Dolby Chadwick Gallery to Open Jack Zajac Retrospective December 9

Jack Zajac studio photo

From the gallery:

Dolby Chadwick Gallery is pleased to present a retrospective exhibition of sculptures by Jack Zajac. Over more than fifty years, Jack Zajac has created a diverse body of sculptural work. His subjects have ranged from animal skulls to flowing water — disparate images united by a desire to capture natural forms and forces and to grapple with themes of purification, sacrifice, and rebirth. Zajac began his career as a painter, earning recognition for his abstracted seaside imagery; but the bulk of his life has been dedicated to sculpture. After receiving the Rome Prize for painting in 1954, Zajac moved to Rome. Upon arriving at his first studio space there, he was met with a room filled with sculpting supplies belonging to the previous inhabitant. Immediately Zajac became inspired, enthralled by the city’s rich history of classical sculpture and by contemporaries such as Marino Marini and Alberto Giacometti. He took up his predecessor’s tools, making his first foray into sculpture, and has remained captivated by form ever since.

Dolby Chadwick Gallery is open Tuesday–Friday (9am–6pm) and Saturday (11am–5pm).
Visitors are asked to schedule an appointment to view exhibitions or a selection of artworks. To schedule, please email sierra@dolbychadwickgallery.com.