Rachel Mica Weiss combines thread with the density of stone, cast forms, and wood constructions to create sculptures and site-specific installations. Her practice results in objects that are concerned with self-imposed barriers that explore the realities and illusions of tension and ease, physical and psychological space, restraint and freedom. The title of the exhibition CounterMeasures refers to...
Wu explores the visualization of journey, process, and topography. Through drawing, video and installation, her work bridges art and science, imagination and documentation. Whether actual or virtual in traversing routes, mapping is the way Wu locates herself in the world physically, culturally, and psychologically. For this exhibition, Wu focuses on walking as both an act...
WOOD a group exhibition featuring Damien Hoar de Galvan (MA), Harry Roseman (NY),Damion Silver (MA), Sally Tittmann (CT), and Michael Zelehoski (NY). Curated by gallery director Leonie Bradbury, the exhibition hosts contemporary art works that actively engage with the history and discourse of both sculpture and painting. Each artist questions the boundaries of these mediums...
Reception: Oct. 22, 5pm - 9pm Events Hotline: 978.921.4242 x1204 Gallery Hours M - F 11:30am - 2:30pm Sat. 12p - 5p Guest curated by Trifecta Editions, Montserrat College of Art is excited to welcome Trifecta: Year Two at 301 Gallery. Year Two goes beyond the traditional gallery show by offering special events, arts programming and skill share sessions along...
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...