Artwork of Warwick's Martin Dominguez featured at SUNY Orange

WARWICK — Martin Dominguez, a native of Uruguay and a resident of Warwick, is the featured sculptor to start off the 2016 Artist of Excellence series.

Titled Reenganche, meaning to reconnect and come back into play, the exhibit, which is on display Jan. 5 through March 16, is comprised of sculptures made of found wood and metal. The works range in size from large to small, with “Don Quijote,” a representational piece, the largest at 42 by 59 inches while “Key to My Heart,” an abstract work, is one of the smallest at 12 by 4 inches.

The Artist of Excellence series was initiated to spotlight highly talented regional artists. Artworks are on view in the glass vitrine cases located in the Foyer of the Mindy Ross Gallery, Kaplan Hall, SUNY Orange in Newburgh.

Visitors may see the exhibit during regular college hours:

Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Jan. 5 through 15,

Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from Jan. 19 onward\

Saturdays, Jan. 30 and Feb. 27 from 4 to 7 p.m.

On Jan. 30 from 4 to 7 p.m., the Mindy Ross Gallery and Foyer will be open for Last Saturdays #NBLS, a Newburgh arts initiative. An artist’s talk, A Creative Process by Martin Dominguez, will begin at 5:30 p.m. Dominguez will explain how he “approaches every art or design project as an opportunity to challenge myself as an artist and as a human being.”

During the talk he will also discuss his concept of his art as “not seeking acceptance but a willingness to converse.” The college community and community-at-large are invited to meet the artist and ask questions while enjoying refreshments. This event and the exhibit are free and open to the public.

Dominguez is a visual artist, graphic designer, sculptor, filmmaker, and musician. He holds an AAS in visual communications from SUNY Orange, a BFA in graphic design from St. John’s University, and an MFA in interdisciplinary arts from Goddard College, Vermont. His paintings, drawings, and sculptures have been well received in galleries in New York City and the New York metropolitan area. In addition to his work in filmmaking and graphic designing, he teaches fine arts and graphic design at SUNY Orange and St. John’s University.

Kaplan Hall is located at the corner of Grand and First Streets where free, secure parking is available via the garage entered at 73 First St., Newburgh.

For more information about the exhibit and artist’s talk, call 845-341-4891/9386 or email cultural@sunyorange.edu. Also, check out website www.sunyorange.edu/culturalaffairs.