"The Art of Glen River" will be on view at Newtown Municipal Center Gallery, April 2-May 28. An artist's reception is set for Sunday, April 2, from 3 to 5 pm.

Poet, artist, composer, singer and musician, Mr River says his approach "is as a contemporary American artist interested in the concept of an energy signature of color identified with humanity."

A resident of Newtown for 12 years, Mr River was born in Washington, D.C. His family soon moved to Greece, one of many different postings he experienced while growing up.

He showed artistic talent early and remembers that his art helped him settle wherever the family lived.

"Drawings of new places seemed to help orient and establish a sense of permanence," he said.

Mr River's art is in private collections throughout the United States and Europe and he has been part of more than 70 shows since 1958, when he participated in his first exhibit in Greenwich at the age of 14.

His work reflects the enormity of nature interacting with man. He seeks a unity of visions, and works in oil, acrylics and mixed media. His Grand Canyon series, done in 1971, used colors and glazes for a multi medium approach. His Chakra Energy series "combines the abstract concept of color as identity and the figurative world," he added.

Mr River combines his language skills with his art to create a dynamic matrix.

"I'm grateful to have this involvement," he noted.

Newtown Municipal Center is at 3 Primrose Street, within Fairfield Hills. After the opening reception on April 2, the exhibit can be viewed weekdays between 8 am and 5 pm.

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