Nathan Lewis of Seymour, assistant professor of art and design at Sacred Heart University, took top honors recently at the Paint & Clay Club’s 112th “Annual Juried Exhibition” at the John Slade Ely House in New Haven.
The highly competitive event attracted artists from all over New England.
Lewis’ prize-winning oil painting titled “Orpheus” was purchased by the Paint & Clay Club for its permanent collection.
Lewis’ painting will be on display through April 14.
Lewis will also be included in a two-person opening exhibition at the Community College of Rhode Island in Warwick.
His display, titled “A Life of Looking: Fred Dalkey and Nathan Lewis,” will be featured in the Knight Campus Gallery from April 3 – 27.
The exhibition has been reviewed in the current issue of Art New England.
The opening reception will be Tuesday, April 9 from 4 to 7 p.m.
