Upcoming Events in Somerset County, NJ

Debra Samdperil: Layered Conversations presents the work of artist Debra Samdperil. Samdperil‘s painting explores current and past personal stories through engaged discovery, both unconscious and intentional – always questioning whether self-determination is possible. She works from her studio in South Boston where she now has the opportunity for time and focus more exclusively on her practice. Samdperil earned a BFA from Tufts, SMFA and has exhibited work and participated in residencies ever since. Pictured: Untitled #2 by Debra Samdperil April 22 – June 4 https://bit.ly/3rylS98 Gallery Hours Monday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Open evenings when classes are in session Closed Sundays and major holidays The Center for Contemporary Art 2020 Burnt Mills Road, Bedminster, NJ 07921 Phone (908) 234-2345 Email: info@ccabedminster.org www.ccabedminster.org

Jennifer Croson: New Encounters, Resetting The Stage exhibits the work of Jennifer Croson a New York-based multimedia artist. A graduate of The State University at Geneseo, with a Master of Fine Arts degree from Queens College, Croson has exhibited in numerous one, two, and three-person shows. As a dedicated educator who is Chair of the Visual Arts Department, she teaches courses in painting, sculpture, design at Marymount School of New York. Pictured: Cousins by Jennifer Croson April 22 – June 4 https://bit.ly/3rylS98 Gallery Hours Monday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Open evenings when classes are in session Closed Sundays and major holidays The Center for Contemporary Art 2020 Burnt Mills Road, Bedminster, NJ 07921 Phone (908) 234-2345 Email: info@ccabedminster.org www.ccabedminster.org

Lily Colman: The Knots on the Underside of the Carpet presents the work of Lily Madeleine Colman a film-based photographer from Philadelphia, PA, where she currently lives and works. She completed her Master’s degree in Photography from the Rhode Island School of Design in May 2020, as well as a Certificate in Collegiate Teaching in Art and Design. She earned her BA in Fine Art Portrait Photography and Curatorial Studies in May, 2013, from Hampshire College in Amherst, MA. Pictured: Self-portrait as Housewife (Who He Wanted Me to Be) by Lily Colman April 22 – June 4 https://bit.ly/3rylS98 Gallery Hours Monday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Open evenings when classes are in session Closed Sundays and major holidays The Center for Contemporary Art 2020 Burnt Mills Road, Bedminster, NJ 07921 Phone (908) 234-2345 Email: info@ccabedminster.org www.ccabedminster.org

This May, Gallery on Main's Artist of the Month series features “Rock N’ Roll” paintings by New Jersey-based artist Phillip T. Baker. His work will be on view, and available for purchase, from May 1 through 31, 2022. Meet the artist at a free opening reception on Saturday, May 7, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Phillip Baker, who started painting at a young age, says, “I would paint anything I could get my hands on. Overnight I went from painting Bozo the Clown to painting Alice Cooper, after seeing him on Wolfman Jack’s Midnight Special. Music and art have inspired him his whole life. As he got older and started attending concerts, says Baker, “huge banners were permitted at concert venues, and I often painted a bed-sheet banner of the bands preforming that evening. To whomever is responsible for outlawing banners at concerts, I sincerely thank you! This is how my career of painting canvas was started.” Baker proudly notes that the name “Rock N’ Roll Painter” was bestowed on him by Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler. He first met Tyler in the 1980s, when he painted a 42-by-60-inch portrait of the musician the gained him entrance to Tyler’s private birthday…