July 7 - July 30, 2006

Highlighting contemporary works by three popular, award-winning
faculty members of the Guilford Art Center School, who have inspired
and directed countless students in their artistic endeavors.


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		Lanette Barber, Metalsmith & Sculptor Metals and other media are juxtaposed to create a visual dialogue steeped in emotion and expressed with texture, form and color. Barber holds a BFA in Metals from the State University of New York and a BS from Quinnipiac University. She has taught at Brookfield Craft Center, Wesleyan Potters, Creative Arts Workshop and the State of Connecticut Visiting Artist Program. The recipient of several awards through the Society of Connecticut Crafts in metals and mixed media, her work is shown throughout the northeast and is represented by the Jeffrey Weiss Gallery in Bridgeport. Barber has a loyal following of students in her Jewelry and Metalsmithing classes; she also teaches techniques such as Lost Wax Casting and Die Forming.
		Lady McCrady, Painter & Sculptor Featuring installations of urban painted steel, caramelized sugar and canvas caught under construction, steaming and flashing, in a universe parallel to the artist's studio. McCrady is an installation artist-painter who currently exhibits with Erickson Davis Gallery in Ivoryton. She additionally curates/teaches a "lost art" crochet ShiRReT technique. She holds an MFA from the City University of New York - Hunter College, and BFA from Syracuse University School of Art. She has been awarded grants by the Connecticut Commission on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts and the New England Foundation for the Arts. McCrady has had solo exhibitions have been in New York, Tokyo and Paris. Her classes at the Art Center range from Pastels and Mixed Media to the popular "Obsessed Crocheters Wanted!" and "Stitch-n-Bitch."
		Christopher Uminga, Illustrator & Painter Creates cartoon-like "monsters" that are exquisitely recorded onto paper and canvas reminiscent of urban graffiti, tattoo and comic art. He holds a BS in painting from Southern Connecticut State University. He is a professional comic book illustrator as well as co-owner of the independent comic book company Fi$hStiX CoMics. Uminga is an award-winning artist who exhibits throughout Connecticut and has work in many private collections. Uminga is a popular teacher among adults and children at the Art Center, leading courses in Drawing, Watercolor, Cartooning, Anime and more.