norwalk arts commission

Demonstrations by renowned portrait painter Karl Soderlund (Sunday, January 17), Susan Snider (Saturday, January 23), who has exhibited her work at the Handweavers’ Guild of Connecticut Biennial Show, and award-winning watercolor artist Christy Gallagher (Sunday, January 24) will be presented in conjunction with “Artists and Their Mentors,” the current exhibition at the Rowayton Arts Center. Each demonstration will be from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Admission to the demonstrations and to the Arts Center Gallery at 145 Rowayton Avenue is free. The RAC Gallery is open from 12:00-5:00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1:00-4:00 p.m. on Sundays. For information call 203-866-2744.
Soderlund, who will teach two six-week sessions of “Painting Principles for All Levels,” is sought-after artist for original works and commissioned paintings. His work hangs in more than 250 public and private collections, including the Heisman Trophy portrait collection.

Snider, who will teach “Weaving Pictures” in March, learned to weave more than 35 years ago as an exchange student in Sweden and has studied weaving in Denmark. She is active in the Handweavers’ Guild of Connecticut and is a member of the Handweavers’ Guild of America.

Gallagher, who has taught watercolor classes at RAC for more than 15 years, also has taught at the Lyme Academy and the National Academy in New York. She attended Cooper Union and her paintings have been exhibited In Connecticut, New York, Maine, France and Italy.