For the month of January, The Friends of the Glen Rock Public Library welcome the artwork of Isabella Disler to The Gallery.  Isabella is a Glen Rock resident of over 15 years and has long been part of the Glen Rock Public Library life through various events and volunteering activities with her kids. Art has been Isabella’s passion her entire life but hasn’t taken the center stage until a few years ago when she started to create paintings and display them in offices in New York City where customers have commented that her artwork makes a dull and uninspiring atmosphere inspirational. Isabella creates art that is colorful, vibrant and uplifting, and makes every room filled with cheer and warmth. Isabella believes that art has special powers to change a person’s mood and state of mind, which can have far-reaching effects such as uplifting someone’s difficult day. Isabella sells her paintings (acrylic on canvas) and their reproductions (fine art giclee print on canvas) on her website artworksbyisabella.com  In tandem with the January exhibit at the Glen Rock Public Library, 20% of all online sales in the month of January will be donated to the Glen Rock Public Library. Isabella appreciates your support of her woman-owned local small business. You can contact her through her website.  

Together we give! For the month of December, The Gallery at the Glen Rock Public Library will be showcasing the giftable artworks of local artists including Soo Kim of Soo Soo Studios, Arlyne Berzak, Darby Corna Vinciguerra, Lauren Haskell, Pat Smythe, Peggy K. Schunk, Karol Rubio, Peg Trikoupis, Kristin Marchesiello, Heather L. Corey, Shantala Kaikini, Sydney Mangaroo, Yuliya Abova, and Daniel Perry of DJP Wildlife Photography. All artworks in The Gallery are for sale, and 20% of every sale benefits The Friends of the Glen Rock Public Library, who underwrites many of the library’s activities.

Also shop online Daniel Perry Wildlife Photography https://djpwildlifephotography.net where 10% of every sale gets donated to an organization working with the subject of the photo.

Follow these artists on social media for more information and wonderful giving opportunities!

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The Friends of the Glen Rock Public Library are proud to present the artwork of Lisa Quatrocchi for the month of November.  Lisa was born and raised in New Jersey. After receiving a BA Degree in Business Administration from William Paterson University and working in different industries, Lisa decided to pursue her passion and enrolled in a local Art Institute where she studied with different instructors including a Master Painter. Working primarily in oil, Lisa's paintings include landscapes, seascapes, still life's and portraits. Her main focus lies primarily on Landscapes. Guided by light, shadow, color and form she paints the objects commonly seen in daily life with a traditional realistic approach which translates into a personal vision captured on canvas.

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For the month of October The Friends of the Glen Rock Public Library Gallery are proud to present Kortez, a visual artist and DJ who calls his work “Esoteric Urbanism".

A graduate of the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Arts, his wide-ranging artwork includes mixed-media collage, drawing, painting, sculpture, print-making, jewelry, graphic design, photography and fashion. His expressive portraits and abstract work spring from sources including graffiti, African, underground DJ culture and social commentary. Recent exhibitions of his work include The Bridge Arts Gallery (formerly in Bayonne), Akwaaba Gallery (Newark), the Newark Museum and the Montclair Art Museum. He currently works as an independent artist, shows his art, and DJs via the artist collective Gathering of Tribes.

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The Friends of the Glen Rock Public Library are proud to present Clifton artist Michael Gabriele, for an exhibition of his landscape and still life pastels during the month of September. The exhibit’s opening reception will be held on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2-4 p.m.

The exhibition and opening reception at the Glen Rock Public Library are free and open to the public. The exhibition is curated by the Friends of the Glen Rock Public Library, and runs through Saturday, Sept. 28.

Gabriele has displayed his artwork at galleries, libraries and museums for over 35 years. He’s a member of the executive board of Allied Artists of America, New York, the executive board of the Nutley Historical Society, and serves as the president of the Clifton Arts Center’s advisory board.

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For the months of July and August, The Gallery at the Glen Rock Public Library welcomes the photography of Glen Rock’s own, Simon Toffell.  The exhibition will include photographs from throughout Glen Rock and surrounding areas, spanning his photography career.

A lifelong resident of Glen Rock, Simon Toffell taught himself photography ten years ago.  Since then he has honed his photography skills in many different ways, including long-exposure and night photography.  In 2020, Mayor Kristine Morieko recognized Simon as the official Borough Photographer, and in 2022 he was declared a hometown hero- with his own namesake day! 

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