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Eunice LaFate

Folk Art Preserving History...Reflection and Vision Forward"

(September 30, 2026 - November 2, 2026)

Reflection and Vision Forward by Eunice LaFate

Eunice LaFate

I paint what I witness.

For 40 years, I have recorded Wilmington – the joy, struggle, change, and hope. Folk art is the people's history. Not textbooks, but what we have lived.

“Reflection and Vision Forward” asks us to look back so we can move ahead. We reflect on Obama at Rodney Square, the Women’s March, 2020’s calls for Justice, and we hold a vision forward for our children.

I continue to paint, because if we don’t preserve our stories in color, who will?

Eunice LaFate | LaFate Gallery | 2026 Best Local Artist Upstate: Delaware Today

Folk Art Preserving History...Reflection and Vision Forward

This Exhibition features my journey in corporate America, shaping me to use my canvas to address social issues. The themes highlighted are Historical Wilmington Landmarks, like the Rockford Tower, Sugar Bowl Pavilion, and the YMCA. In the realm of social issues are Marriage Equality, Loving vs State of Virginia, Women’s March on DC, and the 2020 Riots about Justice and Peace. Prominent historic figures are represented by then Senator Obama at Rodney Square. He became America’s first Black President. Kamala Harris, America’s first Black Female VP serving with President Joe Biden.

“This exhibition is my most important as an artist and historian, over the past four decades.”

Rolando Corpus

Chasing Light: Landscapes and Interiors

(September 30 2026 - November 2, 2026)

Kent Island, MD Tryptic by Rolando Corpus

Rolando Corpus

Rolando Corpus is a American painter born in Manila, Philippines and lives in Wilmington, Delaware. He began painting at a very young age and apprenticed with his uncle, noted Filipino National Artist Federico Aguilar Alcuaz. Corpus earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia and a Master of Art from the University of Pennsylvania, USA. His oil paintings focus on landscapes, cityscapes, and interior scenes painted in a realistic and fluid style. Known for his attention to light and color, Corpus creates images grounded in observation and shaped by the places he has visited. Corpus's latest solo shows include the Hazelton Art League (Spring 2024) and the Historic Odessa Foundation (Spring 2026)

Chasing Light: Landscapes and Interiors

I paint landscapes, cityscapes, and interior scenes that explore how light defines space and mood. My approach combines realism with loose, intentional brushwork that leaves room for gesture and atmosphere. I am drawn to everyday scenes—city streets, landscapes, interiors—because they reveal character through subtle shifts of color and illumination. Painting for me is a process of observation: noticing how light changes a familiar setting and translates that experience into form.