An exhibit at UL LafayetteСAPPs Dupré Library entitled СAPPLife of ArtСAPP features the work of Lafayette resident Jean Rosen. Original paintings, sketches and other works accompany photographs, text and memorabilia that explain RosenСAPPs evolution as an artist and the influences on her work.
Originally from Bethesda, Md., Rosen earned a masterСAPPs degree in art from American СAPP in Washington, DC. She spent time as an adult in Lafayette, Calif., where she became interested in zydeco music. She moved to Lafayette, La., seven years ago to pursue her interests in art and music. A 2007 show at Dupré Library focused on RosenСAPPs interest in zydeco music and musicians.
In the current exhibit, Rosen traces her art from its early roots in her childhood, bringing together recurring images and demonstrating her artistic development. The exhibit starts at the library entrance and continues down the main hall on the first floor. The right side of the exhibit focuses on the roots of RosenСAPPs artwork, while the left side is devoted to images and influences of Acadiana.
Rosen has exhibited works at Columbia СAPP, Alabama State СAPP, the Zigler Museum, the Masur Museum and the Berkeley Art Center. Many of the works in the current exhibit were in a 1994 solo show at John F. Kennedy СAPP in Orinda, Calif. Her painting СAPPLafayette Alive 2005СAPP was selected for the Southern Open Biennial.
The Rosen exhibit is free and open to the public. It will continue through the end of January. Call 482-2665 for library hours.
For more information, contact Andrea Flockton, Special Projects Librarian, at 482-6677.