Alumni Art Exhibit 
September 25, 2009
Several Herkimer County Community College alumni will display selections of their artwork in the college’s Alumni Art Exhibit. The show will run from October 3 to November 10 in the Cogar Gallery. The artists to be featured are Paul Finch, Karl Ermisch, Mary Jo Carrig, Robert Willman, Kate Kulig and Domonic Greco. An opening reception will be held in conjunction with HCCC’s annual Fall Fest on Saturday, October 3. The reception will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and is open to the public.
Paul Finch, a 1980 graduate of HCCC, is currently working as a photojournalist. Finch has been published in numerous magazines and newspapers throughout the world. He has won awards in many categories from various organizations, including the New York Press Association and the Syracuse Press Association. He has been fortunate to combine his love of his photojournalism career with that of being a humanitarian photographer working for the Catholic SUN. The artwork he will display at the exhibit is a selection of images taken during trips to Guyana and Haiti organized by Food for the Poor, an ecumenical humanitarian aid organization based in Florida.
Karl Ermisch, a 1980 graduate, has owned and operated his photography business for many years. Ermisch is a fine arts photographer and is actively involved in the community. He shoots commercial work, weddings, high school seniors, families, corporate events and scenic decor. He will display a variety of photographic work at the exhibit.
Mary Jo Carrig, a 1982 graduate, is a fine artist, and has a studio at Canal Place in Little Falls. She will be exhibiting tradition art, furniture and floor pieces that she has designed for her business.
Robert Willman graduated from HCCC in 1989. He is one of the most sought after watercolorists in central New York and he conducts workshops throughout the region. Well-known for capturing the seasonal changes of the Mohawk Valley and the Adirondacks, Willman’s paintings have received numerous awards in juried exhibitions and are in many permanent collections including museums, corporations, universities and private collections throughout the United States.
Kate Kulig, a 1990 graduate, began world traveling in 1993 and since then has been developing connectivity projects with countries of the world.
Kulig has been able to combine her passion for travel and painting. She primarily works in watercolors and pastels as they lend themselves best to traveling. Kulig has been spending summers working with international artists to develop her painting, coming home with renewed artistic energy and new ideas for student projects. She is an art and architecture educator at Canajoharie High School. She will be exhibiting painting from her recent trip to France.
Domonic Greco is a 2004 graduate and has been exhibiting his work throughout the central New York region. Greco works primarily with stoneware and uses earth tone glazes to maintain a nature and organic feel to his art. He will be displaying his pottery at the exhibit.
HCCC’s Cogar Gallery is located in the Robert McLaughlin College Center and is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. when the College is open.
For more information about the Alumni Art Exhibit, contact Associate Professor of Fine Arts Bruce Schwabach at 315-866-0300 ext. 8202.