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Love Song: New Paintings and Drawings by Mary Chiaramonte

Love Song: New Paintings and Drawings by Mary Chiaramonte opens Friday, February 14, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM at the Eric Schindler Gallery.

Born in 1979 in Harmony, West Virginia, Mary Chiaramonte began painting at the age of three. As a child she helped her family live from and farm their land. She had no TV or other distractions, and was encouraged to entertain herself with objects in nature.

Left with the workings of her imagination and observations of the world around her, she translated her understanding into paintings and drawings. She continues this practice today, taking much of her momentum from the people that surround and affect her.

Hanging between darkness and light,Chiaramonte’s paintings offer a narrative that echoes a provocative daydream, communicating both the human disposition and the mysteries therein. Her unending exploration surfaces in her paintings with an ambiguity that asks the viewer to wonder at our world as she does.