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Join us Friday, October 26th from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. to celebrate the opening reception of BARBARA HIRSCH: ALL AFLUTTER. This is Hirsch’s first exhibition with the gallery and in New York. The exhibition is on view from October 26 - December 8, 2018. The artist will be present and the public is welcome to attend. ALL AFLUTTER features twelve works, varying in size, all completed in the past year. Inspired by the seasonal changes surrounding her adopted home of Aspen, CO., Barbara Hirsch creates dimensional narratives of color and composition in encaustic infused with oil. Encaustic is the ancient medium of beeswax, resin and pigment, applied while molten. Hirsch, an innovative master of the medium, manipulates wax, rice paper, and found objects into exacting abstract, monochromatic wall works. A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Hirsch studied with renowned Alabama artist Maralyn Wilson, and holds a BFA from The Ohio State University. She was awarded Best in Show in 1971 and 1972 at the Birmingham Museum of Art. Since 1973, after her work premiered to a sold-out show, Hirsch's career focused on commissioned art. In 2012, Barbara was selected as one of the Southeast’s best emerging artists in the prestigious Energen Art Show in Birmingham. Hirsch recently relocated to Aspen, CO., and has exhibited her work at Taylor Daine Goulet Gallery and the St. Regis Hotel. Her work is held in private collections throughout the United States and abroad. For more information, visit: www.MadelynJordonFineArt.com