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Artist Statement:
andArtist’s Statement
Ellen Haffar
My artwork has always been a
visual response to place. My
surroundings dictate both the
subject and appearance of the
work. When I was working out
of the Delevan Center, on the
near West Side of Syracuse,
New York, I found elements
such as worn bricks and
pigeons diving from rooftops
entered the paintings. Since
moving out to the hills of
Pompey NY., I have found my
subjects in the gardens and
landscapes that surround me.
Forays into the Adirondack
Mountains of New York state
and the Shores of Cape Cod in
Massachusetts have further
influenced the scope and
appearance of my work.
An interest in the
extraordinary found within
ordinary settings and subjects
has been a constant for me.
The changes in a creek or sky
that reflect the steady
advance of seasons as a
physical manifestation of
time… the movement of a black
dog through an opening in a
hedgerow. The way
unremarkable members of a
simple garden reveal truly
important aspects of life.
My paintings are the result
of sitting and looking,
quietly but intensely, at a
subject. When this is done,
surroundings reveal themselves
and humble elements take on
greater brilliance ...
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Artist Galleries:
Delavan Gallery, Syracuse NY
Eureka Crafts, Amory Square
Syracuse and Manlius NY...
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Artist Reviews:
"A strong eye for composition
and sensitivity to the
illusive properties of light"
-Katherine Rushworth, art
critic,Syracuse Post Standard,
2007
Monet didn't have to go far to
find inspiration and neither
does Pompey artist Ellen
Haffar.
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Collections:
The Art of Massage, Syracuse
NY
Sirchia and Cuomo CPAs PC.,
Syracuse NY
Mr. and Mrs. Trevor Wykes,
Sydney, AU
Dr. Scott Bartollo, Syracuse,
NY
Evelyn Ring, Manlius, NY
Tom Krahe and Carl Pesko,
Syracuse, NY
Eunice Balanoff, Manlius, NY
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Exhibitions for Ellen Haffar:
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Solo shows-
Passages
Oil Paintings by Ellen Haffar
LARAC
Glens Falls, NY
Upstate Iconography
Oil paintings by Ellen Haffar
Gallery 107
Cobleskill NY
Wind and Water
Oil Paintings by Ellen Haffar
Eureka Crafts East Manlius, NY
An Adirondack Aesthetic
oil paintings by Ellen Haffar
The Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
Placemaps
oil paintings by Ellen Haffar
Pastabilities, Syracuse NY
Oil paintings by Ellen Haffar
Onondaga Central Library
Main Exhibition Hall
Syracuse NY
Group shows-
Limestone Art and Framing gallery
Sept 25-Oct23 2009
Fayetteville NY
the Caterine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, 110th Annual Open Juried Exhibion at the National Arts Club- 15 Gramercy Park South, NYC
24th Annual National Small Works Exhibition
juried By Lori Bookstein
Cobleskill NY
The Salmagundi Art Club,47 5th Ave. NYC - The 29th Annual Juried Non Members Exhibition
Oswego Lakeside -Statewide Juried exhibition
Lake Placid Center for the Arts
Fayetteville Library
Delavan Art Gallery, Syracuse NY
Cultural Resource Council of CNY exhibits at
WCNY studios, Liverpool NY
the John Mulroy Civic Center, Syracuse NY
Cazenovia College
Manlius Library
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