You are invited to the opening reception of First Ladies: Paintings by Tina Sarno on Saturday, April 20th, 2pm - 4 pm at The Gallery at Still River Editions in Danbury, CT. Free and open to the public--attendants will view art, have lively conversations, and enjoy light refreshments.

First Ladies is an exhibition of oil paintings by Tina Sarno of Silvermine, Connecticut. Sarno began painting the series in 2018 at the suggestion of a friend, and she has painted over thirty-five to this date.

Tina cites among her influences Alice Neel, Florine Stettheimer, Gustav Klimt, and John Singer Sargent. Regarding Neel, Sarno says, “Her portraits were painted in a manner that makes the viewer question who these people are without being forced to find them to be especially important, as in culturally historical figures.”

Some of the paintings are black and white, while others are in vivid color. A number of the paintings in this exhibition were created at Zero Foot Hills artist residency in Durham, CT in the summer of 2023.