We are proud to host the exhibition, "Distant Geographies," which presents the work of three West Coast artists: Horatio Hung-Yan Law, Mario Laplante and Michael Starkman. This show presents three distinct artistic statements with important commonalities. The work shares an exquisite sensibility, which splices together different times, cultural origins and geographies. What does it mean to live in one place and time and create art about another? How do roots that reach across oceans, land masses and generations nourish these artists' unique and timely aesthetics? We hope this exhibition illuminates these questions, creates new ones in the process, and expands the viewers' notion of culture and place.

Co-curators:

Edward R. Brohel Museum Director Plattsburgh State Art Museum

Diane Fine Associate Professor, Art Department Plattsburgh State University of New York

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