"Who Is Jordan Deschene?"

Scenes for the opening night of "Who Is Jordan Deschene?" at Paris In Plantsville, May 11, 2013.

Opening Tomorrow Night!

Featuring Art From the late great madman Jordan Deschene

and his friends

including:

Sean Michanczyk

Andre Rochester

Eric Stegmaier

Clinton Decket

H.L. Groen

Alex Vidaud

Brie McDonald

Jackie Etling

Christian Ayala

Dave Farmsworth

Nick Foreman

Joshua Smith

Amanda Beauchemin

Josh "Jorsh" Blumenthal

S.W. Rand

Jon Bristol

and maybe even MORE!!!

We hope you join us for this special event! 

Join us for a special show dedicated in honor of a special friend, Family Member, Artist and all around Rock Star that was Jordan Deschene. We have gathered a collection of artists in the Connecticut area for the first of many shows to honor the work, and also display works inspired by him. On display will be Jordan's large portfolio of work as well as several works by professional artist lucky enough to have known him.

Jordan Deshcene ( Aug 16, 1981 - Aug 9, 2012 ) was a graduate of Lyman Memorial High School. A talented and passionate artist influenced by, among others, Shel Silverstein, Crayola and Dr. Seuss, earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Illustration and Ceramics from the University of Hartford, graduating Cum Laude. Jordan served a residency with the Art League of Farmington and was Artist in Residence at the Farmington Valley Art Center during the summer of 2011. Jordan's art work has been featured at numerous art shows in CT and he also shared his knowledge and talent for teaching at Manchester High School for one year. He was general manager, Instructor and resident artist at the Paris in Plantsville Gallery in Plantsville, CT. Jordan was dedicated to community service and served one year with City Year/ Boston/Americorps. He was also an avid reader and history buff, with a great art for conversation and good natured debate on any number of subjects as his many beloved friends and family will attest. He had a a great love of learning as well as a love of the outdoors. He was happiest, when not painting, to hike and kayak and truly enjoyed his work at Eastern Mountain Sports where he was able to share his passion with others.

Please Join us May 11, 2013 7- 10 p.m. for an opening reception of a celebration of Jordan's amazing body of work and the great memories so many of us will never forget!

(Thanks Mike Finland!)

"Who Is Jordan Deschene?"

More info HERE

Beyond the Gate - Hartford Artspace - 3/24/12

We'll be closing early on 3/24 at 3:00 PM to attend

“BEYOND THE GATE”

Invitational Group Exhibition

Curator and Participating Artist - Clinton Deckert

Artspace Gallery

Hartford, CT 555 Asylum Street,

First Floor Hartford, CT 06105

Across the street parking at Union Station Reception to meet the Artists will be held Saturday, March 24th from 6:00-8:00 PM.

Participating Artists:

JORDAN DESCHENE

SILAS FINCH

STANWYCK CROMWELL

JOSHUA SMITH

JAMES DEMAIO

and CLINTON DECKERT

Show runs March 18-31st, 2012

Hours; Wednesday 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Saturday Noon – 4:00 pm

Sunday Noon – 4:00 pm



Candlelight 2011 at FVAC

35 Annual Candlelight Opening at Farmington Valley Arts Center is happening on November 18, 6-9PM.

20 artists will be opening their studios and inviting all in to see how they work, play, and enjoy art.

Paris In Plantsville's own Resident Artist Jordan Deschene is one of the artists inviting you to join him at his studio!

We hope to see you there!

Farmington Valley Art Center 

25 Arts Center Lane

Avon, CT

860-678-1867

Last Night At The Farmington Valley Arts Center

Congrats to our own Jordan Deschene on a successful night!

Left to Right - Sean Michanczyk, Josh Blumenthal, Clinton Deckert, Christian Ayala, Jon Bristol, Eric Stegmaier, and Jordan Deschene

"My Own Confusion"

Tomorrow Night at The Farmington Valley Art Center

A Solo Exhibition of the Works of Jordan Deschene

Jordan is a Resident Artist at Paris In Plantsville, and also spent the summer with a second residency at The Farmington Valley Arts Center.  This show is a collection of the work he made while there, and a retrospective of some of his favorite works so far.  

Please join us there tomorrow night!

More Info HERE 

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=200638686657815&ref=ts

ALL MALE REVUE!

Join us April 30th for 'The All Male Revue!'

Although all the artists involved will be keep their shirts on we do hope you come and join us for the show!

'The All Male Revue' is a show featuring the resident artists at Paris In Plantsville along with some of the close friends of the gallery, and since we all happen to be male we came up with this catchy title to make you think we were up to no good!

But we're not! Sorry to disappoint!

What we are up to is featuring art by Sean Michanczyk, Jordan Deschene, Jon Bristol, Christian Ayala, Joshua L. Blumenthal, Eric Stegmaier,  Steve Rand, Andre Rochester, Andrew Morrow, Alex Vidaud, and Gabe Finkenstein!

The show starts on April 20th and runs through 4/30, which is also going to be a closing gala! 

The party starts at 7:00 PM on 4/30!

There is a $5.00 suggested donation for this event!

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=197118960322732&ref=ts

Artist Profile - Jordan Deschene

Our Resident Artists...

For your entertainment...

Some pictures of our resident artists and friends...

The Beautiful Paris, our mascot

 Jon Bristol and Steve Rand

 Andre Rochester

Jordan Deschene 

Andy Morrow and Joe Bun Keo

 Sean Michanczyk