Philadelphia Artist Val Rossman to Hold 19th Solo Exhibition in April.PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia artist Val Rossman (www.valrossman.com) will hold her 19th solo art exhibition at The Rosenfeld Gallery in Old City. Opening April 1, 2007, the exhibit will feature 25 of Rossman's newest pieces, including both paintings and drawings. The oil paintings (3' x 3') are on steel, and the drawings are abstract pastels employing Rossman's signature linear markings, figures and gestures. Rossman's last show, more than two years ago, was nearly a sell-out Sell-Out When a broker or investor buying stocks has failed to settle the trade in a timely manner and, as a result, the broker can forcibly sell the securities on the investor's behalf. . "The theme of my new work continues to be 'chaos theory'," says Rossman. "We live in a mad world and I'm fascinated by how life's random events manifest manifest 1) adj., adv. completely obvious or evident. 2) n. a written list of goods in a shipment. MANIFEST, com. law. A written instrument containing a true account of the cargo of a ship or commercial vessel. 2. themselves into some kind of order. Plus, for this show, my inspiration for my paintings, in particular, was gardens - there's a freedom in gardens I'm striving to capture in my work." Rossman's work graces the collections of Hebrew University Hebrew University of Jerusalem, at Mt. Scopus, Givat Ram, Ein Karem, and Rehovot, Israel; coeducational. First proposed in 1882, formally opened 1925. It is the world's largest Jewish university and is noted for its work on the Dead Sea Scrolls. , Jerusalem; Blue Cross of Greater Philadelphia; AT&T United Pacific Life Insurance; and the law firm, Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, to name a few of her corporate collectors. A teacher at The Main Line Art Center for 12 years, Rossman works from her studio at 9th & Spring Garden Streets in Philadelphia. She has been exhibiting at The Rosenfeld Gallery since 1985. Rossman earned her BFA BFA abbr. Bachelor of Fine Arts BFA abbr BFA, B.F.A Bachelor of Fine Arts; first degree in Fine Arts. from Tyler School of Art Tyler School of Art is Temple University's school of art, located on a separate campus in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania and offering BFA and MFA degrees. The Tyler curriculum encompasses programs in the fine arts, crafts, design, art history, art education, and architecture. in 1974, and her (MCAT MCAT abbr. Medical College Admissions Test MCAT Medical college admission test, pronounced, EM-cat A preadmission exam administered by the Psychological Corp., required in the US before entrance to medical school. ) Masters of Creative Art Therapy from Hahnemann Medical College in 1976. A Philadelphia native, Rossman resides in Bala Cynwyd, PA, with her husband and two children. |
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