Art in the Library

Kathleen Davis

May 2 –  June 30

Kathleen earned a Master of Arts degree from SUNY, The College at New Paltz, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from George Washington University.

During her undergraduate studies, she spent a year at the Institute for American Universities in Aix-en-Provence, France, where she focused on life drawing and painting. Kathleen studied studio art at The Corcoran School of Art and George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Additionally, she has taught watercolor painting to adults through continuing education programs.

Kathleen’s artwork has been exhibited at The Cunneen-Hackett Gallery in Poughkeepsie, and she has participated in several local art shows. She is currently pursuing further artistic development through group watercolor painting classes led by Ned Reade, a distinguished watercolorist and gallery owner in Pawling, NY.

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Diane Landro: It Was All a Dream
July 1 – August 31

With over two decades behind the lens, Diane Landro’s photography is rooted in curiosity, movement, and human connection. Her work is shaped by years of travel and a love for capturing authentic moments and ethereal photoshoots. Outside of photography, Diane spends her time with family and friends, her cat Rhys, and building her charity-focused skincare brand, Inky Aftercare, which she co-founded.

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Poughkeepsie Public Library Paper Crafters Exhibit

May 1 – June 18

Carmen Lizardo: The Handprint Project
July 1 – 31

Carmen Lizardo is a multidisciplinary artist from the Dominican Republic whose work centers on photography and experimental processes. Her art explores themes of immigration, race, and womanhood, focusing on how identity is shaped through metamorphosis and cultural hybridization. Using layering, distortion, and archival materials, she creates imagery that is both meditative and confrontational, often incorporating the body as a symbol of presence, absence, and transformation.

Lizardo holds a BFA and MFA from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. She has received numerous fellowships and awards, including from the New York Foundation for the Arts, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, En Foco, Arts Mid-Hudson, Women’s Studio Workshop, the Sustainable Arts Foundation, MASS MoCA, Ragdale, and Amherst College.

Her work has been exhibited nationally at venues such as the Museum of the African Diaspora (Atlanta), the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, the Fosdick-Nelson Gallery at Alfred University, NARS Foundation, BRIC, and ArtsBridge. Her projects have been featured in Hyperallergic and published in Gum Printing: Highlighting Artists and Their Creative Practice and The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes.

A permanent commission for the MTA at New York’s 181st Street Station anchors her public work. Community engagement plays a central role in her creative approach, linking studio experimentation with collaborative, socially rooted projects.

Pam Krimsky: Recent Landscapes and Figure Compositions
April 8 – June 23

Artist Talk: Wednesday, April 15, 6:30 pm
Registration required.

Rachel Williams: Works on Paper

June 29 – September 29

Rachel Williams’ works on paper relate to personal memories and nostalgia. She began experimenting with a variety of papers that were directly associated with these memories, such as paper doilies, newspapers, library cards, menus, sheet music, receipts, and book pages. Some of the book pages were from classics that she grew up reading. These classics slowly turned into topics of controversy. Her latest series, The Banned Book Series, investigates the connection of symbolism and allure within each of these powerful novels.

Rachel’s work has been exhibited in Jersey City, New York City, and throughout the Hudson Valley. Her paintings adorn the walls of many private and corporate art collections. Rachel studied at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Orange County Community College, The School of Art and Design at Alfred University, and SUNY New Paltz. She is a full-time Art teacher, wife, and mother of two beautiful little girls.