RMFA now featuring works of Massachusetts artist in Bernier Room

A collection of the works of artist Lydia M. Kinney (Courtesy photo)

ROCHESTER - The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts is currently presenting an art exhibition titled "Rococo Crab" featuring works by Lydia M. Kinney in the Bernier Room at the James W. Foley Memorial Community Center through May 1.

Kinney is a painter working in structured and layered abstraction. Based in Greenfield, Mass., where she lives with her husband, Kinney exhibits her work throughout New England. She is an honored BFA graduate of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

She characterizes her process as one where ideas are pushed to their fullest expression, stating, "I am exhausting a spark, taking an idea and exploring it fully."

"In resolving a painting, I am letting it finally rest," Kinney explains. "One image is a commitment, but a painting is devotion to the passage of time. I am wearing my dissonance thin. I am building an x-rayed, crystal clear, thick patina of explored potential. Painting without representation, I am filling in the gaps left by my own vulnerability. Both visually and physically, my work shows an archive of decisions, compromises, gambles, and methods to work beyond an initial concept. The work is permissive, a radical means to imagine possibility."

A reception is planned for March 7 fom 1-3 p.m. The public is encouraged to attend. The Bernier Room is located at James W. Foley Memorial Community Center, 150 Wakefield Street, Rochester, NH 03867. Visit www.rochestermfa.org to learn more.