Dear Fleisher, 4 x 6 Inches of Art

The Women's Work Committee of the Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial will present an invitational exhibition and sale of original art to benefit Fleisher's exhibition programs. Dear Fleisher will feature hundreds of works of art in postcard format, each measuring 4" x 6", in a variety of media. All work is to be offered for sale at $50.00 each and will be presented anonymously; purchasers will not know the identity of the artist until the work is sold. Since the postcards are only signed on the back, the challenge for viewers will be to make selections based on what catches their eye, rather than on name recognition of the artist. A list of participating artists (see bottom of this page) will be available during the exhibition and sale.

Dear Fleisher taps into Fleisher's deep wellspring of good will from artists, and has already enlisted close to 400 artists — many of whom have done multiple postcards. In keeping with Fleisher's continuing goal of accessibility, the modest price was selected so that these small works of art would be available to a broader audience.

Fleisher is indeed "dear" to many of us. This event is intended as a fundraiser and a celebration of a great community resource. For 107 years the Fleisher Art Memorial has offered art instruction to children and adults, free of charge. Its dual mission of access and education benefits everyone, regardless of background, skill level, or ability to pay. Fleisher has also been a leader in supporting professional artists at all points during their careers, and for many artists the renowned Challenge exhibition series has provided critical exposure. The success of Dear Fleisher will allow us to expand all of our exhibition programs.

Artwork may be purchased with cash, personal check, Visa, MasterCard or American Express.

Admission to the accompanying reception is by $5.00 donation. A cash bar is available.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

Dear Fleisher will feature original work from the following artists (list as of September 22, 2004):

Susan Abrams · Jane Adriance · Liz Afif · Dorothy S. Alig · Jan Almquist · Linda Lee Alter · David Ambrose · Harry Anderson · Edna Andrade · Warren Angle · Christopher Archer · Robert Asman · Marilyn Ashbrook · Tony Auth · Cynthia Back · Hannah Bacon · Leah Bailis · David Graeme Baker · Jennifer Baker · Andrea Baldeck · Jan Baltzell · Will Barnet · Bo Bartlett · Peter Begley · Perry Benson · Lanny Bergner · Idalia Bernal · Alyse Bernstein · Stanley Bielen · Ava Blitz · Christine Bobb · Karin Bodycombe · Jill Bonovitz · Elena Bouvier · Astrid Bowlby · Paul Brach · Frank Bramblett · Linda Brenner · David Brewster · Judy Brodsky · Ed Bronstein · Cynthia D. Brown · Elbrite Brown · Emily Brown · Joanne Bryant · Diane Burko · Don Camp · Syd Carpenter · Jeffrey Carr · Ann Cecil · Im Chan · Jennifer Chernak · John Chew · Ann Chahbandour · Jane Chidsey · Kyon Chon · Bill Christianson · Maria Christopher · Wanda Chudzinski · Y. David Chung · Anthony Ciambella · Rich Ciocco · George Cisneros · Zöe Cohen · Patrick D. Connors · Craig Copeland · Genevieve Coutroubis · Knox Cummin · Bill Daley · Barbara Danin · Ann Price Davis · Susan Miller Davis · Laura Davoli · Brian Dennis · Candace DePew · Aurora Deshauteurs · Fritz Dietel · Richard Distephano · Paul Donnelly · Michael Doyle · Jean Drumm · James Dupree · Diana Duque · Tom Durnell · Paul DuSold · Les Dutton · Charlotte Elsner · Elaine M. Erne · Brian Falk · Virginia Kauffman Falk · Roberta Fallon and Libby Rosof · Joy Feasley · Vincent Feldman · Heather Fenton · David Fertig · Kathi Scholz Fertig · Spencer Finch · Brad Fiske · Laurie Flaherty · Mike Flite · Steven Ford and David Forlano · Fredericka Foster · Carson Fox · Larry Francis · James Fuhrman · Jay Furman · Marjorie Gapp · Frances Galante · Kathleen Scott Gallagher · Fran Gallun · Frank Galuszka · Judy Gelles · Mike Geno · Buddy Giddings · Paul Timothy Gierschick II · Elissa Glassgold · Walt Goettman · Mira Gohel · Jane Golden · Sidney Goodman · Alan Greenberg · David Guinn · Al Gury · Peggy Gyulai · Susan Hader-Golden · Kathy Halton · Geri Harkin-Tuckett · Cheryl Knowles Harrigan · E. Sherman Hayman · Carolyn Healy · Denny Heck · Angela Heithecker · Doug Herren · Daniel Heyman · Pat Hill · Geoffry Hindle · Jack Hinton · Susan Hockaday · Rebecca Hoenig · Andrea Hollander · Warren Holzman · Mei-ling Hom · Cathy Hopkins · Susan Reese Horvitz · Susan Howard · Reyna Howkins · Richard Hricko · Joseph Hu · Grenville Hudson · Lydia Hunn · Tish Ingersoll · Jacqueline Jacovini · Teresa Jaynes · Beth Ann Johnson · Jayne Johnson · Don Kaiser · Carl Karsch · Claudine Katin · Joel Katz · Mee Jeong Kim · Diana Kingman · Smokie Kittner · Alan Klawans · Barbara Klein · Lucartha Kohler · Irena Kononova · Sherry Koppel · Trudy Kraft · Jay Krush · Mary Ann Krutsick · Robert Kulicke · Anna Kuo · Diane Lachman · Christine Lafuente · Carter Leidy · Leighlaine · Mel Leipzig · Jennifer Levonian · Marian Locks · Benjamin Long · Lisa Lovekin · Jerome Lukowicz · Emily Brett Lukens · William Lukens · David Lynch · Whim Lynch · James J. Lynes · Kennan Mabrey · Chris Macan · Deryl Daniel Mackie · Lenore Malen · Joyce Mansfield-Divine · Michelle Marcuse · Jane Marshall · Gabriele Martinez · Babette Martino · Eva Martino · Nina F. Martino · Maryann Matlock-Hinkle · Roger Matsumoto · Joseph Mattera · Francis McCarthy · Thelma McCarthy · Sarah McEneaney · Kathryn McFadden · Tim McFarlane · Mark McCullen · Elizabeth McGiff · John McGiff · Diane Messinger · Arlene Gale Milgram · Michael L. Miller · Nancy Bea Miller · Barbara Mimnaugh · Charles Moleski · Walter Moleski · Connie Moore · John Moore · Sandra Moore · Susan Moore · Kate Moran · Jan Morgen · Amanda Mott · James G. Mundie · Kate Kern Mundie · Lisa Murch · Mary Murphy · Catherine Murray · Meredith Mustard · Don Nakamura · Kathryn Narrow · Eileen Neff · Wally Neibart · Stuart Netsky · Elaine Nettis · Liz New · John Newell · Edith Newhall · Libby Newman · Elisabeth Nickles · Scott Noel · Doris Nogueira-Rogers · Mary Nomecos · Amy Novak · Alice Oh · Elizabeth Osborne · Pepon Osorio · Wendy Osterweil · Claire Owen · Jen Painter · Joseph Painter · Mark Palermo · John Pancratz · Kathryn Pannepacker · Anne Parker · Lauren Parker · Robert Andrew Parker · Neil Patterson · Gary Owen Pelkey · Cressa Perloff · John J.H. Phillips · Sandi Pierantozzi · Diane Pieri · Jody Pinto · Dolores Poacelli · Amy Pollien · Robert Pollien · Bruce Pollock · John Powell · Charlotte Price · Liz Price · Laura Pritchard · Carolyn Pyfrom · Laura Ramos · Jack Ramsdale · Douglas W. Randall · Jeffrey Reed · Hillary Reehl · Leah Reynolds · Sage Reynolds · Steve Riedell · Robert Roesch · Stuart Rome · Annabeth Rosen · Ron Rumford · Rebecca Rutstein · Richard Ryan · Ahmed Salvador · May Sam · Linda Gail Sander · Paul Santoleri · Nancy Sarangoulis · Libby Saylor · Barbara Schaff · Miriam Schapiro · Charlotte A. Schatz · Eleanor Schimmel · Katie Schule-Katz · Hinda Schuman · Michael Schwartz · Bill Scott · Fran Scott · Angela Scully · Karen Segal · Anne Seidman · Valerie Seligsohn · Ruth Locke Selzer · Sheba Sharrow · Pam Sheehan · Rosalie Sherman · Stuart Shils · Miriam Singer · Suzanne Silver · Bob Simon · Carole Sivin · Marcia Slade · David Slovic · Michael Smith · Linda Conley Soffer · Kurt Solmssen · Elke Solomon · Nancy Sophy · Larry Spaid · Joe L. Speight · Lori Spencer · Marion Spirn · James Stewart · Linda Stojak · Craig Stover · Julia Stratton · Shane Stratton · Vaughn Stubbs · Evan Summer · Ken Sutherland · Stephen Talasnik · Elsa Tarantal · Steve Tarantal · Ron Tarver · Ron Tauber · Shelley Thorstensen · Jackie Tileston · Rochelle Toner · Steve Tucker · Valetta · Peter Van Dyck · Sarah Van Keuren · Kevin Vavrek · Gerogette L. Veeder · Sally Walker · Bootsie Weiss · Bill Whiting · David Wiesner · Janice Wilke · Signe Wilkinson · Michael Willse · Ann Hopkins Wilson · Michelle Wilson · Roy Wilson · John Wind · Harriett Wiseman · Daniel Wittels · Jennifer Witson · Douglas Takeshi Wolfe · Vesna Todorovic Miksic · Wendy Woloson · Graydon Wood · Anne Wren · Nancy W. Wright · Scott Wright · Robert Wuilfe · Ron Wyffels · Becky Young · Charlotte Yudis · Lydia Yun · Isaiah Zagar · Rick Zane · Grisha Zeitlin · Rachel Zimmerman