FRAN BULL TO BE FEATURED in both the CHAFFEE and CASTLETON DOWNTOWN GALLERIES

Vermont artist, Fran Bull, presents STATIONS exhibit.

Rutland, Vermont – The Chaffee Downtown and Castleton Downtown Galleries, both located in downtown  Rutland, are pleased to be collaborating together to feature local Vermont artist Fran Bull. Entitled “STATIONS, the exhibit will feature 14 large-scale multi-media constructions in high relief, which Bull refers to as “sculptural paintings.”  Each piece depicts scenarios unfolding on the night stage of human existence, the bed.

“As I make my art, I am attracted to the rough places and to the archetypal realms where myth holds sway,” said Bull.

The exhibit runs from September 24 through October 25, with a  double opening reception scheduled for both locations on Friday, September 26 at 5 p.m. Bull will also give an artist talk on Wednesday, October 15 at 7 p.m. at the Paramount Theater in Rutland.  Both galleries will host receptions after the talk from 8:30-9:30 for the public to view the exhibit.

The two galleries exist approximately 100 yards away from each other - Chaffee Downtown Gallery
is located at 75 Merchants Row (hours of operation Tuesday through Friday noon to 6 pm and Saturday 10 am to 5 pm) and the Castleton Downtown Gallery is located in Center Street Alley (hours of operation Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m).

The Chaffee and is thrilled to be collaborating with Castleton State College’s Castleton Downtown gallery to bring this exhibit to Rutland County.

For more information on the exhibit or the galleries please contact:
Meg Barros, ED Chaffee Art Center at mbarros@chaffeeartcenter.org or call the DT gallery to speak with Gallery Coordinator, Richelle Franzoni (802)775.0356
Sarah Karczmarczyk at castletoncollegegalleries@gmail.com 802.282.2396

ABOUT FRAN BULL
Fran Bull’s artistic talents were inspired and defined by her childhood study of art at the Newark Museum in Newark, NJ.  She went on to study painting at Bennington College and in 1980 earned a M.A. degree from New York University in Art and Art Education.

Upon graduation, Bull embarked upon a professional life in art.  Her early work was influenced by artist Malcolm Morley and by the Pop spirit of Photo-Realism.

Today Bull’s art may be seen as an expressionist exploration, one that seeks to connect the mundane and quotidian to larger mythic and historical motifs, themes and narratives.

She currently lives, works and is a professor of art in Vermont, where in 2005 she established Gallery-in-the-Field, a fine art gallery and performance space, whose mission is to present the work of provocative, innovative living artists.

Bull was recently invited to the Guilin Museum in China, where her work has been chosen for the museum’s permanent collection.