The Esther M. Klein Art Gallery is pleased to announce "In the Presence of Spirits", an exhibition of mixed media paintings and works on paper by Philadelphia artist, Tremain Smith.

Smith's abstract oil paintings and works on paper are deeply textured with tiers of obscured forms that convey depth and mystery. Her mix of scratchy surfaces and waxy translucencies of grit and pigment turn into a world of totems, talisman and other such tokens inspired by nature and representative of a spirit world hidden beneath the surface of things. When viewing her work, one has a sense of viewing something old and sacred. Smith describes her painted surfaces and primitive forms as, "reflections, metaphors for inner mysteries."

Smith studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Tyler School of Art and the University of Pennsylvania. She is a recent recipient of a Leeway Foundatation Window of Opportunity Grant (2000) and her work was featured in the art journal, New American Paintings, Volume 21. Four of Smith's pieces are in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York City.

Please join the Esther M. Klein Art Gallery on the night of Tremain Smith's opening reception:
Thursday, September 20, 5 - 7 PM. The exhibit continues through November 2.

The Esther M. Klein Art Gallery is located at 3600 Market Street and is open to the public Monday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Exhibits are free and wheelchair accessible.

*Tremain Smith is represented by Richard Rosenfeld Gallery.

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