Circles of Friends

Written By Monica d. Church

Poughkeepsie artist/curator, Penny Dell, organized Circles of Friends at the Cornell Creative Arts Center in Kingston, New York. This is both an exhibition of artworks by Penny Dell and artists who work alongside her in the City of Poughkeepsie, representing one of the many circles of friends Penny has. Many of the exhibiting artists take advantage of the arts resources and community at the Poughkeepsie Underwear Factory’s Community Printmaking Workshop and/or Fall Kill Creative Works. I am happy to have three works in this exhibition alongside many of my neighbors.

Jeff Aman  Paola Bari Jim Barrett Joan Belmar Onaje Benjamin

Shirley Parker-Benjamin Undine Brod Randi Chalfin Monica Church

Carrie Decker Eric Ehrnschwender Mary Flad Alexa Grace

David Henningsen Nikki  Hung Anita Fina Kiewra Grace Kim

Karl Kruscynsky Elinor Levy  Néstor Madalengoitia    Laura Montoya

Kirsten McDonald   Matt Munson Basha Ruth Nelson Franc Palaia

Elisa Pritzker Stephanie Russell  Robert Stevens Barbara Todd

Suprina Xuewu Zheng

The reception is November 15, 1-3 pm

Gallery Hours:

M & F, 10 pm-4 pm

T, Th & Sat 10 am -6 pm, closed Sundays

Circles of Friends is on view through Friday, December 5, 2025

Cornell Creative Arts Center, 129 Cornell Street, Kingston NY 12401


Monica d. Church

Monica d. Church (b. 1964, Middlebury, VT USA) is an abstract artist who paints on repurposed sails. She lives and works in New York’s Hudson Valley where she sails on the Hudson River in a 1966 Ensign. She also works in printmaking, photography and collage.

Monica has a BA in visual arts from Bennington College and an MFA in painting from The University of Kentucky. Her works are in numerous collections including Manugistics, Rockville, MD; Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY; and Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY.

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