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October 30, 2009

Freedman Gallery to Host
Jennifer and Kevin McCoy:  The Family Show

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Reading, Pa. -- The Freedman Gallery at Albright College will host the exhibition Jennifer and Kevin McCoy:  The Family Show, November 5 – December 13.   The opening reception is scheduled for November 5 from 5-7 p.m.   The artists will make a formal presentation of their work November 4 at 6 p.m. in Klein Lecture Hall.  All events are free and open to the public.

Jennifer and Kevin McCoy are Brooklyn-based artists who give new meaning to the term collaboration.  Both artists hold master of fine arts degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y.

The exhibition, The Family Show, explores the ordinary lives of parents and artists in extraordinary ways through film, interactive media and installation works. 

The McCoys’ work has been exhibited at a range of venues in the United States and internationally.  Most recently their work was hosted by Gallery Guy Bärtschi in Geneva, pkm Gallery in Beijing, Museum of Modern Art in N.Y., University Art Museum in Albany, the British Film Institute Southbank in London, Postmasters and Artists Space in N.Y., and the San Jose Museum of Art.

The Freedman Gallery is located in the Center for the Arts at Albright College at 13th and Bern Streets, Reading.  Klein Lecture Hall is also located in the Center for the Arts.  For more information or disabled assistance, please call 610-921-7715.

Founded in 1856, Albright College is a nationally ranked, private college with a rigorous liberal arts curriculum with an interdisciplinary focus. The College’s hallmarks are connecting fields of learning, collaborative teaching and learning, and a flexible curriculum that allows students to create an individualized education. Two-thirds of students graduate with dual/individualized majors in more than 200 different combinations. Albright enrolls about 1,625 undergraduates in traditional programs, another 500 adult students in accelerated degree programs, and 100 students in the master’s program in education. Albright College is located in Reading, Pennsylvania, about 60 miles west of Philadelphia.

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