Art/Place Gallery invites the public to a reception for “Guitars. Faces, and…”, the solo show of paintings, collages, and sculptures of member, Alice Katz, on Sunday, June 29 at 2:30 to 4:30 pm. She will talk about her work at 3 pm. The show can be seen from June 23 to July 20 from 12-5 on Tuesdays to Fridays at 70 Sanford Street in Fairfield. Call for weekends. See www.artplacegallery.org or call 203- 374-9720 or 646- 258-6912.

Alice Katz is a long time member of Art/Place Gallery and is on the Curatorial Committee for the Kershner Gallery, and she lets the media know when these groups have shows. She has a degree in Art Education and she taught art for a number of years in a New York Middle School. She then received a Master’s degree in Counseling, practiced as a psychotherapist, and wrote several self-help books on conquering compulsive eating and on anger management.

Alice states, “I have been making art my whole life. There have been many people in my family with art ability: my mother, my father, my sister, my son, my daughter, my aunt, and both of her children. Now, at age 90,  I am focused solely on art in the community and on creating my own artwork.

For this show, I have chosen past and present work depicting  real and imaginary people playing a musical instrument, as well as portraits of various women. My interest is in the wonderful shape of musical instruments, especially many that are from other parts of the world, and on the faces of people. My mediums are acrylic and oil pastel paintings with cut paper collage, papier mache sculpture, and fabric wall hangings.”