Fall Exhibit: Daily Paintings - COVID-19 & Beyond by Phyllis E. Wright

Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart announces the fall gallery exhibition in Stuart’s Considine Gallery will feature a collection of abstract paintings by art teacher Phyllis E. Wright, who began painting as a daily, meditative ritual during COVID-19 lockdown — and hasn’t stopped. What started as one simple painting in March 2020 — while navigating virtual art classes — has now evolved into nearly 1,000 daily paintings representing Wright’s journey to capture her ever-changing feelings and moods throughout the pandemic. 

“I began to paint every afternoon, finding an ever-growing audience of supportive, appreciative Facebook followers with whom to share my work,” commented Wright on the origin of the work. “I still paint every day. For me, it is a meditation. It is a way to connect with others. It is my way of expressing my evolving emotions, moods, and responses to the news. We have all lived through myriad world-shifting events in these last years. Though my work is largely abstract, in my paintings, these events are reflected in color, balance, space, texture, movement, scale, rhythm, harmony, dissonance, or some blend of these elements.”

The public is invited to view the art faculty show on display in Stuart’s Considine Gallery, from November 6 through November 22, 2022. The gallery is open from 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Monday through Friday, when school is in session.

The Opening Reception is Sunday, November 6, from 1 to 3 PM
The public is welcome.

Phyllis E. Wright received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Carnegie Mellon University and her Master of Fine Arts from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. She lived in Baltimore for 20 years, teaching for a decade at the George Washington University. She returned to hometown Princeton in 2003, where she has been teaching art to Middle and Upper School students at Stuart since 2007. She loves to travel, paint, make prints, take photos, and work en plein air with oil pastels. To learn more about Ms. Wright visit www.phylliswrightart.com.

About Stuart

Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart is a leading preschool to Grade 12 private school in Princeton designed just for girls. Stuart's mission is to educate young women to a life of leadership and service within the framework of the Goals and Criteria of the Schools of Sacred Heart.

With a highly personalized and rigorous curriculum, exceptional faculty who know girls well, and the importance of spiritual development in the leadership journey, Stuart girls graduate as compassionate and empowered global citizens who are driven to be forces of change in our world.