Twenty-nine painters (plus one printmaker) who are students of French painter David Gista gathered at the Art School and Gallery in Glencoe for the opening reception of Members Only: The Art School Students’ Show last Friday evening, August 14. The exhibit will remain up at the gallery through September 18. The Art School is across the street from the Writer’s Theatre, at 348 Tudor Court, Glencoe (call 847-242-0104 for more information about upcoming exhibits and fall class offerings.)
A visitor to The Art School & Gallery contemplates the images on the wall
The exhibiting artists represent an eclectic group of dedicated amateur and professional artists who have come together under Gista’s knowledgeable, energetic and expert tutelage. Gista is a graduate of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and exchange programs with Parson School of Paris and the Bezalel Art School in Jerusalem, has had numerous exhibits in the US and Europe and is currently represented by Galerie Darthea Speyer in Paris and Thomas Masters Gallery in Chicago.
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Today’s post is written by Don Shearn
I just wanted to clarify that I am not the visual artist/painter at Ageless North Shore. So my opinion about the Matisse exhibit is purely from the entertainment angle.
Bathers by a River, March 1909–10, May–November 1913, and summer 1916–17
To wit, is it worth it to spend $18.00 ($12.00 if you’re over 65, a student or a child) at Chicago’s Art Institute to see the 120 paintings, prints, drawings, and prints that Henri Matisse created between 1913 and 1917?
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David Gista
The highly-regarded French artist David Gista has opened The Art School and “Gallery G” at 348 Tudor Ct. in Glencoe – an attractive storefront space across the street from Writers’ Theatre in downtown Glencoe. One room is devoted to the Gallery G exhibition space and the other serves as a classroom for the art instruction now being offered by Gista’s Art School.
We visited Saturday, February 13, for the closing party (think wine, Chinese food to celebrate the Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day sweets!) of Susan Cua’s show “Je t’aime Paris.”
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