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Gina Pfleehor will demonstrate her artwork Saturday September 14

News from the West End Gallery, “The Great Escape,” painting by Gina Pfleegor 

WHO:  Gina Pfleegor
A professional Artist residing in Corning, NY. Gina is also an Art Teacher in the Hammondsport School District.

WHAT: Free oil Painting Demonstration with Gina Pfleegor

WHEN: Saturday, September 14th from 11am-1pm
WHERE: West End Gallery 12 West Market St. Corning, NY
Event is FREE, open to the public, & family-friendly

🖌️ Join us for an oil painting demonstration with GINA PFLEEGOR on Saturday, September 14th from 11am-1pm in the Main Gallery. Gina Pfleegor, an Art Teacher from the Hammondsport School District, is currently featured in our Fall Spotlight Exhibit. View Gina’s new paintings in person during the painting demonstration.

Unable to join us in person? You can enjoy Gina’s newest paintings online: https://www.westendgallery.net/2024-fall-spotlight-gina-pfleegor/

Gina Pfleegor | About the Artist:
 
Gina graduated from the State University of New York at Fredonia in 1998 with a Bachelor of Art in Graphic Design and a Bachelor of Science in Communication. In 2000, she decided to pursue her Master of Arts Education at Elmira College while also starting a career as an illustrator. She began teaching art at Hammondsport High School shortly thereafter as well as illustrating material for dozens of magazines and various promotional material. Her first illustrated children’s book, entitled I Like Gum (written by Doreen Tango Hampton), was published in 2007 by Shenanigan Books. For the next several years, she went on to have dozens of children’s books and educational material published by McGraw Hill, the Brown Publishing Network, and many more.

In 2013, Gina had an artistic change of heart and began a new journey as a photorealist painter working primarily in oils. She has since won several notable awards, including the Four Columns Award at the Arnot Regional Exhibition and she was a finalist in the international

Gina Pfleegor | 2024 Artist Statement:  

As I am developing my ideas, I find myself drawn to a subject I know well; that balance of feeling strong yet feminine as a woman in our society today. Attempting to depict a sense of authenticity regarding what this can often feel like, I use symbolism to show that we can be both without sacrificing the other. Sensual can be strong, determined can be vulnerable, and sometimes warriors wear gowns into battle.”

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