About the exhibition:

DVAA is pleased to present Painted Echoes, a group exhibitions at Atria Center City. Collectively inspired by the grandeur of nature and architecture, artists Barbara Dirnbach, Alan Lankin, and Ted Warchal express their admiration of the build and natural world through painting. The exhibition aims to break down he barriers of man-made vs. natural environments, allowing the viewer to see the beauty of the world as one entity.

Painted Echoes will be on view at Atria Center City beginning May 18th, and will be on view until July 13th . The exhibit will be on view in the Art Gallery on the 5th floor, which can be enjoyed by residents and staff.

About the Artists:

Barbara Dirnbach majored in art and art education at New York University and was a highly praised art teacher in New York & Philadelphia. In mid-career she earned a degree in interior design/space planning (U of Arts, formerly PCA) after which she completed major projects for many corporate clients. She’s returned to her artistic roots and now shows prolifically at many galleries and centers like Da Vinci Art Alliance garnering awards from the Main Line Art Center, New Hope Arts League, the Wayne Art Center, the Philadelphia Sketch Club, & the Delaware Valley Arts League.

Alan Lankin was born and raised in Vineland, NJ and became interested in drawing as a teenager. After moving to Philadelphia, he took drawing and painting classes at Fleisher Art Memorial, the University of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He has exhibited his paintings in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Arizona. He lives and works in near Philadelphia.

Ted Warchal is an artists living in Philadelphia. “I have studied with Richard Lieberman ,sculptor; at Fleisher Art Memorial, at Rutgers University, and taught privately and at Perkins Art Center in Moorestown, N.J. My process of working relies on personal experiences for context and in allowing this unconscious material to surface in what can be called intuition. My preference is for handmade work. In 2004 I joined D.V.A.A. in order to
learn from other artists and thereby improve my practice. I have served on the Board at Da Vinci for 11 years and am now pleased to be an active member of an ever improving organization, thanks to the efforts of talented, enthusiastic new membership.”