Month: February 2024 – March 2024
Artist: Irina Veron
Exhibit: Beautiful Children
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Saturday, March 9, 2024 12-4pm
Artist Statement:
The name of my exhibition is “Beautiful Children” and will have a display of portraits of young people.
All the artwork will have portraits of the children of my friends from a Survivors support group. The support group has hundreds of Moms and Dads who lost their child(ren) to substance use/ opioid epidemic. The exhibition will be dedicated to honor the memory of the victims of the substance use disorder.
Artist Bio:
A
Website:
Opening Reception
_______________________________________________________________________________
Month: December 2023 – January 2024
Artist: Ruth Lieberherr
Exhibit: Seeing with the Eyes of Love: New Paintings by Ruth Lieberherr
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Sunday, December 10, 2023 3-6pm
- Music by Panayota Haloulakou (voice) and Andrea Douglass (flute, violin)
Exhibit Studio Dates:
Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023 2-5 pm
Saturday, January 20, 2024 2-5 pm
- Or by appointment
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- Saturday, January 27, 2024 3-6pm
Artist Statement
I usually begin my paintings without a premeditated concept. From the fluid feeling of paint on canvas or
on paper, I go where the inspiration of the colors leads me. Influenced by the ideas of the Austrian
philosopher Rudolf Steiner, I explore the character and expressions of the different colors. The artwork
grows out of the act of painting in a metamorphosis of form and color through its various layers. Images
emerge from a deeper level of consciousness and find form on canvas or paper. Remembered landscapes,
people, feelings, find a new, dream-like reality in my work. It invites the viewers to explore and expand
their own imagination.
Biography
Ruth Lieberherr is an artist, illustrator and writer. Her paintings have won awards and have
been exhibited in solo and group exhibits in galleries and cultural centers in the United States,
France and Switzerland. They are in private and corporate collections in the USA and Europe.
Originally from Switzerland, Lieberherr lives with her husband in Winchester, MA. She is a yoga
teacher and dancer. She is the mother of two daughters and grandmother of four grandchildren
She has written and illustrated the picturebooks The Caterpillar and the Butterfly (Die Raupe
und der Schmetterling) The Boy Without A Name (Der Bub Ohne Namen) (about the life of her
father). She illustrated the following picturebooks: By Some Great Spell (author Mary Beth
Melton), Hafez, The Mathematical Stonecutter (author Michael Punzak), The Knottles (author
Nancy Mellon), Journey to Inner Space – A Children”s Yoga Book (author Deborah R. Cohen)
and Winter, Awake! (author Linda Kroll).
For more information visit:
Website: www.RuthLieberherr.com
Opening Reception:
————————————————————————————————————-
Month: October – November 2023
Artist: Stephen Joseph
Exhibit: Nature’s Canvas, A Journey Through Landscapes
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Saturday, October 14, 2023, 2-5pm
Exhibit Studio Dates:
- Saturday, October 28, 2023, 2-5pm
- Or by appointment only
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- Saturday, November 18, 2023, 2-5pm
Artist Statement
My art is a reflection of the deep appreciation I have for the outdoors and my desire to present its beauty in my paintings. I aspire to awaken the viewer’s appreciation for nature, urging them to slow down and embrace the grace that often goes unnoticed amidst our bustling routine. In the simple act of gazing at a landscape, I hope they can experience a moment of tranquility, a rejuvenation of the spirit, and an understanding of our profound connection to nature
Biography
Stephen Joseph is an Arlington resident, a psychotherapist of 35 years and a part time landscape painter. He has been painting since childhood, but began to take his craft seriously when his wife bought him his first set of oil paints in 1995. Inspired by watching Bob Ross on PBS, he has worked to develop his ability through trial and error, classes, and online tutorials. He finds painting to be a wonderful form of meditation, bringing him into the present moment away from the stressors of life. He enjoys painting in small formats, usually 5″x7″ and 8″10″, with an occasional foray into larger formats. Leading by example, he hopes to demonstrate that anyone can be creative.
Website
Opening Reception
Website
steve.joseph.landscape.art@gmail.com
—————————————————————————————-
Month: August- September 2023
Artist: Julian Landa
Exhibit: Toxic Environment- recent paintings by Julian Landa
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Sunday, August 6, 2-6pm
Exhibit Studio Dates:
- Wednesday, August 16, 5-7pm
- Sunday, August 20, 2-5pm
- Saturday, August 26, 2-5pm
- Wednesday, August 30, 5-7pm
- Saturday, September 9, 2-5pm
- Wednesday, September 13, 5-7pm
- Sunday, September 17, 10am-12pm
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- Saturday, September 23, 12-5pm
Artist Statement
I believe that art should provoke a strong reaction from the viewer. Since
Surrealism is creating fantastic or incongruous imagery by means of unusual combinations, it is no surprise that disparate elements appearing together is the rule. However, the end result should make the art somehow more accessible. My intent is to unite the conscious with the unconscious- to merge dream-like fantasy with every day reality and create something unique- a “surreality”. Even though that expression may be difficult to put into words, it is essential and worth striving for. I hope the viewer can experience that illusory moment when the canvas disappears and the space becomes occupied with something more tangible.
Biography
Julian Landa has been actively painting in Surrealism for over 50 years. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he studied at Vesper George School of Art and graduated from the School of the Museum in Fine Arts in Boston. He has selectively exhibited through the years and his paintings hang in numerous private collections, nationally and overseas. His artwork has been published in books, magazines and in series of limited editions. The artist makes his home in Arlington, Massachusetts.
Website
Opening Reception
End
——————————————————————————————————-
Month: June – July 2023
Artist: An Arlington Dog Owners Group (A-DOG) Artist Collective
Ellen Leigh, Curator
Exhibit: “Dogs Delight: Love & Art”
Dates:
Exhibit Reception Date:
- Saturday, July 22, 2-5pm
Exhibit Studio Dates:
- Wednesday, June 14, 4-6pm
- Saturday, June 24, 2-4pm
- Wednesday, July 5, 4-6pm
- Saturday, July 29, 2-4pm
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- N/A
Artist Statement
Art is a form of storytelling that tells us something about the connections we form. It reflects our
lives, that despite the individual vulnerabilities and uncertainties we face, the unconditional love
that we have for our dogs is a universal truth. These relationships form a bridge. No matter the
circumstance, there is resonance with the bond you have with your own best friend, the furry
buddy that brings you companionship, loyalty, and love, everyday. Watching the beauty of their
spirit and the joy of their play makes us aware of what truly matters. It is about how our love for
our dogs is something we have in common, and that dogs can bring us together. The beauty of
dogs is in how they enrich our lives…
Arlington Dog Owners Group (A-DOG) celebrates the dogs that delight us, that inspire the best
in us, and can even bring us together!
— Ellen Leigh, A-DOG Board Member and proud partner to service dog, Ricky
Biography
Arlington Dog Owners Group, or A-DOG, is a non-profit 501(c)(3) community organization
celebrating the canine-human bond! Since 2008, A-DOG has represented the rights and
interests of responsible dog owners in Arlington, MA. The art work presented in this exhibit is by
A-DOG members and supporters, connected in various ways to our dogs, our lives, and each
other.
Website
————————————————————————-
Month: April – May 2023
Artist: Jeffrey Barnd
Exhibit: Got My Mind Set on Hue
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Saturday, April 8, 2023, 2-6pm
Exhibit Studio Dates:
- Saturdays 2-6pm
- April 15
- April 22
- April 29
- May 20
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- Saturday, May 27, 2-6pm
Artist Statement
I am hopelessly drawn to pop-culture, classic movies, art deco, politics, colorful photography and classic Americana. My goal is to infuse a degree of nostalgic sentimentality into images that ebb and flow between reality and escapism. Using oils and/or acrylics, I have discovered I enjoy capturing a bold celebration of life using my own contrast, texture and above all – light.
Biography
Jeff is a Television Broadcast Journalist who has been all over the world covering international and domestic affairs for more than 35-years. To counter the 24/7 barrage of electric “noise,” Jeff often took to the easel late into the night, turned on whatever music suited his subject – and replaced the garish grey matter of newsflashes – with a fresh infusion of free expressive color.
Website
https://jeffbarnd.wixsite.com/jeffbarnd
Opening Reception:
———————————————————————————
Month: January – March 2023
Artist: Herb Pearce
Exhibit: Nature and Mystical Art
Dates:
Exhibit Reception Dates:
- Sunday, January 29, 2023, 1-5pm
- Sunday, February 12, 2023, 1-5pm
- Sunday, February 26, 2023, 1-5pm
- Sunday March 5, 2023, 1-5pm
Exhibit Studio Dates:
- By Appointment Only
- Call: 617-794-7213
- Email: herb@herbpearce.com
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- Thursday, March 30, 4-8pm
Artist Statement
I draw and paint nature scenes, landscapes, seascapes, flowers, plants, trees, animals, birds, pets, mountains and rocks, barns, houses, and portraits, using watercolor, acrylics, pencil, and pen and ink. My desire is to deepen your experience of the love, mystery and beauty of life and the outdoors. My art learning has included pencil portraits, life drawing, calligraphy, botanical drawing, and watercolor, drawing, oil and pastel classes. I range from realistic to figurative to imagination and painting from memory. I spent countless hours roaming the woods and rivers, water bodies and plant worlds and am an avid birdwatcher, amateur botanist and naturalist. I love learning about color, contrast, light, and the magic of art unfolding from the unconscious, as well as attempting to paint what my eye sees. My art and paintings are available to see on https://photos.app.goo.gl/AZshAhA51KO7rhsY2
Biography
I’ve always loved art and have frequented art galleries and museums in many parts of the world. I’ve been a singer in many groups and sang solos in my church for years. I’m originally from the South in Louisiana, Texas and Kentucky and also lived in California, and have lived in Boston area and Arlington for the last 44 years. In my 4 Navy years I lived in Morocco and on two aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean which ported in Italy, Spain, Majorca, Portugal and Greece. I was on a team that was to first teach race relations training in the Navy in 1972.
I’m a individual and couples psychotherapist in Arlington, lead workshops and organization trainings for team building using the personality systems of the Enneagram and Myers-Briggs and I’m the author of 7 books on the Enneagram, US Presidential Personalities, Whitewater Canoeing and Herb’s Tips for Living Life more fully, as well as my autobiography – Herb Pearce: My Life Journey, available from me or on Amazon. I’ll have my books available at the show.
Website
https://photos.app.goo.gl/RidiwU5JZpSgPUAv8
——————————————————————————————————————-
Month: October – December 2022
Artist: Dennis Lucas
Exhibit: Dennis Lucas A 25th Retrospective
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Sunday, October 9, 2022 2pm-4pm
Exhibit Studio Dates:
- By Appointment Only
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- Friday, December 23, 2022, 2-5pm
Artist Statement
Dennis is a noted Cape School Painter celebrating his 25th year as a professional Artist and teacher.
He began at the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. He then moved to Provincetown, a long established art community at the tip of Cape Cod known for gorgeous light. Dennis lived, worked and painted on the sunny shores of Cape Cod for many years and exhibits at the Sarah Jessica Fine Art Gallery on Commercial Street.
Dennis made many trips to France and Italy with his fellow Artists and experienced the thrill of painting In Monet’s garden at Giverny, on the streets of Paris, Florence and Siena, and the countryside of Tuscany.
In 2017 Dennis moved to Vermont to paint the grand vista’s and quaint country towns in the majestic green mountains of New England. This collection represents Lucas’ work from all these inspiring and glorious places.
Biography
A traditional impressionist painter, Lucas’ work focuses on the
ever-changing light and its effects on color in nature. What
matters most to him is being in the moment and expressing the
gorgeous light and beauty of the four seasons.
Lucas is an artist and teacher from the Cape School of Art in
Provincetown, MA. The school, inspired by the French
Impressionists and known for it’s colorful plein-air painting
method was established over one hundred years ago. Dennis
immediately adapted to this style of painting while living,
working and practicing his craft on Cape Cod.
Dennis paints and exhibits throughout New England and has
conducted many workshops in the great outdoors. Whether on
the streets of Provence and Rome, around historic Boston, the
Provincelands or the green mountains of Vermont, he uses his
palette to create luminous impressionist paintings.
A past Artist-In-Residence at the historic Whistler House
Museum of Art in Lowell, MA., Lucas’ work is in many public
and private collections.
Website
Month: August – September 2022
Artist: Isabella Rose
Exhibit: Beauty from Ashes
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Sunday, August 7, 2022 11am-2pm
Exhibit Studio Dates:
- Sunday, August 14, 12-3pm
- Sunday, September 4, 11am-2pm
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- Sunday, September 25, 2022, 12-3pm
Biography
Isabella Rose is a holistic health practitioner, inspirational writer, bestselling author, and intuitive artist. Bella is passionate about the creative and healing arts and finds them very rewarding. She touches people’s lives and the world around her through her creativity, writing, and healing practices. She encourages and inspires others’ own creativity by touching upon their emotions, desires and dreams held deep in their heart. In turn, they can move towards healing and achieving their full potential. She surrounds herself and others with positive energy. She builds community by bringing like-minded people together in her interactive, hands-on workshops and ensures everyone feels safe, comfortable, and included.
Bella has a diverse and extensive background in various alternative healing modalities including Angel Energy Healing, Reiki, Aromatherapy, and Brain Tap Technology. Bella holds a Bachelor’s of Holistic Health Sciences degree and is enrolled in the Doctorate/Ph.D. program at Quantum University and is currently working on earning her Masters of Natural Medicine degree.
Bella lives in a small town near Plymouth, Massachusetts where she finds much inspiration for her writing and creative arts. She enjoys traveling, spending time in nature, and with loved ones. She is an advocate for those who feel they have no voice. She loves helping others and volunteering for nonprofit organizations close to her heart, such as the Opioid Spoon Project and the Alden House Historic Site.
Artist Statement
I am a self-taught, mixed media, intuitive artist. I believe art is a gateway to healing, personal growth, and development through creative expression. I like to use the creative process to connect more deeply to myself, and my intuition and to access parts of myself that I might not be able to access in other ways. I find creating art therapeutic, meditative, and healing. I mix many mediums and supplies together like collage, crayons, watercolor, markers, acrylics, and inks, and use an intentional creative process.
“Beauty From Ashes” is a collection of artwork and Cosmic Smash Books containing healing themes, and uplifting messages as well as some of my earlier intuitive pieces when I reconnected to my inner muse and creativity. This collection contains pieces of artwork published in my bestselling poetic memoir, Behind the Masked Smile: A Survivor’s Quest for Love. Select originals of my artwork are for sale, while others are available by print only. A signed copy of the book will be included in all purchases of any Behind the Masked Smile painting or print.
10% of all proceeds from this exhibit will be donated to Arlington Youth Counseling Center (AYCC).
Website
——————————————————————————————————————–
Month: June – July 2022
Artist: Emily Dugie / Baolong Song
Exhibit: Mindscapes / Bodyscapes
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Sunday, June 5, 2022 2-6pm
Exhibit Studio Dates:
Saturdays 1-4pmJune 11thJune 18th June 25thJuly 2ndJuly 9thJuly 16thJuly 23rd
- Wednesdays 2-5pm
- June 8
- June15
- June 22
- June 29
- July 6
- July 13
- July 20
- July 27
- x
- Saturdays 1-4pm
- June 11
- June 18
- June 25
- July 2
- July 9
- July 16
- July 23
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- Sunday, July 31, 2-6pm
Biography
Bao:
Bao is an artist of timeless vision, powerful imagination and profound sense of self in
relation to nature. His extensive collections and studying of classic photographers have inspired
his wide range of works, creating a personal language characterized by the fine balance of
delicate intimacy and bold emotion.
“Poise, sensuality, beauty, imagination and the bare essence of a timeless moment, are
all elements to photography that inspire me.” Bao’s interest in photography began after receiving
his undergraduate degree in Visual Media Arts, with an eye for directing and storytelling, Bao
started shooting his own fashion editorials, artist portraits and personal projects.
“There is something almost magical and transcendental to photographing nudes; a divine
expression of the shape, form, texture and all compositions of the human body showered under
natural light.”
Emily:
Emily Song is a Boston-based visual artist. Like so many others, the pandemic caused a
radical shift in Emily’s life and since 2020 she has been focusing primarily on the creation of art
and exploring how she relates to the world around her.
Prior to 2020, Emily received her bachelor’s in finance and associates in baking and
pastry. She grew up in Arizona, went to school in Miami, studied in the south of France, and
spent a summer in Milan before moving north to Maine and then to Boston.
Artist Statement
Bao:
The series “Bodyscapes” explores the interconnectedness and harmony between the
surroundings of nature and that which is immersed in it. Through the meditative gaze that
captures the nude body resting in its immediate environment in various shapes and forms, the
photographs ask the viewer to examine their own perception of existence and beauty.
Emily:
“Mindscapes”, an examination of how the world around us shapes and informs both our
dreams and our realities.
A returning to innocent abandon and carefree, passionate engagement with both the
surrounding physical environment and the imagined worlds that we create and inhabit.
Through her work, Emily is attempting to recreate the profound sense of wonder & awe
that she once so commonly felt in her younger years. By balancing ravishing settings,
harmonious and sometimes mischievous expressions with the intentional play of positive and
negative space, the extravagant dreamlike visions and stories that captured Emily’s attention are
brought back to life.
Opening Reception
Website
www.Baolongsong.com and www.elsong.art
——————————————————————————————————————–
Month: May 2022
Artist: Richard Krigstein
Exhibit: The Soul of a Camera
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Sunday, May 1, 11am-4pm
Exhibit Studio Dates:
- Saturdays 11am-4pm
- May 7
- May 14
- Sundays 11am-4pm
- May 8
- May 15
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- Sunday, May 29, 11am-4pm
Biography
My Dad took this photo of me when I was three years’ old, when we lived on Breeze Avenue in Venice, California. My Dad had a simple camera, but he had an eye for capturing the moment. My Dad bought me a Kodak Brownie for one of my birthdays, and I’ve been snapping away ever since.
I currently live with Arlene in the small town of Sharon, Massachusetts. Previously, I lived in Sonoma County, California, and Boulder, Colorado.
One of my favorite subjects is clouds, whether they are central to the image, or supporting actors. Clouds have a short, ephemeral life of their own. They are born, change, sometimes combine with other clouds, and then fade away. In some ways, they are atmospheric metaphors for human beings. I could watch them all day.
Artist Statement
My mission as a photographer is to share the sense of awe and wonder I feel about the world we live in. If viewing my work evokes an appreciation of the depth and diversity of beauty that is life, I have succeeded.
Opening Reception
Website
https://krigsteinscamera.pixels.com/
———————————————————————————–
Month: April 2022
Artists: Robert Marcellino
Exhibit: Sauntering Ways
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Sunday, April 10, 2pm-5pm
Exhibit Studio Dates:
-
Dates (Wednesdays)
- April 13, 4-7pm
- April 20, 4-7pm
- April 27, 4-7pm
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- Wednesday, April 27, 4-7pm (pick up purchased art only)
Biography
N/A
Artist Statement
I am endlessly inspired by New England’s native beauty, having lived most of my life along the Massachusetts Coast. I watch it all, from the way the natural light plays off the ocean, marshes and dunes, to the bright hues, forms, and the textures in my very own English garden. Changing seasons and times of day are age-old wonders for the landscape painter, and every moment of day in my region is subtly—or radically—different from every other.
Further inspiration comes from the entirely different landscapes I observe in my travels. What my eyes take in, both at home and further afield, kindles an enduring passion to recreate the mood, light and color that I discover in the varied beauty of our world.
My paintings are unapologetically romantic, springing, as they do, from the ongoing joy of my explorations of the landscapes in which we live.
Opening Reception
Website
Month: February 2022 – March 2022
Artists: Jonathan Byrne, Elena Murphy, Rose Grushkin
Exhibit: Translating Nature’s Beauty
We come together to share unique responses to our natural surroundings through a variety of mediums capturing moments of beauty.
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Sunday, February 6, 2pm-4pm
Exhibit Studio Dates:
-
Dates
- Saturday, February 12, 3-5pm
- Monday, February 21, 12-2pm
- Saturday, February 26, 1202pm
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- Sunday, March 6, 2-4pm
Biography
JONATHAN BYRNE: Jonathan is a scientist, science educator, artist, and writer. A native of Boston he happily makes his home in Back Bay with his partner of 17 years. Founder of the Institute of Science, Creativity and Humanity at Weymouth High School where he is also teaches in the Randall T. Boyd Planetarium, he is completing his 25th year as a science educator. Jonathan also teaches art and climate science at the Lynch Institute at Emmanuel College, and is a martial arts instructor, personal trainer, and an accomplished body builder and power lifter.
ELENA MURPHY: I’m Elena Murphy, artist, teacher and mother, currently living in Rockland, MA. I have my masters in Arts and Teaching in Creative Arts through BSU. I teach Ceramics, Sculpture and Drawing and Painting at Weymouth High School. The mediums I typically work in are ceramics, painting, drawing and embroidery. I often explore themes of local landscapes, portraiture and functional pottery using patterns or subtle texture.
ROSE GRUSHKIN: I am Rose Grushkin, and I am an Artist and Art Teacher. My artistic practice ranges from ceramics to drawing to digital photography. I do not prefer to focus on one area for doing my work, which you will find through my site.
I have been teaching art in various media and mediums since 2015 in multiple locations. I can educate students in Drawing, Painting, Digital Photography, 35mm Film Photography, Graphic Design, Ceramics, Advanced Placement Studio Art, and Yearbook. Also, I have developed many robust curriculums from middle school to high school courses in the areas of art I have listed above.
I have strong abilities in drawing, painting, digital photography, 35mm film photography with the knowledge of developing film and prints in the darkroom. Furthermore, I have strong skills and knowledge of ceramics from hand-building to throwing on the wheel with glazing techniques and the firing process.
I am active in my education with a Bachelor of Fine Arts focused in Art Education from Massachusetts College of Art and Design and have a Masters of Arts in Art Education from Boston University College of Fine Arts.
Artist Statement
JONATHAN BYRNE: As an artist and scientist, my life-long quest is the pursuit of the deep beauty of natural world From the symmetry of the Theory of Everything, to the magnificence of the stars and their countless mysterious planets, to the splendor of a pastel sunset and the flight of the Monarch butterfly, I’m left “rapt in awe” ( in the immortal words of Albert Einstein).
It is with great humility and joy I strive to share this spirit and vision of the universe with the world
ELENA MURPHY: As an art teacher and artist, artwork is woven tightly into my life through creating and teaching ceramics, drawing and painting. It is my goal to interweave artwork into the lives of others through functional pottery. Using hand made dishes can bring a bit more joy into ordinary aspects of daily life. Through painting I seek to find the peace and beauty of the local landscapes that surround me as a way of paying homage to these places. Artwork and nature are very grounding for me, they keep me living in the present and focused.
ROSE GRUSHKIN: In the timeframe of making art, I find myself so profoundly absorbed that my thoughts and actions merge into a state of intense presence. This body of work uses my landscape photography to explore that immersive experience in my artmaking. I question what internal and or external stimuli cultivate an immersive state? How does one enter and exit episodes of deep concentration? How might one cycle in and out during that deep focus within a single event of artmaking? What affects or sustains the duration? Could the state of immersive artmaking be purposefully reached? Does that affect the quality of the artwork? Moreover, how might I use this ability to transfer from my professional art practice into my teaching practice?
My landscape photography process evoked periods of immersive art experience, and my artist books served as a generative form to compile my observations, interpretations, and reflections. The artist’s books analyzed and chronicled my decoding of immersive experience in the various stages of my photography practice. I found my interactions between thinking and making and reflecting reveal how I reach, suspend, exit, and repeat the immersive experiences while making art. The interactions between my artist self and my teaching-artist self metaphorically appear as a back and forth journey. Subsequently, I found my photography focused on a particular landscape, which brought forward another metaphorical connection of the lighthouse landscape that linked the artist-teachers relationship with their students.
Opening Reception
Website
_____________________________________________________________________________
Month: December 2021 – January 2022
Artist: Claire Kashuck
Exhibit: Eclectic Imagination
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Saturday, December 4, 12pm-4pm
Exhibit Studio Dates:
-
Dates
-
Sunday, December 12, 202, 12pm-4pm
-
Saturday, December 18, 2021, 10am-12pm
- Other dates by appointment
-
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- Saturday, January 29, 1-4pm (Canceled due to Blizzard)
Biography
Claire lives in Newton MA with her husband Jerrold. They have two grown children, Daniel and Jenny. Daniel is a musician living in Los Angeles and Jenny is a jewelry artist and writer who lives in Somerville.
Half of the proceeds of sales from this art show will be donated to the Greenwood Shalom
After School and Summer Enrichment Program in Dorchester, MA. For more information, go to: http://greenwood-outreach.org
Artist Statement
A Mixed Media Art Exhibit featuring the works of Claire Kashuck
“Claire-Eyed View: Collage, Books, Birds and More”
As a mixed media artist, I use up-cycled and thrifted elements to imagine how they can be re-interpreted and combined to form impactful, layered art. My creations often include subtle undercurrents of social commentary along with humor, joy, beauty and spirituality.
Everything in my world is a potential art supply! Broken items get reassembled into mosaics and assemblages. Vintage baking sheets and round wooden brie boxes become canvases. I use printed materials, sticks, stones, jewelry, building materials, rusty items, beads, mirrors, buttons, fabric and all kinds of ephemera to build art that is dimensional and whimsical.
This exhibit includes over 50 pieces that include assemblages, altered books, mosaics, dioramas, cardboard art, collage and original drawings and paintings.
Before becoming an artist, I spent my entire career in the non-profit sector culminating in 20 years as Executive Director of Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries (CMM). CMM is Greater Boston’s oldest interfaith social action organization whose mission is to bring people together across economic, religious, racial and ethnic boundaries to work in partnership for a more just society. Bringing people together across these “boundaries” yielded a stronger and more beautiful community.
When I transitioned to art during my retirement, I was attracted to mixed media because of the diversity of materials that join unlikely and disparate items to form a more beautiful whole. Mixed media afforded me an opportunity to become an artist while continuing to act on my values and express my personality.
Artist Contact: ckashuck@aol.com
Opening Reception
Website
_____________________________________________________________________________
Month: August 2021 – October 2021
Artist: Robert Raposa
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Sunday, August 8, 2021 1-4pm
Exhibit Studio Dates:
-
Wednesdays from 4pm-7pm
-
August 11
-
September 1
-
September 22
-
-
Sundays from 1pm-4pm
-
August 22
-
September 12
-
- October dates by appointment only
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- TBD
Biography
I have been drawing as far back as I can remember, first inspired by artists in my family, like my aunt and grandfather. I learned a number of techniques in high school that I love and use to this day. Because I didn’t choose art as a career, twice in my early life I had forgotten my love of drawing and rediscovered it through the inspiration of others. For those who once loved to create art, but haven’t tried in many years, it is never too late to begin again.
I’ve learned to weave drawing into my life, while traveling, while working in software, and while raising a family with my amazing wife. I have been a member of the Cambridge Art Association since 2009, and look forward to using coffee shops as my art studio again as the world slowly reopens.
Artist Statement
The act of drawing and creating art makes the world come to life and brings me a sense of wonder. Starting with a blank piece of paper and some pastels and charcoals, I am constantly amazed while watching a drawing come into existence. Pastel mysteriously becomes the hint of a face or an arm or a pant crease. As the drawing progresses, it is imbued with life. It is a mystery that always makes me giddy. It opens my eyes, and allows me to take in more of this world which is similarly imbued with life. Drawing offers so many lessons, like learning that you never know what something may become, so don’t give up on anything before its time.
Above all, I love seeing other people smile at these works, knowing that we share the same wonder at how this art has come to be. Much of my work has been portraits that live with the people in the art. This show consists of a variety of other drawings from throughout my career that each have their own story and source of inspiration. I work in black and white a lot both because I think it has a special beauty, and because it is simpler with my red-green colorblindness. My wife is my guide when it comes to my few pieces in color, just as my grandmother helped my grandfather.
Website
_____________________________________________________________________________
Month: June 2021 – July 2021
Artist: Craig O’Neill
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Saturday, June 5, 2021 1-6pm
Exhibit Studio Dates:
-
Wednesdays from 5pm-7pm
-
June 23, July 7, July 21
-
-
Saturdays from 1pm-5pm
-
June 26, July 10, July 24
-
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- Saturday, July 31, 2021 12-5pm
Biography
Craig O’Neill has been painting since he was 8 years old. He studied at an art high school in NYC, Pratt Institute and the Art Students League. In Boston he has studied with Pamela Sienna, Paul Rahilly and
David Andrus. His first love is oil painting and also works in pastel, watercolor and pen and ink. His main subjects are portraits, figures, landscapes and interiors. He paints mainly in a realistic manner with a
good deal of movement in his compostions which often tell a story. He has shown at Cutter Gallery, the Stove Factory Gallery in Charlestown, Cambridge Adult Education Center, and various libraries.
Artist Statement
I love to paint in oils and try to start at least two paintings a week both in the studio and outdoors. I paint portraits, figures, landscapes and interiors. My theme is “multiple realities.” which can include family members who has passed away. Recently, I have been including family members and pets who passed away in some of my paintings in a series of “Visitations”. It is a great opportunity to prolong the memory of those we have cared about and who have been part of our lives. My paintings tend to be realistic with some elements of abstraction due to a lot of movement in them. I use a lot of bright colors. Although I tend to paint very quickly I sometimes let the painting stand for several days and let it tell me what else needs to be done. I also like to have views of interiors and exteriors in the same painting. Some influences include Sorolla, George Bellow, Jane Freilicher, some impressionists and expressionists. There is a huge treasury of images that inspires me as well was what I see around me.
Website
End
____________________________________________________________________________
Month: December 2020 – May 2021
Artist: Herb Pearce
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Sunday, December 6, 2020 1-5pm
Exhibit Studio Dates:
- By Appointment
-
- Call: 617-794-7213
- Email: herb@herbpearce.com
-
Exhibit In Person Reception Dates:
- Sunday, February 28, 2021 1-5PM
- Sunday, March 28, 2021 9AM-1PM
- Sunday, May 2, 2021 1-5PM
- Sunday, May 30, 2021 1-5PM
New Works added to the extended show. Prints of original works are also available
Virtual Art Show: https://photos.app.goo.gl/RidiwU5JZpSgPUAv8
Biography
I’ve always loved art and have frequented numerous art galleries and art museums in many parts of the world. I’m also a singer in various groups and sing solos and duets in my church. I’m originally from the South in Louisiana, Texas and Kentucky and have lived in California and now live in Boston and Arlington for the last 42 years. In my 4 Navy years I lived in Morocco and on two aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean, I ported in Italy, Spain, Majorca, Portugal and Greece.
For a living I’m a individual and couples psychotherapist in Arlington, lead workshops and organization trainings for team building using the personality systems of the Enneagram and Myers-Briggs and I’m the author of 7 books on the Enneagram, US Presidential Personalities, canoeing and tips for living life more fully, as well as my autobiography, available from me or on Amazon. I also give workshops and lectures on US Presidents, First Ladies and any topic on American history. I’ll have my books available at the show.
Artist Statement
I draw and paint nature scenes, landscapes, seascapes, flowers, plants, trees, animals, birds, pets, mountains and rocks, as well as barns and human made structures, and portraits, using watercolor, acrylics, pencil, watercolor pencil and pen and ink. My desire is to deepen my and your experience of the love and beauty of life and the outdoors. My art learning has included pencil portraits, life drawing, calligraphy, botanical drawing using watercolor and acrylics, and I’ve taken some oil and pastel classes. I range from realistic to figurative to imagination and painting from memory. I spent countless hours roaming the woods and rivers, water bodies and plant worlds and am an avid birdwatcher, amateur botanist and naturalist. I love learning about color, contrast, light and the magic of art unfolding from the unconscious, as well as attempting to paint what my eye sees. My art and paintings are available to see on https://photos.app.goo.gl/AZshAhA51KO7rhsY2
Websites
https://photos.app.goo.gl/RidiwU5JZpSgPUAv8
Opening Reception
——————————————————————————————————————–
Month: October – November 2020
Artist: Dallin Art Museum
Exhibit: Plymouth 400th – CANCELLED
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Sunday,
Exhibit Studio Dates:
- By Appointment only
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- Saturday,
Biography
Artist Statement
Website/Links:
Installation
Opening Reception
_____________________________________________________________________________
Month: August – September 2020
Artist: Irina Veron
Exhibit: Better Days are Coming
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Sunday, August 16, 1-3pm
Exhibit Studio Dates:
- By Appointment only
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- Saturday, September 19, 2020 10am-12pm
Biography
Artist Statement
Website/Links:
Etsy – Paintings by Irina – Animals and Landscapes
http://www.facebook.com/paintingsbyirina
Installation
Opening Reception
_____________________________________________________________________________
Month: February – March 2020
Artist: Rauf Syunyaev
Exhibit: Kurash
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Saturday, February 8, 7:30-10:00PM
Exhibit Studio Dates:
- By Appointment
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- TBD
Biography:
Rauf Syunyaev is a Tatar artist currently based in Providence RI & Newton MA. He focuses in Oil and Watercolor painting. Currently he is pursuing a B.F.A. in Painting at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). During weekends, he teaches high school students painting at Katya Apekina Studios. His painting, There’s a Corpse in my Shower, was also recently featured in RISD Painting Triennial at the Wood Gerry Gallery.
Artist Statement:
Wrestling has always interested me. Wrestling is important in Tatar culture, and I wrestled Folkstyle and Freestyle from the age of eight to sixteen. I love the struggle, the movement, and the speed of the sport. A match lasts six minutes and it’s over.
There is a sense of weightlessness and vertigo inherent to Wrestling. Weight shifts rapidly as the two athletes try to gain advantage.
Water colors have that same immediacy, they dry quickly and they run. You have to be able to react to them. My experimentation with glass has shown that that material is even more reliant on timing, the material cools rapidly and remembers every movement. The weight of the printing press and of the blowing pipe being necessary to create this fleeting image, is just like the weight of bodies and muscles being used to create a short bout. I strive to make spectacle and uncertainty ephemeral.
Website: https://www.instagram.com/rauf.painting/
_____________________________________________________________________________
Month: December 2019 – January 2020
Artist: Maya Gerr
Exhibit: Vitamin D
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Sunday, December 8, 2019 2-4PM
Exhibit Studio Dates:
- By Appointment
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- Sunday, January 26, 2020 2-4PM
Artist’s Statement
My work includes nature, landscapes, and abstractions in paintings and graphics. I use classic
media such as oil, acrylic, and watercolors on canvas and paper, usually “a la prima.” These
traditional media are, however, combined with nontraditional techniques. My intention is to make the
impression of the painting last in time with new shapes and layers of meaning revealing themselves. I frequently hide plants and animals within
apparently abstract work and use grotesque expressed through the interplay of color and shape contrasts.
Born and educated in Moscow, Russia, I received formal education in art as well as in applied arts:
costume design, painting on silk and leather, and design of tapestry, which I found particularly
interesting because I felt it allowed for extra volume and texture.
I spent a few years in Heidelberg, Germany – a town of picturesque hills and ruins of medieval castles,
which inspired artists and poets of German Romanticism and provided great influence on work. There
I got naturally attracted to landscapes in both watercolor and oil paint. And finally, when I moved
moved to the United States, my paintings became more abstract with hidden animal and plant motifs.
Over the years, I had personal exhibitions at a number of Moscow museums, Daniels gallery in
Brookline MA, participated in a number of exhibitions, including art show in Wrentham, ATAC Main
Gallery at Amazing Things Art Center in Framingham, From Russia with Art gallery in Cambridge,
and Bambi’s Vive le Chic gallery in Wrentham. I’ve been selected to participate in Open Studios in
Newton, MA since 2005. Many of my pieces are now in private collections in Germany, Russia, and
the United States. My work has been featured in 2010 River Art International Fine Art Competition
catalog.
Please check my website at www.mayagerr.com for more information and future updates.
Contact: (857) 636-0077
Website: www.mayagerr.com
Opening Reception:
_____________________________________________________________________________
Month: October 2019 – November 2019
Artist: Brett and Will Donham
Exhibit: WAYS OF SEEING
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Sunday, October 6, 2019, 2pm – 6pm
Exhibit Studio Dates:
- By Appointment
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- Sunday, November 24, 2019, 1pm – 4pm
Brett Donham
Artist’s Biography
Brett Donham was born in Cambridge where he still lives. He and his wife, Priscilla, also live in Head Tide ME. Brett is a husband, father, grandfather, uncle, architect, planner, active Episcopalian, progressive Democrat, avid reader, and volunteer in our common civic life. He started and ran an architecture and planning practice for 50 years before retiring. Four of his projects, two multi-family housing developments and two fire station renovation/restoration projects, are in Arlington. He particularly enjoyed his 25 church projects. He now writes and lectures on the history of church buildings.
Artist’s Statement
In general, I think the less written or spoken about art, the better. Art is a form of communication and should be able to communicate directly, without interpretation. It should be able to stand on its own. I draw what I like to look at and the act of drawing a scene forces me to look at it more carefully than otherwise. Particularly with sketching older church buildings, I try to see the whole first, the overall design idea and the visual organizing principles and systems of proportion. Then, I fill in the details that support the main visual idea. I like ink and pastel because they are quickly done. They don’t require a big investment of time so that, if one is not going well, I can rip the sheet out of my sketch pad and start over. Oil painting, in my experience, requires a significant investment of time and if one is not going well, one is tempted to try to “fix” it, which inevitability makes it worse. Selfishly, I sketch because it makes me feel as if I have accomplished something. It is also a way of paying homage to creation.
Will Donham
Artist’s Biography
Will Donham was born in Cambridge and, for the last 27 years, has lived in Arlington. He currently lives in Turkey Hill with his wife Ferriss (a gardener), his son Henry (an Arlington Police Officer), and daughter Betsey (a student at Smith College). He is an urban planner by vocation and a photographer, walker, traveler, reader, and music lover by avocation.
Artist’s Statement
Although it has been attributed to everyone from Thelonius Monk to Laurie Anderson, the comedian Martin Mull famously said “Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.” I think the same can be applied to writing about photography. For me, photography combines the avocations I listed in my biography. I enjoy walking through an environment (built or natural), looking at buildings, spaces, light, details, shadow and then trying to capture them in a photograph. Sometimes it’s a high rise in downtown with the sun and clouds reflecting in the glass and sometimes it’s the detail of a hand-built stone wall.
Opening Reception:
_____________________________________________________________________________
Month: August 2019 – September 2019 CANCELED
Artist: Lynne Cassinari
Exhibit: The Path I Follow
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Sunday, September 8, 2-4pm
Exhibit Studio Dates:
- Wednesdays 1:30-6:30pm
- August 7
- August 14
- August 21
- August 28
- September 4
- September 11
- September 18
- September 25
- Sundays 12-4pm
- September 15
- September 22
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- Sunday, September 29, 12-4PM
Artist Statement
I am in love with light. Light creates shadow patterns; it bounces off of one object and splashes color onto another object. It can pass through the delicate spray of an ocean wave, yet reflect off a thin pane of glass. I love the versatility of paint as a medium. By thinning the paint down, luminous washes can be created; applied thickly, the color takes the spotlight. Although I often start with a plan, I allow insights along the way to inform my next decision. Sometimes something wonderful and exciting occurs, and more often, there is an unexpected obstacle. Who was it that said, “A painting is a series of problems that need to be solved?” So with each painting, I develop and refine a language with which to translate my view of the world around me.
The world around us is complex and intriguing in its appearance and each one of us brings their experiences, interests, and emotions to bear. It is my hope that my paintings create an oasis for the viewer that helps them celebrate the good in their life and to connect with a memory or emotion of their own. Each painting I complete is a stepping stone on my path as an artist, and ultimately, it is in that journey that technique as an artist is learned and life as an artist is lived.
Bio:
Lynne Cassinari’s introduction to the fine arts world began early in life when her mother brought her to Cape Ann regularly where they would take in the art galleries and watch some of the great artists like Emile Gruppe demonstrate their painting techniques. This shared love led to her decision to study art in college.
A graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Lynne earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a major in Art Education and a concentration in Printmaking.
Although most of her early work focussed on black and white etchings and photography, Lynne began exploring the exciting realm of oil and watercolor painting en plein air and in studio and has never looked back. She is an artist member of the Reading Art Association and the Danvers Art Association and Associate Member of the North Shore Art Association where she earned the Charles Umamita Memorial Award for best impressionist New England landscape. Lynne has shown her work in many venues on the North Shore including the Grassroots show at the Rockport Art Association and a solo show at Fidelity Investments in Boston. She is currently represented by Gallery Twist in Lexington.
You can see more of her work on her website at www.lynnecassinari.com or reach her at lynne.cassinari@gmail.com
Website:
_____________________________________________________________________________
Month: June 2019 – July 2019
Artist: Jonathan Byrne, Elena Murphy, and Introducing Skyla DeSimone
Exhibit: The Beautiful Circle of Life
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Sunday, June 9, 2-4PM
Exhibit Studio Dates:
- By Request
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- Sunday, July 28, 2-4PM
Artist Statement
Jonathan “Ariel” Forest Byrne
My life is dedicated to a passionate quest to explore the deep beauty and mystery of the natural
world; to capture, but for a fleeting moment the “feeble reflexion” (to quote Albert Einstein) one
feels from a blazing starlit night, a pastel sunset, or a roiling ocean!
Elena Murphy- Artist notes in series work
I am working to record life’s ephemeral series of moments with my son while exploring the
medium of oil paint. Trying to capture the many versions of and moment with my son as he
grows is a great way for me to stay present with joys of daily life. Painting these moments with
Miles has invoked my interest in portraiture because there are so many layers to the portrait.
People are so complex and there is something to be said for a portrait but even more for the
little interactions that make up the day. There is so much to attend to -for everyone, it’s great to
remind myself to pay attention to the little stuff and make it big.
Bio:
Jonathan “Ariel” Forest Byrne
I’m a nerd by day and artist by night! My “day job” as science educator / scientist is as diverse
as it is fulfilling! My venues include Weymouth High School, the Randall Boyd Planetarium, and
Emmanuel College where I also teach art. I love to blend the worlds of art and science together
through my paintings, short stories and poetry. Through creativity, I elude toward the ephemeral,
the deep mystery of our place within the vast cosmos. I strive toward expressing my spiritual
and sensual connection to the peace and beauty of its grandeur. If I have touched the soul of
another for but one feeble moment, then I have accomplished my purpose as both an artist and
scientist.
Elena Murphy
Teaching art during the day at and spending time with my son and making art at night is a very
fitting life style for me. I’ve always enjoyed working with people in an atmosphere of creativity
and personal growth. I’ve been teaching art and working at a local shelter since graduating high
school and am currently working towards my Masters of Arts in Teaching Creative Arts.
Website:
Opening Reception:
Closing Reception:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Month: April 2019 – May 2019
Artist: Dennis Lucas
Exhibit: Impressions of Vermont
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Sunday, April 7, 2-4pm
Exhibit Studio Dates:
- By Request
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- Friday, May 31, 6-8pm
Artist Statement
As I travel around this beautiful state I now call home, easel in tow, I have found so many glorious vistas to capture on canvas. The North country is filled with charming small towns peopled with farmers, artists, and many travelers who enjoy the gorgeous landscapes all year long. I’ve crossed many covered bridges, hiked through forests, and climbed many mountains to park my easel and get to work. I feel most alive when I am plein-air painting and up here where the mountain air is so fresh and the countryside so welcoming I feel very much at home.
Bio:
An impressionist painter from Montpelier Vermont, Lucas’ work focuses on the ever-changing light and its effects on color in nature. Dennis, who enjoys this diverse light and temperature of the four seasons, paints and exhibits throughout New England.
Lucas began his career at the Cape School of Art in Provincetown, MA. The school, inspired by the French Impressionists began over one hundred years ago down on the sunny shores of Cape Cod. Dennis immediately adapted to this style while residing and working in this charming fishing village.
A past Artist-In-Residence at the historic Whistler House Museum of Art in Lowell, MA., Lucas’ work is in many public and private collections throughout the United States and Europe.
Website:
————————————————————————————————————————————————————————-
Month: February 2019 – March 2019
Artist: St. Patrick’s Parish
Exhibit: Inspired by Rachel Carson: A Photo Exhibit & Fundraiser
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Sunday, February 10, 2019, 1pm – 4pm
Exhibit Studio Dates:
- Wednesday, February 20, 11am – 1pm
- IPhone Photo Editing
- Sunday, March 3, 1pm – 4pm
- Rachel Carson Talk 2pm
- Thursday, March 14, 4pm – 8pm
- Gallery Hours
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- Sunday, March 24, 2019, 1pm – 4pm
Artist Statement
This exhibit is the work of members of the Ecological Awareness Ministry of Saint Patrick Parish, Stoneham, Massachusetts. Founded in 2010, our ministry attempts to be faithful to the call of Pope John Paul II for a “new ecological awareness” that “develops programs and initiatives” to foster a “due respect for nature” and prevent “the plundering of nature and the progressive decline of the quality of life.” (Message for the Celebration of the World Day of Peace, January 1, 1990). We are dedicating the exhibit to the American scientist and writer Rachel Carson (1907 – 1964) because few people have done more than she did to foster a due respect for nature.
In her now classic books — Under the Sea Wind (1941), The Sea Around Us (1951), The Edge of the Sea (1955), and Silent Spring (1962) — Rachel Carson brought home to millions of readers the wonder, mutual dependence, and fragility of the myriad forms of life on Earth. Her description in Silent Spring of the ecological devastation produced by the use of DDT and other pesticides led to the passage of legislation that bans or restricts their use. She remains to this day a guide and inspiration to people worldwide who have dedicated their lives to the protection of the natural environment.
The following members of Saint Patrick Parish contributed photographs to this exhibit: Joan Angelosanto, Margaret Binda-Foley, John Breithaupt, Maria DiGioia, and Angela Leo. Additional photographs and art were contributed by Julia Binda, George Breithaupt, Anne Damphousse, Michael DiGioia, Lucia Giovanni and Michaela Foley.
All proceeds from this exhibit will be donated to local organizations that help low-income individuals and families pay for food, clothing, and housing.
Art List:
Opening Reception:
—————————————————————————————————————————-
Month: December 2018 – January 2019
Artist: Lee Paradis
Exhibit: Paintings and Inspirations
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Saturday, December 1, 2018 3pm-6pm
Exhibit Studio Dates by Appointment:
- December – Thursdays 6pm-9pm
- 12/6
- 12/13
- January – Thursdays 6pm-9pm
- 1/3
- 1/10
- 1/17
- 1/25
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- N/A
Artist Statement
The current body of art evolved through my work with senior citizens. In addition to co-owning a small organizing, downsizing and staging business with my sister. I work as a companion and home health aide with seniors who require varying levels of social engagement due to limitations such as speech, mobility, hearing, vision and cognitive impairment.
My friend Ferriss Donham, who is a professional gardener, rescues flowers to repurpose through #Betsy’s Rose Run and donates them to different populations, like the seniors that I work with. She started leaving me flowers to take to my clients. The flowers became a tool to get some of the more challenging clients to engage, which is a primary focus of my job. When I brought them the bouquets some of them would instantly light up, while others still needed coaxing. I had some clients arrange the flowers in vases and then I started drawing the flowers, while my more limited clients sat and watched me. They loved to watch me draw and would start to ask me questions about the drawings. The art became a tool to get them to engage in conversation about what I was doing. It seemed to bring them joy and helped them forget about their problems so that they could just be in the moment.
I encouraged one woman, who struggled with speech problems and had become withdrawn, to collaborate with me. She wrote beautiful poetry when she was young. We made cards with her poetry on the inside and my art work on the cover. We sent them out to her loved ones at the holidays. When her family all started calling to thank her for the cards, she became more socially engaged. This had a tremendous impact on her and some of the other clients I worked with who had become shut ins and struggled with depression.
At a young age I started painting with encouragement from my father, John Paradis, who was also a painter. I have included some of his paintings in this exhibit, as he was the major inspiration behind most of my creative endeavors. I would sit and paint with him throughout my childhood and as an adult. I helped take care of my father at the end of his life and he helped me to realize how important the arts are in transporting people to another place in time and another way of seeing the world. At difficult moments in my life I remember him telling me to “see the beauty in the pain” and I now really understand what he was talking about. I also paint with the children in my family. Their fresh perspective and joyful energy continue to fuel my creativity. I have included some of their art in this exhibit as well.
These pieces started as small sketches and cards of the flowers that I did with my clients using water color pencils. They became a stepping stone to exploring the medium on a larger scale. Most of the work is done using watercolor and water mixable oil paints. It took me many hours to enlarge the compositions and add multiple layers of paint especially when working on larger paintings.
Artist Bio
I studied Fine Arts with a concentration in Printmaking and Humanities at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. I also have certifications in graphic design and gerontology. Upon graduating with a BFA I worked as a book jacket designer and production artist in the book publishing industry. I also sold furniture at a retail store for many years where I helped assist my clients with space planning and interior design. The business that I own with my sister is called LM Lamarche, we help people to organize, downsize and stage their homes. It also involves space planning and creative visualization to help our clients enhance their lives and better function in the world.
Opening Reception
________________________________________________________________________________________
Month: August 2018 – September 2018
Artist: Washington Street Studios
Exhibit: The Beer Show
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Friday, August 10, 2018 6pm-9pm
Exhibit Studio Dates:
- Saturdays 2pm-5pm
- August
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- N/A
Bio
Artist Statement
The Washington Street Studios in Somerville has taken a light-hearted (if not lite-beer) approach to the beverage as art. From using beer as a drawing medium itself to how we perceive beer in our lives, the artists display the whimsical and the thoughtful idea of beer. Come in and enjoy the fun!
Opening Reception:
Art List:
Jozef Staska, ‘Sully and I’ Archival Inkjet Print.
Christina Taylor, ‘Ledger’, Beer on paper.
Christina M Tedesco, ‘I am ok. I got….it’ Goache and Sharpie on Paper. $150
William Kipp, ‘Jim and Mike, Kansas City, Missouri’ Gelatin Silver Print. $300
Vanessa R Thompson, ‘the body’, photography.
Brett Coveney, ‘Solo cups’, Acrylic on Canvas.
Lee Kilpatrick. ‘Beer vs Mental Illness’ Archival pigment print.
M Naczi. ‘The Hangover (after Toulouse Lautrec) Watercolor.
Christopher Wallace, ‘untitled’, Engraving on paper.
Kristopher Cere, ‘#IgotdrunkonBeerandTriedtopainthops’ Acrylic on Board. $75.
Adam LoRusso, ‘Water into Beer’ Beer ink and enamel on paper mounted on found wood.
Ansis Purins, ‘Craft Beer’ ink on paper.
Greg Dancer, ‘Straubmuller’s Elixir (19th century craft brew)’, Digital capture using the 3 plate
approach to color photography from the 1880’s, printed on aluminum.
David Larson, ‘Shays still life’ Alcohol ink and marker on paper.
Maggie Cedarstrom, ‘PBR Triptych’ Goache on Bristol. $450
Maggie Cedarstrom. ‘Gansett Diptych’ colored ink pen on Bristol. $350
Mary Lewey. ‘Beer Me’ paper collage on board.
—————————————————————————————————
Month: June 2018 – July 2018
Artist: Divine Beauty Studio
Exhibit: Seen / Unseen: The Stories of Our Skin
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Sunday, June 3, 2018 3pm-7pm
Exhibit Studio Dates:
- Wednesdays 2pm-5pm
- June 13
- June 20
- June 27
- July 11
- July 18
- July 25
- Saturdays 2pm-5pm
- June 9
- June 16
- June 23
- July 14
- July 21
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- Sunday, July 29, 2018 3-7pm
Bio
Artist Statement
Our skin, with its color and all its markings, tells a story.
Light, dark, or in-between. Our birthmarks, tattoos, scars, wrinkles, and all the rest – natural or acquired – contribute to that story.
This exhibit tells the story of a variety of people, narrated mainly through their skin. Stop in and visit (and share the story of your skin!)
Opening Reception Photos:
———————————————————————————-
Month: April 2018 – May 2018
Artist: Robert Marcellino
Exhibit: Secluded Paths
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Sunday, April 8, 2018 2-5PM
Exhibit Studio Dates:
- Wednesdays 4-7PM
- April 11
- April 18
- April 25
- May 2
- May 9
- May 16
- May 23
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- None
Bio
Artist Statement
I am endlessly inspired by New England’s native beauty, having lived most of my life along the Massachusetts Coast. I watch it all, from the way the natural light plays off the ocean, marshes and dunes, to the bright hues, forms, and the textures in my very own English garden. Changing seasons and times of day are age-old wonders for the landscape painter, and every moment of day in my region is subtly—or radically—different from every other.
Further inspiration comes from the entirely different landscapes I observe in my travels. What my eyes take in, both at home and further afield, kindles an enduring passion to recreate the mood, light and color that I discover in the varied beauty of our world.
My paintings are unapologetically romantic, springing, as they do, from the ongoing joy of my explorations of the landscapes in which we live.
—————————————————————————————————————
Month: February 2018 – March 2018
Artist: Donna Marie Gaspar
Exhibit: From Still Life to New Life
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Sunday, February 11, 2018 – 1PM-4PM
Exhibit Studio Dates:
- Tuesdays
- 2/13 1- 4pm
- 2/20 1- 4pm
- 2/27 1- 4pm
- 3/06 1- 4pm
- 3/13 1- 4pm
- 3/20 1- 4pm
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- Sunday, March 25, 2018 1PM-4PM
Bio
Artist Statement
From Still Life to New Life
… my journey to this show
The love affair began in Boston’s North End at a Café Sketching Class in the Fall of 1993. Strolling on Hanover Street I tried to capture the scene – with pencil on newsprint. The two pieces Caffe Vittorio and IL Villagio are the result. The slight watercolor wash is my first attempt to “color” in water. Cheap paint and poor paper – add to the “nieve” quality of these gems, which hang in my kitchen and are never offered for sale. The instructor Jane Staffier suggested I try watercolor and the rest is history.
Having received my first pad of Arches as a gift, I selected a few good brushes, professional grade pigments and began my studies. In the beginning I worked alone, until I found my first master teacher and inspiration in Mary Callahan at North River Arts in Marshfield where for 15 years I painted from Still Life to master value, color harmony, and balance. My first solo exhibit here at the Cutter Gallery in 2001 represented that work.
I’ve pursued my muse to Italy, Paris and Provence. Continually, drawn to the coasts of Rockport, Gloucester, Maine, Truro and Provincetown, the Berkshire hills, the woods of Vermont, and my beloved Mt Auburn Cemetery I paint this world as I see it – often from memory – always out of the “box”. “Mirage” and “Forest Visions” represent my favored current style.
Within the light, joy and color of this show, is devastating personal loss . My “sister” of 52 years, who never missed an exhibit is here in “ Sunset for Carol Murphy ” . My baby brother who left us suddenly in September, calls me to donate a portion of Still Life to New Life to a place near to his heart – Fidelity House. A proud FIHO supporter, Ron was, even in his last months, raising funds for the Current Capital Campaign to bring new life to the “old” FIDEL.
My fellow artist, teacher and friend Dawn Evans Scaltreto designed and hung this show with me and I thank her for her generous gift of time and talent.
Closing Reception Photos
Opening Reception Photos
————————————————————————————————————————-
Month: December 2017 – January 2018
Artist: Cambia Davis
Exhibit: The Candid Cauliflower
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Sunday, December 10, 2017 – 3PM-5PM
Exhibit Studio Dates:
- Sundays 2PM-4PM
- 12/17/17
- 1/7/18
- 1/14/18
- 1/21/18
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- Friday, January 26, 2018 4PM-6PM
Bio
Artist Statement
————————————————————————————————————————–
Month: October-November, 2017
Artist: Roseann Eliseo
Exhibit: Beauty Unfinished…
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Sunday, October 15, 2017 – 1PM-4PM
Exhibit Studio Dates:
- Sundays By Appointment only
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- Sunday, November 26, 2017 1PM-4PM
Bio
Artist Statement
Roseann Eliseo is a Ballroom Dance and Adaptive Dance Instructor. She enjoys drawing Fashion Illustrations. Until now, these works were always personal and private.
“The process of sketching fashion figures helps me to relax. I layer colors and ideas without really knowing what beauty may emerge. The process of beauty in the making, releases the idea of perfection. It helps me to realize we are all works in progress. Our lives are evolving works of art.”
Any proceeds from this exhibit will be donated to Rx Movement, Inc. (www.rxmovement.org). A non-profit dedicated to individuals/dancers with Parkinson’s and other movement disorders.
————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Month: August – September, 2017
Artist: Stephen Silk
Exhibit: Perspectives Old and New
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Sunday, August 13, 2017 – 10AM-2PM
Exhibit Studio Dates:
- Sundays
- August 20, 2017 10AM-2PM
- August 27, 2017 10AM-2PM
- September 10, 2017 10AM-2PM
- September 17, 2017 10AM-2PM
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- Sunday, September 24, 2017 10AM-2PM
Bio
Stephen Silk is a painter and arts educator born and raised between Lowell, Massachusetts, and the coast of Seabrook, New Hampshire. He studied fine arts with a concentration in painting and a minor in liberal arts at Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland, and received a BFA. It was at MICA he studied under Marc Karnes, Susan Waters-Eller and Raoul Middleman. Upon graduation in 2001, he returned to Massachusetts to fish and further his skills as an artist.
Stephen currently teaches visual arts to students in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
In addition to holding an education license for visual arts, Pre-K through 12th grade, Stephen worked on fishing boats for a number of years and holds a Merchant Mariners’ license for Master Captain 100 GT.
Artist Statement
I enjoy painting boats on moorings and watch the flow and ebb, set and drift, and wind all change the perspective of the shape of her lines with free will. I believe that anything we create is a self portrait, and our familiarity with the self is best discovered through the interpretations of our surroundings and in the base of our beliefs in what those surroundings mean. To a vessel, and being in the present, reflecting soundly in yourself, waiting for the process to be finished, perhaps waiting to be no longer safe in a harbor or a sunrise that evokes unreadily the feeling of another, or another. From the time I was a young boy to the present, I have been connected to water and I’ve been drawn to it.
I feel like I am translating what is important in my life when I paint, and there is a slow immediacy to get it onto paper as it is appearing. I work very quickly as the subjects prompt both reaction from direct observation and narratives that are brought to mind during sittings.
My work is about the present, place and recurrence.
Reception Photos
—————————————————————————————————————————————————–
Week: July 22, 2017 – July 31, 2017
Artist: Jackie Garabedian and Vikki Peterson
Exhibit: Mother and Daughter Together
We have a very special one week exhibition for Jackie Garabdian and her daughter, Vikki, before Jackie relocates to Florida.
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Sunday, July 23, 2017 – 1-4PM
Exhibit Studio Dates:
- Wednesday, July 26, 2017 1-5PM
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- Saturday, July 29, 2017 3-5PM
—————————————————————————————————————————————————–
Month: June 2017 – July 2017
Artist: Irina Veron
Exhibit: My Inspirations
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Sunday, June 4, 2017 – 12-3PM
Exhibit Studio Dates:
- Sundays
- June 11, 2017 – 12-2PM
- June 18, 2017 – 12-2PM
- June 25, 2017 – 12-2PM
- July 9, 2017 – 12-2PM
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- N/A
Links: http://www.facebook.com/paintingsbyirina
Artist’s Bio
Art has always been a big part of my life. Growing up in St. Petersburg, Russia, I had an opportunity to visit and enjoy many museums and art exhibitions. My all-time favorite is Hermitage that holds thousands of masterpieces from all over the world.
After finishing children’s art school, I knew that I was also interested in Medicine, so I went to Medical school after graduating Nursing School. Never made it to become a Doctor, but passion for art, painting and drawing forever settled in my heart. New England became my home in the 90’s. My family shared both American and Russian cultures in Boston, where I also raised my son.
In 2016 a tragedy struck: my beautiful son passed away. “Mother of Angels” was inspired by the grief which I share with other grieving Mothers.
Artist’s Statement
Art is my outlet for positive energy, hope and happiness. When I’m painting, I’m happy, I get to travel if only in my mind to different places enriched by colorful images, light and magic.
I see beauty everywhere: in faces, nature, animals, architecture and objects. In the past couple of years, I have been spending time in Vermont. The mountains, lake and endless skies give me inspiration to paint. I also enjoy drawing people from my life, effects of light and shade in their facial lines, trying to portray their individuality.
Going through grief and sadness, I believe that art has healing and therapeutic powers that help me to start a new day with a smile.
Opening Reception Photos:
_______________________________________________________________________________
Month: April 2017 – May 2017
Artist: Ruth Lieberherr
Exhibit: Endangered: Society; Environment; Our Future
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Saturday, April 8, 2017 3-5PM
Music by Andrea Lieberherr Douglass and Panayota Haloulakou
Exhibit Studio Dates:
- Thursday, April 20, 2017 4-6PM
- Friday, April 21, 2017 4-6PM
- Friday, May 5, 2017 4-6PM
- Friday, May 12, 2017 4-6PM
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- Sunday, May 21, 2017 3-5PM
Links: http://www.ruthlieberherr.com
Artist’s Bio
The paintings of award-winning artist Ruth Lieberherr have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in galleries and cultural centers in the United States and abroad, including the Musee Vera in St-Germain-en-Laye, France; Kneipphof in Dussnang, Switzerland; the Trenton City Museum in New Jersey; Northeastern University in Boston; the Swiss Consulate (SHARE) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts; Brush Art Gallery in Lowell, Massachusetts; Bentley College Art Gallery in Waltham, Massachusetts; and the Fletcher/Priest Gallery in Worcester, Massachusetts. In addition, her work is in private and corporate collections, including those of the Educational Testing Service in Princeton, New Jersey, and the Society of St. John the Evangelist and Cambridgeport Savings Bank in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Ruth Lieberherr also teaches yoga, e.g. through Arlington Community Education, and has illustrated several children’s books. For more information about Ruth’s art: www.RuthLieberherr.com
Artist’s Statement
After the turmoil and disappointment of the election, I felt the necessity to create a very different exhibit than I had originally planned for April/May 2017 at the Cutter Gallery in Arlington.
Offended by the candidate/president’s blunt sexism, racism and misogyny and his supporters’ tolerance and acceptance of it, I began a painting celebrating the feminine. More paintings were inspired by unexpected discussions about politics with two of my grandchildren (in Kindergarten and first grade) who had overheard talk about the candidates in school. After a discussion about honesty and dignity, I told them that this was a very special election as this was the first time the U.S. had a woman as a candidate for president. My 5 ½ year old granddaughter Anna responded with her favorite question: “Why?”
Concerned not only about global warming, but also about how we treat our environment, I created work pointing to the pollution of our earth, our air and our water. For example as an avid open water swimmer, I love water, rivers, lakes, the ocean. So I created artwork from recycled material – bubble wrap, plastic bags, cloth, string which I found in my household – referencing the huge amount of waste floating its way to the gyres of our oceans. Representing the future I painted life size full figure portraits of the two of my grandchildren which had started the discussion about politics. May we take care of our society and the world we live in for the sake of our children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Winchester Wicked Local Review
By Melissa Russell
mrussell@wickedlocal.com
Winchester artist Ruth Lieberherr is known for her dreamy, colorful abstracts of people and animals communing with nature. But last fall’s tempestuous election shocked out of her reverie and she has responded with a new exhibition that is very different from her usual work.
Lieberherr felt it necessary to respond to the blunt sexism and misogyny in the cultural converation during and after the election by altering the exhibition originally planned for a showing this spring at the Cutter Gallery in Arlington. She began painting works that celebrated nature and the feminine spirit, in many cases inspired by discussions she had with her young grandchildren, Tyler and Anna.
The resulting show: “Endangered: Society, Environment, Our Future,” demonstrates Lieberherr’s concerns about politics, people and pollution, and is currently on view at the Cutter.
Opening Reception
Ruth’s Opening Reception on Saturday, April 8, 2017 was a great success. Ruth had an overflowing of guests and visitors. The well-attended event featured a live musical performance by her daughter and friends
———————————————————————————————————————————————
Month: February 2017 – March 2017
Artist: Jonathan Forest Byrne
Exhibit: Between the Worlds
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Sunday, February 5, 2017 2-4PM
Exhibit Studio Dates:
- Sunday, February 12, 2017 2-4PM
- Sunday, February 26, 2017 2-4PM
- Sunday, March 19, 2017 2-4PM
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- Saturday, March 25, 2017 2-4PM
Links: http://risingsunconsultingmafe.com
Event Announcement:
Artist’s Bio: Jonathan is a scientist / educator, writer, and artist.
He lives in Boston and owns Rising Sun Consulting, and teaches
earth and space science at a local suburban high school.
Jonathan was a student of Russian artist Simona Alexadrov
and mentored by the late Rockport artist Ivan Kamolik.
Artist Statement: My life has been but a passionate quest
to explore the deep beauty and mystery of the natural world;
to capture, but for a fleeting moment the “feeble reflexion”
( to quote Albert Einstien) one feels from a blazing starlit night,
a pastel sunset, or a roiling ocean!
Recent Exhibitions:
- Good Cafe, Newbury St Boston 2011 – 2012
First Church, Boston. 2011, 2012
Fairhaven Art Show 2014, 2015
( 3rd place ribbon for Burj Klhalifa )
Poetry: Robert Frost Farm Poetry Retreat, 2016
Auctions
Arlington St Church 2012
Advanced Math and Science Academy CS, 2010
The Willow Hill School 2009
Jonathan’s work is also exhibited in the numerous homes of friends, family
and patrons in New England, New York and Florida.
Affiliations
American Academy of Poets
Planetary Society
American Meteorological Society
National Science Teachers Association
Massachusetts Teachers Association
Opening Reception Photos:
———————————————————————————————————————————————
Month: December 2016 – January 2017
Artist: Stan Czesniuk
Exhibit: Photography
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Sunday, December 11, 2016, 1-5PM
Exhibit Studio Dates:
- Wednesdays 4-6PM
- December 14, 2016
- December 28, 2016
- January 4, 2017
- January 11, 2017
- January 18, 2017
- January 25, 2017
- Sundays 2-5PM
- December 18, 2016
- January 8, 2017
- January 15, 2017
- January 22, 2017
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- Sunday, January 29, 2017, 1-6PM
Links: http://www.stanc-images.com
Statement
I like everything. I am the kid in the toy store. I don’t want to confine myself to any specific subject matter. I love this world, it’s a fascinating place. I photograph whatever catches my interest. Some things work best in color, but I love my black and whites and often view objects in those terms.
Bio
Stan comes from Lawrence, MA and currently resides in Somerville, MA. He maintains a studio in Somerville at 6 Vernon St. (Vernon Street Studios).
Recent exhibits
Blue 2012, Cambridge Art Assoc. (group exhibit), Nov., 2012 – Jan 10, 2013
Honk Festival, Event Photographer, Somerville, MA, Oct., 2012
Unclad 2012, Stanwood, WA. Oct., 2012
Backyard Café, Ogunquit, ME, Sept., 2012
Cityscapes Art Exhibition, Light Space and Time Online Gallery, April 2012
Seascapes Art Exhibition, Light Space and Time Online Gallery, January, 2012
Vernon Street Studios, Somerville, MA, Fall Open Studios, November, 2011
Life’s a Beach, Somerville Community Access Television Gallery, February, 2011
The Secret Knowledge of Water, The Nave Gallery, Somerville, MA, July, 2008
Proof in Black and White (traditional photography), artSpace@16, Malden, MA, Oct. – Nov., 2006
Participant, Somerville Open Studios, 2002 – 2012
Board member, Somerville Arts Council 2003-2006
Affiliations:
Coordinator, Vernon Street Studios Open Studios 2006
Co-coordinator, Vernon Street Studios Open Studios 2004-2005
Board Member, Somerville Arts Council, June, 2003 – June, 2006
Month: October – November 2016
Artist: Lynne Cassinari
Exhibit: A Moment In Time
“No matter how much time passes, no matter what take place in the interim, there are some things we can never assign to oblivion, memories we can never rub away”
— Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date:
- Sunday, November 6, 2016, 1-4PM
Exhibit Studio Dates:
- Wednesday, October 5, 2016, 2-6:30PM
- Saturday, October 8, 2016, 12-3PM
- Wednesday, October 12, 2016, 2-6:30PM
- Sunday, October 30, 2016, 12-3PM
- Tuesday, November 15, 2016, 12-3PM
- Sunday, November 20, 2016, 12-3PM
Exhibit Closing Reception Date:
- Sunday, November 27, 2016, 12-3:30PM
Links:
Event Announcement/Artist Statement:
Opening Event Photos:
Month: August – September 2016
Artist: The Ladies of the Locke
Exhibit: Locke Art
Dates:
Exhibit Opening Reception Date: Sunday, August 7, 2-6PM
Exhibit Studio Dates:
- Sundays
Aug. 14, 2-5PM
Aug. 21, 2-5PM
Aug. 28, 2-5PM
Sept. 4, 2-5PM
Sept. 11, 11-5PM
Sept. 18, 2-5PM
- Wednesdays
Aug. 10, 4-6PM
Aug. 17, 2-6PM
Aug. 24, 4-6PM
Aug. 31, 4-6PM
Sept. 7, 4-6PM
Sept. 14, 11-6PM
Sept. 21, 4-6PM
Exhibit Closing Reception Date: Saturday, Sept. 24, 2-5PM
Links:
Event Announcement/Artist Statement:
The Locke School closed in 1980. It was transformed into beautiful condos, some with three levels and one a penthouse, an amazing change for a building rich in the past history of educating thousands of Arlington children but a future rich in the renewal of its architectural treasures, the beautiful polished dark wood, the wide tall staircases, the large transoms above the doorways that provided air conditioning, and the huge windows that let in so much light.
Life at the Locke in the blackboard era is remembered well by the Ladies of the Locke: Ann Tierney, Annelyse Teeven Roach, Ann Brady, Millie Morrison and Frances Florencourt who were Locke faculty members and who despite the lack of the whiteboards, computers and chrome books of today, inspired in their students a love for learning using many innovative methods with originality and success. There was a creative spirit that energized and lifted learning to an exciting level inspired by the talents, resourcefulness and hard work of the faculty, students and parents. Freedom in teaching played a significant role in reaching this goal agree the Ladies of the Locke.
Former students and parents probably remember well the art exhibit that hung on the walls of the first floor hallway, all lively life size portraits of the students in Ms. Tierney’s first grade class. They are all in action poses, jumping rope, playing hopscotch, racing and some doing handstands.
Since retirement Ms. Tierney has continued using her talents working with children on craft projects and enjoys creating with fabric. Some of her recent handwork will be included in the gallery show.
Ms. Teeven taught Math with no-bake cookies and reading was taught through music, language and literature. In the third floor attic auditorium where stuffed birds of many species stored behind cloudy glass doors of forgotten bookcases waited for a chance to sing again, instead joined in the applause of parents and teachers watching Ms. Teeven’s third grade class perform a Christmas Play written by the Paperbag Players. More recently Ms. Teeven has been active in the Open Door Theater in Acton where she designed and created sets for productions. She has studied art at the MFA and now is working on collaging sea creatures , a whimsical example of which will spark many smiles.
Other dramas were performed by Ms. Florencourt’s 1st-2nd grade combination class. The most memorable was that of the Greek myth of how Orion got into the sky. Parents helped with togas and olive branches crowned the children’s heads. A reporter from the Arlington Advocate found it worthy of publication with photo. Since Locke days, Ms. Florencourt has spent many vacations in the southwest, New Mexico and Arizona and in Georgia where she found many colorful subjects for painting. She will also exhibit a few of her favorite pieces of calligraphy, an art she has admired since childhood.
Ms. Brady, the Art teacher for several schools, had no art room but she rose from the bowels of the Locke basement where art supplies were stored, and carrying a huge box of selected items necessary for her art lessons, arrived at each assigned class without fail, sometimes frozen in the winter because of the lack of heat but pleasantly cool when the days grew hot. A graduate of Marywood College in Scranton, Pa. with a degree in Art, Ms. Brady taught Art in the Arlington schools for many years. She has studied Art at the MFA , the Mass. College of Art and the Rockport Art Assn. and has enjoyed painting en plein air with the North Shore Artists. She has painted many local scenes including Wagon Wheels in Lexington and has been commissioned to paint many novelty subjects. Portraits are her most recent challenge and she will exhibit one of them: Lady in the Fur Hat.
Mrs. Morrison remembers fondly when the Metco children joined the student body, arriving on the bus from Boston every day, adding welcome ethnic diversity and new life and opportunity for learning. She remembers well also the various cultures represented in the Locke School neighborhood and she encouraged students and parents to share their cultural customs. It was an especially happy moment for everyone when a student spoke English for the first time. Mrs. Morrison always enjoyed incorporating Art into the 3rd grade curriculum, and since retiring has fulfilled a life-long dream to become a successful watercolorist. She has studied with water color artists on the Cape and South Shore where she lives and finds different inspiration at her winter home in southwest Florida. Her favorite subjects are seascapes, flowers and architecture. She has been commissioned to paint home portraits and was recently juried in as a Russell Gallery Artist at the Plymouth Center for the Arts.
The Ladies of the Locke invite you to the opening reception of their art exhibit on Sunday Aug. 7 from 2-6 p.m. at the Cutter Gallery behind the Cyrus Dallin Museum 611 Massachusetts Ave. They look forward to seeing you. Come and enjoy the Art, the conversation, renew old acquaintances and find new ones. Refreshments will be served and there will be a “little late afternoon music” for your entertainment.
The artists will be offering children’s art workshops on Aug. 17th and Sept. 14th. Opportunity to sign up will be available at the gallery and a $2 donation is requested.
Ladies of the Locke Opening Reception (August 7, 2016:
—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Month: June – July 2016
Artist: Rose Cummings, James Montanaro, Greg Dancer
Exhibit: Generations
Dates:
- Opening Reception: Saturday, June 11, 2016, 3-7p.m.
- Gallery Hours:
- All Wednesdays through June & July
6/1/2016: 2-6p.m.
6/8/2016: 2-6p.m.
6/15/2016: 2-6p.m.
6/22/2016: 2-6p.m.
6/29/2016: 2-6p.m.
7/6/2016: 2-6p.m.
7/13/2016: 2-6p.m.
7/20/2016: 2-6p.m.
7/27/2016: 2-6p.m. - All Saturdays in June:
6/4/2016: 1 – 5 p.m.
6/11/2016: 1 – 5 p.m.
6/18/2016: 1 – 5 p.m.
6/25/2016: 1 – 5 p.m. - Saturdays in July
7/9/2016: 1 – 5 p.m.
7/16/2016: 1 – 5 p.m - Closing Reception: Saturday, July 30, 2016, 3-8p.m.
Links: www.divinebeautyphotography.com
Event Announcement:
Artist Statement:
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————-
Month: May 2016
Artist: Beverly Hinkley, Kendra Dowd, Sandra Golbert
Exhibit: Threads by Three
Dates:
- Opening Reception: Friday, May 6, 2016, 6-9PM
- Gallery Hours:
- Sunday, May 8, 2016, 12-4PM
- Saturday, May 14, 2016, 12-4PM
- Sunday, May 15, 2016, 12-4PM
- Saturday, May 21, 2016, 12-4PM
- Sunday, May 22, 2016, 12-4PM
- Saturday, May 28, 2016, 12-4PM
- Sunday, May 29, 2016, 12-4PM
Links:
Event Announcement:
Artist Statement:
Threads by Three
The month of May will see three artists new to the Cutter in a unique fiber art show. The common thread is fiber, but each artist approaches textile and found objects in a fresh way and the results are spectacular. Each has shown work at multiple galleries and shows, but this is their first collaboration.
Kendra J. Dowd, of Blue-Eyed Crow Studio is an award winning, self-taught textile/mixed media artist. Frugal and sentimental, and an eagle-eyed scavenger, Kendra tells stories through her combinations of fabric and found objects in creating her assemblages.
Kendra’s works have been exhibited most recently at the Medford Historical Society in Medford, The Beebe Estate in Melrose, the Narrows center for the Arts in Fall River, the Old Schwamb Mill in Arlington, the Nave Gallery and Annex in Somerville and Arlington Open Studios. Kendra is a member of the Rising Star Quilt Guild and exhibits in their show in Lexington every October.
Sandra Golbert works mainly in silk and hand made paper, although she often delves into collage and assemblage. She focuses on color and dimensionality, spiced with a bit if whimsy. For “Threads by Three”, Sandra is exhibiting a potpourri of her artwork, including “Silent Chimes”, hand made paper pieces, and art filled boxes. Visitors are invited to take one of her Art Matchboxes as a momento of this show.
Sandra’s work can be seen at many galleries around the country. Her “Papiro” is in the permanent collection of the Zimmerli Museum at Rutgers University. “Amanece”, a silk hanging in the lobby of La Concha Hotel in San Juan, PR, was shown in Architectural Digest magazine. Sandra has been written up in Fiber Art Now magazine.
Beverly A. Hinckley, of Textilelations, is an award-winning, self-taught fiber and mixed media artist. She explores color, texture and form, letting the fiber and natural items transform through her pieces. Growing up in the wilds of Canada she collected bits of shell, wood, rock and bone for small collages shown at the Juniper Island Art Festival in Stoney Lake, Ontario, and some of those pieces still find a way into current work.
Bev continues to explore variations, creating a line of fabric cards called “Quiltletts”. Her work is shown at the Melrose Arts Festival in Melrose, the Beebe Estate in Melrose, Miter Biter Frame Shop in Melrose, West Medford Open Studios in Medford, Arlington Open Studios in Arlington, the Danvers Art Association in Danvers, and the Medford Arts Gallery. Her work is at The Canterbury Gallery in Rockport, the Blue Cloud Gallery in Somerville, Frameworks in Burlington, and A Great Yarn in Chatham. She is a member of the Rising Star Quilt Guild in Lexington and the North Parish Quilt Guild in North Reading, showing at their shows.
“I am thrilled to be showing at the Cutter Gallery in Arlington for the month of May in a unique show with two fellow threadists: Kendra J. Dowd of Blue-Eyed Crow Studio, and Sandra Golbert of Fiberarte. The show is called Threads by Three and features art quilts, cards, sculpture, collage, and jewelry of fabric and fiber. These one-of-a-kind pieces are not to be missed. I’d love to see you there!”
Opening Reception:
Bev, Kendra, and Sandra hosted a gala opening reception at the Cutter Gallery Arlington on Friday evening. The gallery was truly transformed with exciting, vibrant textiles and fabrics which came to life as wall art, still life works, jewelry, and more. The reception was packed with friends and family, buyers and browsers.
Please make sure come visit the exhibit during the Gallery Hours listed above.
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Month: April 2016
Artist: Robert Marcellino
Exhibit: “Transitions”
Dates:
- Opening Reception: Sunday, April 10, 2016 1-5PM
- Gallery Hours:
- Wednesday, April 6, 2016, 4-7PM
- Wednesday, April 13, 2016, 4-7PM
- Wednesday, April 20, 2016, 4-7PM
- Wednesday, April 27, 2016, 1-5PM
Links: http://www.rpmarcellino.com/rpmarcellino/Welcome.html
Event Announcement:
Artist Statement:
I am endlessly inspired by New England’s native beauty, having lived most of my life along the Massachusetts Coast. I watch it all, from the way the natural light plays off the ocean, marshes and dunes, to the bright hues, forms, and the textures in my very own English garden. Changing seasons and times of day are age-old wonders for the landscape painter, and every moment of day in my region is subtly—or radically—different from every other.
Further inspiration comes from the entirely different landscapes I observe in my travels. What my eyes take in, both at home and further afield, kindles an enduring passion to recreate the mood, light and color that I discover in the varied beauty of our world.
My paintings are unapologetically romantic, springing, as they do, from the ongoing joy of my explorations of the landscapes in which we live.
Event:
———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————-
Month: March, 2016
Artist: Joseph Gimbel
Exhibit: THE REMEMBRANCE OF AUSCHWITZ: NOW – NOT THEN
Dates:
- Opening Reception: Sunday, March 13, 12-5PM
Links:
Event Announcement:
Gimbel Reception Announcement 20160313
Artist Statement:
Holocaust: A period word that is used to define genocide not necessarily related to religion, but the systematic eradication of a group or subgroup.
Due to my background I have heard about, discussed, and seen photographs of the Holocaust that took place during the Second World War. I was never able to comprehend emotionally the horrors that were portrayed. So after long consideration, I decided to take a trip to the Easton countries of Europe, my primary interest being that of Poland and the Auschwitz compound.
The Photographs in this exhibit and in the handout give visual justice to the now not the then. The most striking observation is the silence as people walk through this UNESCO site. The somber quiet is respectful to the deceased who traveled through here leaving their lives and positions behind.
The area is beautifully maintained and gives recognition to the past events only in one’s imagination and upon reflection of the words of the guides. The sister camp, known as Berkinow or Auschwitz II, is approximately 1/4 of a mile away. This site although burned down has been reconstructed with a small portion of the area to represent how the Camp looked. The most poignant observation of human humiliation left is probably the toilet facility that was shoveled out by the inmates on a daily basis.
An interesting fact is that the German government, I believe, requires students in their lower grades to visit this site. When I was there, there were a group of Israeli students as well as German students that were viewing the camps. I found it difficult to superimpose the emotion I felt would be necessary for me to truly understand the torments of the Peoples that were suffered. I did leave however with the understanding that no matter how small the world has become there are vast divides in the thoughts of man and the need for social and religious identity as well as the power struggle to control others is common amongst us even now, and the learning process does not come easily.
———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————–
Month: November 2015 – January 2016
Artist: Sheila Billings
Exhibit: Acrylics
Dates:
- Opening Reception: Saturday, November 14, 2015, 2-4PM
- Gallery Hours:
- Sunday, November 22, 2-4PM
- Saturday, December 5, 2-4PM
- Saturday December 12, 2-4PM
- By appointment in January 2016
- Closing Reception: Saturday, January 23, 2-4PM
Links:
Event Announcement:
http://sheilabillings.com/solo-show-cutter-gallery-arlington/
Artist Statement:
My paintings will be exhibited at the Cutter Gallery, 611 Massachusetts Ave., Arlington and I would be delighted to welcome you at the opening reception Saturday, Nov. 14 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. I will also be at the gallery to chat with visitors as I paint from 2:00 to 4:00 on Sunday, November 22; Saturday, December 5; and Saturday, December 12. During January, the gallery will be available by appointment. The closing reception will be held on January 23 from 2:00 to 4:00. (Snow date, Jan. 30)
My paintings and prints are available in a wide variety of sizes to fit your style and budget. I also enjoy doing custom portraits of your pet or home. Art makes a lovely gift during the holidays, and maybe you’ll decide to treat yourself as well! My work is also available in Salem, MA at Boston Woodturning on Artists’ Row; and at the Salem Arts Center, 179 Essex Street. Please visit my website www.SheilaBillings.com. and I hope that my art brings as much happiness to your heart and home as it has to mine!
Opening Reception:
—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————-
Month: September 2015
Artist: Craig O’Neil
Exhibit: Oils
Dates:
- Opening Reception: Saturday, September 5, 2015, 12-6PM
- Gallery Hours:
- Saturday, September 12, 12-5PM
- Saturday, September 19, 12-5PM
- Saturday, September 26, 12-5PM
- Sunday, September 27, 12-5PM
Links:
Event Announcement:
Artist Statement:
———————————————————————————————————————————————
Month: August 2015
Artist: Nancy Flynn
Exhibit: A Tribute to the Director: A Retrospective of the Works of our Beloved Gallery Director
Opening Reception:
N/A
Gallery Hours:
N/A
Links:
Press Release:
Event Announcement:
Artist Statement:
Nancy Flynn, the indefatigable director of the Cutter Gallery Arlington, has been a tireless promoter of this venue as a focal point to promote local art and local artists. We, who have had the great fortune to show for her and work for her, are so grateful for her support, encouragement, and enthusiasm.
Nancy has recently retired to Mansfield MA, but she continues to be the guiding spirit for the gallery.
To her we dedicate the month of August 2015 with a retrospective of her oil paintings as a reminder of how much she means to the gallery and the Arlington Community!
The Cutter Gallery Arlington Steering Committee
———————————————————————————————————————————–
Month: June – July 2015
Artist: Dorothy Clare Zarren
Exhibit: Paintings and Screenprints
Opening Reception:
Sunday June 14, 2015 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Gallery Hours:
Sat, Jun 20, 2-5pm
Sun, Jun 28, 2-4pm
Sun, Jul 5, 2-4pm
Sat, Jul 18, 2-5pm
Wed Jul 22, 4:30-7pm
Wed Jul 29, 4:30-7pm
Links: www.dorothyzarren.com
Press Release: Zarren-Cutter_Gallery_Press_Release
Event Announcement:
Artist Statement:
Why people think, feel, and behave the way they do has always been an interest of mine. In connection to my art, I am fascinated by how two people looking at the exact same painting can respond to the piece with such differing emotions. Consequently, I am far more interested in hearing what someone else thinks about my work, or how it makes him or her feel, then I am in telling that person what my work is about, or what I was hoping to convey.
Influenced by fashion and portrait photography, along with the pop culture that saturates every day life, and the intense color, drama, and visuals, emanating from it, I am inspired to take my own photographs of friends, family, and the people around me. These images then become the source material for my paintings and screenprints.
Bio:
Dorothy Clare Zarren got her BA at Skidmore College where she completed a double major in Studio Art with concentrations in both oil painting and graphic design, and Psychology. She also studied at Parsons Paris in France, an affiliate of the Parsons School of Design. Dorothy completed the Post-Baccalaureate Program at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in December 2009. She has a studio at Vernon Street Studios in Somerville, MA and participates annually in both the Vernon Street Open Studios and the Somerville Open Studios.
When not in the studio, Dorothy is working at From the Top, a non-profit organization dedicated to celebrating the stories, talents, and character of classically-trained young musicians. Along with being passionate about the arts, Dorothy is also an avid sports fan and devotedly cheers on the Boston Celtics.
Opening Event:
Photos:
———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————–
Month: April – May 2015
Artist: Roseann Eliseo
Exhibit: Photography – The Port Report
Dates:
Opening Reception:
Sunday April 26, 2015 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Gallery Hours:
May 1, 2015 Friday 6:00-9:00 pm
– Ballroom dance basics: The Box Step and more – 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
May 17, 2015 Sunday 12:00-4:00 pm
– Ballroom dance basics: The Latin Dances, Latin Movement, The Rumba – 1:30 – 3:00 pm
Links: http://www.weddingdanceboston.com
Event Announcement: The Port Report: Come Walk with Me…
Artist Statement:
Roseann Eliseo is the Artistic Director and Principal of Wedding Dance Boston. She is a graduate of the School of Fashion Design in Boston and has designed clothing and internationally marketed her own jewelry designs. She also enjoys ballet, photography and painting.
Over the past two years Roseann became enchanted with the port of Boston. Her daily commute, walking along the waterfront and taking the Inner Harbor Ferry, has allowed her to capture the beauty and activity of the Boston waterfront.
Each day she has shared her “Port Report” via text with her sisters and friends. Over time, these privileged recipients encouraged her to share these beautiful images with a wider audience.
Roseann invites you to come walk with her,,,
A beautiful City.
A lovely commute.
The Port Report
Opening Reception Photos:
—————————————————————————————————————————————————
Month: February – March 2015
Artist: Jennifer Liston Munson
Exhibit: C-Prints & Oil Paintings
Dates:
-
- Opening Reception: Saturday February 21, 2015 3-5PM
- Gallery Hours: To be determined
- Closing Reception: Sunday March 29, 2015 3-5PM
Links: www.jenniferlistonmunson.com
Event Announcement:
Artist Statement:
Jennifer Liston Munson works with the unlikely combination of two disparate media: c-prints and oil paintings. Her alluring, faded imagery are abstractions of Polaroid’s taken in motion during her travels. Through the enlargement of the original grainy Polaroid, and through the translation from one medium to another, Liston Munson further distances her imagery from the particulars of place, and recreates the perceptive experience of a glance.
Opening Reception Photos:
Jennifer Liston Munson – BIO and Art Samples
—————————————————————————————————————————————————
Month: December 2014 & January 2015
Artist: Pauline Finberg and Robin D’Antona
Exhibit: Imagination: Told through Shutter and Brush
Dates:
- Opening Reception: Sunday, December 7, 2014 – 2PM-6PM
- Gallery Hours:
- Tuesday – 12/9 – 2PM-5PM
- Saturday – 12/20 – 11AM-3PM
- Tuesday – 1/6 – 10AM-12PM
- Tuesday – 1/13 – 2PM-5PM
- Closing Reception: Thursday, January 29, 2014 – 3PM-5PM
Links:
Event Announcement: Finberg-Dantona – Imagination Announcement 2014
Artist Statement:
—————————————————————————————————————————————————-
—————————————————————————————————————————————————–
Month: November 2014
Artist: Rosemary Schulz & Natalie Schulz
Exhibit: Shared
Dates:
- Opening Reception: Sunday, November 2, 2014, 3PM – 7PM
- Gallery Hours:
- Tuesdays 11/4, 11, 18, 25 — 5PM to 7PM
- Closing Reception: Saturday, November 29, 2014, 1PM – 5PM
Links: schulzrosemary@yahoo.com
Event Announcement:
Artist Statement:
Natalie Schulz:
Though art has been a consistent place in my life, I feel In have only recently begun to perceive myself as a “legitimate” artist. I am learning what it means to be an artist and how I want art to impact my life. The role art has had in my life has evolved from a hobby to a stress reliever, and I hope art’s place in my life will continue to change. I am most satisfied with my work when I surprise myself with the result. My first forest protectors started out as simply drawing from observation from the forest around me. When I had finished the first drawing I decided to put a little doodle sort of hidden, and from there it took off into a fun series. It has evolved from a split second decision to an entire series depicting calm scenes. I think I inadvertently created scenes that had a consistent calm tone because that is what I long for in my own life, and creating these pieces has been and exercise in relaxing. Not only are they all calm, but they have a safe, protective feel too. The forest protectors interact with their environment in a peaceful, quiet way. They seem to me to have an intimate relationship with their surroundings, meaning these are safe places that the protector trusts. I think I was able to capture this tone because that was the state of mind I was in when I created them, even though I had not planned out what it was I wanted to capture. My art often works this way. It often inadvertently grows into something meaningful, for the practice of art is an expression of subconsciousness that can be realized through visual mediums.
Rosemary Schulz:
I originally trained as a musician at New England Conservatory where I received my Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in flute performance. About twelve years ago I began to hone my skills as a visual artist. I had drawn all my life but it wasn’t until fairly recently that I have been able to link my interior self to what comes out of the pen or pencil. I experience art as a connection to my soul and as a healing tool. My parents were both very skilled, non-career artists, and I learned so much from them. They both passed this year, and they both emerged in my drawings as Francis and Marietta, the cat and the owl pencil drawings. My family and I believe these drawings resemble my parents… an example of my internal thoughts and feelings finding their way down my arm to the pencil and onto the paper.
Event Pictures:
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————–
Month: October 2014
Artist: Pam DiBona
Exhibit: Weathered
Dates:
- Opening Reception: Saturday October 4, 2014 5PM – 7PM
- Gallery Hours:
- Wednesdays 10/8, 15, 22, 29 — 4:30PM to 7PM
- Saturdays 10/11, 18, 25 — 2PM to 4PM
Links:
Event Announcement:
Pam DiBona Event Announcement – 201410
Artist Statement:
In 2005 I was a cancer patient. For a year, I didn’t know if I would make it to 42 years old, let alone 50. Trying to imagine myself at 65 is still hard.
Maybe that’s why I’m feeling an affinity with things that have been around a while. Artifacts that have seen some of the world. They’re scarred, faded, crumbling.
But that doesn’t mean they’re not beautiful. That they don’t have lessons to share, and while the outer skin may be fragile, the core is still solid.
Event Pictures:
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————–
Month: September 2014
Artist: Erik Eskadal
Exhibit: Cars, Trucks, and Other Diversions
Dates:
- Opening Reception: Sunday September 7, 2014 2-8PM
Links: www.eskedalexpressions.com
Event Announcement: 
Event Photos:
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————–
Month: August 2014
Artist: Sydney Smith
Exhibit: Florals & Landscapes
Dates:
- Opening Reception: Sunday August 3, 2014 1PM-5PM
Links: www.sydsmith.net
Smith – Sydney – Florals & Landscapes – 201408
Event Photos:
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————–
Month: June – July 2014
Artist: Rose Cummings/Jim Montanaro/Greg Dancer – M2M Divine Beauty Photography
Exhibit: By the Numbers: Perceptions of Beauty
Dates:
- Opening Reception: Sunday June 7, 2014 3PM-8PM
Links: www.m2m-photography.com
Event Photos:
