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ARTICLES
Finding artists amid the farms and fields
by Tracy
Frisch, photo by Rob Barendse
Hill Country Observer, NY/VT/MA - July 2009
When Serena Kovalosky left Whitehall,
NY in the late 1970's, she says she was searching for "a culture
community" that didn't exist in rural Washington County. At the time,
becoming an artist wasn't part of her plan. Neither was returning to
Whitehall. But five years ago, she left behind a "fabulous" studio iin
Montreal and a stimulating network of artistic friends and came back to
her roots.....
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Kovalosky returns for art
by Keith Lobdell
The Whitehall Times, Whitehall, NY - July 16, 2009
Move over Montreal, your artist community has been replaced.
By....Whitehall? Five years ago, Serena Kovalosky was looking for
inspiration....
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Organic Evolutions
by Doug Gruse, photos by Erin Reid Coker
The Post Star, Glens Falls, NY -
October 21, 2008
Strips of crackled bark, weed pods,
dried pomegranates, and abandoned bird nests inspire Serena Kovalosky.
The artist uses bits from nature to guide her as she turns dried gourds
into intricate, modern works of sculpture. Cubbyhole shelves in the
upstairs studio in Kovalosky's family home in Whitehall hold natural
treasures - from pine cones to a fragment of bone - she has collected
during hikes through the woods. Kovalosky describes the studio as more
of a warehouse - a place to hold her stash of gourds, tools and organic
curios....
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Small Gallery spotlights sculpture, drawings
Bennington Banner,
Bennington, VT - September 27-28, 2008
The Small Gallery at Valley Artisans Market hosts organic sculpture by
Serena Kovalosky and drawings by Jennifer Strode in an exhibition
October 4-29....
Kovalosky's organic sculptures are inspired by the pristine wilderness
of her native Adirondack Mountains. "These pieces were created to look
as though they might have been found on the forest floor," says
Kovalosky.
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Primal Forms: Vectors & Organics
Press Release: 70 Beekman Fine Art
Gallery, Saratoga, NY - July, 2008
The Seventy Beekman Street Art Gallery in Saratoga, New York kicks off
their summer exhibition season with Primal Forms: Vectors & Organics,
an exhibition of contrasts. Leo Loomie's
vibrant, computer-generated giclee prints share the same gallery space
as Serena Kovalosky's earthy, handcarved gourd sculptures, offering the
viewer two diverse interpretations of the primal form....
In Serena Kovalosky's "Organics", primal forms and designs are derived
directly from the natural world. Pushing the boundaries of traditional
gourd art, Kovalosky works from a sculptural perspective by cutting,
carving, and reconstructing gourds to create unusual yet fascinating
works of art....
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Creative
Warriors coming to Manchester
by Anita Sandler
The Manchester Journal, Manchester, VT - October 12, 2007
The Creative Warriors are coming to town! This
dynamic group of artists and writers will be sharing their art and their
journey as the feature event of the Greater Manchester Arts Council's
"Life after Dark" program, hosted at the Inn at Manchester.....
The Creative Warriors is the creation of sculptural
gourd artist Serena Kovalosky who, in 1997, decided to leave the
"corporate world" to dedicate herself to becoming a full-time artist. It
was a choice worthy of needing to become a "warrior to accomplish....Kovalosky
rented a loft in Montreal's "SoHo" district and began fulfilling her
dream....
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Art amid the Farms: Studio tour
highlights county's creative side
by Stacey Morris
Hill Country Observer, NY/VT/MA - July 2007
Most
people around the region know Washington County, N.Y., is a big center
for dairy farming, but far fewer associate it with the visual arts.
That may change after the weekend of July 21-22, when
12 professional artists in southern Washington County will open their
studios to the public as part of a self-guided tour.
The tour will take participants along a network of
rural roads between the Hudson River and the Vermont border, with stops
at the farmhouses, renovated barns and old factories where artists have
set up studios in recent years and quietly found their inspiration....
The tour is the brainchild of two artists, Brenda
McMahon and Serena Kovalosky, who said they realized that few people
were aware of the range and professionalism of the county's artists....
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Molding Cultural Life from Plaster
by Jacqueline Durrett, photos
by Tom Spader Photos
Ocean County
Observer/Asbury Park Press, NJ - June 11, 2002
Students, teachers and even the principal at Brick Township High School
were confined to plaster casts yesterday, but none of them had incurred
an injury. The wraps and plaster were all for art's sake.
The project was part of Montreal artist Serena
Kovalosky's effort to represent the world through totem poles made of
plaster casts of the human form. Kovalosky came to Brick Township High
School to add a New Jersey representation to what eventually will be a
collection of casting molds from all 50 states and several countries.
She calls the project "Totems for Humanity."....
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Casting Peace / Artist jumps out of rat
race
by Stacey Morris, photos by Ed Sharp
The Post Star, Glens Falls, NY - April 6,
2002
It was
mid-morning at Annette Parrot's second-grade class at Whitehall
Elementary School and the 15 students couldn't keep their eyes off a
mass of white plaster on the reading table as it air-dried. Upon closer
inspection, it became clear that the white plaster mass was the
configuration of tiny hands, the result of the 7-year-olds each splaying
a hand over the newspaper-surfaced table and allowing wet plaster sheets
to be draped over individual curvatures of fingers, knuckles and wrists.
At the project's helm was Montreal based artist Serena
Kovalosky....The early-morning plastering session was far more to
Kovalosky than a demonstration - it was the beginning of a project for
peace....
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Art for Humanity
International Festival for Humanity, Montreal, Canada -
March 25, 2002
Since 1999, sculptural artist
Serena Kovalosky has been "casting" people from all walks of life that
she would meet in her travels. These people shared a part of their soul
while the casting process recorded a physical reminder of the encounter.
These incredible "out of studio" experiences eventually evolved into
Totems for Humanity, a worldwide Bodycast project that will
incorporate these casts into a series of totemic sculptures.....
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The Wild Soul
by Bernard Dubreuil
Journal du Vieux Montreal, Canada
March 1999
I
enter the gallery out of curiosity. From the entrance, I am struck by a
white and gold bust hanging on an old stone wall. A body revealing its
innermost self....
Several people wander slowly from one piece to the next
in an atmosphere with wooden beams, stone walls, and candles burning
warmly.
The artist, Serena Kovalosky, is there. A tall,
30-something brunette with a big smile and a charming accent. How did
this American learn to speak French so well?
I start up a conversation which eventually turns into
an interview. A pleasant surprise. I came in for the artwork and soon
fell under the charm of the artist....
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Montreal, Quebec - March 1999
Media Presskit,
interviews available upon request.
Email:
serena@kovalosky.com
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