Eben Kling's work addresses social and psychological issues with humor and an exuberant color palette. Bends showcases fifteen works on paper and one large-scale painting. Kling pokes fun at topics such as consumerism, the media, and authority. Like a cartoon, he depicts characters in moments of panic, gluttony, and desperation, tangled in morally ambiguous situations....
The Slow Heroics of the Soil Builder contemplates visual expression as a kind of experimental gardening. Dylan Blanchard illustrates the nature of art making as it relates to our connection with the Earth. His practice is rooted in a steady, chaotic, and observatory process (much like that of the garden) somewhere between farm, lawn, and field,...
Reception: Wed. November 18, 5 - 8pm Gallery Hours M - F 11:30am - 2:30pm Sat. 12p - 5p WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE features work by GG Burney, Alexander Iverson, Marisa Rasum, Shelby Rivers, Samuel Roberts, and Rachael Wentworth. GG Burney's work explores the transcendental nature of cultural appropriation; from "ghetto" to "trendy"....
Reception: Wed. December 2, 5pm - 8PM Gallery Hours M - F 11:30am - 2:30pm The work of Haley Anderson strives to achieve a balance between a control and spontaneity, while abstracting crystal structures. Veering away from tradition by breaking the rectangle, she tears the paper to create the desired form. From there, she proceeds to...
Reception: Thursday, December 10, 5–8pm Gallery Hours M–F, 11:30am–2:30pm Sat., 12–5pm The Art Education Program of Montserrat College and the Practicum students are pleased to present the artworks of their students in this annual celebration of their Pre-K–12 Initial Licensure requirements. The exhibition features works on paper and mixed, traditional and digital media, in two and...
Reception: Saturday, January 23rd 4–7pm Gallery Hours M-F, 11:30am–2:30pm Sat, 12–5pm Curated by Printmaking Professor Stacy Thomas-Vickory ’91, Constellations is a large multi-disciplinary exhibition featuring over 30 works created by Montserrat Alumni. Thomas-Vickory had the idea of using the concept of a constellation to symbolize the connections that the alumni have with one another. She...
Reception: Thursday, January 21st, 5:30–7:30pm Gallery Hours M, T, W, F, 10am–5pm Th, 10am–8pm Sat., 12–5pm Featuring: Liz Jaff, Jon Kuzmich, Aaron Meyers, Jenny O'Dell, Rachel Perry Curated by Associate Curator of Exhibitions and Programs, Pam Campanaro, I Will Go On… exhibits artists whose practices parallel the characteristics of a marathoner: endurance, repetition, and focus....
Reception: Thursday, January 21st, 5:30–7:30pm Gallery Hours M,T,W,F, 10am–5pm Th, 10am–8pm Sat., 12–5pm Using only atmospheric street lighting, Remi Thornton has developed a style that has been described as capable of capturing, “that emotion that has been chased by writers, poets, film makers, artists forever.” Titled after one of the prints in this exhibition, Free...
Reception: Wednesday, February 3rd 5–8pm Gallery Hours M–F, 11:30am–2:30pm Sat., 12–5pm This year’s theme for the Annual Illustration Theme Show is Cryptic! Current student work is shown alongside faculty, staff and alumni in a broad range of method and media. Deadline for Students is January 27th *All current Illustration Students must enter! Deadline for Alumni...
Gallery Hours M,T,W,F, 10am–5pm Th, 10am–8pm Sat., 12–5pm Emily Dumas, image courtesy of the artist. Montserrat College of Art is pleased to present Remixed: Illustrated Products, a solo exhibition featuring Emily Dumas, in the Carol Schlosberg Alumni Gallery. Dumas is an illustrator, surface designer and hand letterer based north of Boston. Her on-trend, whimsical imagery...
Reception: Thursday, March 24th, 5–7pm Public Artist Talk: Thursday, March 24 11:30am–12:20pm. Room H201 Gallery Hours M,T,W,F, 10am–5pm Th, 10am–8pm Sat., 12–5pm Montserrat College of Art is proud to present Working Titles, a solo exhibition featuring paintings by alumnus Andrew Houle'00, in the Carol Schlosberg Alumni Gallery. Houle’s oil paintings present detailed views with a...
Reception: March 16th, 5–8pm Gallery Hours M-F, 11:30am–2:30pm Sat, 12–5pm Featuring: Tess Roever (Ashaway, RI), Sayyid Lestrade (Boston, MA), Raashaad Jones (Derby, CT), Shannon Blencowe (Clinton, CT), Kyle Des Lauriers (Methuen, MA), Richie McCarthy (Lowell, MA), Kismet Debnam (Milford, CT). Chimera is a group show exhibiting seven New England artists, all of whom are current seniors...