LOCAL ARTIST TO DISCUSS WORKS ON DISPLAY AT THE

ALBANY INSTITUTE OF HISTORY & ART

ALBANY, NY – On Sunday, November 4 at 2:00 pm, fiber artist Estelle Kessler Yarinsky will lead a gallery talk highlighting her works in the exhibition FABRICA: Fiber Constructs by Estelle Kessler Yarinsky at the Albany Institute of History & Art.

FABRICA: Fiber constructs by Estelle Kessler Yarinsky, showcases 20 large-scale portraits, made largely of printed and textured fabric, of people who have made a difference in the lives of their communities. Highlights of this exhibition include portraits of Emily Warren Roebling (1843 – 1903) wife of chief engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge, who oversaw the finishing of the bridge after her husband became ill; Rosalind Franklin (1920 – 1958), a British chemist whose basic research contributed to the discovery of the structure of DNA; and Zora Neale Hurston (1891 – 1960), a prolific writer with degrees from Howard University, Barnard College (the first African American graduate), and Columbia University,  who studied voodoo practices in Haiti, and researched small-town life in black communities for the Works Progress Administration. 

Yarinsky, a resident of the Capital District for more than 40 years, incorporates vintage photographs and prints reproduced on cloth, with relevant embroidered quotations, phrases and biographical notes about the diverse figures she selects for her projects. Trained as a commercial textile designer at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, Yarinsky also has silk screening and woodblock printmaking skills. Her work has been included in over thirty-five exhibitions throughout the Capital District, New York City, Brooklyn, New York, Washington, DC, Columbus, Ohio, Delray Beach, Florida and Odessa Texas, as well as private and public collections, including, the Massry Residence and the Albany Institute of History & Art.

For more information on the artist talk with Estelle Kessler Yarinsky and the Albany Institute of History & Art, please call 518.463.4478 or visit www.albanyinstitute.org. This program is FREE with museum admission.

Funding for this exhibition has been provided courtesy of Norman and Dorice Brickman, Malka and Eitan Evan, Beatrice and Robert Herman, and William and Stevi Swire.

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Founded in 1791, the Albany Institute of History & Art (AIHA) is a 501(c) 3 cultural and educational institution dedicated to public service.  As a museum, its mission is to collect, preserve and interpret the art, history and culture of Albany and the upper Hudson Valley region from the 17th century to the present.  AIHA acquires collections, conducts research, produces publications, and offers a wide range of exhibitions, educational and public programs that appeal to diverse audiences ranging from pre-K to senior citizens.  The museum is open year round, Wednesday-Sunday. Admission is free to members and children under 6, $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and students and $4 for children ages 6-12.  The Albany Institute of History & Art is accredited by the American Association of Museums and chartered by the New York State Department of Education.