The A Gallery opens its summer season with a reception on Saturday, June 29 for artists Chris Wright, Whitney Cleary, Richard Erickson and Jennifer Joanou.

Island artist Rez Williams, known for his paintings of the boats of New Bedford, has turned to exploring the woods and shorelines of Monhegan, Me.

New work by the Vineyard artist Lily Morris includes 10 large-scale oil paintings that depict scenes of contemporary life alongside constructed fantasies of fame and wealth.

Nature walks together led to A Studio Guide to Nature, a collaborative show by sisters Julia and Lucy Mitchell at A Gallery in Oak Bluffs. The show runs through August 17.

Photographer Alessandra Petlin has spent 40 consecutive summers on Martha’s Vineyard at her family’s home on Wayside Farm in Chilmark. But this summer marks a first for the artist. She momentarily stepped out of her Vineyard routine Saturday night to celebrate her first gallery opening, ever.

An oil painting of an empty rowboat hangs on a wide column at A Gallery in Oak Bluffs. It’s missing its oars, and occupants too. A Gallery owner Tanya Augoustinos sees the painting by Carol Barsha as a metaphor for passage and transition.

Within the ephemeral confines of time, a place that provides refuge from a tirelessly moving reality is always a welcome respite.

Selected sculptures and drawings by Stella Waitzkin will be featured at A Gallery on Uncas avenue in Oak Bluffs from July 19 to 31.

Artists and friends Doris Lubell and Ilka List decided to show their work together in a visual arts show at the A Gallery. Deep Diving: Paintings, Drawing and Sculpture, will hang from July 5 through July 17.

The A gallery in Vineyard Haven lives on for another weekend with XX Danger Zone, a multi media event being held on Oct. 7 from 7 to 10:30 p.m. The Danger Zone is actually Holly Diane Anger a.k.a. Holly Danger who with Jeff Schram is presenting the Moon, an acoustic, electronic and live visual performance project.

Samantha Barrow who often rides her motorcycle around the country sharing her poems, will dismount for the evening and add her blend of poetry and performance to the mix.