(MONTEREY, Mass.) – Midori Curtis:  Abstract Prints and Drawings will open at the Knox Gallery at the Monterey Library on Friday, October 4, 2013, with an opening reception on Saturday, October 5, from 7 to 8:30 pm. The exhibit can be viewed during library hours through November 2.

Midori Curtis grew up with the tradition of relief printing in her native Kobe, Japan. As a child she made carved potato print New Year’s greeting cards – a precursor to her masterful intaglio and woodblock prints and sumi drawings, a selection of which are featured in this exhibition. Her work has been featured in many international solo and group exhibitions and can be found in numerous private, corporate, and museum collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Imperial Palace of Japan.

Curtis say, ”The life theme of my work is communicating across languages and cultures, evoking beauty from the interaction of different cultures and countries, as Japanese and Western artists have been influencing each other since the mid-nineteenth century to their own unique expressions.”

Knox Gallery, Monterey Library, 452 Main Road, Monterey, Mass. 413.528.3795