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“More Than Any Mirror”: Herndon and Russell at Kingston’s Headstone Gallery
Gestural marks move across space as if alive, taking the forms of tree branches, talismans, and obscure scripts. Iridescent layers of pigment overlap each other as they move toward the rounded edges of a granite plane. What can these paintings—by Benjamin Herndon and Adie Russell, currently on view at Kingston’s Headstone Gallery—tell us about the…
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New exhibit features found-materials artwork created by Cheri Aldrich
The Oregon Coast Council for the Arts announces the opening of “Nature, Paper, Fiber, Found” — featuring the art of Cheri Aldrich — on Friday, May 30. The exhibit will be on display in the Upstairs Gallery at the Newport Visual Arts Center (VAC) through July 27. Aldrich purposefully gathers materials such as sticks, stones,…
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Work By Mashpee Artist Richard Pawlak On View At Woodruff’s
“Seeking Human Kindness,” an exhibition of paintings by Richard Pawlak, will be on view at Woodruff’s Art Center from Thursday, June 5, through July 3. An opening reception will take place on June 5 from 5 to 6:30 PM. The event is free and open to the public. “Seeking Human Kindness” is a series inspired…
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Art Show Features Work By Diana Lee And Her Students
Falmouth artist Diana Lee, along with several of her long-time students, will have a show of their artwork during the month of June at the Falmouth Art Center. Participating students, many of whom have studied with Ms. Lee for the past eight years, include, Bobbie Barlow, Carol Bernon, Mary Jane Conary, Martha Gavenas, Justine McLoughlin,…
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From the Familiar to the Fantastic
The kaleidoscopic feel of Weeda’s work reflects the many perspectives included in “Through Shifting Lenses,” an exhibit of Master of Fine Arts thesis projects by the SMFA at Tufts Class of 2025. The works were on view at the Tufts University Art Galleries on the Medford/Somerville campus through Commencement. Perspective changes at the click of…
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From an arts degree to helping transform Sydney’s public spaces
With a city as layered, diverse, and rich as Sydney, the remit on how public spaces can operate in a post-COVID world can seem daunting, but it’s one that Kelly takes in her stride. “One of the things I love about managing creative and cultural projects is that for each one, I get to live…
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Jackie Amézquita: Artist Talk
Courtesy of the Artist Jackie Amézquita: Artist Talk Tuesday, May 27, 2025 from 6:30 PM to 8 PM UC San Diego, Department of Visual Arts All Ages Free Jackie Amézquita (Quetzaltengo, Guatemala, b.1985) lives and works in Los Angeles, California. She is an artist with a multidisciplinary practice. Her research is articulated through the use…
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Jackie Amézquita: Artist Talk
Courtesy of the Artist Jackie Amézquita: Artist Talk Tuesday, May 27, 2025 from 6:30 PM to 8 PM UC San Diego, Department of Visual Arts All Ages Free Jackie Amézquita (Quetzaltengo, Guatemala, b.1985) lives and works in Los Angeles, California. She is an artist with a multidisciplinary practice. Her research is articulated through the use…
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At Hudson Art Gallery’s grand opening, an artist-centered, storytelling approach to art
As Ingrid Restemayer mingled with attendees at the Hudson Art Gallery grand opening Friday, she stood near a table filled with paper, scissors, string and dental tools. The table showed what Restemayer did to make a portion of the artwork that hung from the walls around her, part of “Seeking Order,” the latest gallery in Hudson’s opening exhibit that…
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‘Built on the Backs of Women’ rights wrongs, reframes the art canon
On San Francisco’s Beach Street, inside the women-owned COL Gallery, “Built on the Backs of Women” foregrounds fundamental female artists who pioneered ideas and practices later attributed to men. Meeting with curator Kelly Cahn and COL’s founder Callie Jones on the morning of the exhibit’s opening, they explained how common misappropriation is for women in…
