Hicks Art Center Gallery Community College Art Gallery Hicks Art Center Gallery is located on the Newtown campus of Bucks County Community College. The gallery programs public exhibitions year-round featuring artists working in media that reflect the Arts and Communication department’s Majors and Certificate Programs. Presenting exhibitions with diverse practicing artists embodies the ethos of the college and gallery’s mission to maintain a learning environment

Susan Klinger Artist The first time I worked in pastel, I was intrigued by the direct application of pigment to the surface. Nothing between my hand and the pastel. I enjoy the challenge of manipulating color and value to create the illusion of reality on the two-dimensional surface. Light plays an important role in my work, and I love to depict reflections, whether on glass or

Claire Goldenberg Fine Artist  Claire Goldenberg is a diverse artist.  She paints in watercolor, pastel, acrylics and mixed media.  She loves to experiment with mediums and styles.  Claire began painting after her children were born and quite by accident.  Encouraged by an artist friend who invited her to paint together, her friend advised her not to look for or expect perfection. When Claire began to paint

Bonnie Vandenberg Fine Artist I have always been involved in creating some form of art, using my hands to express love and emotions.  I began painting about 25 years ago, taking occasional art classes. Painting was a calming and meditative way to relieve the pressures of having a full-time job and raising a family.  Six years ago, when I retired, painting

Kirby Fredendall Fine Artist Myriad conditions of light created by the time of day and the weather illuminate textures in the water, patterns in the clouds, and juxtapositions of color that richly vibrate with one another to form the visual experience of the landscape. The morning light slowly eases up over the horizon, gently lighting the clouds, and later seen from the same vantage, the

Margot Sweed Potter I love being able to create functional and unique pottery.  In the last couple years, I’ve been able to grow my wheelthrowing skills and take my pieces to new heights and breadth. I like to use carving, texture or alterations on my pieces to enhance surface design and enjoy glaze and slip design experimentation.  I find motivation and instruction from great functional

Jenny Boccardo textile artist I began exploring textile arts as a child, learning to sew, knit, embroider, quilt, along with other traditional “womanly art forms”, from my mother and grandmothers. The art critiques and collectors of days gone by never really accepted these womanly art forms until quite recently. I fell in love with wool painting and consider it an opportunity to change the perception

Ann Rodgers Brown Specializing in Hand Woven Wire Jewelry As a retired graphic designer who formerly worked in the corporate world, I am now happy to be using my creativity to design and construct my own collection of contemporary, romantic jewelry.As a young child, my grandmother and mother taught me to knit. And I knit for many years with fiber. When I discovered an article