Tag Archive for painting

New Gallery Opens Devoted to Work of Barbara Prey

(WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.) – The latest addition to Northern Berkshire’s gallery scene is the Barbara Prey Gallery, devoted to the works of the internationally acclaimed landscape artist and located at 71 Spring Street. A celebrated American painter who has exhibited extensively overseas, Barbara Ernst Prey is a graduate of Williams College and maintains a studio in…

15th Annual Housatonic Holiday Artwalk on Saturday

(HOUSATONIC, Mass.) – The 15th Annual Holiday Artwalk, a cooperative venture among the artists and galleries in the village of Housatonic geared toward holiday shopping, takes place on Saturday, November 24, 2012, from 11am to 5 pm. Fine art, crafts, and refreshments will be available at locally owned and operated venues around town, allowing shoppers…

Comic Book Artist Alex Ross Gets Showcase at Norman Rockwell Museum

(STOCKBRIDGE, Mass.) — Acclaimed comic book artist Alex Ross, whose work has appeared in print, on film, on album covers and in video games, is the subject of a retrospective exhibition opening at the Norman Rockwell Museum on Saturday, November 10, 2012, and running through February 24, 2013. The show, Heroes & Villains: The Comic…

New Shaker-Inspired Paintings by Berkshire Artists to Be Exhibited

(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Four Berkshire artists spent a year studying Shaker history and culture and painting scenes while onsite at Hancock Shaker Village. The results can be seen in SEASONS at Hancock Shaker Village: a Painting Exhibition, featuring works by Marguerite Bride, Mike Cohen, Ivor Parry, and Scott Taylor, which will open in the Poultry…

Michael Allen Lowe Show Previews Covet Project at Ferrin Gallery

(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – An exhibition of new paintings by Michael Allen Lowe will kick off the year-long COVET project – a series of exhibitions and programs presenting contemporary objects and fine art in all media including design, sculpture, painting, photography, prints, works on paper showcasing contemporary artists creating new works in response to historical artworks…

‘First Fridays Artswalk’ in Pittsfield Begins This Friday, May 4

(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) –  Last November, while visiting two well-attended gallery openings on the same evening in close proximity on North Street, Mary McGinnis, proprietor of Mary’s Carrot Cake shop, and Pittsfield artist Leo Mazzeo came up with the idea of making this type of “arts social” a regular activity.  They did some grass-roots research and…

ART REVIEW: Morgan Bulkeley: Bird Story at Berkshire Museum

(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Berkshire artist Morgan Bulkeley’s playful, fabulistic landscapes are the subject of a solo exhibition at Berkshire Museum now through March 4, 2012, in the museum’s Ellen Crane Memorial Room. Morgan Bulkeley: Bird Story is a terrific companion exhibition to the sprawling, epic major exhibition, Taking Flight: Audubon and the World of Birds,…

Gallery Celebrates First Anniversary of Intersection of Art and Architecture

Work by Izumi Chiaraluce

(HILLSDALE, N.Y.) – On Saturday, October 15, 2011, Architecture for Art Gallery (AforA) will celebrate its first anniversary with a public reception from 6-8 pm. The event will mark the closing of The International Show, curated by Annina Nosei, featuring works by Izumi Chiaraluci of Italy, Tsibi Geva of Israel, Kocheisen and Hullmann of Germany,…

Solo Exhibition of New Paintings by Ann Getsinger at Lauren Clark Fine Art

"Sky Slice" by Ann Getsinger

(HOUSATONIC, Mass.) – SKY SLICE and The Pedestal Series, an exhibition of new work by painter Ann Getsinger, opens on Saturday, October 8, 2011, at Lauren Clark Fine Art with an artist’s reception from 4 to 7 p.m. This new exhibition of “stillscapes” by the well-known Berkshire artist will remain on display through November 7,…