Center for Contemporary Printmaking
eo art lab
69 Main St., Chester, CT
(860) 526-4833
www.eoartlab.com
chester@eoartlab.com
T–Sa 10–6, Su 12–6 December 2–January 31: Give & Take, a group show for the holidays. The latest work from all of eo’s artists, all at one time, all under one roof. It’s a party! Featuring works by Anderson, Beal, DeMarco, Erickson, Fellner, Goodwin, Gourlay, Gross, Gustafson, Hatch, Lage, Lee, Lyons, Ohl, Oldfather, Marks, Morgan, Payson, Petrovic, Racine, Ramsay, Stavovy, & Wright. Opening reception & walk & talk December 4, 6–9 p.m.

The Flinn Gallery at Greenwich Library
101 West Putnam Ave., 2nd Floor
Greenwich, CT
(203) 622-7947
www.flinngallery.com
M–W, F–Sa 10–5, Th 10–8, Su 1–5
December 17–January 27: HORIZONS: Five diverse artists who have a distinctive and artistic response to landscape painting will be on display at the Flinn Gallery. The artists are Frances B. Ashforth, Diana Friedman-Shea, Yuka Imata, Kathryn Sanfilippo, and Cheryl Warrick. Ashforth’s horizon landscapes show her strong interest in line, color, edges, and boundaries. Friedman-Shea’s works are between realism and abstraction in her open ended urban paintings. Imata’s oft and classical landscapes of the Spanish countryside are in contrast to Sanfilippo’s abstract landscapes of bold colors and broad strokes. Warrick’s quilt like landscapes blended with folk wisdom and symbols tells a story of inner meaning. Opening Thursday December 17, 6–8 p.m.

Silvermine Guild Arts Center
1037 Silvermine Rd., New Canaan, CT
(203) 966-9700 ext. 20
www.silvermineart.org
W–Sa 12–5, Su 1–5
Through December 23: Print Americas–Juried Competition/Exhibition: 26th Print Triennial, a juried competition/exhibition featuring the finest contemporary prints by established and emerging, juried by Jacob Lewis, Director of Pace Prints Chelsea, New York. January 10–February 19: New Members Show: An exhibit showcasing nine new Guild Members inducted in the Spring and Fall of 2009 to the Silvermine Guild. David Dunlop: A Closer Look: An exhibition featuring a selection of this Emmy Award-winning artist’s recent oil paintings, showcasing works that explore his interest in interior and exterior spaces, and the visual phenomena of light, motion, and reflection. Jody Silver & Arlė Sklar-Weinstein - “IN RELATION TO…”: A collaborative exhibition bringing together the whimsical found object sculptures with the vibrant fiber-photomontage of these two artists.

Sue and Eugene Mercy, Jr. Gallery at The Loomis Chaffee School
4 Batchelder Rd., Windsor, CT
(860) 687-6030
www.mercygallery.com
M–F 10–4, Su 1–4, Tu and Th evenings 7:30–9 Schedule subject to school calendar
January 12–February 9: Lynn Koble. Opening reception: January 12, 6:45–8:45 p.m.

Tremaine Gallery at The Hotchkiss School
11 Interlaken Rd., Lakeville, CT
(860) 435-3663
www.hotchkiss.org
M–Sa 10–4, Su 12–4
Through December 11: New York Times Photographer Ozier Muhammad: New Orleans After Katrina. Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Ozier Muhammad documents life in New Orleans after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. January–February 3: Joe Goodwin: Explorations of the Unconscious. Goodwin uses acrylic paints with various additives, layered and sanded, to create ephemeral atmospheric images that allude to various natural phenomena. Meet-the-artist reception: January 16, 4–6 p.m.

Center for Maine Contemporary Art
162 Russell Ave., PO Box 147, Rockport, ME
(207) 236-2875
www.cmcanow.org
Winter hours: Th–Sa 10–5, Su 1–5 General admission is $5.00. Admission is free for members, Rockport residents and children. January 10–February 20: Land and Sea: Painting Maine: A large-scale exhibition showcasing the best of painters observing Maine. January 10–March 20: N. B. Aldrich & Zach Poff: A site-specific sound installation fills CMCA’s architecturally stunning Loft Gallery. January 10–March 13: Cole Caswell & Jessica George: Artists Caswell and George explore local Rockport geography through photography, painting, and drawing. Visual Dialogue: Artists Mariann Lehmann, Blakelyn Albright, Donna Albert, Jan Yatsko, and Janie Oakes respond to each other’s work through “wordless conversations” consisting of mixed-media works on paper.

BOSTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS

ArtSpace Gallery
63 Summer St., Maynard, MA
(978) 897-9828
www.artspacemaynard.com
artspace63@aol.com
W–Sa 11–3
December 12–January 15: Topos: An exhibit in which artists Jennifer Caine, Rachel Hellmann, and Chris Kannen investigate suburban, urban, and wilderness environments in paint. Opening reception: Saturday, December 12, 4–6 p.m. January 27–February 26: The Human Condition: Sculptors Mary Kaye and Geoffrey Koetsch matured in the age of abstract expressionism, minimalism, and the anti-form movement. Both artists have returned to the human figure to probe the human predicament. Opening reception: Saturday, January 30, 2–4 p.m.

Beard & Weil Galleries
Watson Fine Arts
26 East Main St., Norton, MA
(508) 286-3644
www.wheatoncollege.eu/Arts
M–Sa 12:30–4:30
Through December 11: Collecting in the Peace Corps: Tangible Memories of the Toughest Job You'll Ever Love, curated by Mollie Denhard ’10; Jake Mahaffy: Recent Work; Passageways: Recent Paintings by Richard Whitten.

Boston Sculptors Gallery
486 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA
(617) 482-7781
www.BostonSculptors.com
bostonsculptors@yahoo.com
W–Su 12–6

Boston University Art Gallery
855 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA
(617) 353-3329
www.bu.edu/art/
gallery@bu.edu
Tu–F 10–5, Sa–Su 1–5

Brickbottom Gallery
1 Fitchburg St., Somerville, MA
(617) 776-3410
www.brickbottomartists.com
brickbottomartist@rcn.com
Th–Sa 12–5
December 6–January 16: HOLY, curated by Pauline Lim. Reception: December 6, 4–6 p.m. Artists: Suzanne Burns, Saskia Eubanks, Wally Gilbert, Pauline Lim, Cory MacLean, Empire S.N.A.F.U., David Addison Small, Julie Angela Theresa, David Tonnesen, Paul Weiner. Theme responds to the concept of holiness, whether earnest, skeptical, hostile, reverent, or ironic. In conjunction with this exhibit, the early-music vocal group Zefiro will perform "Gesualdo/ Victoria: Shadows and Light", Tenebrae (Latin for "shadows") responsories by Carlo Gesualdo and "Missa O Quam Gloriosum" by Tomás Luis de Victoria on December 12 at 8 p.m.

Bromfield Gallery
450 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA
(617) 451-3605
www.bromfieldartgallery.com
W–Sa 12–5
December 2–19: 12 x 12 Holiday Show: A juried exhibition of small works, featuring gallery artists and guest artists from the Boston area, including printmaking, photography, painting, and drawing. Opening Reception: Friday, December 4, 5:30–7:30 p.m. January 6–30: Solo 2010 Competition Winners: Juried by Brian T. Allen, Director of the Addison Gallery of American Art in Andover, MA, Solo 2010 presents two debut solo exhibitions by New England artists. In Gallery I, Jarrett Min Davis presents Survey of the Land, paintings with figures from Asian popular culture that address the bewilderment of identity. In Gallery II, Larry Volk presents A Story of Rose’s, a biographical narrative about the artist’s mother, a Holocaust survivor, that uses inkjet prints to weave together her writing, documents, and photographs. Opening Reception: January 8, 5:30–7:30 pm.

Cambridge Art Association Kathryn Schultz Gallery
25 Lowell St., Cambridge, MA
Tu–Sa 11–5
University Place Gallery
124 Mt Auburn St., Cambridge, MA
(617) 876-0246
www.cambridgeart.org
info@cambridgeart.org
M–F 9–6, Sa 9–1
Galleries and Office Closed December 23– January 4
Through January 14, at both galleries: RED: It’s more than a color, metaphor, feeling, idea or hue. Juried by Carl Belz, Director Emeritus, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University. Through January 5, at Wainwright Bank at One Broadway, Kendall Square: Tom Robinson-Cox.

Cambridge Arts Council
City Hall Annex 344 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
(617) 349-4380
www.cambridgeartscouncil.org
M, W 8:30–8, Tu, Th 8:30–5, F 8:30–12
Through December 1: Breaking Ground: The past, present, and future of the Maud Morgan Visual Art Center: Preview of this new Cambridge arts center, artwork by the late Maud Morgan, and studio classes for children and adults. Reception: First Monday @ CAC Gallery: December 7, 6–8 p.m.

Carney Gallery at Regis College
Fine Arts Center
235 Wellesley St., Weston, MA
(781) 768-7034
www.regiscollege.edu
M–F 10–4 and by appointment
Through December 20: Kathleen Cammarata’s paintings and drawings examine the place, location, and terrain of an imaginary world subject to growth, change, explosion, and rebirth. Responding to the attention we devote to ways in which we manipulate nature, Cammarata asks, “What would Nature say back to us?” Her drawings and paintings team with life of the strangest variety presenting nature as dynamic, ambiguous characters. Cammarata says, “My drawings are imaginary worlds, but rather than confront, they provoke mystery.” Deep Space: Recent Paintings and Drawings by Kathleen Cammarata has been supported in part by a grant from the Artists Resource Trust. January 13–March 5: Marjorie Thomas: Artistic Pioneer. Reception: February 6, 1–3 p.m.

Clark Gallery
145 Lincoln Rd., Lincoln, MA
(781) 259-8303
www.clarkgallery.com
Tu–Sa 10–5
December 2–24: Annual Salon Show. Festive opening reception: December 5, 4–6 p.m. Kids Art at Clark Workshop on December 9, 1:30–3 p.m. January 5–30: Timothy Kadish: New Paintings and Jessie Morgan: Night Tides. Opening reception January 9, 4–6 p.m. Kids Art at Clark Workshop January 13, 1:30–3 p.m.

Concord Art Association
37 Lexington Rd., Concord, MA
(978) 369-2578
www.concordart.org
education@concordart.org
December 4–23: Holiday Originals: Enjoy an array of original artwork, including oil, watercolor, photography, sculpture, wearable art, cards, and more. There’s something for everyone. All priced for holiday gift giving. Opening reception: Sunday, December 6, 2–4 p.m. January 9–February 7: Members Juried I: Painting and Sculpture. Reception: January 14, 6–8 p.m. Our annual members show featuring the best of regional painters and sculptors. Why not consider a gift of art? Ask us about gift certificates that can be used for classes or trips.

Copley Society of art
158 Newbury St., Boston, MA
(617) 536-5049
www.copleysociety.org
T–Sa 11–6, Su–M 12–5
November 12–December 23: Upper and Lower Galleries: Holiday Small Works 2009. Red Room Gallery: Gail Sauter. January 14–February 12: Upper Gallery: New Members' Show 2010. January 14–March 19: Lower Gallery: Co|So Artists A to Z: Nocturne. February 18–March 19: Upper Gallery: Winter Members' Show: Reflections. Red Room Gallery: 21st Annual Student Show.

Danforth Museum of Art
123 Union Ave., Framingham, MA
(508) 620-0050
www.danforthmuseum.org
W–Th, Su 12–5, F–Sa 10–5 $8 adults, $7 students/seniors, free for children under 12 and DMA members.
Through February 28: Gerry Bergstein: Effort at Speech; Henry Swartz: Paintings & Mixed Media; David Aronson: Paintings; Morgan Bulkeley: Exquisite Corpse. In the Children’s Gallery: Through December 13: Peter Reynolds: Make Your Mark! Through March 14: Beth Krommes: Winter Light.

DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park
51 Sandy Pond Rd., Lincoln, MA
(781) 259-8355
www.decordova.org
Tu–Su 10–5, and selected M holidays

Dugan Gallery at UMass Lowell
Dugan Hall, Basement Level
883 Broadway St., Lowell, MA
University Gallery at UMass Lowell
McGauvran Student Union, First Floor
71 Wilder St., Lowell, MA
(978) 934-3491
www.uml.edu/dept/art/galleries
December 8–January 8: Fall 2009 BFA EXhibition: Presented by the UMass Lowell Art Department, this biannual exhibition features BFA senior thesis projects from the Art & Design studios and includes all types of media. Reception: December 10, 5–7 p.m. (Preview December 8, 9 & 10, 9–5 p.m.; access after December 10 through the Art Office, McGauvran Room 126).

Galatea Fine Art
460B Harrison Ave., #B-6, Boston, MA
(617) 542-1500
www.galateaart.org
marjorie@galateaart.org
W–F 12–6, Sa–Su 12–5
December 3–30: Members’ Small Works: 50+ gallery members, a variety of contemporary works less than 16". Reception December 4, 6–8 p.m. January 6–31: Sean Palmatier: Mutations: Non-objective form re-generates into almost recognizable gestalt. Alice Shafer and Wilson Hunt, Jr.: “Color/Form”: Photography and painting investigating color as balance and description. Reception January 8, 6–8 p.m. Selected members’ work also on view.

Gallery NAGA
67 Newbury St., Boston, MA
(617) 267-9060
www.gallerynaga.com
Through December 19: Gerry Bergstein: Elements of Style. December 5, 2 p.m.: Gerry Bergstein Talk: Painting Broke My Heart. January 8–30: Nelson DaCosta: Marks of Memories. Alice Denison: Memento Flori. Reception: January 8, 6–8 pm.

The Garner Center at New England School of Photography (NESOP)
537 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA
(617) 437-1868
www.nesop.com
M, Th 9–5, Sa 10–4.
Through January 8: Tony Donovan: Ardoyne, Belfast, Ireland 1971–1972. Enchanting and poignant black-and-white street scenes in early ‘70s Belfast, shot with a hand-held Leica. January 11–February 12: Nicole Hatanaka. Opening Reception: January 13, 7–9 p.m. Snow date: January 20, 7–9 p.m.

Gateway Arts
62 Harvard Street, 2nd floor, Brookline, MA
(617) 734-1577
www.gatewayarts.org
battyg@vinfen.org
M–F 9–4:30, Sa 12–5 Through January 9: In the Main Gallery: Under $100. This annual Holiday exhibition offers affordable artwork by Gateway's many artists, cash and carry. In the Front Gallery: Recent Works by Maria Schlomann. These neo-surreal works explore the relationship between personal and general perceptions of reality.

The Griffin Museum of Photography
67 Shore Rd., Winchester, MA
(781) 729-1158
www.griffinmuseum.org
Tu–W 11–5, Th 11–7, F 11–4, Sa–Su 12–4
Through January 10: in the Main Gallery: Three Concerned Photographers, Susan Bank, Rania Matar, Stella Johnson. In Atelier Gallery: Chinatown: Metaphor and Memory, Robert Welsh. In Griffin Gallery: City of Children, Monika Merva. January 21–March 28: Main Gallery: Dark Sharks/Light Rays, Karen Glaser. In Atelier Gallery: Cabinet of Curiosities & Pictorial Zoology, Laszlo Layton. Griffin Gallery: Animal, Elliot Ross.

Heirloom Artisan Expos
The Annual Holiday Artisan & Crafter Expo
The Conference Center at Bentley
175 Forest St., Waltham, MA
www.heirloomartisanexpos.com
deb@heirloomartisanexpos.com
Saturday, December 5, 10–4 p.m. A select group of talented artisans and crafters come together to demonstrate and sell their hand-crafted, unique, one-of-kind works to the public. Enjoy artisan demonstrations and music throughout the day! Admissions will benefit local food pantries & homeless shelters.

The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston
100 Northern Ave., Boston, MA
(617) 478-3100
www.icaboston.org
Tu–W, Sa–Su 10–5, Th–F 10–9 Closed M, except on national holidays Through January 18: Damián Ortega: Do It Yourself. Through March 28: ...OUT OF HERE: The Veterans Project. Through March 28: Momentum 15: R.H. Quaytman. Opens February 19: Roni Horn aka Roni Horn.

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
280 The Fenway, Boston, MA
(617) 566-1401
www.gardnermuseum.org
Tu–Su 11–5 Through January 31: Taro Shinoda: Lunar Reflections: The art of Taro Shinoda engages themes of science, philosophy, and desire, and investigates our place in the universe. December 31, 9 p.m.–1 a.m. Lunar Reflections: A New Year’s Eve Celebration: The Gardner’s first New Year’s Eve event, featuring live music, art, events, and more. January 14, 6:30 p.m: Room Views: The Titian Room and Sensuality: Author and Gardner Artist-in-Residence Gregory Maguire discusses the Titian Room as part of a new series of conversations about the Gardner Museum.

Kingston Gallery
450 Harrison Ave., #43, Boston, MA
(617) 423-4113
www.kingstongallery.com
Tu–Sa 12–5 and by appointment. December 2–27: Main Gallery: Gail Erwin: Shadow Shift. Back Gallery: Group Exhibit of Small Works. Gallery talk: December 13, 3 p.m. First Fridays Opening Reception: December 4, 5–7:30 p.m. January 6–31: Main Gallery: Mary Bucci McCoy: Paintings. Back Gallery: Small works redux. First Fridays Opening Reception: January 8, 5:30–8 p.m.

MIT List Visual Arts Center
20 Ames St., Building E-15 Cambridge, MA
(617) 253-4400
listart.mit.edu
Tu, W, F, Sa, Su, 12–6, Th 12–8 Closed M and Major Holidays
Through January 3: Hayden, Reference Galleries: Tobias Putrih & MOS: Without Out: Sculptural practice and architectural design are the subjects of this exhibition organized by List Visual Arts Center director Jane Farver. In his work, Tobias Putrih uses everyday materials such as cardboard, Styrofoam™, and plywood to produce fragile structures that span from small modular objects to larger installation environments. Recent work has featured Putrih's collaboration with MOS, a collective of designers and architects that creates software and uses customized tools of parametric design to produce simple but highly complex structures and buildings. The two principals, Michael Meredith and Hilary Sample, teach at Harvard University and Yale University while maintaining the practice. Putrih's and Meredith's exhibition at the List Visual Arts Center will feature a newly commissioned work, Erosion, a large-scale sculptural installation whose structural design is premised on its inevitable ruination. In addition, working drawings, models, and other support materials will further illuminate the collaboration between Putrih and MOS. Bakalar Gallery: Sung Hwan Kim's Summer Days in Keijo-written in 1937 (2007): Sung Hwan Kim often integrates video and performance art, and takes on the role of director, editor, performer, composer, narrator, and writer to create works that are narrative yet dreamlike. His Summer Days in Keijo-written in 1937 is a fictional documentary based on Swedish ethnographer and zoologist Sten Bergman's 1937 travelogue In Korean Wilds and Villages.

Modestino Gallery
426 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
(617) 967-2620
www.johndevaney.com
jdevaney@aol.com
December 1–31: John Devaney: Paintings. Paintings of cityscapes by John Devaney.

Nesto Gallery at Milton Academy
Science Building, Lower Level
170 Center St., Milton, MA
(617) 898-1798
M–F 8:30–3:30

New Art Center in Newton
61 Washington Park, Newton, MA
(617) 964-3424
www.newartcenter.org
December: M–F 9–5, Sa–Su 1–5
January: M–F 9–5, Sa 1–5. Closed January 18
Through December 13: icons + altars: 16th Annual Benefit Exhibition: Featuring work by 107 regional artists. Exhibit is free. Tickets to obtain artwork are $250. Please call for tickets + info. Closing reception: December 13, 3–5 p.m. January 15–February 24: Main Gallery: Sailing the Barbarous Coast, curated by Anthony Smith, Jr. Artists include Colin Matthes and Anthony Smith Jr. Holzwasser Gallery: Still, Works by Julie Weiman. Opening receptions: January 15, 6–8 p.m. Gallery Talk for Sailing the Barbarous Coast: January 15, 4–6 p.m.

Newton Free Library
330 Homer St., Newton, MA
(617) 796-1360
www.newtonfreelibrary.net
emeyers@minlib.net
M–Th 9–9, F 9–6, Sa 9–5, Su 1–5
December 2–30: Gallery: The Art of the Doll by Georgette Benisty: Handcrafted textile and mixed-media sculpture. Reception: December 10, 7 p.m. December 2–30: Main Hall: Near and Far by Doron Putka: Oil paintings of still life and landscapes. Reception: December 3, 7 p.m. January 5–28: Gallery: Wild Things by Abby Zonies: Dramatic and vibrant new work. Reception: January 6, 7 p.m. January 5–28: Main Hall: Botanical Explorations by Carrie Megan: Watercolors of fruit, vegetables, and plants. Reception: January 7, 7 p.m.

Trustman Art Gallery at Simmons College
300 The Fenway, Boston, MA
(617) 521-2268
www.simmons.edu/trustman
M–F 10–4:30 All events free, open to public and fully accessible
Through December 9: The Chair, the Glove and the Envelope... Uncovering the Process: Drawings by Bill Flynn. This exhibit presents several of the thematic directions Bill Flynn has pursued with an emphasis on demonstrating how his sources have inspired his drawing process.

Tufts University Art Gallery at the Aidekman Arts Center
40 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA
artgallery.tufts.edu
artgallery@tufts.edu
(617) 627-3518
Tu–Su 11–5, Th 11–8 December 3–20: MFA Thesis Exhibition. Artists’ talks: December 3, 5 p.m. Public opening reception: December 3, 5:30–8 p.m. January 21–April 4: Questions without Answers: A Photographic Prism of World Events, 1985-2010: Photographs by VII. Saya Woolfalk: Institute for the Analysis of Emphathy: Ethnography of No Place, with Rachel Lears. Public opening reception for both exhibitions: January 28, 5:30–8 p.m. Remarks by VII photographers at 6:30 p.m.

Winfisky Gallery Salem State College, Ellison Campus Center
Lafayette St., Rts 114 & 1A, Salem, MA
(978) 542-7890
www.salemstate.edu/arts
M–F 10–2, or by appointment
The Winfisky Gallery displays exhibits from all over the world, in a variety of media from prints to kinetic sculpture to collage and photography. In addition to visiting artists, the art department hosts an annual faculty works exhibit, a students works exhibit, and the prestigious student honors exhibit. January 19–February 18: Way After Canaletto, paintings by Stoney Conley and Mary Armstrong. 

CENTRAL  & WESTERN MASS

Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery
College of the Holy Cross
O’Kane Hall, 1 College St., Worcester, MA
(508) 793-3356
www.holycross.edu/cantorartgallery/
M–F 10–5, Sa 2–5
Through December 16: Cities of Peace. January 28–April 1, 2010: Pilgrimage and Faith: Christianity, Buddhism, and Islam focuses on the three religions and the many convergences of practices in the pilgrimage experience. Cities of Peace honors the history and culture of various cities that have experienced major conflict and trauma.

Museum of Russian Icons
203 Union St., Clinton, MA
(978) 598-5000
www.museumofrussianicons.org
T–F 11–3, Sa 9–3
The exhibit, Celebrating the Season: Icons of Saint Nicholas, will place eleven Saint Nicholas icons together in the upper South Gallery on display to the public for the first time, including the first icon acquired by museum founder Gordon Lankton in 1991. Visitors will be able to see and compare more than works spanning four centuries, with fourteen others shown throughout the Museum. Saint Nicholas was known to be wise and performed good works in secret for the poor and the oppressed. His many deeds entered the realm of myth and contribute to stories of Father Christmas, St. Nick, and ultimately, Santa Claus. A newly acquired piece, dating from 1880, (see image below) will be displayed in the way that Russian Orthodox believers are accustomed to viewing icons–encased in an outer wooden frame or kiot, and covered with an ornately engraved screen or riza, revealing only the face and hands of the saint. The icon features an elaborate, gilded kiot with grape-leaf motif and silver riza.

Smith College Museum of Art
Elm St. at Bedford Terrace, Northampton, MA
(413) 585-2760
www.smith.edu/artmuseum
Lively changing exhibitions; distinguished permanent collection plus acclaimed artist-designed restrooms, Museum Shop, and Sam’s Café. Highlights: Through December 31: William Kentridge: What Will Come. Through February 28: Touch Fire: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics by Women Artists. Through 2010: Javanese Buddha.

Worcester Art Museum
55 Salisbury St., Worcester, MA
(508) 799-4406
www.worcesterart.org
W–Su 11–5, third Th 11–8, Sa 10–5
information@worcesterart.org
World-renowned for its collections which span more than fifty centuries, WAM features must-see masterpieces from ancient mosaics to Contemporary Art. Plus Shop, Café, Classes. Opening December 2: A Miniature Milestone: The Marianne E. Gibson Portrait Miniature Gallery at 20. Opening on December 19: What Matters. Through January 3: Twelve Zodiacal Animals. Through January 10: Bound by Fashion. Through March 7: Intaglio: Italian Etchings and Engravings.

NORTH OF BOSTON

The Gallery at Barrington Center for the Arts
Gordon College
255 Grapevine Rd., Wenham, MA
(978) 927-3400 x4751
www.gordon.edu/gallery
amber.primm@gordon.edu
M–Sa 9–7
Through January 29: Drawing As Encounter: A Faculty/Alumni Exhibition: A collaborative exhibit of work by artists, poets, an actor, priest, composer, philosopher, and linguist.

Montserrat College of Art Galleries
23 Essex St., Beverly, MA
(978) 861-9604
www.montserrat.edu
gallery@montserrat.edu
M–F 10–5 301 Gallery Hours: M–F 11–2, Sa 12–5
Through January 23: Montserrat Gallery: Fixed Chaos: a ceramics exhibition with Mark Cooper, Ryan Mitchell, Saya Moriyasu, and Allison Schulnik. Artist talk with Mark Cooper: December 3, 11:30 a.m. Through December 19: Schlosberg Gallery: Diane Ayott: Upstream. Through December 4: 301 Gallery: Thesis II Fine Art. Reception: December. 3, 6–8 p.m. December 7–16: Art Education. Reception: December 9, 6–8 p.m.

SOUTH OF BOSTON

The Art Complex Museum
189 Alden St., Duxbury, MA
(781) 934-6634
www.artcomplex.org
W–Su 1–4
Through January 17: New England Watercolor Society Regional Show: Recent Acquisitions: new artwork acquired by the museum. Through February 14: On Their Own: Judith Brassard Brown: mixed-media pieces combining different times and cultures.

South Shore Art Center
119 Ripley Rd., Cohasset, MA
(781) 383-2787
www.ssac.org
info@ssac.org
M–Sa 10–4, Su 12–4 Free admission.
Through December 23: Bancroft Gallery: Fiber of Life—Cary Wolinsky. Dillon Gallery: Small Works. Faculty Feature: Lisa Marder. Crossen Student Gallery: Students of Esther Maschio. January 15–February 21: Bancroft Gallery: Water—SSAC Gallery Artists. Dillon Gallery: Curated by Valerie Forte Vitali—Susan B. Charles, Patricia M. Gray, Susan Dragoo Lembo, Page Railsback, Frank Strazzulla, Jr. Faculty Feature: Allison Crowe. Crossen Student Gallery: Students of Lucy Merrill.

Wallace L. Anderson Gallery at Bridgewater State College
40 School St., Bridgewater, MA
(508) 531-1359
M–F 8–4, closed holidays
Through December 18, 2009: GJYD: Just as the banishment of illusion enhances awareness, so the demolition of aesthetic bling sweetens the world of discourse, of the Other. GJYD serves only consciousness, attentiveness, awareness. GJYD can never seek power—only release it. Don't picket—vandalize. Don't protest—deface. When ugliness, poor design & stupid waste are forced upon you, turn Luddite, throw your shoe in the works, retaliate. Smash the symbols of the Empire in the name of nothing. January 19– February 19: Malcolm Montague Davis: Malcolm Montague Davis' abstract paintings are based on details of his buildings and sculpture. The paintings are a portion of a much larger architectural drawing which has been surveyed to yield stimulating compositions. The artist makes color paper maquettes to study the proportions and color relationships. From these paper studies, candidates are culled to be enlarged into paintings. A single building may result in several paintings depicting its diverse features.

Currier Museum of Art
150 Ash St., Manchester, NH
(603) 669-6144
Su, M, W, Th, F 11-5; Sa 10-5 (free 10-12); 1st Thurs of each month open 11-8; Closed Tu
www.currier.org
visitor@currier.org
Through January 3: Evolution of a Shared Vision: The David and Barbara Stahl Collection. The extraordinary collection of prints and drawings carefully assembled over a fifty-year period by long-time New Hampshire residents David and Barbara Stahl are on view for the first time at the Currier. Includes some of the most important old master printmakers including Dürer and Rembrandt and American twentieth-century prints and drawings by internationally-known artists such as Edward Hopper. Through January 3: Brett Weston: Out of the Shadow. Brilliant, visionary, and prodigious, Brett Weston (1911-1993) was among the most important photographers of the twentieth century. Out of the Shadow is the first major exhibition in 30 years dedicated to Weston’s prolific body of work, showcasing the photographer’s distinct creative spirit. See how Weston captured the magic of black and white prints through more than 100 exquisitely printed vintage photographs from the 1920s through the 1980s all handcrafted by the artist.

Lamont Gallery
Frederick R. Mayer Art Center
Phillips Exeter Academy
11 Tan Ln., Exeter, NH
(603) 777-3461
www.exeter.edu/arts/8160.aspx
gallery@exeter.edu
M 1–5, Tu–Sa 9–5
Closed December 21–January 3
Through January 23: Emma Amos: Heroes and Folk. Reception: January 8, 6:30–8 p.m. Gallery Talk: January 9, 10 a.m.

The McIninch Art Gallery
Southern New Hampshire University
2500 N. River Rd., Manchester, NH
(603) 629-4622
www.snhu.edu/art
m.gallery@snhu.edu
M–F 10–3, Th 5–8, Su 10–3
January 21–February 27: Lumber, Coal, Fawn Skins: An Exploration Revealed in Lists. Installation by Heddi Siebel. Opening Reception: January 28, 5 p.m.–7 p.m. What would you bring to live for two years in the Arctic? This multimedia installation unearths the supply lists of the failed Ziegler Expedition of 1903. Using images of archival records, the installation evokes the explorers’ faith in and dependence on the most sophisticated technologies of the time as a means to succeed and advance a human/ cultural/political agenda: for America to be the first to the North Pole. Are their lessons for our times in their disappointment?

New Hampshire Institute of Art
148 Concord St., Manchester, NH
(603) 623-0313
www.nhia.edu
awilliams@nhia.edu
M–F 9–5, Sa 9–12
December 7–January 21: Fan Tchunpi: Exhibition includes photographs, artifacts, and artwork from the life of Fan Tchunpi. Reception: December 7, 5–7 p.m. December 7–January 15: AIANH: New Hampshire Chapter of the American Institute of Architects exhibits 2009 awards submissions. January 27–March 1: 8th Annual Minumental: Exhibiting artwork no larger than 2 x 2 x 2". Reception: January 28, 12 p.m. Additional listings on our website.

Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery at Keene State College
229 Main St., Keene, NH
(603) 358-2720
www.keene.edu/tsag
thorne@keene.edu
W–Su, 12–4, closed M & Tu.
Free admission
Through December 6: Out of Sequence: Underrepresented Voices in American Comics celebrating creators of comics, both historical and contemporary, from underrepresented demographics, including women and minorities. January 23–February 28: Biennial Keene State College Art Faculty Exhibition of works in a variety of media by studio art and graphic design faculty. Reception: January 22, 5:30–7:30 p.m. hosted by Friends of the Thorne.

Bannister Gallery at Rhode Island College
600 Mt. Pleasant Ave., Providence, RI
(401) 456-9765
www.ric.edu/bannister
jmontford@ric.edu
Tu–F 12–8 or by appointment with the gallery director.
Accessible to persons with disabilities Through December 2: Eve Aschheim. December 9–January 8: Andy Warhol: A Recent Acquisition Exhibition. Reception: December 9, 5–8 p.m. The Bannister Gallery was dedicated in November 1978 in honor of Edward Mitchell Bannister, a noted nineteenth-century African American artist. Bannister lived in Providence and was a founding member of the Providence Art Club. Free Guided Tours: Available by appointment to groups of ten or more; contact gallery director.

David Winton Bell Gallery at Brown University
List Art Center, 64 College St., Providence, RI
(401) 863-2932
www.brown.edu/bellgallery
Through February 14: Zugenruhe: an installation by Rachel Berwick.

Krause Gallery at the Moses Brown School
250 Lloyd Ave., Providence, RI
(401) 831-7350
www.mosesbrown.org/krausegallery
kstreet@mosesbrown.org
M–F 8–4; School holidays, evenings, and weekends by appointment. December 8–18: Moses Brown Faculty & Staff Exhibit: Holiday show showcasing work by members of the Moses Brown faculty and staff. Painting, ceramics, photography, crafts, turned bowls, and much more. Reception: December 1, 5–7 p.m. January 5–29: Texture, Pattern, Fragment: Artists Ann Woodward, Ann-Marie Gillett, and Donise English explore texture, pattern and fragmentation through their respective media. Reception: January 8, 5–7 p.m.

Providence Art Club
11 Thomas St., Providence RI
(401) 331-1114
www.providenceartclub.org
Through December 24: M–W, F 12–5, Th 12–6, Sa–Su 12-4
January: M–F 12–4, Sa–Su 2–4, closed January 18
Through December 24: 105th Annual Little Pictures Show & Sale. Work from more than 100 artist members, all priced at $250 or less. January 4–15 in the Maxwell Mays Gallery: Class & Staff Exhibition. In the Dodge House Gallery: New Year: New Members. January 17–February 5, in the Maxwell Mays Gallery: Open Painting 2010. In the Dodge House Gallery: Danna Brackenbury and John McDonough: New Paintings.

Providence College Art Galleries
1 Cunningham Sq., Providence, RI
(401) 865-2400
www.providence.edu/art
Hunt-Cavanagh Gallery
M–F 9–4 (unless otherwise noted and when school is in session)
Reilly Gallery
M–F 11–4 (unless otherwise noted and when school is in session)
January 25–February 26: Showing in both the Hunt-Cavanagh Gallery and the Reilly Gallery (at the Smith Center for the Arts): Providence College Faculty Art Show. Opening reception: TBA.

Rhode Island Watercolor Society
Slater Memorial Park
Armistice Blvd., Pawtucket, RI
(401) 726-1876
www.riws.org
Tu–Sa 10–4, Su 1–5
Through December 23: Winter Wonderland: Open Juried Show featuring paintings with a winter scene or theme. January 10–29: Portsmouth Art Guild Members’ Show. Opening reception January 10, 1–4 p.m. January 31–February 19: New Artist Members’ Show, with work of Artist Members accepted in 2009. Opening reception January 31, 1–4 p.m.

Brattleboro Museum & Art Center
10 Vernon St., Brattleboro, VT
(802) 257-0124
www.brattleboromuseum.org
Th–M 11–5 $6 adults, $5 seniors, $4 students. Free to BMAC members
Through February 21: Drawing Itself: A Survey of Contemporary Practice: more than 150 drawings by more than sixty artists in a variety of traditional and non-traditional media. Ice Box: Eric Aho. Back Through Black: Marcy Hermansader. Bill Long: Through the View. Accompanied by family activities. Joe Fichter: Clarion Call: steel sculpture on BMAC’s front lawn.

The Firehouse Gallery
135 Church St., Burlington, VT
(802) 865-7165
www.burlingtoncityarts.com
M–Th 9–5, F 9–8, Sa 12–8, Closed Su
Through December 12: Medicine & Mortality: Postmodern Gothic: The eroticization of the tools of medicine and obsession with its procedures is the focus of the work of Vermont artists Sasanqua Link and Linda Jones. Link’s sculptures combine fantastical medical equipment with highly realistic, ambiguous fragments of body parts. Jones creates contemporary reliquaries, preserving artifacts and incorporating them into her multi-layered organic paintings and installations.

Robert Hull Fleming Museum
At the University of Vermont
61 Colchester Ave., Burlington, VT
(802) 656-8582
www.flemingmuseum.org
January 19–April 26: Andy Warhol: Fashionistas and Celebrities: Building on a recent gift to the Fleming Museum from the Andy Warhol Foundation, Andy Warhol: Fashionistas and Celebrities presents a select group of photographs that offer a glimpse into the world of fashion and celebrity from the 1970s and 1980s. January 26–May 23: Views and Re-Views: Soviet Political Posters and Cartoons: Nearly twenty years after the demise of the Soviet Union, Views and Re-Views invites a post-Cold War assessment of Soviet graphic arts and images spanning more than six decades from the time of the Russian Civil War (1918–1921) to the late Soviet period. February 16–August 2010: Voices, Objects, Stories: Women in the Fabric of Vermont History: Voices, Objects, Stories brings artifacts from the Fleming Museum collection together with oral and written narratives of Vermont women.

Vermont Arts Council
136 State St., Montpelier, VT
(802) 828-3293
www.artofaction.org
Through July: The Art of Action: Shaping Vermont’s Future Through Art: A Statewide Art Exhibition in Twenty-four Communities. Presented by the Vermont Arts Council: Artists Susan Abbott, Gail Boyajian, David Brewster, Annemie Curlin, Phil Godenschwager, Curtis Hale, Valerie Hird, Kathleen Kolb, Janet McKenzie, and John Miller take on issues critical to Vermont’s future. Local host communities are designing and delivering events to support the artwork... join in their celebrations! Use the website’s Tour Map to discover art all year long. All 100 pieces of original art will be made available at auction July 17 in Burlington.

Southern Vermont Arts Center
West St. , Manchester, VT
(802) 362-1405
www.svac.org
Tu–Sa 10–5, Su 12–5, closed M
January 9–February 2: 18th Annual Winter Members’ Exhibition. Artists Reception: January 9, 2–4 p.m. Featuring live music, wine, hors d’oeuvres and exhibiting artists. Anyone who has passed any amount of wintry time hereabouts knows that, come early January, the prospect of passing a few warm hours amongst unrivaled beauty is a consummation devoutly to be wished. Hence the Annual Winter Members’ Exhibition, ten galleries filled with paintings, photographs, sculpture, and mixed-media pieces of the very highest quality. Featured artist Gail LeBoff, of Landgrove, Vermont and New York City, received the 2005 Louis Tiffany Biennial Award; her work is found in many museum collections, including The Harvard Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Norton Museum of Art, Florida.