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Meet Artists Jim McShea & Joey Harness at the Ocean County Library Little Egg Harbor Branch

originally published: 07/02/2024

“The Obverse of Relativity,” by Joey Harness

(LITTLE EGG HARBOR, NJ) -- The Ocean County Library Little Egg Harbor Branch is pleased to display the art of Jim McShea and Joey Harness throughout the month of July. Join them for an evening of light refreshments and meet these gifted individuals during their Artists Reception on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. The event runs from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.

Jim McShea, has been a practicing artist for 40 years and has been affililated with North End Trilogy in Barnegat Light. He holds a bachelor’s degree in painting from Temple University’s Tyler School of Art and a master’s in painting from Yale School of Art.

Jim has had several solo exhibitions in the George Billis Gallery, New York City and in Boston’s Alpha Gallery and a two-person show at Pine Shores Art Association, Manahawkin.

“It Is All Vertical,” Jim McShea

Joey Harness, a member of the Pine Shores Art Association and Toms River Artist Community, served four years abroad in the Marine Corps before studying art at the University of Tampa and Hillsborough Community College in Florida. Placing his art aspirations on hold, Joey raised a family and worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 32 years, rekindling his ambition after retirement.

He has studied at the Medford Arts Center, under Art Smith and Toni Frary, and at the Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown.




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The exhibit, on display during normal Branch operating hours, and the reception are free of charge and open to the public. No registration is required.  For more information, stop by the OCL Little Egg Harbor Branch, 290 Mathistown Road, call (609) 294-1197 or visit https://theoceancountylibrary.org/events.

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