Photo Exhibit on Greenway at Teaneck Public Library Feb. 1-28

Greenway Artists on View at Teaneck Library Through February 28

“Welcome to the Hackensack River Greenway Through Teaneck,” a photography exhibit, is sponsored by the Friends of the Hackensack River Greenway Through Teaneck. It continues through Wed., Feb. 28, 2018, Teaneck Public Library, 840 Teaneck Road, Teaneck, NJ.

The Hackensack River Stories Project, by Rick Mills, gives the viewer 350 years of the river’s history in 16 narrative collaged signs on the Greenway, spaced between New Milford to Bogota. He is a painter, printmaker, and art professor. His work is seen in NY and internationally. Rick has been awarded grants for environmental art by government agencies.

“Finally, riparian restoration work on the Hackensack River Greenway leads to a turning point. I began to research local environmental, topographic and cultural place histories, which formed the basis for my new work. With the help of my students, we expanded my printmaking skills into the digital realm with layered, collaged environmental narratives with text."

The Hackensack River Stories Project consists of 16 signs that are spaced on the Greenway between Bogota and New Milford; other parts of the Stories are in Secaucus.

Richard Karp is both a painter and a printmaker whose work is in collections and gallery exhibits in the NYC and NJ areas and in Europe. He is included in Who’s Who in American Art.

“I believe that all art is intrinsically abstract. It is my view that art is expressed through the language of the medium. The instruments of color, texture, rhythm and form give voice to that language. The medium itself articulates this voice. Look beyond the serendipitous imagery. What I say in my heart is in the paint itself.” His photographs of the Greenway show its accessibility. The life of the Greenway is on view: visitors, construction, wildlife, turtles, and birds. Sepia prints of the Greenway trails will motivate you to stay and look at them.

Peter Goldman’s panorama pictures The Four Seasons River Photos. “I am interested in the views of nature as well as the movement of the river. I have been taking photographs of the river since joining the Friends; 2017 was the year to see the river through four seasons. Terhune Park is the hardest to take pictures from; the Hackensack side has no accessible trail. I hike across mudflats when the tide is low enough to walk.The mud on the Foschini Park side is not the best to hold up a tripod. For photo buffs: I use a Nikon D-40 camera with a Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18 - 55mm 1:3.5 - 5.6GII lens set to 24mm.”