Gallery Cooperative Featured Artist Gordon LeClair at The Strand Center for the Arts in February
PLATTSBURGH, NY – The Strand Center for the Arts is thrilled to announce painter Gordon LeClair as the featured artist in their Gallery Cooperative for the month of February. This forthcoming exhibit, will take place in The Strand Center Community Gallery on Friday, February 2 and a reception that is free and open to the public will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. that evening.
The Gallery Cooperative is a collection of artists, each expert at their chosen medium. This means that as well as the featured artist, Gordon LeClair, painters Marilyn Kretser, Lorrie Mandigo, Judy Guglielmo, Louise Patinelli, and Carol Hochreiter will be present. In addition, these artists will be joined by pastel artist Kimberly Provost, ceramist Nancy Armitage, and photographers Ron Nolland, Frank Hochreiter, and Denise Duprey.
Gordon LeClair was born in AuSable Forks, NY and attended Holy Name Catholic School and AuSable Forks High School. After graduation, LeClair enlisted into the US Air Force, doing one tour in Korea and the remainder of his commitment with Air Research & Development in Baltimore Md. After his discharge, LeClair went to work for the Department of Defense at Plattsburgh Air Force Base as a Financial Analyst for the Civil Engineering Squadron where he remained as a civilian employee for over thirty years.
LeClair’s artistic leanings him led him to study art with Al Adger and Lois Moore, and as a member of the Clinton County Art Association, Visual Artists Network, and The Strand Art Center of the Arts, he has shown his work in various galleries in the area, including the Strand Art Center of the Arts and the Lake Placid Art Center Gallery.
Gallery Director, David Monette stated, “It’s pretty neat to have Gordon’s oil paintings in our gallery, and just in general to have him as a member of the Cooperative. His realistic painting style is so whimsical, yet tight and well composed at the same time. It’s great to have his detailed paintings featured in the gallery along with our other, talented artists.”
This unique exhibit will be on view in The Strand Center Community Gallery at 23 Brinkerhoff Street in Plattsburgh from February 2 to February 23, 2018. The exhibition opening is Friday, February 2 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. This event is open and free to the public; refreshments will be served. Regular gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information on these exhibits, upcoming events, concerts, or classes happening at The Strand Center for the Arts, please call 518-563-1604 or visit www.strandcenter.org.
The Strand Center for the Arts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing a high caliber arts center and theatre, providing the best of visual arts, music, dance, and theatre to the community. The SCA is supported by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), the United Way, The Adirondack Foundation, Stewart’s Shops, and the Cloudsplitter Foundation.
The Strand Center for the Arts’ Diamond Sponsor is NBC 5; Platinum Circle Sponsors are The University of Vermont Health Network, Champlain Valley Physician’s Hospital, Meadowbrook Healthcare, and Twinstate Technologies. The Strand Center for the Arts’ Gold Sponsors are Northern Insuring Agency, Inc., Boire Benner Group, Best Western Plus – The Inn at Smithfield, Casella, 97.5 Eagle Country, and Jeffords Steel and Engineering Company.
Posted: January 22nd, 2018 under Arts and Entertainment, General News.