Brooklyn and Patchogue, NY – Sept. 19, 2005 - As part of its “Refractions and Reflections, Past and Present” Series, the St. Joseph’s Council for the Arts, presents Markee Sullivan: “Sea of Light, Pool of Glass,” an art exhibition running from October 24 – December 8, 2005 on the College’s Brooklyn campus. The artist reception will be held on Monday, October 24, 2005 from 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. The gallery talk will take place on Tuesday, October 25, 2005 from 12:40 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. and a final reception will be held on Saturday, November 5, 2005 from noon – 2:00 p.m. All events will be held in the Alumni Room Gallery, Tuohy Hall, 245 Clinton Avenue and are free and open to the general public.

Schery Markee Sullivan, an alumna of St. Joseph’s College, began her formal training studying with abstract painter Robert Kaupelis at New York University. Her watercolors are defined by a dynamic expression of color, line and vibrant energy. Ranging in scope from elegant florals to intricate mask collages, to abstracts and primitive creature pieces or powerful figurative paintings, her work is a diverse spectrum of creative force.

This exhibit focuses on the artist’s Mother and Child series, her evocative depiction of the most profound human bond. The second half of the exhibit will feature Markee Sullivan’s works that she created in three phases in the wake of 9/11 and the four years following.

The title for the exhibition, “Sea of Light, Pool of Glass,” comes from a poem by the artist that will be featured in the exhibit. It begins with the lines “Love is a river, a mirror, a cliff, a path; love is a sea of light, a pool of glass.”

Markee Sullivan’s work has been exhibited throughout the New York area and has been the subject of several solo shows. It has been sold at the Nassau County Museum of Art Bookstore and to the Port Authority among others. Also, her work is the subject of a line of greeting cards produced by Kenzig cards, and was also included in McGaw Graphic’s Art 2004 catalogue and the Tribeca Works Catalogue, 2004 and 2005.

For more information, call (718) 399-6755 or visit www.sjcny.edu.

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St. Joseph’s College has been dedicated to providing a diverse population of students in the New York metropolitan area with an affordable education rooted in the liberal arts tradition since 1916. Independent and coeducational, the College provides a strong academic and value-oriented education at the undergraduate and graduate levels, aiming to prepare each student for a life characterized by integrity, intellectual and spiritual values, social responsibility, and service. With campuses located in the Clinton Hill area of Brooklyn and in Patchogue, Long Island, the College offers degrees in over 21 majors, special course offerings and certificates, affiliated and pre-professional programs through its School of Arts and Sciences and its School of Adult and Professional Education. Graduate degrees are also offered including an Executive MBA, a Master of Science in Management, a Master of Science Degree with a Major in Nursing, a Master of Arts in Literacy/Cognition and a Master of Arts in Infant/Toddler Early Childhood Special Education.