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August 13, 2008
Media Contact: Michael Corby 904.632.3310

Florida Community College South Gallery fall art exhibit schedule opens Aug. 25 with paintings by New Yorker James Bohary and Jacksonville’s Judith Williams

Spontaneous, colorful abstracts contrast with somber, mysterious figures; artists’ reception to be held in Sept.

What:	Art Exhibit: James Bohary’s abstract expressionist landscapes and Judith Williams’ figure paintings;  Artists’ reception for public to meet, greet and view
When:	Exhibit: Aug. 25–Sept. 24 Reception: Sept. 11 from 5–7 p.m.
Where:	Florida Community College South Campus 11901 Beach Blvd. Nathan H. Wilson Center, Bldg. M, Gallery
Cost:	Free and open to the public.

Details: James Bohary, an abstract expressionist painter living and working in Manhattan, uses surface texture to his advantage in these vibrant abstractions replete with thick, richly colored impasto. The energy of his brushwork captures the play of light, the motion and the emotive qualities of landscapes both urban and natural. The spontaneity and colorful quality of these works are contrasted with the somber, mysterious, densely layered figurative paintings of his former student Judith Williams.

For Williams, who settled in Jacksonville after a successful career as a designer and muralist in upstate New York and Scottsdale, Arizona, the approach to her personal work is a vast departure from that of her professional life. Years of study and application have resulted in a style which is hauntingly beautiful, introspective and highly textural.

This exhibit will be on display from Aug. 25 to Sept. 24 at the South Gallery in the Wilson Center for the Arts, M–1, on the South Campus of Florida Community College at Jacksonville. A reception will be held on Sept. 11 from 5–7 p.m. A lecture with Williams will be held the first week of September, time to be announced. For questions regarding this exhibit or the South Gallery schedule please contact Lynn Lewis at 904.646.2023. All exhibits, lectures and receptions are free and open to the public.