Peter Howell

Cross Gate Gallery Charity Challenge online auction which concluded May 9 raised over $100,00 to benefit a charity of the buyer's choice. Although the majority serve the Central Kentucky region, donations were made to charities throughout the country. The sale was topped by Larry Wheeler's 'Kentucky River Palisades' and Peter Howell's 'Headed Home, Newmarket'. The artwork realized a combined total of $10,500, therefore contributing $5,250 to each buyer's charity. "In these challenging times, many charities have lost the opportunity to have their spring fundraisers and are facing uncertain futures," said...

Cross Gate Gallery will present a retrospective of more than 20 pieces by artist Peter Howell entitled, "Forty Years in Saratoga" as part of its annual exhibition at Fasig-Tipton's Humphrey S. Finney sales pavilion in Saratoga Springs, NY. The British-born artist, a former trainer and jumps jockey, first starting exhibiting in Saratoga in 1978. The exhibition will run from Aug. 2 to Aug. 13. For more information, contact Chelsea Dickson at [email protected].