Allegheny College Faculty and Alumni Exhibition

 

"House off the Bypass", 2014, 18" x 24", egg tempera

I've been invited to exhibit as featured artist at my alma mater, Allegheny College in Meadville PA.  My work will be shown in the annual faculty and alumni exhibition from Tuesday, Nov. 4 through Tuesday, Nov. 25. The artists will talk about their work at 7 p.m. on Nov. 4, with a reception following in the galleries from 8 to 9 p.m. Both the exhibit and the reception are free and open to the public. For more information, phone (814) 332-4365 or visit www.allegheny.edu/artgalleries.

"2014 Landscape Exhibition" at William Baczek Fine Arts

"Last Light at Updike Farm", 16" x 20", egg tempera on panel

I've been invited to have 4 paintings in the group show "2014 Landscape Exhibition" at William Baczek Fine Arts in Northampton, MA.  The show runs from September 3 to October 4, 2014, with an opening reception on Saturday, September 6 from 5 to 7 pm.  More can be seen at http://www.wbfinearts.com. The September edition of "American Art Collector" magazine has a nice story on the show with images of 3 of my paintings.

The Athenaeum of Philadelphia's 200th Anniversary Art Exhibition

I have a watercolor painting, "USS Olympia" included in the group show at the Athenaeum of Philadelphia.  The show is entitled "2014 Celebration of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia's 200th Anniversary Art Exhibition" and runs from June 29  to August 8, 2014.  The Athenaeum is a spectacular historic space and the show features paintings by various artists of buildings and monuments in Philadelphia that are on the National Historical Register.  More on the show can be seen at http://www.philaathenaeum.org/current.html.

"The USS Olympia"  watercolor, 8" x 10"

The subject of my painting, the USS Olympia, is currently docked at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia and is open for tours.  It is the world's oldest floating steel warship and the sole surviving  naval ship of the Spanish-American War. More information on the USS Olympia can be seen at http://www.phillyseaport.org/olympia.

"America Seen: 8 Artists"

I'll have 3 of my paintings in the group show "America Seen: 8 Artists" at the Fischbach Gallery in New York, NY from May 1 to June 7, 2014.  More info can be seen on the gallery website at http://www.fischbachgallery.com/exhibitions/exhibition_ins.php3?exhib=419

"The Beach at Ocean City", egg tempera, 8" x 10" by Jeff Gola

Spring 2014 Edition of "The Gettysburg Review"

I'm proud to have my work featured on the cover and in the pages of the Spring 2014 edition of the literary journal "The Gettysburg Review". For this issue, I wrote a short essay about my painting process and I have color reproductions of 8 of my paintings. "The Gettysburg Review" is found at quality independent booksellers, or ordered online  at http://www.gettysburgreview.com/.

Solo show at Fischbach Gallery, Nov. 14 - Dec. 14 2013

"Unspoken Beauty" at Fischbach Gallery, Nov. 14 - Dec. 14, 2013

I'm pleased to say I will be having a show of 14 egg tempera paintings at the Fischbach Gallery in the Chelsea district of New York City.  Opening reception is from 5 to 7 pm on Thursday, November 14 and I'll be happy to see you there! The show will be up until December 14.

"Farm near Oley", 2013, 16" x 20", egg tempera on panel

Here's the Press Release from the gallery:

The Fischbach Gallery is pleased to present Unspoken Beauty, the recent paintings of Jeff Gola in his first New York Solo Exhibition, opening 14 November and continuing through 14 December 2013. The Reception for the artist is Thursday, November 14, 5-7PM.

Unspoken Beauty is that moment that does not have words to explain the present feeling when you encounter love, peace, tranquility, simplicity, color, contrast of light, strength, vitality, roughness, age, and life + death. Nature provides this unspoken beauty that sometimes cannot be explained or defined through words. Beauty is everywhere but one must have the eyes to see it and appreciate it.

“Tempera is not the medium for swiftness” – Andrew Wyeth

Jeff Gola is a highly accomplished painter and staunch devotee of the craft of egg tempera; a medium that predates oil painting and uses a raw egg yolk as a binder. Jeff combines dry pigment, egg yolk and water to make paint, which is carefully applied to a panel in multiple layers. Egg tempera is very fast drying, cannot be applied thickly, and is almost impossible to overwork. Gola’s signature is the depth and luminosity shown; a result of his temperament that enables him to be able to keep putting down more layers with precision of effect and clarity of color.

Jeff Gola grew up on a farm and believes this is why he is so strongly drawn to landscapes. He has always been interested in the cycle of the seasons, but admits to loving the fall and winter best. Jeff Gola received his B.A. from Allegheny College, spent his junior year in Temple University’s program in Rome, Italy, and continued his art education with courses at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He currently resides in Moorestown, New Jersey.

The Fischbach Gallery is located between 24^th and 25^th Streets at 210 Eleventh Avenue. The gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 to 6:00. Subways: C, E to 23^rd Street; A, C, E to 14^th Street; L to Eighth Avenue; 1, 9 to 18^th, 23^rd, 28^th Streets. Bus: 23^rd Street cross-town bus to 11^th Avenue. For further information please contact the Gallery or visit www.fischbachgallery.com.

 

"New Jersey Impressions" at Drumthwacket, Princeton NJ

I've been invited to show 2 of my "Sourlands Series" paintings at Drumthwacket, the official residence of the Governor of New Jersey.  The show is called "New Jersey Impressions: an exhibit of landscape paintings by contemporary New Jersey artist" and it runs from September 18, 2013 to July 31, 2014.

Drumthwacket is open to the public on most Wednesdays.  Reservations are required. Click here to register.

"Sourlands Series I: #1"
26" x 26"
Egg Tempera on Panel

My two pieces in the Library of Drumthwacket

Me and First Lady Mary Pat Christie at the Reception