ART LEAGUE OF THE CHATHAMS WINTER FRIENDS N FAMILY EXHIBIT Contributed by Ann Frommer, Art League of the Chathams
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he Art League of the Chathams Winter Friends n Family Exhibit features a solo show of paintings "Tribute to Nature" by Celeste Fondaco, a Chatham Twp. painter at the Lundt-Glover Gallery.
Celeste has been painting her entire life; however, her active participation in the art community began with her retirement from the corporate world in 1999. She was a programmer and worked in various computer based positions. Afterwards, she went on to earn both Associateand Bachelor degrees in Fine Arts from County College of Morris (summa cum laude) and Farleigh Dickinson University (magna cum laude). She is past president of the Art League of the Chathams and has been president of the Drew Art Association for over 10 years. Most of her paintings are large florals and tributes to the Great Swamp. Many hang in private collections throughout the tri-state area. Celeste enjoys the outdoors and has been a beekeeper for over 10 years. She is a member of Morris & Somerset County Beekeepers Association. Other outdoors activities included running 70 marathons and ultra marathons. In addition to the member artists’ work in the strolling gallery, the popular wall of 6x6 small pieces will be for sale. This gives people an opportunity to buy a small piece of art by their favorite artist at a modest price. Artist venders will be selling their art and handicrafts hoping to aid holiday shoppers. The Winter Show runs through mid March, 2020, during normal business hours: Twp. of Chatham Municipal Building, 58 Meyersville Rd. Gifts by artist vendors will be for sale. For more information, call 973-635-0845. The building is handicapped accessible and exhibition is free and open to the public.
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Celeste Fondaco (Courtesy of Michael Kingman)
