The nonprofit Friends for the Abbott Marshlands (FFAM) announces a new art exhibit, entitled Return to Nature Primeval, on display September 27–November 29, 2025. This solo exhibit by Evie Sutkowski, is at the Tulpehaking Nature Center. Its galleries are located at 157 Westcott Ave., Hamilton, New Jersey, at the edge of the Abbott Marshlands – Roebling Park. The exhibition’s Opening Reception is Sunday, October 19 at 2:30-4 pm, with many art and nature enthusiasts expected to attend.
Evie’s latest solo exhibit includes watercolor paintings, collage, mixed-media, ecoprints, botanical gel prints and cyanotypes. View her work, inspired by ancient rock, old woodsand waterways, where one can connect instinctively with the enduring presence of nature. The nature center is open Wednesdays – Saturdays, 10 am to 4 pm. Parking is available at the historic Watson House in the drive entrance. Purchase of original artworks can be made at the nature center’s reception desk, or call (609) 888-3218.
Artist Evie Sutkowski, from Monroe Township, developed an interest in art as a young adult. She majored in Psychology and minored in Art at Syracuse University. After graduating, Evie exhibited a collage sculpture at Penn State’s Paul Robeson Gallery. It was entitled “A Gathering of Women, A Healing Place” and was featured in news covering the event. While traveling as a consultant, Evie continued nurturing her passion for art, attending watercolor, pastel and collage workshops in
Iowa, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York. Evie is a member of Garden State Watercolor Society, the Suburban Artists Guild, the Plainsboro Artists Group, and Princeton Sketchers. She works primarily in watercolor, collage and various print media.
Evie has participated in regional juried exhibits at venues with Garden State Watercolor Society, New Jersey Audubon Society (Plainsboro Preserve), Monroe Township Cultural Commission, Princeton Arts Council, Middlesex County and New Jersey State Senior Art Exhibits, Suburban Artists Guild, Shad Festival in Lambertville, and several exhibits at Gourgaud Gallery, Cranbury. She is the recipient of these watercolor awards: an Audubon Award, Plainsboro Preserve – Second Place; Middlesex County Senior Art – First Place, plus an Honorable Mention; and NJ State Senior Art – Third Place. Evie’s artwork is in private collections in Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.
Excerpted from Press Release written by Margaret Simpson, Friends for the Abbott Marshlands.
