ROCHESTER.- The Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester presents the 2nd Rochester Biennial through September 10, 2006. This is the second presentation of the Rochester Biennial, an invitational exhibition of work by contemporary regional artists. Largely dedicated to mid-career artists with a demonstrated commitment to their craft, the show also includes one artist selected on the strength of his or her entry in the previous year’s juried Rochester Finger-Lakes Exhibition.

This year, the six artists represented are: Carl Chiarenza (photography); Sydney Licht (painting); Michael Rogers (glass); Carol Taylor (fiber); Allen Topolski (sculpture); and Phillia Yi (printmaking).

Chiarenza’s vintage photographs to be exhibited are increasingly abstract, personal statements. They chart his nuanced transformation from documenting details of observable life on a small scale to interpreting suggestive sensations from the visible world with growing confidence and mastery.