Wendell Castle - The Arts and Cultural Council for Greater Rochester

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AXOM Gallery’s first exhibition earlier this summer showcased the work of Paul Garland, Rick Muto’s former college professor. seen Margot’s paintings—which she’s put on hold while she builds AXOM—and hear that they’re abstracted landscapes, much like the sophisticated work of the other artist whose work surrounds us, Paul Garland, the first AXOM exhibitor and Rick’s former college professor. Margot is keenly aware of the challenges facing young artists, especially in Rochester, which while a great place to learn about art is ultimately not an easy place from which to launch and sustain a professional arts career. She very much wants to help the next generation. At the same time, she has an eye on connecting with the best artists and arts venues throughout the country. Showcasing the work of Paul Garland and Keith Howard is certainly a great start. And, this October, Margot is bringing a third arts powerhouse to the AXOM Gallery: Susan Ferrari-Rowley, an immensely talent- ed sculptor, whose large powerful pieces are an exciting—even if unintentional—testament to femininity. Originally from New York City, Ferrari-Rowley is a long-time fine arts faculty member at Monroe Community College and the recipient of the 2011 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities. In person, she is every bit as strong and intelligent as her work, with an appealing intensity and directness. The exhibition of her work at AXOM 10 Fall 2012 | AXOM Gallery & Exhibition Space ART AND DeSiGN BUiLDiNG 176 ANDeRSON AVeNUe, 2ND FLOOR ROCHeSTeR, NY 14607 • New Directions by Susan Ferrari-Rowley October 5–November 17, 2012 • www.axomgallery.com will be a preview of a show that will make its way to a major New York gallery later this year. AXOM Gallery is off to a great start. Much like her parents, Margot is happiest doing more than one thing. In addition to managing the gallery, she works with incarcerated youth through the New York State Literary Center. The Center’s Executive Director, Dale Davis, has told me more than once how much she has come to rely on Margot, for whom the work of the Center matters deeply. With a fearless and attractive vulnerability, Margot tells me that she struggled a bit in school, finding traditional academic subjects often foreign and confusing. Conversely, the arts represented a comfortable mode of expression—perhaps in part because of her parents’ work, perhaps because of a genetic predisposition, perhaps because the arts offer the greatest range of modes of learning and expression: a set of rich universal languages. Because of her own challenges with traditional learning, Margot is particularly sensitive to the learning problems of young people. It is the space that she’s carved out for herself in a family of impressive creative spirits, and it promises to evolve and shape her leadership of AXOM in a way that will give the new gallery a unique and essential character. a Image couRtesy oF aXom galleRy & eXhIbItIon sPace
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