Member News: Who's Where and When

Ann Barbato has been accepted into the juried show, First Anniversary: PAPER at the Fountain Street Fine Art Gallery, 59 Fountain Street, Frammingham, MA.The show runs from January 13-February 5, 2012. The juror was James Welu, Dir. Emeritus Worcester Art Museum. Public Reception will be held on January 21, 2012, 5pm-7pm.

Carol Blackwell currently has six pieces as part of an artists book exhibit at Munroe Gallery, Munroe Art Center 1403 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington; gallery hours 10am–4pm, Monday through Friday, closed weekends. Exhibit ends January 14. The show is filled with uniquely constructed books as scrolls, as sculpture, and as metaphor by well-know artists such as Peter Madden, Stephanie Stigliano and others. Each work is a one-of-a-kind, hand-made tribute to what our imagination can conceive from one simple yet complex idea of what an object may become. Carol teaches collage, construction, printmaking and experimental book-making at The Danforth Museum School and Newton Art Centre.

John Borchard and Marian Dioguardi open their Studio #223B on SoWa's First Friday evening every month throughout the year. All artists in this dynamic studio building invite you into their studios to see their latest work and to visit artists in their element. The Sowa Artist Guild strives to make art accessible to everyone. 450 Harrison Ave, Boston, Ma. www.sowaartistsguild.com. This is a monthly event and the parking is free.

Artwork: John Borchard, Island in the Fog; Marian Dioguardi, Sitting Pretty in Turquoise

Fran Busse showcases over 30 new works in oil in her solo exhibit, Caught in the Current, on view through February 29 at First Rugs, 342 Great Road (Routes 2A and 27), Acton. The opening reception is on Thursday, February 2, 5:30-8:00pm. Known for her realistic paintings of New England landscapes and barns, Fran takes a leap into abstraction in her new paintings which are inspired by wetlands, rivers and ponds observed in her travels. First Rugs is open Monday – Friday, 10:00am. to 6:00pm. and Saturday,
10:00am to 5:00pm.  

Artwork: Fran Busse, Stillness, oil

Helen Byers is a featured instructor for 2012 at Ghost Ranch Education and Retreat Center near Abiquiu, New Mexico. Located in a spectacular, high-desert setting on some 20,000 acres, Ghost Ranch was for years a home of Georgia O'Keeffe. Helen Byers will be teaching Still-Life Drawing (June 25-July 1), Field Sketching Ghost Ranch Fauna and Flora (July 2-8), and Celebrations for Days of the Dead (October 29-November 2). All levels welcome. Register early, as enrollment is limited. For more information, visit www.helenbyers.com and www.ghostranch.org.

Helen Byers, Still Life with Pots

Five of Irma Cerese's paintings were included in the coffee table book, "100 Artists of New England", by E.Ashley Rooney, Schiffer Publishing, which is in the bookstores now. Her artwork is featured on page 82. For more of her work, visit her website.

Patricia Crotty is exhibiting at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, from January 12 – February 25, 2012. The opening is January 19, from 5:30-7:30pm. Gallery hours are Tuesday–Sunday, 12:00noon-6:00pm.

Artwork: Patty Crotty

Cheryl Dyment's exhibit "The Importance of Floating...and Other Lessons" provides an intimate look at the artist's recollections of a decades old near-drowning experience on the North Shore. These works explore the effects of our ability to protectively alter our mental and physical state in a time of stress or trauma.

The show will be presented at the Firehouse Center for the Arts, Newburyport, MA from February 1-March 11, 2012. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, February 4 from 3:30 to 5:30 pm. For more information, visit the artist's website or visit www.firehouse.org.

Artwork: Cheryl Dyment, Regression (or the Day I Didn't Drown), oil on linen, 36x48 inches

Tally Forbes will be exhibiting at Cadbury Commons Art Gallery, 66 Sherman Sreett in Cambridge, February 7- 28. There will be an opening reception Sunday February 12,3:00-5:00 pm.

Artwork: Tally Forbes

Larry Grob is displaying recent pastel landscapes at the Weston Congregational Church, through March 27. The show is titled The Art of Place: Nature and forms that make this our New England. Thoughtfully observed, sustainably seen. For those interested, noted environmental activist Bill McKibben will be delivering a sermon at the church on March 25, a very coincidental tie-in with the pastel exhibit. An artist reception will be held on February 5, from 11:45 to 1:00pm. Exhibit hours are Tuesdays-Fridays 8:00am-noon, and Sundays 9:30-10:30am. Location is 130 Newton Street, in Weston.

Jeanne E. Gugino is exhibiting her work at Kaji Aso Studio Institute for the Arts in the group exhibit titled "Where Light is Born." Artist reception is Jan 21, 7:00-9:00pm. The address is
40 St. Stephen St., Boston, phone 617-247-1719. Her work will also appear in another group exhibit from February 2-March 11 at the Belmont Gallery of Art, 19 Moore Street, 3rd Floor, Belmont, MA. Reception is February 12, 2:00-4:00pm. And from March 2-29, she'll be exhibiting in the show titled, "Guests Will Be Hung" at Big Arts Invitational exhibition,
900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel, FL. Reception is March 9, 5:30-7:00pm


From February 4-26, 2012, Joanne Holtje, along with five other Worcester area artists, will exhibit recent works of paintings, sculpture, and video in the show:
The Eye is not a Camera at The Sprinkler Factory, 38 Harlow Street, Worcester, MA.
Opening Reception is February 4, 6:00-9:00pm: food, wine, live music by Peter Clemente
Artists talks: Sunday, February 19, 2-3:30pm.Gallery hours: Thursdays 4-8pm, Saturdays and Sundays 12-5pm.

Barbara Jones is participating in a show at the Gleason Library in Carlisle from
January 11 - March 3, 2012. The Library is located 22 Bedford Road, Route 225, Carlisle. Phone is 978-369-4898. Reception is Saturday, January 21, 1:00-2:30pm.

Sand T Kalloch's large scale paintings are also on display along with Brian Corey, Nikki Rosato and Shireen Agah Yadollahpour at Oficio, Boston’s newest co-working space through January 13, 2012. Opening reception: Thursday, November 17th, from 6:30-9:30pm. There will be an abundance of beverages and hors d’ouevres. Come to network, check out the new Oficio space, and meet the artists whose work is featured. Oficio will rotate work from local artists and photographers throughout the year. Oficio is located at 30 Newbury Street, 3rd Floor Boston, MA 02116. To learn more, please visit website.

REGENERATION: ACA Members Show, juried by Sand T Kalloch is on display at Gibbs Gallery at Arlington Center for the Arts from December 5, 2011-January 27, 2012. Opening Reception: Friday, December 2, 7:30-9:00pm. Announcement of juror's awards begins at 8:00pm. A diverse sampling of works by forty local artists, including: acrylic, oil, encaustic and watercolor painting; collage and charcoal, pastel and photography, sculpture, assemblage and mixed media. Gallery hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and by appointment. Gibbs Center is located at 41 Foster Street, Arlington, MA 02474-6813. For more information, please call 781-648-6220, send email to info@acarts.org or visit website http://www.acarts.org/exhibits.php

Bloodline, an original oil painting by B. Glee Lucas, is showing at "RED - its more than a color!" juried by Howard Yezerski (Howard Yezerski Gallery). University Place Gallery, 124 Mt. Auburn St., Cambridge MA. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00am to 6:00pm; Saturday 9:00am to 1:00pm. Exhibit runs November 22, 2011-January 11, 2012.

Artwork: B. Glee Lucas, Bloodline

 

Mary Beth Maisel was invited to author the chapter Nature printing using the gelatin plate for THE ART OF PRINTING FROM NATURE: A guidebook from the Nature Printing Society.
Her print, Garden Treasures is featured on the cover. The book is now published and available at www.natureprintingsociety.info. Her website is marybethmaisel.com.

Artwork: Mary Beth Maisel, Garden Treasures

David Mangels will be contributing a piece as part of Liminal: the Space Between - An Exhibition of Contemporary Photography at the Emerson Umbrella Center for the Arts, 40 Stow Street, Concord. The exhibition begins on January 16 and will continue through March 5. An opening reception will take place on Thursday, January 26 from 7:00-9:00pm. The event will mark David's first acceptance as an exhibiting photographer.

Karen Danstedt Roop will be having a one-woman show of her paintings at Newbury Court in Concord from January 18 to March 9. An opening reception will be held on January 22 from 2 to 4. All are welcome.

Randi Siu's Asian Aspects series of paintings, celebrating the Chinese Year of the Dragon in art, will be held on Saturday, January 21 from 5:00-7:00pm at Neiman Marcus, 2nd floor, Women's Wear, 1 Copley Place, in Boston Massachusetts. The public is invited to attend and refreshments will be served. The Asian Aspects exhibit at Neiman Marcus, begins on January 22 and runs through February 29 and is open during regular business hours: Monday-Saturday, 10:00am-8:00pm and Sunday, 12noon-6:00pm.

Artwork: Randi Siu, Jade Dragons, acrylic on canvas,24x30 inches

Malcolm and Elisabeth Weir were in their first show in the UK, which ran through the month of September. “Art After George”, an exhibition of artists who are descendants (or spouses/partners of descendants) of George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle. It was held in the at the Dacre Hall, Lanercost, Cumbria, and coincided with the dedication of a new gravestone for the 9th Earl. Malcolm and Elisabeth had two pieces in the show: “Carats of the Gelt”, and “Sunset at Talkin Tarn." See more of their work at http://www.weir2x.com.

Artwork credit: Malcolm and Elisabeth Weir, Carats of the Gelt and Sunset at Talkin Tarn

John M. Williams is exhibiting work in his show, A New Perspective on the Civil War, at the Winchester Public Library, 80 Washington Street, Winchester, MA. Reception is January 5, from 7:00-8:30pm.

 

Bruce Wood is exhibiting New England snow scenes in the Associates Exhibition at the Lyme Art Association, Lyme CT and the "Beauty of White" exhibition at the Cape Cod Art Association in Barnstable, MA. The LAA show runs through February 25, and the CCAA exhibition is January 19-February 20.

Artwork: Bruce Wood, Winter Sails

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