Works by
Barbara Behrmann, Ed Brothers, Christine Chin, Frances L. Fawcett, Annemiek Haralson, Irina Kassabova, Susan C. Larkin, Katrina Morse, Margaret Nelson, Diana Ozolins, Patty L Porter, Nancy Ridenour, Ethel Vrana, and Hsiao‑Pei Yang.

The heART of the Matter

The State of the Art Gallery celebrates February with The heART of the Matter, an exhibit featuring artworks from fourteen member artists. Media include painting, printmaking, photography, mixed media, and sculpture.

The show will run from February 1, 2024 until February 25, 2024. There will be an opening reception Friday, February 2, 5–8pm.

Barbara Behrmann

Barbara Behrmann • <em>Through Rose Tinted Glasses</em> • Acrylic on wood panel • 12″× 12″ • $300.00 — Through Rose Tinted Glasses

Barbara Behrmann • <em>Joy Into Winter</em> • Acrylic on stretched canvas • 18″× 24″ • $675.00 — Joy Into Winter

Barbara Behrmann • <em>Welcome the Stranger</em> • Artist-dyed and dye-painted fabric • 35″× 35″ • $1,200.00 — Welcome the Stranger

Barbara Behrmann • <em>Which Way Up?</em> • Acrylic on stretched canvas • 18″× 24″ • $675.00 — Which Way Up?

Barbara Behrmann • <em>Morning Frost</em> • Acrylic on wood panel • 12″× 12″ • $300.00 — Morning Frost

Ed Brothers

Ed Brothers • <em>Intersections</em> • Oil pastel • 11½″× 8½″ • Prints $70 — Intersections

Ed Brothers • <em>Somewhere in Tokyo</em> • Oil pastel • 11½″× 8½″ • Prints $70 — Somewhere in Tokyo

Ed Brothers • <em>Stone Like a Heart</em> • Oil pastel • 11½″× 8½″ • Prints $70 — Stone Like a Heart

Christine Chin

Frances L. Fawcett

Frances L. Fawcett • <em>Blue Pine Cone</em> • Ultrachrome ink on canvas • 16″× 16″ • $175.00 — Blue Pine Cone

Frances L. Fawcett • <em>Sunflower</em> • Ultrachrome ink on canvas • 38″× 38″ • $1,500.00 — Sunflower

Frances L. Fawcett • <em>Three Cones</em> • Ultrachrome ink on canvas • 16″× 16″ • $175.00 — Three Cones

Annemiek Haralson

Annemiek Haralson • <em>Beaver Pond</em> • Oil on cradled board • 24″× 10″ • $525.00 — Beaver Pond

Annemiek Haralson • <em>Forever Upward</em> • Oil on cradled board • 16″× 20″ • $525.00 — Forever Upward

Annemiek Haralson • <em>Portrait of a Tree</em> • Oil on hardboard • 9″× 12″ • $375.00 — Portrait of a Tree

Annemiek Haralson • <em>The Service Road</em> • Oil on canvas panel • 9″× 12″ • $375.00 — The Service Road

Annemiek Haralson • <em>View From Bald Mountain</em> • Oil on canvas • 20″× 16″ • $475.00 — View From Bald Mountain

Irina Kassabova

Irina Kassabova • <em>Haydn</em> • Colored charcoals and pencil on paper • 39″× 46″ • $800.00 — Haydn

Irina Kassabova • <em>Stage</em> • Charcoal on paper • 28″× 20″ • $400.00 — Stage

Susan C. Larkin

Martin’s Hubcaps

Susan C. Larkin • <em>Chevrolet, Ford, Volkswagon</em> • Archival pigment print • 18″× 24″ • $350.00 — Chevrolet, Ford, Volkswagon

Susan C. Larkin • <em>Pontiac, Ford Thunderbird, Chevrolet, Volkswagon</em> • Archival pigment print • 18″× 24″ • $350.00 — Pontiac, Ford Thunderbird, Chevrolet, Volkswagon

Susan C. Larkin • <em>Packard, Buick</em> • Archival pigment print • 18″× 24″ • $350.00 — Packard, Buick

Susan C. Larkin • <em>Chevrolet, Oldsmobile</em> • Archival pigment print • 18″× 24″ • $350.00 — Chevrolet, Oldsmobile

Susan C. Larkin • <em>Chevrolet, Pontiac, Mercury</em> • Archival pigment print • 18″× 24″ • $350.00 — Chevrolet, Pontiac, Mercury

Katrina Morse

Katrina Morse • <em>Fly Away</em> • Acrylic on canvas • 24″× 18″ • $400.00 — Fly Away

Katrina Morse • <em>Frayed</em> • Acrylic on canvas • 16″× 20″ • $375.00 — Frayed

Katrina Morse • <em>Knotted</em> • Acrylic on canvas • 12″× 24″ • $300.00 — Knotted

Katrina Morse • <em>Tangled</em> • Acrylic on canvas • 12″× 24″ • $300.00 — Tangled

Katrina Morse • <em>Still Life with Two Pitchers</em> • Acrylic on canvas • 16″× 20″ • $375.00 — Still Life with Two Pitchers

Margaret Nelson

Margaret Nelson • <em>Applied Geometry</em> • Watercolor on 300 lb Arches paper • 34″× 16″ • $400.00 — Applied Geometry

Margaret Nelson • <em>Curvilinear</em> • Watercolor on 300 lb Arches paper • 34″× 16″ • $400.00 — Curvilinear

Diana Ozolins

Diana Ozolins • <em>Still Life #1</em> • Acrylics on canvas • 16″× 12″ • $550.00 — Still Life #1

Diana Ozolins • <em>Still Life #2</em> • Acrylics on canvas • 12″× 16″ • $550.00 — Still Life #2

Diana Ozolins • <em>Still Life #3</em> • Acrylics on canvas • 12″× 16″ • $550.00 — Still Life #3

Diana Ozolins • <em>Still Life #4</em> • Acrylics on canvas • 16″× 12″ • $550.00 — Still Life #4

Diana Ozolins • <em>Still Life #6</em> • Acrylics on canvas • 16″× 12″ • NFS — Still Life #6

Patty L Porter

Patty L Porter • <em>Another Cottage Road to Cayuga</em> • Oil on canvas • 16″× 20″ • $600.00 — Another Cottage Road to Cayuga

Patty L Porter • <em>Evening Glow</em> • Oil on canvas • 20″× 16″ • $600.00 — Evening Glow

Patty L Porter • <em>Sand Beach at Little Moose</em> • Oil on canvas • 30″× 20″ • $1,000.00 — Sand Beach at Little Moose

Nancy Ridenour

Nancy Ridenour • <em>Abstract Bleeding Hearts on Black</em> • Digital image on canvas • 12″× 18″ • $145.00 — Abstract Bleeding Hearts on Black

Nancy Ridenour • <em>Bleeding Hearts and Bronze</em> • Digital image on canvas • 24″× 20″ • $175.00 — Bleeding Hearts and Bronze

Nancy Ridenour • <em>Bleeding Hearts on Black</em> • Digital image on canvas • 12″× 18″ • $145.00 — Bleeding Hearts on Black

Ethel Vrana

Ethel Vrana • <em>Cavern 1</em> • Acrylic on canvas • 14″× 18″ • $400.00 — Cavern 1

Ethel Vrana • <em>I Can't Believe I Was There</em> • Oil on canvas • 30″× 40″ • $1,200.00 — I Can't Believe I Was There

Ethel Vrana • <em>Red, Black, and Purple</em> • Oil on paper • 16″× 20″ • $375.00 — Red, Black, and Purple

Ethel Vrana • <em>Red, Yellow, and Purple</em> • Archival ink on paper • 11″× 14″ • $375.00 — Red, Yellow, and Purple

Hsiao-Pei Yang

Hsiao-Pei Yang • <em>Backstage</em> • Oil on canvas • 11″× 14″ • $650.00 — Backstage

Hsiao-Pei Yang • <em>Deeb</em> • Oil on canvas • 16″× 20″ • $1,000.00 — Deeb

Hsiao-Pei Yang • <em>Father</em> • Oil on canvas • 16″× 20″ • NFS — Father

Hsiao-Pei Yang • <em>Girl and Her hen</em> • Oil on canvas • 11″× 14″ • NFS — Girl and Her hen

Hsiao-Pei Yang • <em>The Birthday Girl</em> • Oil on canvas • 16″× 20″ • $1,000.00 — The Birthday Girl

Admission to the gallery is free and open to the public.

120 W. State St./Martin Luther King Jr St.
Ithaca, New York
(607) 277–1626

Thursday through Sunday
Noon–5pm.

Curbside parking and ADA access.

Made possible in part with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants program from the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of the office of the Governor and NYS Legislature, and from Tompkins County; administered by the Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County..