The gallery at Plainsboro Library hosts an exhibit of acrylic paintings by Susan Hoenig, a painter and sculptor from Princeton. The art reception will be held on Sunday, May 17, from 2 to 4 p.m. and Hoenig will discuss her work at 3 p.m. The show is on view to May 27.
“Making Visible The Invisible: Wildlife, Habitat and Climate Change” examines the delicate and complex relationship between wildlife and their habitat and allows us to ponder the gravity of the many potential impacts of climate change. With strong graphic elements and bold color, the paintings — many of which are designed in a circular pattern — provide a dramatic visual description of the ecosystems. The exhibit will include written text describing the various ecosystems and their corresponding environmental issues.
“My paintings reveal the beauty of nature and the devastating effects of climate collapse,” says Hoenig. “I depict the symbiotic relationship between habitat, plant, and animal life, making visible an evolving landscape of color and distinct geometric form.”
She worked with a bird bander in a forest of songbirds and her paintings explore ecological issues. “I put a face on the beauty of land and its creatures,” she says. “I study the shades of color, the living light linking roots to plants, plankton to sea. I dream inside the things I make.”
Hoenig received a bachelor’s degree from Bennington College and a master’s degree in fine arts from the University of Iowa. She has taught art at the Arts Council of Princeton and exhibited at Princeton Public Library.
“Nature has a wonderful balance,” says Hoenig. “What we see is only the outer margin of an intricate web. My paintings reflect in-depth feelings and symbols of shifting change happening before our eyes.”
Art Exhibit, Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van Doren Street, Plainsboro, 609-275-2897. www.lmxac.org/plainsboro. Reception for “Making Visible the Invisible: Wildlife, Habitat, and Climate Change” Sunday, May 17, 2 to 4 p.m. On view to May 27.
