University of New England

Quilts and paintings by Georgette Sutton and Kate Roy on display at University Campus through Nov. 10th

Wall quilts by Georgette Sutton and paintings by Kate Roy will be on display at the University of New England's Campus Center and Stella Maris Hall, respectively, from Oct. 17 to Nov.10, 2006.

Both galleries are free and open to the public.

Sutton and Roy, both employees of UNE, are passionate about their work.

Georgette Sutton
Sutton, longtime switchboard operator, has been making quilts since 1987 and has had her work published in two books, Quilts with a View by Faye Labanaris and Convergence by Ricky Tim. Each year she donates quilts to local church fairs, unwed mothers and AIDS babies. In January 2000, she donated eight millennium baby quilts to different southern Maine area hospitals to be given to the second baby born that year.

Kate Roy
Roy, athletic facilities coordinator and swim coach, began painting in her twenties. She states, "I think that color is the best expression of emotion. Sometimes I mix color and then decide what the picture is going to be based on the color I created. Each [painting] has its own story, its own inspiration, and often its own audience. Each painting is a different feeling, or memory, or hope. I hope that each painting will bring the viewer a true emotion."

The Campus Center Gallery is open 6:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., daily. Stella Maris Hall is open from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., daily.

For more information, contact Peg Donovan at 602-2364.

The University of New England is located on Hills Beach Road off Route 9/208 in Biddeford.

(Press release issued Oct. 17, 2006)