7|7|7 Seven: A Performative Drawing Project
7|7|7 Seven: A Performative Drawing Project
June 18 – August 3
Seven weeks, seven walls and seven artists are invited to ‘draw’ directly onto the gallery walls. This project highlights the performative aspects of drawing and the individual nature of each artist’s process. The gallery will be open during the making of the works, effectively putting the creative process on display. In this context, the finished drawings are the residue of the performance.
Featuring:
June 18 – 22: Zsuzsanna Szegadi
For this work, audience members are necessary to draw the piece! Come by during gallery hours and create the work.
June 25 – 29: Dana Woulfe
Reception: Thursday June 28, 4 – 6pm Gallery Talk at 4:30pm
July 2 – 6: Eben Kling
Reception: Thursday July 5, 4 – 6pm, Gallery Talk at 4:30pm
July 9 – 13: Jim Falck
Reception: Thursday July 12, 4 – 6pm, Gallery Talk at 4:30pm
July 16 – 20: Raul Gonzalez III
Reception: Thursday July 19, 4 – 6pm, Gallery Talk at 4:30pm
July 23 – 27: Barbara Moody
Reception: Thursday July 26, 4 – 6pm, Gallery Talk at 4:30pm
July 30 – Aug 3: Norman Laliberté
Reception: Thursday August 2, 4 – 6pm, Gallery Talk at 4:30pm
Gallery Hours:
Mon. – Fri. 10 am – 5 pm
Thur. 10 am – 8 pm, Sat. 12 – 5 pm
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Find out more about the participating artists below the cut…
Born in Worcester, Massachusetts of French Canadian parents, Norman Laliberté grew up in Montreal. He studied art at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Illinois Institute of Technology, the Institute of Design in Chicago and the Cranbrook Academy of Art. Laliberté is the recipient of numerous awards, including the AIGA Award for Design. He has been featured in such publications as TIME, LIFE, The New York Times, and Canadian Art. Paintings, prints and sculptures by Norman Laliberté appear in the permanent collections of over seventy-five museum and corporate collections, including the Montreal Museum of Fine Art, the Nelson A Rockefeller Collection, the Smithsonian Institute Albright-Knox Art Gallery, and Citicorp, New York.
Jim Falck attended the North Dakota Agricultural College where he studied architecture and began a career in architecture after moving to Denver, Colorado. While there, Falck took continuing education classes in drawing and painting, and exhibited his work at the Denver Art Museum, The Dallas Fine Arts Museum, and several Colorado galleries. Falck moved to Boston, Massachusetts to work in the architectural industry and after resigning enrolled at Montserrat College of Art where he graduated with a degree in Visual Art with a concentration in painting. Falck undertook additional studio work at the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston and made several trips to Mexico, Italy, Portugal and Spain for inspiration. | jimfalck.com
“Adam’s First Wife (Lilith),” 1998, acrylic on canvas mounted on wood, 60 x 60 inchesEben Kling went to Hartford Art School and Montserrat College of Art, where he received a BFA in Printmaking and Illustration. He has had several exhibitions, including shows at the Bear Gallery in Beverly, MA, 119 Gallery in Lowell, MA, Limner Gallery in Hudson, NY, and the Saville Gallery in Cumberland, MD. He has also helped organize the Paper Girl Project in Northampton and designed the Kirkland Avenue Mural Project. Currently, he lives in Northampton, MA, where he works as a cook and spends the rest of his time reading, watching historical documentaries, listening to records, painting and drawing. | ebenezerarcherkling.com
Zsuzsanna Szegedi is a MassArt graduate with a background in fine art and visual communication. Before moving to the US in 1997 she was attending Janus Pannonius University and Eszterhazy Karoly College studying painting and photography. Her previous solo exhibits include Danube Museum in Esztergom, Hungary and “The Lure of Trees” at the Fruitlands Museum in Harvard MA. Since 2009 she’s been concentrating on experimental video and installation works. These projects were on exhibit at the Forth Wall Project in Boston, concluding her residency at sübSamsøn. | zsuzsanna.com
Raúl Gonzalez was born in El Paso, Texas and currently lives in Somerville, MA. His work has been exhibited at The Drawing Center in New York, the Aidekman Gallery at Tufts University in Medford, MA, The Mills Gallery at the Boston Center for the Arts, the Ogunquit Museum of American Art, SCION Installation, San Francisco Art Institute and Self-Help Graphics in Los Angeles. Gonzalez is committed to introducing youth to the visual arts and has taught at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In 2011 Gonzalez collaborated with kids from all over Boston to create a work titled “and their Families” for the Linde Family Wing of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. | artbyraul.com
Dana Woulfe grew up in Rhode Island where he learned to practice and appreciate art at a young age. He attended the Massachusetts College of Art to pursue his love of creating. While attending college he became interested in the local graffiti scene and befriended the members of Project SF with whom he went on to build a successful artist collective, showing work and creating installation pieces for a diverse group of events and clients. Now, when Woulfe isn’t painting with Project SF, he works out of his studio in The Distillery in South Boston, MA which he shares with friend and collaborator Kenji Nakayama. | danawoulfe.com
Raul Gonzalez III, Every Step you take is Forever, Acrylic, color pencil, and marker, 50″ by 55″, 2012
Barbara Moody’s solo exhibitions have been held at the Kingston Gallery in Boston every two/three years for the past twelve years. Her work has been included in exhibitions in California, New York, Minnesota, and Chicago, as well as the DeCordova Museum, Mills Gallery, and Pepper Gallery in MA. In 2008, she completed two large-scale mural projects for a corporation in Fall River. Barbara is a professor at Montserrat College of Art, where she also served as Dean for nine years. She earned master’s and doctorate degrees from Harvard University, as well as a BFA from Syracuse University. She has served extensively as a higher education accreditation evaluator and consultant. | barbaramoody.com