A Rare Retrospective – Carl Opalek

A Rare Retrospective – Carl Opalek

On view in Gallery Two January 24-February 21, 2026
Opening reception, Saturday, January 24 from 1:00-4:00pm
Gallery Hours: Mon. – Sat. 10:00am-4:00pm (closed Sundays)

Artist’s Statement

These paintings were done long ago during my formative years. Several were recently reworked to enhance them.

Using colors and shapes, I create the pulsating mood and movements that I perceive as the essential aspects of my subject matter. At the time my work echoed the underlying rhythms of the sometimes beautiful life I was immersed in. My subjects were music, art and dance and the life energy of New York City. Meanwhile, I had showings in Manhattan galleries on 57th Street, Madison Avenue, “the Village”, and at a cavernous bank in the Wall Street area.

This exhibition features are some of the leftover canvases I had kept aside from those exciting years.

Gallery Hours: Mon. – Sat. 10:00am-4:00pm (closed Sundays)

About Rockland Center for the Arts:

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RoCA gratefully acknowledges support for its programs from the Leonard Merrill Kurz Foundation, The Rea Charitable Trust, Sarah and Stephen Thomas, The Richard Pousette-Dart Foundation, M&T Bank, The M&T Charitable Foundation, The Dorothy Gillespie Foundation, Walter Cain & Paulo Ribeiro, Kantrowitz, Goldhamer & Graifman P.C., QuietEvents, the Estate of Joan Konner, Lighting Services Inc., the Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation, Zaklin Family Charitable Fund, The County of Rockland, Art Services Group, RoCA members, donors and business members.

RoCA’s programs are made possible, in part, with funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature. Funding is also made possible by the County of Rockland.

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