Elaine Cimino has been invited to exhibit a painting at the Courage Kenny Foundation fundraiser exhibition in Minneapolis, MN on April 30th 2015. Sister Kenny was the pioneer of the physical therapy muscle re-education method. As an artist living with chronic leg condition Elaine Cimino has benefited from the techniques that Sister Kenny established. The framed  10″x20″giclee print “When life serves you lemons” will be displayed and will be for sale with a portion of the proceeds going to the foundation and the artist. Find out more about sister Kenny at this link. http://www.allinahealth.org/Courage-Kenny-Rehabilitation…/…/

Those wishing to purchase a print can go to shop on www.elaineciminostudios.com/shop The prints are a limited archival edition of 25. The print in the Courage Kenny Exhibition is the Artist Proof. The cost of the print on website does not included shipping, handling, matting and framing. You must specify what you would like at the time of the order. The typical costs for this service runs $150.00 – $200.00 depending on where it ships and what type of frame. This price includes a standard black frame.

Elaine Cimino wishes to give back to the communities that have help those in need and from which she benefited from in the past. The giclee print, “When life serves you lemons” was originally painted in 2012 for the Sawmill Land Trust fundraiser, it was purchased for a private collection.  The original painting is on a door slab painted in oil.  The still life is of lemons, a fruit basket, a pitcher and a glass of lemonade. The motifs are from her tablecloths and plants. Ms. Cimino is an avid gardener.