Susan Parsonage in the Community Gallery

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Bio: Susan Parsonage was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After her marriage to William, they moved to State College, PA, where they raised their three children. While her children were growing up, Susan earned an LAS degree, with highest distinction and a BA in Art, with highest distinction, and then an MFA in printmaking from Penn State University, University Park, PA. After graduation, Susan taught art courses at Penn State, for 12 years through the Visual Arts Department and Continuing and Distance Education. She also taught courses in numerous workshop settings.

In 1988, Susan was a Visiting Professor of Art at the Universidad de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, where she helped with the design and creation of a print program in the School of Art and Architecture. She was also asked to deliver several public lectures on Contemporary Art and teach a printmaking class.

Susan was selected to be on the PA Council on the Arts roster of artists, in 1989, to do residencies and workshops in regional school settings. In 2005 she received a Fellowship Award from the Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY. Susan continues to do post-graduate work in printmaking at Penn State University and exhibits her work regionally.

Statement: For me, there is a distinction between what is merely seen and that which is felt and tacitly understood. Even though we try, we can never convey everything we intend with words. There is so much misunderstanding in the world.
I intend to develop visual equivalents to express perceptions and memories of my life experiences, with a concern for the underlying forces and elements that tie me to the natural world. Marks made by the artist’s hand impart intended and unintended elements of thought (language, memory and ideas) in their every motion, I believe.
We can catch glimpses of the truth through our imagination. The truths we glimpse are not about the world; if they can be said to be about anything, it must be about ourselves, the observers.

Community Gallery - 2nd Floor

Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 12:00 - 4:30 pm OR By Appointment

Douglas Weirauch in the Tea Room Gallery

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Artist’s Statement: My chosen medium is acrylic paint with which I strive to capture subtle nuances of color, light and shadow that are revealed in everyday scenes of nature. I consider painting to be a process of continued learning and growth.

Artist’s Biography: I grew up in Wisconsin, and first came to Central Pennsylvania when I continued my graduate studies in Geochemistry at Penn State. My career in Industry allowed me to travel throughout the US and South America with a few trips to
Japan. I am largely a self-taught and directed artist. I began routine (serious) painting in 1995. Since retirement from a 35-year career in Industrial Research in the Fall of 2013, I have been able to apply full-time attention to developing my skills as a painter. As a consequence I have just begun to show my work at exhibitions. I continue to be a student of painting through examination of printed media and observation of fellow artists’ work.

Artist Registry - Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County
Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania

Exhibitions:
Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania - Annual Members Show : May 22-31, 2015
Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County - New Artist Show : Oct. 2-Nov. 29,2015
Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County - “As I See It” Exhibition : June 2016
Corner Room, State College : March/April 2017

Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 12:00 - 4:30 pm OR By Appointment

Lori Rockwell in the Sieg Gallery

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Artist Bio: Lori’s passion is in creating and finding unique ways to express that creative side. In creating she aims to bring happiness and pleasure to others. Art was introduced to her at a very young age by her Grandmother and is a common bond shared with her son Seth.

Through the years Lori has experimented with pen and ink and watercolor and has been inspired by the works of Brienne Brown as well as Thomas Moran. Watercolor has become one of her favorite mediums to work with. Recently she began painting with acrylics on Dove feathers. These feathers she believes are gifts from the Doves, left behind for feeding them in her yard. (Maybe the cat helps!)

Paper Tole or Three Dimensional Decoupage is an art that captivated Lori from the start because of its uniqueness and the challenges that each picture presents. This art is created from flat prints and involves precision cutting, shaping, and assembling of paper layers to achieve a three dimensional picture. A firm understanding and knowledge of perspective is a must. It is believed that this art first began in a varied form during the 17th century and is an art form rarely seen in our present time.

Besides the fine arts Lori also enjoys playing the fiddle, 5 string banjo and old time clog dancing. She resides in a little log cabin, near Julian PA, with her husband Rocky.

Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 12:00 - 4:30 pm OR By Appointment