Dual Artist Exhibit to be featured at Castleton Downtown Gallery

The Castleton Downtown Gallery in Rutland will feature the works of local Vermont artists Denis Versweyveld and Judith Rey running from July 15 through August 15, with an artist reception scheduled for Friday, July 24 at 6 p.m.

Entitled “A Sense of Place” the exhibit will feature paintings, drawings, sculptures and mixed media pieces.

“Place is much more than the geographical coordinates of latitude and longitude. It is more than the physical constructs of mountains, fields, rivers, or of buildings, roads and bridges. Place is about the experience of people within this environment. To have a full sense of place is it necessary to understand the human interaction within the environment and to bring it to a level of conscious awareness,” said Denis Versweyveld and Judith Rey of their exhibit.

The Castleton Downtown Gallery is located on Center Street Alley in Rutland and is open Wednesday through Saturday with hours of operation from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

For more information on the exhibit or the Castleton Downtown Gallery please contact Sarah Karczmarczyk at castletoncollegegalleries@gmail.com.

ABOUT DENIS VERSWEYVELD

Denis Versweyveld received a degree in Art Education from the State University of New York, New Paltz, a Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture from Indiana University, Bloomington, and studied at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

His teaching experience includes art in public schools in New York and Connecticut, a teaching fellowship at Indiana University in sculpture and design, and sculpture and drawing at the University of Vermont.

Versweyveld’s work has been exhibited widely and received three Vermont Arts Council Creation grants, and is included in a number of private collections in the United States and Europe.

ABOUT JUDITH REY

Judith Rey has a degree in Art Education from SUNY New Paltz, where she met and married Denis Versweyveld, and has taught art in Michigan, New York and Indiana. After moving back to Vermont she completed a Masters in Counseling degree and began a career in business management.

For the past 15 years Rey has been painting and exhibiting her work throughout New England and Florida, where she has received a number of awards and been included in major juried regional exhibitions.

Rey and Versweyveld live and work together in the home and studios they build from two old barns in Ferrisburgh, Vermont.

About Castleton State College

For more than 225 years, Castleton has been helping students to realize their dreams through an educational approach that focuses on connecting with them as people inside and outside the classroom.

Over generations, the tools of our teaching have changed considerably, but the heart of what we do has remained constant. The relationships that our faculty builds with their students take a Castleton education far beyond the goal of merely imparting knowledge and preparing people for jobs. Our faculty are indeed experts in their respective fields, but they seek to produce graduates who will aspire to more than a successful career. In partnership with Castleton’s academic, student life, and athletic staff, they aim to graduate leaders who will make an impact for good on both their local community and the larger world. At Castleton, you will be challenged intellectually by an academic program that expects the best of your effort and energy. You will also become part of a close college community where people care about each other. According to President Dave Wolk, Castleton\\’s students can make a difference in the College before they go out to make a difference in the world.