Wittenberg '88 at Catherine G. Murphy Gallery

September 11, 2012

“For all of my career it has been the face and the portrait that I have most turned to for my artistic expression,” states Jay Wittenberg ’88. His latest exhibition of portraits, ‘The Soul Selects Her Own Society’ Portraits of Women Poets, 10th - 20th C, opens at the Catherine G Murphy Gallery at Saint Catherine University on September 10, 2012.

Wittenberg’s iconic images were initially based on photographs or paintings of these women poets and as he worked on a portrait he would revisit the subject’s literature. Where no recorded image of any kind existed Wittenberg utilized written descriptions of the poets and relied heavily on his intuition of how he thought they appeared, based upon how their work made him feel.

The artist reception is Saturday, September 15 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. and the exhibition continues through October 28, 2012.

Artist Reception

Saturday, September 15, 2012
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

On View

September 10 - October 28, 2012

Catherine G. Murphy Gallery
Visual Arts Building
Saint Catherine University
2004 Randolph Avenue
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55105
651.690.6644

Wittenberg’s portrait exhibition Women Poets: Portraits by Jay Wittenberg will be on display at various Washington County Libraries from January 7 - May 31, 2013. For locations and dates read StarTribune article.

Image Credit

Jay Wittenberg
(left)
Portrait of Ms. Teitjens, 2012
oil on canvas
24 by 30 inches
(right)
Portrait of Ms. Millay, 2010
oil on canvas
24 by 30 inches