Sculptor to Revel the Mystery of the “Mer-People” in Art and Poetry

New Haven, CT – White Space Gallery opens its fall Saturday morning lecture series with a presentation by artist, poet and sculptor Dr. Irena Delahunty Saturday, November 4, 2006 at 11:00 am. Dr. Delahunty will discuss her latest works and poetry “The Prayers of the Mer-People…A Soul’s Journey to the Sacred”. The creations of these works were inspired by the artist’s mother, an Olympic swimmer who was tragically incapacitated by a stroke. While her mother lay ill, Ireana briefly left her mother’s side to attend an exhibit of her work in Provincetown, MA. It was during this time, inspired by the sea, fishing nets, shells and driftwood; the “Mer-People” were born. Dr. Delahunty explains “The mermaid of my musings became the mer-woman born within my grief…Gradually a series emerged as enfleshed images….The Prayers of the Mer-People became icons representing wandering and wounded hearts as they evolve and emerge”.

Irena Delahunty uses her art and her heart currently as Chaplin, Psychologist and Art Therapist at the Alzheimer’s Resource Center in Plantsville, Ct. She hold degrees in Divinity from Yale University Divinity School, Psy.D from Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, M.A. from New York University, B.A. from Mary Mount Manhattan College and her R.N from Queens Hospital Center, School of Nursing.

The White Space Gallery Saturday Morning Lecture Series is designed to allow the public, personal access to the artists and their works.

RSVP to White Space Gallery by Tuesday, Oct. 31st Space is limited. This event is Free to the public.

White Space Gallery is a fine art gallery featuring hand-signed lithographs of the Surrealist Masters Dali, Picasso, Chagall and Miro. The gallery also spotlights surrealist, contemporary and abstract fine art by hosting a diverse array of original art by emerging prominent international and local living artists and sculptors.