The Old City Jewish Art Center Presents:

“A retrospective of the artwork by MARTY KREITHEN”
October 2-22nd 2009

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The retrospective exhibition represents work from the early 1970’s to the present 2009 in a compilation of acrylics on canvas, wood, and also included are works of art in collage. 

Marty has been a serious student of painting over forty years exhibiting in numerous group shows, taking classes and has been actively involved with the following Art Institutions: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Main Line Art Center, Cheltenham Art Center Philadelphia Museum of Art, Vermont Studio Schools, Art in Progress, Wallingford Art Center, Fleisher Art School, New Jersey Council of the Arts, Boca Raton Museum Art, Woodmere Art Museum. 

We must learn to use our senses more, especially sight, when it comes to art.  Anyone who can really see can paint and create. The technical rules are learned and then must be used only to the extent that the artist desires. After limiting the use of our senses, which we all do, it requires a great deal of effort to expand the limited sense, whether it be the sense of sight, smell, hearing, touch or taste.

When painting I spend a great deal of time looking at the canvas and changing it to reflect what I really see or want the canvas to show me.  I paint from the canvas and therefore I can start with a figure and end up with a landscape or bowl of flowers or an abstract, etc...Marty Kreithen

Marty has been a practicing attorney for more than fifty years.  In addition, he is active in numerous charitable organizations, including Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, Har Zion Temple and Abramson Center for Jewish Life, where his paintings are on display.

Biographies for the artists are available here.

“A retrospective exhibition of the artwork by MARTY KREITHEN” October 2-22nd.  Gallery hours: Tuesday-Thursday from 1-6 PM excluding religious holidays.  All artists are welcome to submit images for review for future exhibitions in OCJAC.  Please submit your images to submissions@ocjac.org .  For more information, please call 215-923-1222 or go to www.ocjac.org .