Bricks and Steel
Joseph Reboli, Village Door, oil on canvas, NFS, on loan | archival ink giclee reproductions available
January 16th - March 17th, 2024
Join us at The Reboli Center for Art & History from January 16th, 2024 through March 17th, 2024 for a fascinating exhibition inspired by City Scapes, Bricks and Steel. Featuring artwork by Neill Slaughter, Dino Rinaldi and Joseph Reboli, the artist after which our Center is named, along with a variety of sculptures by Marian Jacob.
In our Englebright gallery, guests will have the opportunity to view a fascinating sub-exhibition by Tricia Foley on the History of Mary L. Booth, American writer, translator, editor, historian, abolitionist, suffragist.
Marian R. Jacob working in her studio
Save the Dates:
January 19th, 2024: Third Friday with Tricia Foley, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
February 16th, 2024: Third Friday with Neill Slaughter, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
March 15th, 2024: Closing Reception, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Visitors will also have the opportunity to observe stunning photographs by NY based photographers Corinne Tousey and Catalin Giurcanu along with original works in oil by George Nick, Harry Devlin and Steven Katz.
About the Artists
Joseph Reboli, Painter (1945-2004):
Joseph Reboli was born in Port Jefferson, New York, and began painting in his childhood. As early as junior high school, his aunt, Anna Reboli, would arrange for his art to be shown at the bank in Stony Brook where she worked, and quietly bought everything.
He attended the Paier School of Art in New Haven, Connecticut from 1964 to 1967, where he was instructed by American realist Ken Davies. After graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and was assigned to the Army Exhibit Unit in Alexandria, Virginia, until his release in 1969.
Reboli had his first solo exhibition in 1971 at Gallery North in Setauket. In 1977, he met George Henoch Shechtman, owner of the Christopher Gallery on Madison Avenue in Manhattan, where Reboli's work would come to be exhibited regularly. Through the 1980s and '90s Shechtman continued to represent Reboli at Gallery Henoch in SoHo. Into the 2000s, Reboli continued to hold solo exhibits at Gallery North, the first gallery to show his work; and inspired the Joseph Reboli Wet Paint Festival, a plein air painting event held by the not-for-profit gallery annually. Overall, his work has been the subject of five museum exhibitions, over 20 solo exhibitions, and numerous group shows, as well as collected by both private collectors throughout America and Europe and corporate clients.
In 1998, the Museums at Stony Brook held an exhibit titled Joseph Reboli Retrospective, consisting of 55 works gathered from across the nation, spanning his thirty-year career. The exhibition was accompanied by the hardcover book Joseph Reboli, an 84-page book published by the museum, comprising an essay by museum President Deborah J. Johnson, an exhibition record, and fifty color plates of Reboli's paintings.
In 1999, the White House Historical Association held an exhibit titled White House Impressions: The President's House Through the Eye of the Artist at the While House Visitor Center in Washington, D.C., featured the work of 14 prominent artists, including Joseph Reboli, who represented one of the 13 original states: New York. He was invited to document his personal impression of the White House in honor of the 200th anniversary of the White House. Reboli's painting for the exhibit was reproduced in a commemorative calendar for the year 2000 for the White House.
On June 4, 2004, Joseph Reboli died of lung cancer in Setauket, New York. He was 58 years old. He left behind four daughters, Jenna Reboli, Anna Reboli, Kathryn Strecker and Kate Reboli.
Neill Slaughter, Painter:
Artist Neill Slaughter graduated with a BFA degree in 1975 from the University of Georgia and received his MFA in 1978 from Indiana University in Bloomington. For more than four decades Professor
Slaughter has taught fine arts courses at the university level as well as exhibiting his drawings and paintings nationally and internationally. He began his teaching career in Philadelphia at Tyler School of Art of Temple University in 1978 before moving to St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, which invited him to inaugurate their study abroad program in 1981 at Alnwick Castle in Northumberland, England. Upon his return to the United States, he relocated to California in 1983 to teach for California State University and in 1987 for Loyola Marymount University, where again he journeyed abroad to teach at the University of Kent in Canterbury, England in 1989. In 1993 Professor Slaughter moved to Southampton NY to begin teaching for Long Island University. Slaughter was awarded Professor Emeritus in 2017. He resides in Southampton, NY and NYC.
During his forty years of teaching, Professor Slaughter spent a considerable amount of time traveling throughout the world to teach, conduct research and create art. His extensive travels have influenced what he paints, which often reflect the social conditions of his surroundings. Among his awards and honors, Professor Slaughter has received a Ford Foundation Fellowship in 1977-78, a Scottish Arts Council Grant in 1980, an LMU Research Grant to Africa in 1988 and a Fulbright Fellowship to India in 1992. In 2003 Professor Slaughter was awarded the David Newton Award for Excellence in Teaching granted by Long Island University.
In 2008 he mounted a thirty-year retrospective, which included a full color catalogue funded by Long Island University. In 2022 Slaughter mounted a fifty-year retrospective. Neill Slaughter has had more than thirty-five solo exhibits of his drawings and paintings and participated in more than ninety national and international group exhibitions. His art has been reviewed by leading newspapers as well as magazines and his artwork included in numerous public and private collections throughout the world. Island Weiss Gallery in New York, NY, Peter Marcelle Gallery in Southampton, NY, Couturier Gallery in Los Angeles CA, and Richard Demarco Gallery in Edinburgh Scotland have all represented Mr. Slaughter’s art.
1976-1978, Indiana University M.F.A. Drawing and Painting
1970-1975, University of Georgia B.F.A. Cum Laude, Liberal Arts with emphasis on drawing, painting and art history
Dino Rinaldi, Painter:
Born in Port Jefferson on Long Island, Dino was always encouraged by his parents to create art. After studying art at the University of South Florida he found his way into the world of advertising in New York City, though not as an artist but as a sales agent for editors, directors and special effects artists. It was then that he'd discovered the Art Students League of NY. He immediately fell in love with the energy, and the oasis of talent amid the concrete sky scrapers of Manhattan. He began attending the ASL at night and on weekends for more than twenty years, studying and growing as an artist under such luminaries as Nelson Shanks, Costa Vavagiakis and Efraim Rubenstein. He took figure drawing classes, portraiture and color study. Though still working in advertising he felt his focus changing and knew art would eventually take over his life. Several years ago he made the shift from advertising to "almost" full time artist, recently completing the metamorphosis. He lives back on Long Island, minutes from where he grew up, with his wife and daughter voraciously creating art when not spending time with his family or golfing, another of his passions. His work has branched out to include landscape because he loves spending time outside while creating art and gives him an opportunity to interact with and meet new people while embracing nature.
Dino balances his art between creating commissioned work for clients, portraits of people and pets, landscape paintings of their houses, businesses and local spots, as well as portraits of actors and musicians and has begun recreations of famous paintings. His work can be found in collections around the world adorning walls, restaurants and various businesses. He has even painted a Grateful Dead themed school bus. For portraits now he mainly works using photographs with his landscapes and still life paintings from life. He creates his art without the use of grids or projections preferring freehand to create unique art that is slightly flawed, like him. He is always up for a challenge to create something new that he and the client can collaborate on.
He works in oil paint and pencils.
Starting in 2024 he will be giving private drawing and painting lessons in the comfort of your home using the skills he's acquired at the Art Students League.
Marian Jacob, Sculptor, (1925-2022):
Marian R Jacob was a modern American artist, dedicated teacher and sculptor who devoted her lifetime to the arts. Her path was one of continual exploration and artistic evolution, expanding her range, combining fine design, realism, and abstract expressionism.
Born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Marian pursued her education at Milwaukee State Teachers College earning a BS in Art Education and at Cranbrook Academy of Art where she graduated with an MFA in Sculpture, receiving the esteemed CAA Achievement Award. She earned Radcliffe Institute and Graham Foundation Fellowships, and grants from the Louis Comfort Tiffany and the Guggenheim Foundations.
Marian married fellow Cranbrook student David Jacob, architect, and they worked at the American Academy in Rome, participating in a vibrant community of artists and scholars. Marian began casting bronze sculptures at Roman foundries, and continued working and living in Italy and the United States for the rest of her long and fulfilling life. Her sculptures have been exhibited in galleries and art centers in the US and Europe.
About the Curator of the History of Mary L. Booth
Tricia Foley
Tricia Foley, principal of Tricia Foley Design in New York, specializes in all aspects of home design and restoration. Known for her simple, classic style, her work includes residential design, magazine editorial, book publishing and branding, She is now putting this experience to work on historic preservation projects in exhibition design and 19th century house restoration. She is the Director of the Bellport-Brookhaven Historical Society, on the Curatorial Committee of Preservation Long Island and on the Board of Trustees of the Yaphank Historical Society.
Clients have included The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Gettysburg Foundation, The American Folk Art Museum, Wedgwood, Ralph Lauren Home, Waterworks, Target, Bloomingdale's and Macy's Home Stores.
She has authored 12 design/lifestyle books, from Having Tea and Williamsburg Style to At Home with Wedgwood: The Art of the Table. A former magazine editor, her work has been featured nationally and internationally in magazines such as House Beautiful, Country Home, Victoria, Elle Décor, Southern Accents, Architectural Digest, Martha Stewart Living, The New York Times, House & Garden UK, Country Homes & Gardens UK, Elle Decoration Italy, and Skona Hem Sweden. Television appearances have included HGTV, The Discovery Channel, and Fine Living.
The restoration of her 1820's farmhouse on Long Island was the subject of her book, Life/Style: Elegant Simplicity at Home. Her book, Mary L. Booth: The Story of an Extraordinary 19th-Century Woman, an illustrated biography of this editor/historian/suffragist/abolitionist was published in January 2019. Her most recent book, A Summer Place: Living by the Sea, about style setters’ homes in the Bellport area, was published by Rizzoli in spring 2021. A sequel called A Summer Place: Entertaining by the Sea is in the works for publication in spring 2023.
Additional information about the artists…
Corinne Tousey
Corinne Tousey is a professional, fine art landscape and architecture photographer based in the North Shore of Long Island. Tousey became fascinated with photography after taking a film course in high school where she learned the fundamentals of exposure, lighting, aperture, composition, and the wonderful properties of a dark room. Since this time, Tousey has pursued her passion turning it into her career where she not only works as a freelance photographer but has showcased her stunning works in galleries throughout Long Island and the trip-state area.
In her quest to capture peaceful moments, Tousey discovered the beauty of architecture. Small barns tucked away in serene settings led to a discovery that dwellings often produced blissful imagery. Soon she began taking in cityscapes and the grandeur of architecture. Natural light, scale, and perspective are all uniquely balanced so that the viewers can imagine themselves standing in the scene with sense of fulfillment and calmness. Tousey’s work will be available for public viewing and purchase at The Reboli Center throughout the duration of Bricks and Steel.
Catalin Giurcanu
Giurcanu is a professional NY based photographer who is returning to The Reboli Center once more to exhibit his exquisite photographic prowess. As put by Giurcanu, his approach to photography is a personal perspective that captures emotions created by light. Giurcanu’s work will be available for public viewing and purchase throughout the duration of Bricks and Steel.