JOIN US for our 2026 Spring Exhibition!

April 4th through May 31st 2026

Countryside Gallery would like to invite you to our Spring 2026 Solo Exhibition of Ilya Lerner's paintings:

The artwork of Ilya Lerner will be on exhibit throughout April and May.

Gallery is OPEN daily:

2 South State Street
Newtown Pennsylvania 18940
www.countrysideframes.com
Countrysideframes@gmail.com
215.896.2246

Sunday - Monday 11am to 4pm
Tuesday - Wednesday 10am to 6pm
Thursday - Saturday 10am to 7pm

Resident artist Ilya Lerner is currently residing in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Born in Moscow, Ilya has been involved in the fine arts since his early childhood, receiving in-depth training in the famed classical tradition of Russian art. Since the age of 20, Lerner has been a professional artist.

Currently, Lerner works primarily en plein air (outdoors) but also paints figurative work, portraits, still-lifes, and is a master draftsman and sculptor. His style is rooted in Impressionist/Realist tradition amalgamated with Modernist and contemporary influences. Lerner was mentored by the leading contemporary realist painter George Nick, who included Lerner's work in the show, titled "Galvanized Truth: A Tribute to George Nick," at The Art Complex Museum in Duxbury, Mass.

Lerner's work has been featured in more than 30 group exhibitions and was the subject of 10 solo shows, including a major retrospective in the Roberson Museum in Binghamton, N.Y. He received the Vasari Classic Oil Colors Grant in 2013 and has previously been the recipient of the annual El Paso Museum of Art Purchase Award, a Cultural Connections grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts and Arts Council of Houston and a Special Opportunity Stipend from the New York Foundation for the Arts. Ilya's original oil paintings can be seen on display at our gallery on 2 South State Street until the end of May.

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