Oliver Wolcott Library Art Opening April 18
Land & Sky: A Photography and Printmaking Exhibition, featuring work by Wendy Costa and Sally Frank, will be on view from April 15 to May 30 in the gallery at Oliver Wolcott Library, with an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on April 18.
See the library’s exhibit post for full details
Wendy Costa and Sally Frank both draw inspiration for their work from the natural world, according to the library. They found it fitting to collaborate in a joint show to share their artistic visions.
Wendy Costar is inspired and energized daily by the natural world. She seeks to share this love with others through her art. Costa uses infrared photography, with its unusual reading of light and shadow, to bring attention to land, water, and especially clouds and skies. This medium allows her to share perspectives that are otherwise unseen by the human eye and therefore bring greater attention to the natural world. With our climate in peril, Costa feels especially passionate about sharing this powerful vision of nature. Visit for more information about her work.
Sally Frank is a printmaker who draws inspiration from close observations of the natural world and a deep sense of connection with the earth. Her work channels the vibrant forces of life that flow through the forests, hills, rivers, and lakes that make up 29 percent of our planet. She uses a variety of printmaking techniques to create etchings, woodcuts, monotypes and lithographs. In her intaglios, she balances the beauty of native woods and landscapes with a sense of impending danger posed by a changing climate. Her woodcuts explore nature’s fragile complexities. Using the patterns created by leaves, branches and bark, her prints suggest fractals, revealing the delicate and vulnerable structures of plants and trees.