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FOCUS ON FIVE
April 5 - August 3, 2008
This
exhibition features a selection of works from the Albany Institute's
growing collection of contemporary art. A priority collecting area
since 1988, the museum's contemporary art collection has grown from
forty works by twenty-two artists to over 250 works by one hundred
artists. Each of the artists represented in this exhibition --
Sharon Bates, Allen Grindle, Phillis Kulmatisky, Harold Lohner and
Michael Oatman -- have lived and work int he region and have made
significant contributions to the areas cultural landscape as artists,
curators, and teachers. The acquisition of these works has been
made possible by generous donations by individuals and from the
Contemporary Art Fund, established in 1989 and dedicated solely to
purchasing works of art by contemporary regional artists.
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