A new exhibition of paintings by Harry Seymour opens at Carol Craven Gallery with a reception for the artist on Sunday, August 22, from 5 to 7 p.m. and the public is welcome.
This will be Mr. Seymour’s second exhibition at the gallery, and he will present his most recent works of egg tempera paintings and scratchart etchings. He draws his inspiration from the beauty of the Vineyard as well as its richly diverse multicultural community.
Twinkling Ingmar Bergmanesque lights sparkled in the spooky, dark woods of Chilmark. A big bowl of baby tomatoes sat on an outdoor table. Inside the anterior barn space at the Yard, the makeshift stage was adorned with microphones, drums and a hand-waving papier-mâché R2-D2. It seemed everyone and everything was welcome at the Satsang Lounge.
Saltwater Gallery, in the rolling fields along Lambert’s Cove Road, presents artist Ashley Medowski’s new mixed media: Historic Island Landmarks.
Miss Medowski’s once-a-summer reception will be on Sunday, August 8, from 4 to 8 p.m. Celebrating the old Vineyard, Miss Medowski has painted what she calls “portraits” of favorite Island scenes including the Vanderhoop Homestead, Menemsha Market, and the Old Cranberry Bog in Lambert’s Cove.
The Old Sculpin Gallery in Edgartown opened its latest exhibition last Sunday night with a well-attended reception for featured artists Anthony Benton Gude, Dylan Sean Murray, Amaru Pareja and Teresa Yuan.
The Old Sculpin Gallery in Edgartown opened its latest exhibition last Sunday night with a well-attended reception for featured artists Anthony Benton Gude, Dylan Sean Murray, Amaru Pareja and Teresa Yuan.
As is the case with most Old Sculpin shows, the works on display put the spotlight on diversity, with established and emerging artists — working in various media — sharing space inside the cozy building on Dock street.
West Tisbury artist Leslie Baker recently opened a show of her landscape work at the Copley Society of Art in Boston. A painter, portrait artist and children’s book author, Ms. Baker’s plein air oil studies are well known on the Vineyard, where she has lived year-round since 1997. The Copley show is anchored by a sweeping triptych of Long Point Wildlife Refuge on a hazy, late summer day. The show opened on Sept. 11 and will hang until Oct. 8. The Copley Society of Art, founded in 1879, is located at 158 Newbury street in Boston.
Pottery, papier-mâché and paintings were on display at Sense of Wonder Creations in Vineyard Haven this Sunday, as budding artists and their families gathered for an afternoon of gallery exhibitions, craft-making, and special guest performances.
Pottery, papier-mâché and paintings were on display at Sense of Wonder Creations in Vineyard Haven this Sunday, as budding artists and their families gathered for an afternoon of gallery exhibitions, craft-making, and special guest performances. The event showcased projects from 38 students in Sense of Wonder’s winter and spring art classes and was, said director and founder Pam Benjamin, “the culmination of the artists’ hard work.”
The Belushi Pisano Gallery, established in 2005, will be closing its doors. The gallery started in Vineyard Haven and was opened by Jessica Pisano, Judy Belushi Pisano and Victor Pisano. They represented over 35 talented local and regional artists. After more than four years and two different locations, they made the difficult decision to close.
Paul McPhee’s first visit to the Vineyard was in 2005 for Jawsfest 2005 as a licensed artist with Universal Studios. A love affair with the Vineyard that began with the movie Jaws and was strengthened in 2005 has led the artist to make the Vineyard his home. Through the use of oils and watercolors as well as murals, Mr. McPhee embraces the sea and the life that inhabits it.
The Eisenhauer Gallery invites the Vineyard to celebrate a decade of connecting artists with Islanders with a 10th annual Memorial Day exhibition. Free and open to the public, the Saturday evening opening reception runs from 6 to 8 p.m. and will feature work by gallery favorite Tjasa Owen, as well as from landscape painters Joshua Smith, Peter Roux and Petria Mitchell, all three of whom are making their Eisenhauer Gallery debut.
