Western Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh has lost one of it's most accomplished artists

Aaronel passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family, Wednesday July 6, 2011, four days from her 93rd birthday.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11189/1158905-437.stm

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11189/1158999-122.stm

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2012

Eric Mendelson has been named Executive Director of the Irving and Aaronel deRoy Gruber Foundation. He can be contacted at e.mendelsongallery of Fine Art Photography, 412.661.5800

Steelcityscape, was installed in a sculpture garden at Mellon Park on January 5, 2012 along with works by Peter Calaboyias and Tom Morandi.  Owned by the city of Pittsburgh, Steelcityscape, 1977 was first installed in the portico of the City County Building.  In 1985 it was moved to Fort Duquesne Blvd at Allegheny Riverfront Park and placed in storage a few years later when construction began for the David L Lawrence Convention Center.

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_777329.html

 

September 2009 - 2010

Art Association of Harrisburg Invitational Exhibition, October 2010

100th Annual Exhibition, Associated Artists of
Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh, July 2010. See the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette review by Mary Thomas.

87th Annual Spring Show at the Erie Art Museum, Erie PA, 2010

Exchange, A collaboration between established and emerging artists.  An Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Centennial Exhibition, January 2010. Aaronel collaborated with emerging artist Deanna Mance.

14th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Southwestern Pennsylvania Council for the Arts, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Ligonier Valley, PA, November 2009

From Mod to Modern, Celebrating Associated Artists of the 60s, International Images, Ltd., Sewickley, PA, September 2009

 
December 2009
The Westmoreland Society, a membership group at the Westmoreland Museum of Art dedicated to the collection, preservation and advancement of American Art is pleased to announce that the Society's 2009 Distinguished Artist Gold Medal Recipient will be Aaronel deRoy Gruber. Aaronel is being honored for her significant and influential contributions as an artist and will be presented with the Gold Medal at the Society's annual dinner in December.

 
March 2009

Curators Linda Benedict-Jones and Graham Shearing, presented a retrospective of Aaronel’s photographic work, The Analytical Eye: Photographs by Aaronel deRoy Gruber which was exhibited at the Silver Eye Center for Photography, March 18 – June 27, 2009. See what the press has said about The Analytical Eye. Dave Crawley KDKA-TV Feature, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, The Pitt News, Pittsburgh Tribuine Reviewand the City Paper.