In Plain Sight

Village Center for the Arts presents our gallery opening featuring artist Alissa De Gregorio "In Plain Sight".

Located at 12 Main Street, New Milford, CT

Saturday, August 2nd at 6:00-8:00PM

This is a free event and all are welcome.

Alissa DeGregorio is a lifelong artist who enjoys painting the magical qualities of nature. She is inspired by the world around her, particularly the New England countryside, from pastoral landscapes to the beauty of a single flower.

Before focusing on painting, Alissa worked in a variety of creative fields such as floral design, prop fabrication, graphic design and art licensing. She holds a degree in Graphic Design and Illustration from Western Connecticut State University and has created branding design for various non-profits and small businesses as well as licensed art to companies such as Bentology lunch boxes and Cheerios. All the while she has been honing her skills as a painter and enjoying its meditative qualities.

"What I most hope to capture as an artist is to show the extraordinary in the ordinary.

To highlight what we see, but don’t always really truly see. The elegant forms of a leaf, the beauty of a familiar landscape, a simple moment with a child... there’s so much beauty in the everyday, right in plain sight".

Alissa currently offers commissioned art as well as originals, house portraits, pet portraits and murals. She also teaches art classes locally. You can buy prints and greeting cards of her work at Compass Rose Boutique on Bank Street or contact her directly at alissadegregorioartist@gmail.com.

When she’s not painting she enjoys reading and spending time with her husband and three children.

Her show will be available for viewing for the month of August.

To see more visit www.villagecenterarts.org

(860) 354-4318