Art Shows

Snowflakes & Snap Shots

Photography by the Mohonk Preserve Volunteer Photographers

Join us for the Closing Meet the Artists Reception on Saturday, February 28th from 3-5pm

About the Artists:

The Mohonk Preserve Volunteer Photographers are a dedicated group of local artists who provide the Preserve with a steady stream of fresh, high-quality images showcasing the Shawangunk Ridge’s beauty, wildlife and visitor activities, used in newsletters, websites, exhibits and promotional materials to build awareness and support for conservation efforts. They cover seasonal changes, events, and landscapes, helping the Preserve keep its visual content vibrant and engaging for the public, from visitor center displays to print media.

River to the Ridge

Paintings by Jack Fagan

Join us for the Artist Reception on Saturday, March 7th from 2-4pm

About the Artists:

Jack Fagan, a New York City native, discovered the Shawangunks in the mid-1950s when he was a Geology student at CCNY. For the next six decades he hiked, camped and led field trips in the Shawangunks. As a weekender in the 1980s at what is now Turkey Point State Forest, he paddled the Hudson in a rowboat. In 1993-94 he lived in a house on the shore at Esopus Meadows. Painting was an avocation from childhood. In paintings and drawings over several decades he recorded views of the ‘Gunks and river scenes. Some of the river scenes were painted from shore and some while afloat. Water is also a theme that runs through the Ridge paintings. Many of the scenes of the Ridge can be compared with drawings in his publication, “Scenes and Walks in the Northern Shawangunks.” Jack is 94 and lives in Kingston, NY.