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The Kenan Center Presented a Catherine Parker Solo Show

artwork: Catherine Parker - "Messiaen V", 2010 - Gouache & charcoal on paper - 26" x 32" - Courtesy of the artist and the Kenan Center, Lockport, New York


Lockport, New York.- The Kenan Center was honored to present a solo exhibit of painter Catherine Parker’s works. “Catherine Parker: Resonance”  Parker’s intensely pigmented watercolors are inspired by poetry, music and places. An acute observer of her surroundings, Parker revels in small and large occurrences, finding ideas both in the boundlessness of travel, and the intimacy of watching a flower grow on her kitchen windowsill. The artworks featured in the show span a period of creative output encompassing the last two decades. Many new pieces, created especially for this event, will be on view. “The Kenan Center is especially pleased to present Catherine Parker’s work,” said Susan Przybyl, executive director of the Center. “Aside from being the first exhibit of Catherine’s art at the gallery, her show has additional significance; our first gallery exhibit, 45 years ago in 1966, was an exhibition of works by her father, noted American watercolorist Charles Burchfield. We are pleased to be contributing to this ongoing family and artistic legacy.”