BLOOMSBURG — “Twisted,” an exhibition of paintings and mixed-media works on paper by visiting artist Theresa Hackett, is on display in Bloomsburg University’s Haas Gallery through Nov. 25.
Hackett’s work has been exhibited internationally and currently is included in the group exhibition “Free Arranger” at the Miami International Airport and in the collections of Dow Jones, Atlantic Records and the Pfizer Corp. This year, she was awarded a fellowship in printmaking/drawing/book arts from the New York Foundation of the Arts.
Hackett earned a master of fine arts degree from Hunter College and a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She lives and works in northern Pennsylvania and New York City.
Haas Gallery is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from noon to 2 p.m. For information, call Lee Millard, art gallery associate, at 389-4708.
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