Brooklyn, New York, Ch'i Contemporary Fine Art is pleased to announce two solo shows at the gallery in April, Divine Yearning, carved wood sculptures by Sy Gresser and Druid Dreams of the Danaka: Paintings and Drawings by Alice Zinnes.?Join us on Thursday, April 16th from 6 ?9 PM for a public reception with the artist at the gallery's Williamsburg location of 293 Grand Street between Roebling and Havemeyer.?This will be Sy Gresser's fourth solo show at the gallery and Alice Zinnes' debut exhibition at Ch'i.

Sy Gresser has been sculpting in stone and wood for over 50 years. He believes that art celebrates human existence on a spiritual level and transcends the ideas of religion- any religion as well as the ideas of race. Of his work he is fond of saying, " when I look at a stone if I capture some human warmth and sense of meaning, I feel I have been successful.?That is all I ask??Sy started with a summer carving class at George Washington University and studied further at the Institute of Contemporary Fine Art in Washington, D.C. where he met his mentor, Bill Taylor. Over the years, Mr. Gresser has completed a number of carving residencies at such renowned locations as the Sculpture Studio in Washington, D.C., Yale University, Wesley Theological Seminary, and Mt. Rushmore National Memorial.? His sculptures have been exhibited in both solo and group exhibitions throughout the US, Belgium, England and Mexico as well as in the American Embassies in Abu Dhabi, the Fiji Islands, France, India, Madagascar, Nigeria and Switzerland.?He exhibits exclusively with Ch'i Contemporary Fine Arts in New York. Currently, Mr. Gresser's studio and home is located in Silver Springs, Maryland.