Free Public Opening Reception
Friday, April 19, from 6 – 9 p.m.
An exhibition of photography and paintings—in acrylic, oil and ink—by four Toledo-area emerging artists, Austin Lipowski, Vince Livecchi, Paul Lyon and Yuemin Xin
“After the Storm, Glen Arbor” oil by Paul Lyon
Join us and the artists on “419 Day” at the Free Public Opening Reception: Friday, April 19, 2024, 6 – 9 p.m. The event will feature a free, light tapas buffet and cash bar byVenue.
Four Toledo-area artists will make their commercial gallery debut this Friday in the emerging artist exhibit, ARToledo. On-view will be a beautifully-curated selection of artworks which these up-and-coming artists have created over the past 3 years.
“Full Blossom” acrylic by Austin Lipowski
Austin Lipowski will show his abstract acrylic paintings on canvas that celebrate the versatility and expressive qualities of his chosen medium. From his own artistic portfolio, Vince Livecchi will exhibit his nature photography that aims to connect the viewer to a moment in time, creating a bridge between the artist and the viewer. Retiring from a nearly four-decades-long career in advertising, Paul Lyon will debut his series of oil paintings from his recently-launched career as a landscape painter. Sharing with the Toledo, Ohio community an artform passed down for generations is Yuemin Xin, who will exhibit her traditional Chinese paintings—created in ink on rice paper mounted on silk scrolls.
The exhibit will continue through June 22, 2024.
“The Four Birds (detail)” traditional Chinese painting by Yuemin Xin
Since its founding in 1993, 20 North Gallery has periodically hosted emerging artists exhibits, promoting the development of promising new talent in the Toledo art landscape. ARToledo is a 3-5 artist group exhibition which provides the opportunity to nurture and retain Toledo’s rising artistic talent, giving new artists a chance to enter the commercial art market in their home community—while providing Toledo collectors the opportunity for a first view of the future of Toledo’s rich, continuing art legacy.
In 2024, the exhibition was designed as a competitive show, open to Ohio and Toledo-area artists who have prepared a body of work, but who have not yet been a featured artist in any commercial gallery venues prior to the ARToledo 2024 exhibit. This year’s exhibiting artists were selected by Guest Judge and Curator, Aaron Pickens.
