RELEASE ON RECEIPT




THE WORKS OF LIZA MARTIN CREATE "FLIGHT PATTERNS" 
AT FAYERWEATHER GALLERY OPENING

	CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Oct. 7 -- The University of Virginia's 
Fayerweather Gallery will host an opening highlighting the paintings, 
drawings, and prints of Liza Martin, McIntire Department of Art visiting 
faculty member. "Flight Patterns" opens with a reception on Friday, Oct. 10 
at 5 p.m. The exhibition runs through Nov. 7.
	"Flight Patterns" features Martin's abstract works in oil, print, and 
mixed media.  Since locating in Charlottesville, Martin has been working at 
her Keswick studio.  "Painting outside here has affected my colors," she 
said.  Her works capture a combination of gesture and form and reveal her 
concern for the way people and animals move, especially the flight of birds.
	Martin studied at the Tyler School of Art, Temple University in 
Philadelphia where she received her M.F.A. earlier this year. She teaches 
drawing and printmaking, her specialty.
	The reception is free and open to the public.
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                                                         October 7, 1997

	For more information, contact Liza Martin at (804) 924-7051 or the 
McIntire Department of Art at (804) 924-6123. Television reporters should 
contact our TV News Office at (804) 924 7550.