. Hindsight
is worthy of using such a noble, finite and
precious resource that is marble, and will
find a home here in western Pennsylvania.”
Admission to The Westmoreland is
free, and the AAP Annual Exhibition is
open to the public. More information
about the exhibition and accompanying
programming can be found by visiting
thewestmoreland.org or calling the
museum at 724.837.1500. n
Bonnet. Sts. Peter and Paul Church
SEWICKLEY
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