PAC’s longest running satellite gallery! (since 2008)
Contours & Coastlines | Kerri McKay
August 1 – November 30, 2025
Reception September 5 from 6:30 – 7:30 PM
“Painting is the act of an artist choosing a subject worth studying, deciding upon the angle and center of focus, then sharing it with the audience. I interpret my subject in stages, painting in the drawing with a kinetic brush of thinned paint. Next, I lay in the basic colors and values, judging light and shadow areas in the specific shapes that define the presence of three-dimensional forms. Finally, I include texture, highlights, and accents to give this picture a sharp impression. My primary concern when developing a piece is accurate drawing and purposeful marks, defined by values, lines, and relationships. I want others to enjoy my vision in a gallery or their home. The balance of realistic appearance and expressive brush strokes creates vividness in a painting, with intentional splashes of intense color. The challenge of painting a scene from observation by skillfully transcribing that illusion on a 2-d surface is exhilarating.”
Career highlights include plein air and portrait painting throughout the Northeast, Illinois, Ireland, Italy, France, Switzerland, and other locations; Permanent murals in the New York Public Library’s High Bridge Branch (Bronx) and South Side Middle School (Rockville Centre); Artist-in-Residence in The Fields Project (Illinois); Artist’s book West Meets East created during a visit to Japan (Brooklyn Art Library); Group and Solo Exhibitions 1997–Present; BA SUNY Cortland, BFA School of Visual Arts, MSEd Queens College.
www.kerrimckay.com