(EMAILWIRE.COM, July 14, 2009 ) KENT, CONNECTICUT – An exhibit featuring new major mixed media works by contemporary Litchfield County artist Jonathan Perlowsky opens July 25th at The Morrison Gallery in Kent.

An opening reception will be held Saturday, July 25th, 5pm-7pm at the gallery. The exhibit runs through August 23rd.

A diverse selection of key works from Perlowsky’s rich, three-decade-long career will be exhibited, encompassing both large-scale monochromatic pieces and smaller abstract works on paper using water-based paints and dyes.

This exhibit at the showcase Morrison Gallery in the Village Barns section of Kent signals Perlowsky’s return to active exhibiting after a 19-year absence from the art scene. He lived in virtual seclusion during this time, but continued to experiment with both abstract and representational styles, applying his gift for precision draftsmanship to often monumental canvases and other mediums.

Perlowsky began to paint in his teens, rapidly receiving the kind of recognition that culminated in a first solo exhibit in 1981 at the age of 28. Held at SoHo-based Westbroadway Gallery, it was the first of five solo shows there. The Westbroadway Gallery was one of the first breakaway galleries to usher in the vibrant SoHo art scene in New York City.

It was during this era that Perlowsky introduced mirror, glitter and Day-Glo pigment to minimalism. This foreshadowed a genre which continues today in the work of such celebrated contemporary artists as Anselm Reyle and Imi Knoebel.

Perlowsky attended the Rhode Island School of Design and lived and worked in both Dublin, Ireland and New York City, where he continued exhibiting at the Horizon and Erotics galleries in Manhattan in addition to Westbroadway. Presently, he maintains a home and studio in Connecticut’s Litchfield County.

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