(EMAILWIRE.COM, July 10, 2008 ) KENT, CONNECTICUT – New paintings by noted artist Murray Zimiles will be exhibited July 19th through August 17th at the Morrison Gallery in the Old Barn district.

The exhibition opens Saturday, July 19th with a reception from 3-5 pm at the spacious gallery in Kent Connecticut (8 Old Barn Road).

The New York Times art critic William Zimmer described Zimiles' work as "strong, highly unified, and embodying a sense of great mystery yet everything is presented clearly...Camels, bison or dogs are shown traveling through vast, amazing wilderness landscapes that verge on the apocalyptic."

Zimiles imbues his work with intricate interplay and furious energy. Critics have said that his major theme is "paradise lost and partially regained." In the mid 1960s, against the grain of contemporary movements of the time, Zimiles began to work in a figurative, narrative genre that embraced yet defied tradition. He said his work "recalls tradition, fights tradition and at the same time establishes a new tradition."

Zimiles has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions and his work is held widely within private and museum collections throughout the world, notably The Museum of Modern Art, New York City; Brooklyn Museum of Art; The Jewish Museum, New York City; Museum of Modern Art, Haifa, Israel; Tel Aviv Museum, Israel; and National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.

He has been a professor of art at Purchase College of the State University of New York since 1977. Born in New York in 1941, he earned his BFA from the University of Illinois and his MFA from Cornell University. He has also studied in Paris and was the Guest Curator of the American Folk Art Museum's celebrated 2007 exhibition of Jewish Folk Art. He lives in Dutchess County, New York.

For further information about the Morrison Gallery call 860.927.4501, email morrisongallery@msn.com or visit www.themorrisongallery.com.

Contact for additional images and further details: Kim Lucchese * 800-762-4761 * kiml@markhamnovell.com

* Murray Zimiles, Afterglow, 40"x40", 2008

Contact Information:
Morrison Gallery
Kim Lucchese
Tel: 212.687.1765
Email us