Middletown Arts Center Presents EGAN/DEVICO: PHOTOGRAPHS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:

Jennifer Watson, 732.245.9051, jen@jenniferwatsonart.com

Middletown Arts Center Contact: Maggie O'Brien, 732-706-4100, mobrien@middletownnj.org

 

MIDDLETOWN ARTS CENTER PRESENTS 

EGAN/DEVICO: PHOTOGRAPHS, A PHOTOGRAPY EXHIBITION FEATURING

THE WORK OF LAURY EGAN AND VICKI DEVICO

On View from February 1st to 25th, 2012

Opening Reception: 

Friday, February 3rd from 7-9 p.m. 

Middletown, NJ (January 17, 2012) – The Middletown Arts Center (MAC) presents Egan/DeVico: Photographs, an exhibition featuring 50 works ranging in subject from architecture to landscape by well-known photographers Laury Egan and Vicki Devico. The show is on view from February 1st through February 25th with an opening reception to be held on Friday, February 3rd,  from 7-9 p.m.  The reception is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

The Middletown Arts Center gallery hours are:  Monday & Thursday, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.,  Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.  Sunday by appointment.  The award-winning Arts Center's beautiful, spacious gallery which is open free of charge to residents, school and community groups and visitors from across the region. The Middletown Arts Center is located at 36 Church Street in Middletown, NJ (next to the Middletown train station). Free parking is available on site with additional free parking available in station metered lot weekday evenings after 6 p.m. and weekends. For more information, please call 732-706-4100. 

Laury Egan has taught fine arts photography to adult students for over 25 years and has been an instructor at Brookdale College and the Guild of Creative Art, where she served as President of the Board of Directors and is an Exhibiting Member. Laury's work is in the permanent collections of the Montclair Art Museum, the Metropolitan Opera archives and Princeton University. Her photographs have been exhibited extensively throughout the tri-state area and have been published in books, art journals and on jackets. For many years, she worked as a freelance photographer for Lincoln Center venues, the Opera Company of Philadelphia and McCarter Theatre. Laury received a BFA in graphic design/photography from Carnegie Mellon University and is listed in Who's Who in American Art. For more information on Laury A. Egan, visit www.lauryaegan.com.

Vicki DeVico is a renowned fine arts photographer, master archival printer and Photoshop instructor who holds a Digital Arts Certificate from Brookdale Community College. Her images have appeared in juried shows at the Belmar Arts Council and the Guild of Creative Art (where she is an Exhibiting Member), as well as in exhibits at McKay Gallery in Red Bank, the Lighthouse Keeper's residence on Sandy Hook and area libraries. Currently, Vicki is President of the Monmouth Camera Club and has received many inter- and intra-club awards. She holds memberships in the Photographic Society of America, National Association of Photoshop Professionals, NJ Federation of Camera Clubs and the Guild of Creative Art. For more information on Vicki DeVico, visit www.VisionsByVicki.com.  

About the Middletown Arts Center

The Middletown Arts Center (MAC) is an award winning, state-of-the-art facility run by the nonprofit Middletown Township Cultural and Arts Council which is dedicated to bringing quality arts programming and events to Middletown and surrounding communities. The MAC offers enrichment programs and entertainment for all ages and abilities. Visit www.middletownarts.org for more information and to join our mailing list for updates on exhibition opportunities, classes, workshops and events at the MAC.