Art Annex CT

Excited to share the news about the opening of Ronnie Gold's solo show "Color Burst: Pastels and Paintings" presented by Art Annex CT Thursday, October 23 from 5 to 7 pm. Meet the artist and enjoywater views at 112 Rowayton Avenue, Rowayton CT (corner of McKinley Street, parking available across the street or in the Fairfield County Bank parking lot). COVID regulations apply. This is the first solo show for Ronnie Gold. Ronnie paints in pastel, acrylic and water-based oil. Her work is primarily non-objective and abstract, although nature is often a point of departure as well as inspiration for her work. Color becomes the central force as Ronnie works through a painting with the play of mark making and gestural lines adding texture to the surface. She is also passionate about the medium of pastel as it allows her to work intuitively and spontaneously.  Ronnie earned a BFA from University of Colorado and attended Tyler School of Art in Rome, Italy. She is a member of the Ro

Beyond the hustle and bustle of overseeing and promoting monthly exhibitions at the Rowayton Arts Center (RAC), an opportunity to have RAC artists show in the lobby of the new HAYVN in Darien, CT presented itself as the coworking space opened the spring of 2019. Jane knew the founder Felicia Rubenstein over the years with kids on the Darien Sailing Team but it was chatting in the locker room at the local YMCA that sealed the deal. Felicia was looking to have local artists fill the space and Jane was happy to bring RAC artists over the border.  Andrea would suggest a group of artists every few months and together they hung the artwork and presented Artists Talk evenings when people were allowed to gather. A virtual Artist Talk replaced the in person event, which can be viewed at the RAC vimeo account here . Presenting solo shows for local artists in vacant store fronts is a natural progression for Jane and Andrea as Art Annex CT. For more info email artannexct.com and follow @artannexc

Art Annex CT was formed in 2020 by Andrea Letters and Jane Jansen Seymour to assist local artists with solo and small group shows. Andrea is the Executive Director of the Rowayton Arts Center and a photographer specializing in art photography. Her professional career includes past positions as Associate Art Director for Gourmet Magazine (Condé Nast) and Metropolitan Home Magazine (Hachette-Filipacchi). She studied Art, Art History and English at the University of California in Santa Barbara. Jane is the Marketing Director of the Rowayton Arts Center . Throughout her career in communications, she has managed successful promotions, social media marketing and website management – she is also a published writer and dancer. Jane graduated from Smith College where she studied Art History and Economics. For more info email artannexct@gmail.com and follow @artannexct.