Dancing with the Dark: Joan Snyder Prints 1963-2010 at the Zimmerli Art Museum

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ.- Dancing with the Dark: Prints by Joan Snyder 1963-2010, the first retrospective of the artist’s prints, displays the extraordinary range of Joan Snyder’s distinctive graphic achievement. A Rutgers alumna, nationally-noted painter, and 2007 MacArthur Fellow, Snyder has developed a powerful body of work that explores aspects of nature, humanity and identity. A pioneering feminist artist who was championed early in her career, Snyder has infused her works with physical energy and vibrant color to express deeply personal [...]

Rutger’s Zimmerli Art Museum Returns Rare Renaissance Portrait to Rightful Owners

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ.- On Friday, January 14, 2011, the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University handed over a rare early 16th-century portrait by the German artist Hans Baldung Grien to Simon Goodman, the Los Angeles-based grandson of Friedrich and Louise Gutmann, Holocaust victims and previous owners of the painting. In a visit to the Zimmerli, Mr. Goodman accepted “Portrait of a Young Man” (1509) on behalf of the Gutmann/Goodman heirs. Since 1946, the Gutmann/Goodman family has been looking for this [...]

A Year in the Painting Life of Joan Snyder at Cuningham Gallery

NEW YORK, NY.- Betty Cuningham Gallery presents an exhibition of recent paintings by Joan Snyder. The exhibition, A Year in the Painting Life, is comprised of approximately 15 paintings. This will be the artist’s third show in the space; she will be present for an opening reception on September 16. An illustrated catalogue will accompany the exhibition. Snyder, a recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, has been showing in New York since the early 1970’s. She has said that when [...]