Linda Marston-Reid
For the Poughkeepsie Journal
Kingston's newest gallery, the West Strand Gallery, which opened in May, features the exhibition “Intersecting Art, Earth, Fire, Water & Air.”
Gallery co-founders Isabel and Julio Nazario commented: “We’ve had four exhibitions featuring 24 artists of diverse backgrounds. The aim of the gallery is to foster opportunity for diverse underrepresented artists whose work is not well-known to be exhibited along with mid-career and established artists.”
The Nazarios are artists who decided to relocate to Kingston more than five years ago after visiting for years. They commented: “Since the mid-80s we have been visiting Kingston and surrounding communities. Over the years we grew closer to the growing diverse community of artists and felt anchored in Kingston, a place where we could create our own artwork.”
Read the full article at: https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/entertainment/arts/2021/10/28/kingston-gallery-showing-work-diverse-underrepresented-artists/85508th