Shenandoah University is pleased to announce that it has received a gift of 231 original oil paintings by award-winning artist Andrei Kushnir, which are now on display in multiple buildings on the university’s main campus in Winchester, Virginia.
The paintings, which were created outdoors over a 15-year period, present an artistic and accurate record of the Shenandoah Valley in the early 21st century. Kushnir traveled throughout the valley during that period, capturing its famous river, rural landscapes, historic towns, Civil War battlefields, and cultural and religious places of importance.
Nearly 200 of Kushnir’s paintings are displayed in Halpin-Harrison Hall, home of the Shenandoah University’s School of Business. Additional paintings are on display in the Wilkins Administration Building and Davis Hall, which houses SU’s History Department as well as the Winchester-Frederick County Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Shenandoah and the City of Winchester will celebrate the grand opening of the exhibit during the university’s Founders’ Day celebration on Thursday, Feb. 12, at 4:30 p.m. in Halpin-Harrison Hall, Stimpson Auditorium.