Constance DeJong

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April 27 – June 10

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Press Release

Richard Levy Gallery is pleased to present arc an exhibition of recent works by widely acclaimed artist Constance DeJong. The exhibition features a selection of works from the last decade of the artist’s career as well as the debut of DeJong’s luminous light drawings.

Mathematical formulas materialize as meticulous copper arcs, folds, and angles. Impeccably crafted copper forms interact with environment, time, and light to create drawings of spontaneous reflections and brilliant color. DeJong’s highly anticipated new work is mysterious and enchanting.
Known for her large-scale wall-hanging sculptures, these light drawings are conversley small and intimate. They celebrate the changing beauty in the act of seeing.

Constance DeJong lives and works in Albuquerque, New Mexico where she has been a resident for nearly 30 years. The artist has been honored with recent retrospective exhibitions at the Tucson Museum of Art and Albuquerque Museum. DeJong’s monograph Metal, published in 2003 by University of New Mexico Press, is available for sale through the gallery.

An artist reception will be held on Friday, April 27 from 6 – 8pm.

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Dates: April 27–June 10, 2005
Opening Reception: April 27, 6–8 pm
Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 11 am–4 pm
Location: 514 Central Avenue SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Contact: 505.766.9888, info@levygallery.com, www.levygallery.com @levygallery