Nanci Hersh: Before & Always
Nanci Hersh: Before & Always at the Cosmopolitan Club of Philadelphia Philadelphia- area artist navigates her role as a daughter and a mother with an exhibition of mixed-media paintings and works on paper
Who: Artist Nanci Hersh
What: Opening Reception: Friday, March 20, 2020: 5:00-7:00 pm
Artist’s Reception: Tuesday, April 14, 2020: 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Art on Display: March 16 – May 7, 2020 Events are free and open to the public
Where: Cosmopolitan Club, 1616 Latimer St., Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-735-1057 for appointment
The art on display at the show will be available for purchase Philadelphia, PA- The Cosmopolitan Club of Philadelphia, 1616 Latimer St. is pleased to announce the exhibition of Nanci Hersh: Before & Always Nanci Hersh’s work is informed by the experiences, relationships and places in her life. Her mixed-media works on canvas and paper are personal narratives, which examine the roles, responsibilities and choices that women make as daughters and mothers. This body of paintings, prints, and collages explore the energy and emotions of love and loss: the delicate balance between holding on and letting go in watershed moments in the artist’s personal life—sending sons to college and into the world, caring for aging parents and pets, and the grieving and healing process during a time of personal mourning. Like the daily Kaddish—a Jewish ritual recited after the death of a loved one—these sinuous paintings, prints and collages perform a tribute: an intention to excavate grace and beauty in our ephemeral lives.
