The Village Theater at Cherry Hill will exhibit the featured works of artist Janet L. Kondziela in an entitled "The World of Janet," in The Gallery at Cherry Hill through Jan. 3.
Kondziela said she is inspired by the world around her and her exhibition displays this through portraits, still lifes, and landscapes. Kondziela believes "these days, my interest is in capturing the essence of a moment, the play of light on a surface, the beauty of an ordinary object or the character of a person."
This Dearborn native was encouraged to pursue a life as an artist at the age of 8 after she was given an assignment to paint a life-sized portrait of "what we want to be when we grew up". At the time, Kondziela wanted to be a nun. However, after looking at her finished portrait she recounts, "when I saw how beautiful the colors looked next to each other and what a pure joy it was to place them on the paper, I immediately changed my mind as to my future, from nun to artist and never looked back."
A variety of Kondziela's works, including easel paintings, are held internationally in private collections as well as Postal Murals on display at the U.S. Post Office in Detroit and the Postal Service Great Lakes Area Office in Illinois. She is presently a member of the Oil Painters of America, the Detroit Society of Women Painters and Sculptors, the Downriver Arts Association, and the Northville Art House. In addition, she currently serves as president of the Artists' Society of Dearborn.
This art exhibit at The Gallery at Cherry Hill is free and open to the public during gallery hours: from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday from and from 4 until 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday from 4 to 8 p.m., during all public performances or by special appointment arranged via email to elli.fassois@cantonmi.gov.
The Village Theater at Cherry Hill is located at 50400 Cherry Hill Road in Canton.For more information call (734) 394-5300 or visit www.cantonvillagetheater.org.
