This show will feature 100 original silkscreened posters, large mono prints, a limited edition portfolio of photocopied posters in black and white, hand silkscreened textiles, CDs/LPs, and silkscreened T-shirts, many of which are one-of-a-kind. The show is a celebration of the work of local artist and musician Ron Liberti during his twenty years in Chapel Hill, NC and environs. The...
[read more] This show will feature 100 original silkscreened posters, large mono prints, a limited edition portfolio of photocopied posters in black and white, hand silkscreened textiles, CDs/LPs, and silkscreened T-shirts, many of which are one-of-a-kind. The show is a celebration of the work of local artist and musician Ron Liberti during his twenty years in Chapel Hill, NC and environs. The influence, inspiration, and subject matter of most of the work in the show springs from Liberti’s music as well as that of many other Chapel Hill musicians. 20 Years in Print: The Art of Ron Liberti opens July 29 and will run through September 30. The opening reception on July 29 from 7-9pm will also feature music by local musician Billy Sugarfix. The reception is an RSVP only event. Please call 919.962.0216 for reservations as space is limited.
Liberti was born in Passaic, N.J. in 1967 and studied fine arts and film at Montclair State University and printmaking at Brighton Polytechnic in Brighton, U.K. Liberti came to Chapel Hill in 1991 to visit a friend. Energized by the local music scene, he began producing posters for his own bands and other touring artists such as Tift Merritt and Superchunk, as well as for film and art openings. Twenty years, hundreds of posters and many art endeavors later, Ron has become an integral part of the local art and music community. His work has been published in “Gig Posters” by Clay Harris and in “New Masters of Poster Design: Poster Design for the Next Century” by John Foster. A collection of Ron Liberti’s work is part of the Southern Folklife Collection at The Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
