The Arthur Roger Gallery is pleased to present "Myth of Romance," an exhibition of recent glass sculpture by Mitchell Gaudet. The exhibition will be on view from January 7th to February 25th at the Arthur Roger Gallery Project, 730 Tchoupitoulas Street. Mitchell Gaudet will be in attendance at the opening reception hosted by the gallery on Saturday, January 7th from 5 until 8 pm. The reception will be held in conjunction with “ARTS ALIVE,” a special weekend of exhibitions and events focused on the museums and galleries of the Warehouse Arts District.

Mitchell Gaudet . Cupid and Psyche, 2005, sand cast glass with sulphide inclusion.

Mitchell Gaudet’s "Myth of Romance" exhibition will feature two “books” in glass each comprised of 29 pages individually cast and embellished with iconography that explore the universal "myths" of romance. The two books, one cast in pink glass and the other in blue, represent the lighter and darker sides of romance respectively. Gaudet will also exhibit an installation of daggers cast in glass with phrases embossed on the blades that relate to the objects on the handles.

Mitchell Gaudet received his MFA from Tulane University in 1990. He has taught at the Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle and the Urban School of Glass in Brooklyn. For the past ten years he has been associated with the distinguished Pilchuck Glass School in Washington. In 2004 Gaudet served as a co-chair for the Glass Arts Society Convention. He currently owns and operates Studio Inferno which functions as studio space for numerous glass artists in the city. His work has been included in several prestigious collections and he has achieved national recognition as one of the premiere artists in the field.

For additional information please contact the gallery at 504.522.1999 or visit www.arthurrogergallery.com.