SOPHIE'S KENSINGTON GALLERY TO WELCOME RENOWNED ARTIST JOE NYIRI

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The first collaborative show will be on display from March 1 - 31

March 1, 2014 (Kensington) -- For the first time, Sophie’s Kensington Gallery and Kensington Gallery will collaborate to display the work of a local artist Joe Nyiri. His collection “Birds, Animals & Humans I Admire” will be featured in this joint public display the entire month of March, and a special public reception to welcome the artist will be held on Saturday March 1, at Sophie’s Kensington Gallery from 5-8 p.m. The gallery is open regularly on Tuesdays from 12-5 p.m., Wednesday- Saturday from 12-7 p.m. and Sundays 12-4 p.m.

Joe Nyiri moved to San Diego in 1962 from the University of Wisconsin. With degrees in art and education, Nyiri soon became involved in the local art scene by teaching and establishing a name for himself. A modernist-inventive sculptor, he strayed from the every-day materials and incorporated automobile bumpers, pipes and metal objects to complete his work. His deviation from the norm gained him recognition as one of the top sculptors in the San Diego art culture. A true artist by nature, he is comfortable in more than just sculpture. His skills extend to painting, airbrush and printmaking. Nyiri, dedicated to his craft, has exhibited with the Allied Craftsman for more than 40 years.  He arrived in San Diego in 1962 armed with degrees in art and education from the University of from Wisconsin.. Joe quickly earned a reputation as one of the area’s top sculptors. He also held a position of teacher-art consultant with the San Diego Unified School District and was an art instructor at the San Diego Zoo. Nyiri is comfortable with a variety of media including painting, airbrush and printmaking and has exhibited with the Allied Craftsman for over 40 years.

For more information regarding the event and/or meeting the artist on March 1, 2014, please call (619) 534-8120 or (619) 593-2205 and email at sophiesgallery@stmsc.org.

St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center

St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center serves 400+ adults with developmental disabilities, ages 22 to 70+. Its mission is to empower its students to discover, experience and realize their full potential as members of the greater community.  Developmental disabilities include autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and other cognitive disorders, for which there are no cures. Programs are offered on a staff-to-student ratio of 1:3 to 1:6, depending upon the level of each student’s disability. These programs include: Activity Center; Adult Development Center; seniors (for adults age 50+); Behavior Modification; Supported Employment; and Work Activity Program. Under these program areas, students can participate in the following activities: Sophie’s Gallery Art Program; Adaptive Computer Lab; Therapeutic Organic Garden and Worm Farm; Therapeutic Aquatics and Special Olympics Swim Team; Culinary Arts; Aerobics/Fitness/Yoga/Tai Chi; Dance (in collaboration with Malashock Dance Company); Theatre Arts; Music Therapy (on campus and in the community in collaboration with Rock and Roll San Diego in Point Loma); Reading; and Speech Therapy/Sign Language.

Sites: St. Madeleine’s has three sites: its main campus on the outskirts of El Cajon; Sophie’s Gallery and Gift Shop in Downtown El Cajon; and a satellite gallery, Sophie’s Gallery at NTC Liberty Station.

 


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