The New York Optimist
March 2009
The Winter Fun Never Stops
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***
Thaw
On frigid winter days it may seem far away, but spring is soon coming.  Life lies dormant beneath the
cold and ice, waiting to resurface.
Lana Santorelli Gallery's latest group exhibition, Thaw, focuses on
the natural world about to reawaken.  From Ha Rhin Kim's delicate anthropomorphic plant creatures of
her Rotte Tree series to Robert Cannon's stately living terraform sculpture, Male Armored Torso, Thaw
exhibits work made from and inspired by elements of nature.

Exhibiting Artists: Kristin Anderson, Allan Baillie, Blair Borthwick, Robert Cannon, Laurel Garcia
Colvin, Lisa Dillin, Jee Hwang, Zev Jonas, Ha Rhin Kim, Peggy Klineman, Julie Anne Mann, Sabina
Păuţa Pieslak, Jagdish Prabhu, Daniel Rosenbaum, Lana Santorelli, Frank Sheehan, Heidi Thompson,
Natalie Tyler, Sarah Vogwill, and Deborah Zlotsky

Lana Santorelli Gallery is pleased to host an opening reception for Thaw on Thursday, March 12th,
2009 from 6-9pm at its gallery space at 110 W 26th Street.  The gallery is open Monday through
Saturday 11am – 7 pm. Thaw runs through Saturday, April 18th, 2009.  For high resolution images or
other questions,
please contact the gallery at 212.229.2111 or lanasantorelligallery@gmail.com.
Artwork: Rotte Tree 2005-07 by Ha Rhin Kim, Acrylic on Mylar, 18" x 24"
Lana Santorelli Gallery
110 West 26th Street, Ground Floor
New York, NY 10001
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