First Street Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of paintings and drawings by Suzi Evalenko. There is much to engage the viewer in this show. There are seven boldly-painted portraits and seven charcoal drawings, each drawing done either for or from an accompanying oil. Beyond the individual works, however, the true subject of this show is the creative process itself. The artist lays out before us the sources of her inspiration and invites us to see with her eyes, to follow her creative vision, from drawing to painting, from painting to drawing, as she moves from traditional representation to imaginative abstraction. The work is visually arresting and intellectually challenging.

This is Suzi Evalenko's second solo exhibition at First Street Gallery. The artist has exhibited in several other galleries in New York as well, in solo and group shows. Her work is in numerous private collections in the United States and Europe.