Featuring the works of Elise Engler, Michael Caron, Ryan Carpenter, Nancy Chunn, Sue Coe, Lee Lupina Sr., Kathe Kollwitz, Michael Reddick
The Artist as Witness presents a group of artists whose work has a laser focus on conflict and suffering, commentaries on injustice, and provoking social change. This exhibition comprises works by academically trained artists and artists trained in the Community Partners in Action Prison Arts Program in Connecticut. They all challenge us with their profound engagement, whether as direct participants, or sympathetic supporters and allies. Their witness is rendered in meticulous figuration, the emotions conveyed are raw: empathy, compassion, outrage. This exhibition was curated by Julia Wintner (Yulia Tikhonova), Coordinator of Gallery and Museum Services at Eastern Connecticut State University.