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Ridgefield Artist Suzanne Benton Featured At Danbury's Trailer Box Project

DANBURY, Conn. – Trailer Box Project in Danbury will unveil a new exhibition, “Stories,” with an opening reception at 5 p.m. Saturday. The new show will feature works by four regional artists, and will run until Oct. 10. 

Suzanne Benton will exhibit her “Portrait Boxes,” three-dimensional portraits of diverse, 21st-century faces in a new exhibit at the Trailer Box Project in Danbury.

Suzanne Benton will exhibit her “Portrait Boxes,” three-dimensional portraits of diverse, 21st-century faces in a new exhibit at the Trailer Box Project in Danbury.

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“Each of the artists selected for this exhibition utilize their respective mediums to tell a story,” says Jim Felice, owner of Trailer Box Project. 

Award-winning Ridgefield artist Suzanne Benton believes that art comes alive as it relates to people’s lives. Drawing on multicultural, mythical and archetypal themes, Benton has shared her many-faceted art for over 30 years in 29 countries. Benton will exhibit her “Portrait Boxes,” three-dimensional portraits of diverse, 21st-century faces that evoke Egyptian sarcophagi of the Roman period. 

Published author, editor and photographer Hope Lourie Killcoyne’s obsessive relationship with taking photographs has served as a vehicle for meeting a wide range of characters in her native New York City. Her candid street portraits give the viewer a rare glimpse into the private lives of New Yorkers. Killcoyne has exhibited at several galleries throughout New York and Connecticut, and is the author of "The Lost Village of Central Park," a young adult historical fiction novel. 

Fine-art photographer Mark Savoia uses his camera’s selective view to find the visible irony in everyday situations. Drawn to visually perplexing images, Savoia’s compelling photographs document the curiosities of his travels through the United States. Savoia is the co-owner and vice president of Connecticut Photographics and Still River Editions in Danbury, and winner of the 2010 artist fellowship from the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism. 

Photographer and educator Catherine Vanaria has over 37 years of darkroom experience. Chair of the department of art and assistant professor of photography at Western Connecticut State University, Vanaria’s work is included in the Polaroid Collection and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame collection. Her book, "The Boston Years: The Music Scene in Photographs 1979-1986," chronicles her photographs of the Boston rock and punk music scenes. 

The Trailer Box Project is at 15 Great Pasture Road, Unit 15. For more information, call 203-797-0230.

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