Gallery Q will host and Opening Reception for art by James Lewis.

This exhibition highlights three bodies of work Lewis has been creating over the past 15 years: Snap Shots, Daddy Art, and Hillside Party Scenes. An active member of the Empire Bears and a frequent camper at Hillside, a gay campground in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania, Lewis draws inspiration from his community and camp experiences. In Snap Shots he portrays intimate and candid scenes of family and friends in which personal narratives begin to emerge. His portraits of members of the Bear community in his Daddy Art series border on humorous and sensual. These two bodies of work culminate with Hillside Party Scenes, which are candid snapshots of his community at Hillside. Lewis states, "these are scenes celebrating hedonism but also the camaraderie shared by the campers that frequent the grounds." Lewis is an RIT graduate with a degree in painting and has lived in Rochester for 33 years. His professional work includes working as an art director and producing commissioned artworks.

[source: First Friday Rochester website, 2019-Oct-29]