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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