OLEAN, N.Y. — The Olean Public Library and Cattaraugus County Arts Council will present Gina Pfleegor’s series of paintings, “The (Un)Still Life Series,” opening on Saturday, March 11.

The series will feature realistic large oil paintings of fruit.

Pfleegor explains the exhibit title this way: “Traditional still life objects imply something stagnant and unmoving, which is why I call this body of work ‘The (Un)Still Life Series,’ because to me it is anything but still.”

The public is welcome at the free opening reception for the exhibit from 1 to 3 p.m. March 11. The reception is sponsored by the Friends of the Olean Public Library and is open to the public. The exhibit runs through April 21.

Pfleegor lives in Corning and has been an art teacher at Hammondsport High School since 2001. She has a degree in graphic design as well as communication from SUNY Fredonia and a master’s in art education from Elmira College. Earlier in her career as an artist, she was a children’s book illustrator with dozens of books and other educational material published by major publishing companies. In 2013, she decided to change direction by focusing her work on fine art. Pfleegor has participated in numerous juried shows, one of which was the 2015 Southern Tier Biennial Exhibition at Olean Public Library, where three of her portrait paintings were shown.

The exhibit is one of a series administered by the Olean Public Library and Cattaraugus County Arts Council. The series is funded in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

The Olean Public Library Art Gallery is located at 134 North 2nd St. in Olean, and the hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays; and 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays.