Lawrenceville’s Hutchins Galleries Present “Inside/Outdoors”

“Inside/Outdoors,” an exhibit by Eva Mantell, Joel Beck, and their collaboration greenworldx2, will be on display at The Lawrenceville School’s Hutchins Galleries from September 1- October 1. A gallery reception with the artists will take place on September 15 beginning at 6:30 p.m. The duo will also present an artist workshop for current students next month.

During the exhibit, the Hutchins Galleries will be open on Mondays (1-4:30 p.m.), Tuesdays (9 a.m.-noon and 1-4:30 p.m.), Wednesdays (noon-6 p.m.), Thursdays (9 a.m.–noon and 1-4:30 p.m.), Fridays (9 a.m. –noon and 1-4:30 p.m.), and Saturdays (9 a.m.–noon). Visits can also be scheduled by appointment by contacting hutchinsgalleries@lawrenceville.org.

According to the artists, the exhibit blurs boundaries between inside and outside, between the natural and the fabricated, with the goal of sparking new connectivity. Space is re-visualized and re-experienced by connecting art, design, and the environment. That connection to the environment – a hallmark of Lawrenceville’s National Historic Landmark campus – and the sustainable materials that the artists use for some of their pieces – are two of the reasons Hutchins Gallery Curator and Director Melina Guarino said she felt “Inside/Outdoors” was the right exhibit for Lawrenceville. “It is a great way to welcome both new and returning students to the Galleries,” she said.

“Inside/Outdoors” will be on display throughout all of the exhibit spaces in the Hutchins Galleries. “We wanted to take the art and make it as lively as possible,” said Mantell. “I think we’re really trying to understand the potential of all places, so [the Galleries] are a great place to be – they have a lot of life and ideas in them. We are hoping that [visitors] will see and experience them in a new way.”

Mantell creates sculpture from everyday materials. Her work in sculpture, installation, video, and performance has been seen at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, LaMama Experimental Theater, the Jersey City Museum, P.S.1 The Arts Council of Princeton, and more. She has a bachelor of arts from the University of Pennsylvania and a master of fine arts from the School of Visual Arts. She teaches at Rutgers University and runs Arthouse, a Zoom-based arts enrichment program. Mom to Sam Noden '17, her late husband, Merrell Noden, was Class of 1973.

Beck is the founder, co-owner, and director of Roebling Hall Gallery, and an earlier iteration, Salon 75 Gallery. He has been a guest lecturer at Christie’s Education and the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art. His paintings have been displayed in solo exhibitions at both the Harcus-Krakow and Portia Harcus Galleries. Awarded numerous grants and prizes, including an NEA grant, Beck is a graduate of the Museum of the School of Fine Arts and the North Carolina School of the Arts.

greenworldx2’s immersive installations, lighting and design interventions have been presented at the Van Alen Institute in Gowanus, Brooklyn, The Mariboe Gallery at the Peddie School, Head Hi Gallery, and Brooklyn’s Walkabout Oyster Theater Company.

For additional information, contact Lisa M. Gillard H'17, director of public relations, at lgillard@lawrenceville.org.