eo art lab
69 Main St., Chester, CT
(860) 526-4833
www.eoartlab.com
chester@eoartlab.com
Tu–Sa 10–6, Su 12–6
February 3–February 28: Flux: Michelle DeMarco blends two art forms, one new (digital photography) and one ancient (egg tempura), to create breathtaking images of life and art in transition. Opening reception & artist talk February 5, 6–9 p.m. March 3–March 28: Cosmic Fabric,: Carol Prusa, using the antique art form of silverpoint, creates otherworldly works of profound beauty and complexity. Opening reception & artist talk March 12, 6-9 p.m.

The Flinn Gallery at Greenwich Library
101 West Putnam Ave., Greenwich, CT
(203) 622-7947
www.flinngallery.com
M–W, F–Sa 10–5; Th 10–8, Su 1–5
No Admission
February 4–March 17: Photography – 3 Worlds: Featuring Andrew Buck, Lacey Terrell, and Phil Stein. Andrew Bucks’ panoramic “cultural geography” photos concentrate on relationship with nature in his “Ohio Horizon” and “Tobacco” series. Portrait photographer Lacey Terrell chronicled the daily lives of the unique individuals of the traveling circus, Culpeper and Merriweather in her series “The Passing Ring.” Advertising photographer, Phil Stein captures the liveliness of New York City in his urban multiple imagery photo collages. March 25–May 12: Celebrating 80 Years: Eight Artist: The Flinn Gallery commemorates its 80th Anniversary with an exhibit featuring 8 artists who represent the works of art that have been shown in the Gallery for the past 80 years. The 8 artists, Patience Brewster, Shirley Fuerst, Jean Jack, Tony King, William King, Bob Knox, Bill Scott, and Gretchen Dow Simpson, will be displaying their new and current works.

New Britain Museum of American Art
56 Lexington St., New Britain, CT
(860) 229-0257
www.nbmaa.org
nbmaa@nbmaa.org
T, W, F 11–5, Th 11–8, Sa 10–5, Su 12–5
Through April 11: Inspired Innovations: A Celebration of Shaker Ingenuity.

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 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. February 28–April 9: Director’s Choice: Susan Newbold & Alex Rheault – “Natural Overlaps”: An ongoing visual dialogue between two artists, who for almost two years explored drawing and printmaking techniques in both collaborative and solitary practices. Guild Group Show – “Inside or Out”: Juried by Melissa Stafford, director of Carrie Haddad Photographs in Hudson, NY, Guild Artists were invited to explore the many ways in which the concept of Inside or Out can be interpreted. Alberta Cifolelli – “Softening the Edge 1964-2009”: Pairing recent paintings and printmaking with key examples of the artists work from the 60’s, through the 90’s. Natasha Karpinskaia – “The Doodle Series”: A set of prints that began as meaningless drawings, miniscule in size, acquired a second existence as each drawing was enlarged.

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
February 16–April 16: Richard Claude Ziemann. Opening Reception: Tuesday, February 16, 2010, 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
February 10–March 6: Photography of Anne Day & John Isaac. This show is a coming together of two world travelers who, through their lenses, have captured compelling portraits and images of mysterious and beautiful places — some from Kashmir, India (John Isaac), and others from the not-so-distant apartheid past of South Africa (Anne Day) — as well as exotic images in our own backyards. Meet-the-artists reception: February 13, 4–6 p.m. March 26–April 25: Artist Leonard Ragouzeos. Meet-the-artist reception: March 27, 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.
Through February 20: Land and Sea: Painting
Maine: A large-scale exhibition showcasing the
best of painters observing Maine. Through March 20: N. B. Aldrich & Zach Poff: A sitespecific sound installation fills CMCA’s architecturally stunning Loft Gallery. Through 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.

Portland Museum of Art
Seven Congress Sq., Portland, ME
(207) 775-6148 ext. 3224
www.portlandmuseum.org
Tu–Su 10–5, F 10–9
February 4–June 6: Objects of Wonder: Four Centuries of Still Life from the Norton Museum of Art. This exhibition was organized by the Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida.

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
Through 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. In their current work, the figures become actors in a timeless existential drama. March 17–April 16: "SELF/FABRICATED": Artists Ilona Anderson, Jan Johnson, Leslie Schomp, and Candice Smith Corby re-examine the use of cloth originally used for craft or domestic activity as a new means to paint or "draw" on. Opening reception: Saturday, March 20, 2-4 p.m.

The Art Institute of Boston
Main Gallery at The Art Institute of Boston
700 Beacon St., Boston, MA
(617) 585-6600
M–Sa 9–5, Su 12–5
Gallery at University Hall
1815 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA
(617) 585-6656
T–W, F 12–5, Th 3–8, Sa 12–5
www.aiboston.edu/galleries
February 4–March 6: Celebrating Boston and Cambridge-Area Artists. Main Gallery featuring Juan Jose Barboza-Gubo and Christopher Watts. Reception February 4, 5-7 p.m. Gallery at University Hall featuring Rama Rejman, Elaine Spatz-Rabinowitz, and Tabitha Vevers. Reception February 11, 6–8 p.m.

Beard and Weil Galleries
Wheaton College
26 East Main St., Norton, MA
(508) 286-3644
www.wheatoncollege.edu/arts
M–Sa 12:30–4:30
February 1–February 26: Karen Kunc: Printedness; Cats by Karel Appel, print portfolio from the Wheaton College collection; Open House and Suit Shopping by Andrew Raftery, engravings from the Wheaton College collection. Opening reception for all, Sunday, February 7, 2–4 p.m. March 7–April 16: Collection/Reflection: A History of Wheaton's Permanent Collection; Tina Beecher: A Retrospective. Opening reception, Sunday, March 7, 2-4 p.m.

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
Fitchburg St., Somerville, MA
(617) 776-3410
www.brickbottom.com
brickbottomartist@rcn.com
Th–Sa 12–5
January 24–February 27: ILLUSION: Fine artist Josh Wisdumb and sculptor David Tonnesen exhibit a collaborate on a body of new work, exploring the boundaries between painting and sculpture. Opening Reception: Thursday, January 28, 6–8 p.m. March 7–April 10: MYTHOLOGY EXHIBITION PRIZE WINNERS: Yoon Soo Lee, Timon Meyer, Danielle Shaheen. Prize awarded by George Shackelford - Chair of the Department of Art of Europe and the Solomon Curator of Modern Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Check website or call for opening reception information.

Bromfield Gallery
450 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA
(617) 451-3605
www.bromfieldgallery.com
W–Sa 12–5
February 3–27: Gallery I: Daniel Feldman: “Out of the Ground”: Starting from photographs of building projects underway, Feldman’s constructed inkjet prints reveal things normally unseen: structural slabs and beams, ductwork for moving air, spaces filled with mechanical equipment. Gallery II: Lisa Olson: “New Bestiary”: Olson’s installation of drawings, prints, and mixed media illustrates the idea of a contemporary bestiary, evoking library or museum collections. On view are creatures, beasts, protectors, or threats; they are enticing, charming, elegant, or dark. Opening Reception: Friday, February 5, 5:30–7:30 p.m. March 3–27: Gallery I: Charles Goss: “Everything I Don’t Know”: Goss focuses on “bumps on the wall, finding life in a box, your mother's Bauhaus, overworking the space, reading between the lines, 2-D or not 2-D, learning my own rhythm, polyphonies in 11/4 time, holes in the road, more bumps on the wall…” Gallery II and III: Dianne Lam: “What was in my mind, What is in my mind (A Retrospective)”: Lam’s mixed media paintings explore the tension between the constructed world, with its patterns of geometric and rectilinear forms, and the organic, irregular world of nature and consciousness. Chat with the artist on Saturday, March 6, from 1–5 p.m. Opening Reception: Friday, March 5, 5:30–7:30 p.m.

CAC Gallery (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
January 25–March 12: “100 from Cambridge” A Preview Exhibition for Cambridge Open Studios. A visual appetizer for the second city–wide Cambridge Open Studios taking place over three weekends in April and May 2010. Reception: First Mondays @ CAC Gallery: Monday, February 1 & March 1, 6–8 p.m.

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
Through February 25: Kathryn Schultz Gallery: The Third Dimension, Juried by Wyona Lynch-McWhite, Executive Director, Fuller Craft Museum. Reception: Saturday, February 13, 12–2 p.m. March 5–25: Kathryn Schultz Gallery: Journeys: Voyages of the Body, Mind and Soul. Reception: Saturday, March 6 12–2 p.m. Through February 25: University Place Gallery: Art of Love: A Celebration of art by students form local schools. Reception: Sunday February 7, 2–4 p.m. March 2–31: Of This World... And Another. Featuring Laisay Bond, Patricia Burson, Jonathan Donahue, Roberta Stone, Dan Trajman, Timothy Wilson. Reception: Friday, March 5, 6–8 p.m.

Clark Gallery
145 Lincoln Rd., Lincoln, MA
(781) 259-8303
www.clarkgallery.com 
Tu–Sa 10 – 5 and by appointment.
February 3–27: Laura Chasman: Portraits & Dave Jordano: Faith and Fury. Opening Reception with Book Signing Saturday, February 6, 4–6 p.m. Kids Art at Clark Workshop Wednesday, February 10, 1:30–3 p.m. March 3–April 3: HEAD ON: A group exhibition focusing on contemporary portraiture. Opening Reception Saturday, March 6, 4–6 p.m. Kids Art at Clark Workshop Wednesday, March 10, 1:30–3 p.m.

Concord Art Association
37 Lexington Road
Concord MA 01742
978-369-2578
www.concordart.org
gallery@concordart.org
Beat the winter blues – enjoy the work of our member artists, take an art tour, attend a lecture or join in on one of our classes. February 13–March 21: our annual Members Juried II: Photography, Drawing, Graphics and Crafts exhibit. Reception is on February 18, 6–8 p.m. March 25–April 28: Dorothy Thompson Retrospective. Reception is on March 25, 6–8 p.m. We offer a variety of classes, workshops and lectures including: Spontaneous Watercolor with Tom Sutherland, Japanese Woodblock Printing with Matt Brown, Luminous Pastels with Shelly Eager. Need to get away? Join us for our painting trip to Naples, Florida or take a tour to the RISD Art Museum. Call us or visit our website for details.

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 March 14: Beth Krommes: Winter Light.

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
February 4–28: Paula Estey: Paintings and Mixed Media Constructions: Found objects and paintings reflecting remembrances, experiences and thoughts. Becky Kisabeth Gibbs and Kathleen Hendrick: Paintings and Mixed Media: Kinetic energy juxtaposed aside subtle texture. Reception: February 5, 6–8 p.m. Artists’ Talk TBA. March 4–29: Steven Duede: Photography: The perimeter of observation hosts interrelated patterns. Karen Klein and Jennifer Langhammer: Suggestions: Sculpture, mixed media textiles, drawing, found objects and ceramic focus on the suggestion of natural form. Reception March 5, 6–8 p.m. Artists’ Talk TBA.

Gallery NAGA
67 Newbury St., Boston, MA
(617) 267-9060
www.gallerynaga.com
February 5–27: Lana Z Caplan: Notes for Future Illusions. Esther Solondz: Pure Rust. Reception: Friday, February 5, 6–8 p.m. March 5–27: For North Bennet Street: A Benefit Exhibition of Studio Furniture. Reception: Friday, March 5, 6–8 p.m.

The Garner Center
at New England School of Photography (NESOP)
537 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA
(617) 437–1868
www.nesop.com
M, Th 9–5, Sa 10¬–4
February 15–March 19: Eva Timothy. Opening Reception: February 17, 7-9 p.m. Snow date: February 24, 7-9 p.m. March 22–April 23: Michael Hintlian. Opening Reception: March 24, 7-9 p.m. Snow date: March 31, 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 March 27: For The Love Of Fashion: Using a variety of mediums, Gateway artists interpret and comment on the often stimulating and complex world of fashion. Reception and spring fashion show extravaganza on March 20, see web site for details.

Griffin Museum of Photography
67 Shore Rd., Winchester, MA
(781) 729-1158
www.griffinmuseum.org
Tu–W 11–5, Th 11–5, F 11–4, Sa–Su 12–4
Through March 28: Main Gallery: Dark Sharks/Light Rays by Karen Glaser. Atelier Gallery: Cabinet of Curiosities & Pictorial Zoology by Laszlo Layton. Griffin Gallery: Animal by Elliot Ross.

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA
(617) 495-3045
www.hmnh.harvard.edu
M–Su 9–5
Through April 18: Domesticated: Modern Dioramas of Our New Natural History, Photographs by Amy Stein. New York visual artist Amy Stein explores, in large color images, the tenuous relationship between humans and other animals through staged scenes inspired by true events in rural Pennsylvania. American Photo named Stein one of the top fifteen emerging photographers in the world. Also on display: Language of Color, how animals communicate using Nature’s amazing palette; Harvard’s renowned Blaschka Glass Flowers collection; & the newly renovated, historic Great Mammal Hall.

The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston
100 Northern Ave., Boston, MA
(617) 478–3100
www.icaboston.org
Tu–W 10–5, Th,–F 10–9, Sa–Su 10–5
Closed Monday, except on national holidays
February 19–June 13: Roni Horn aka Roni Horn. Through March 28: Krzysztof Wodiczko,…OUT OF HERE: The Veterans Project. Through March 28: Momentum 15: R.H. Quaytman. Opening April 14: Dr. Lakra.

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
280 The Fenway, Boston, MA
(617) 566-1401
www.gardnermuseum.org
Tu–Su 11–5
February 25–May 23: Modeling Devotion: Terracotta Sculpture of the Italian Renaissance: A new look at terracotta sculpture, one of the most intriguing—but often overlooked—art forms of the Italian Renaissance. Sunday, February 14, 6:30–9 p.m.: A Venetian Valentine: Celebrate Valentine’s Day in Boston’s most enchanting setting—featuring live music, art, cocktails, and small plates. Sundays at 1:30 p.m.: Sunday Concert Series: World class chamber music performances in the museum’s intimate Tapestry Room.

Kingston Gallery
450 Harrison Ave., #43, Boston, MA
(617) 423-4113
www.kingstongallery.com
W–Su 12–5 and by appointment
February 3–28: Pleasant Bay-the Furniture at Cape Cod, Oil paintings by Joan Baldwin. First Friday reception: February 5, 5–7:30 p.m. Closing reception: Saturday, February 27, 4–6 p.m. March 3–28: Members Gallery: Ilona Anderson. subMERGE: New Paintings by Barbara Moody. Opening reception: March 5, 5–7:30 p.m.

MIT List Visual Arts Center
20 Ames St., Building E-15
Cambridge, MA
(617) 253-4400
http://listart.mit.edu
Tu–W, F–Su, 12-6; Th 12–8
Closed Mondays and Major Holidays.
February 5–April 4: Hayden, Reference, and Bakalar Galleries: Virtuoso Illusion: Cross-Dressing and the New Media Avant-Garde. This group exhibition explores what has traditionally been called gender crossing or cross-dressing (drag) as a tactic for media artists that has been central to the development of the current avant-garde. The show explores how experimental art has been invigorated and advanced by artists who cross dress for many different reasons as part of their conceptual process. It is not intended as an exploration of identity issues specifically but more a depthful look at current and historical strategies of cross dressing as an art of the irrational, the unexpected. The exhibition will feature videos, installations, photographs, and performances. Artists include Charles Atlas, Matthew Barney, Claude Cahun, Harry Dodge and Stanya Kahn, Marcel Duchamp, Michelle Handelman, John Kelly, Katarzyna Kozyra, Kalup Linzy, Ma Liuming, Manon, Pierre Molinier, Yasumasa Morimura, Brian O’Doherty, Man Ray, Ryan Trecartin, and Andy Warhol. This exhibition was organized by guest curator Michael Rush, former director of the Rose Art Musem at Brandeis University.

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

Newton Free Library
330 Homer St.
Newton Centre, MA
(617) 796-1410
www.newtonfreelibrary.net
emeyers@minlib.net
M–Th 9–9, F 9–6, Sa 9–5, Su 1–5
February 2–25: Gallery: Sculptural Paintings by Yanick Lapuh: Oil painting on wood construction. Reception: Thursday, February 4, 7 p.m. Main Hall: An Eye for Color by Anne Silber: Limited Edition Serigraphs. Reception: Thursday, February 4, 7 p.m. March 2–30: Gallery: From All Angles by Cindy Ryan: Multiple perspectives on cups. Reception: Tuesday, March 2, 7 p.m. Main Hall: Newton Camera Club Annual Print Exhibit: Showcase of members’ fine photography. Reception: Thursday, March 4, 7 p.m.

Towne Art Gallery
Wheelock College
180 The Riverway
Boston, MA
(617) 901-5948
elicea-kane@wheelock.edu
Tu–Sa 12–5
The Gallery is Wheelchair Accessible and Free to the Public
February 2–27: Gestural: Lei-Sanne Doo and Mary Tinker Hatch. Paintings, Drawings, and Mixed Media Works. Gallery Closed: February 13. Artists Reception: Saturday, February 6, 2–4 p.m. March 23–April 16: Nurturing the Artist in Each Child: The Silverstein Memorial Exhibition: Artwork from Boston Public School Students. Gallery Closed: March 27. Artists Reception: Saturday April 3, 2–4 p.m.

Trustman Art Gallery at
300 The Fenway, Boston, MA
(617) 521-2268
www.simmons.edu/trustman
M–F 10–4:30
All events free, open to the public and fully accessible
February 8–March 18: Riches: New Work by Ellen Rich and Matthew Rich. Two generations of Riches play with form and color, pushing the boundaries of materials and process. Reception: Tuesday, February 9, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Snow Date: Tuesday, February 16. Closed: February 15, March 8–12. March 22–April 16: Unconditional Yes: Robyn Love. Gallery Talk, Reception and Knitting: Thursday, March 25, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. A participatory public art project organized in association with students in the Simmons Arts Administration Program. Check Trustman Gallery website for dates and times of additional events with visiting New York artist, Robyn Love.

University Gallery at UMass Lowell
McGauvran Student Union, First Floor
71 Wilder St., Lowell, MA
(978) 934-3491
www.uml.edu/dept/art/galleries
M–Th 10–4, F 10–2, Sa by appointment (additional extended hours TBA)
Through February 19: “Lost in Pittsburgh”: Digital Prints by Zsuzsi Matolcsy curated by Arno Rafael Minkkinen. "Lost in Pittsburgh" is a three-year photographic journey into the lives of young adults who have chosen to live outside of the mainstream of society. Artist/Curator Talk + Reception: February 3, 3–5 p.m. March 1–April 2: “Food Court”: Photographs, Video, and Sculpture Installation by Jeffu Warmouth. This intermedia installation playfully explores the fragmentation of identity in the age of fast-food and convenience shopping using semiotics and deep fryer fat. Artist Talk + Reception: March 3, 3–5 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. February 23–March 25: Kim Radochia. Reception: Wednesday, March 3, 2 p.m.

CENTRAL  & WESTERN MASS

Herter Gallery
At the University of Massachusetts Amherst
125a Herter Hall, Amherst, MA
(413) 545-0976
www.umass.edu/art
tjrich@art.umass.edu
M–F 11–4, Su 1–4
Through February 24: in both galleries: "A+D" : An exhibition of selected models and drawings by both graduate and undergraduate students currently enrolled in the Department of Architecture and Design at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Wednesday, February 24, 4–6 p.m. March 2—April 2: East Gallery: Skender Luarasi: Recent Projects: The exhibition will feature current research projects undertaken by the architect Skender Luarasi, that focus on the practice of visualization technologies and ideogrammatic culture in design. Reception: Tuesday, March 2, 4–6 p.m. March 2—April 2: West Gallery: Skeptical Landscapes: A group exhibition featuring the work of nine artists whose practice is devoted to landscape depictions that prioritize poetic invention over concrete topographies. Erik Benson, Buddington, Dean Byington, Joomi Chung, Peter Edlund, Jake Longstreth, Dean Monogenis, Peter Rostovsky, Lisa Sanditz. Reception: Tuesday, March 2, 4–6 p.m.

Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery
College of the Holy Cross
O’Kane Hall, 1 College St., Worcester, MA
(508) 793-3356
http://www.holycross.edu/cantorartgallery/
M–F 10–5, Sa 2–5
Closed February 27 and March 6 during spring break
January 25–April 1: Pilgrimage and Faith: Buddhism, Christianity and Islam. Pilgrimage and Faith: Buddhism, Christianity and Islam focuses on three religions and the many ways of convergence of practices in the pilgrimage experience. The exhibition will include 75 historical objects from the 12th century to the present.

Smith College Museum of Art
Elm Street @ 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.
Through February 28: Highlights: Touch Fire: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics by Women Artists. Through April 11: Kin and Kindred: Reflections on Childhood.
Through May 30: The Birth of RMB City. Through 2010: Javanese Buddha.

William Blizard Gallery, Visual Arts Center
at Springfield College
263 Alden St., Springfield, MA
(413) 748-3930
Holly_S._Murray@spfldco.edu
M–F 8:30–4:30
March 1–April 2: Milisa Galazzi: Thread/Text/Time: “In my paintings, I explored the fine line between traditional craft -- mending, fixing, sewing -- and fine art, while simultaneously making a conceptual commentary about human relationships. In these pieces, bits of old lace, thread, or rope are pressed into a bed of warm encaustic wax and delicately pulled out leaving a powerful impression symbolic of the detritus of generations of women’s domestic chores long ignored as valuable work.” Milisa Galazzi. Reception: Sunday, March 7, 2–4 pm.

Worcester Art Museum
55 Salisbury St., Worcester, MA
508.799.4406
www.worcesterart.org
information@worcesterart.org
W–Su 11–5, Third Th 11–8, Sa 10–5
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 March 7: Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present. Through–April 8: A Miniature Milestone: The Marianne E. Gibson Portrait Miniature Gallery at 20. Through–March 7: Intaglio: Italian Etchings and Engravings.
Through–August 22: What Matters. Wall at WAM: Actions Speak, THINK AGAIN (David John Attyah and S.A. Bachman)

NORTH OF BOSTON

Essex Art Center
56 Island St., Lawrence, MA
(978) 685-2343
www.essexartcenter.org
Through February 19: The Vase in Winter: ceramic work by Mary Barringer, Hayne Bayless, Paul Heroux, and Scott Goldberg; "Waking With You", embroidery drawings by Joetta Maue. March 19–April 30: Chester F. Sidell Gallery: Who's Who in Glass 2010: Joseph Barberio, John Best, Eoin Breadon, Verity Jasmin Burley, Jason Chakravarty, Robert Cory, Sandy Dukeshire, Tom Fuhrman, Wes Hunting, Alex Kalish and Trish Dalto, Rollin Karg, Gina Kingsley, Marty Kremer, Dawn Lombard, Michael Magyar, Barbara Matteson, Mike McCain, Carol Milne, John Moran, Sally Prash, Paul Prue, Michelle Rial, Marilyn Root, Ed Schmid, Josh Simpson, Aimee Sones , Pringle Teetor, Mike Tracy, Pete VanderLaan, Jacob Vincent. Elizabeth A. Beland Gallery: Linea Alba: New work by Cynthia Roberts, featuring paintings and digital work from the "Life Horizons" series. The works explore the idea of one's life as a continuous horizon, with bird and body-based imagery to express multiple states of being. Opening Reception, Friday, March 19, 5–7 p.m.

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
February 8–April 2: Tangible Dreams of a Dying Explorer: A collaborative exhibition of paintings and photographs by Bradford Johnson and C.E. Courtney. Inspired by the recovered photographs of explorer Nils Strindberg. Opening Reception: February 13, 4-6pm.

Montserrat College of Art Galleries
23 Essex St., Beverly, MA
(978) 861-9604
www.montserrat.edu
gallery@montserrat.edu
M–F 10–5, Sa 12–5
301 Gallery Hours: M–F 11–2
February 5–April 10: Montserrat Gallery: America Now. This exhibition of contemporary photography features six photographers whose work collectively acts as an investigation of regional identity through landscape. With Daniel Cheek, Ben Huff, Shane Lavalette, Laura McPhee, Alec Soth, and Zoe Strauss. Reception: Thursday, February 4, 6–8 p.m. February 2–27: C. Schlosberg Alumni Gallery: City of Dreams: Adam Lampton. Reception: Thursday February 4, 6–8 p.m. 301 Gallery: Illustration Department Theme Show. February 22–March 4: Sculpture Department Theme Show. Please see www.montserrat.edu/galleries for updated information about artist talks and receptions.

SOUTH OF BOSTON

The Art Complex Museum
189 Alden Street
Duxbury, MA
(781) 934-6634
www.artcomplex.org
Through February 14: On Their Own: Judith Brassard Brown: mixed media pieces combining different times and cultures. February 7 – April 11: Company Paintings,: paintings produced by Indian artists for Europeans. Duxbury Art Association Annual Winter Juried Show. February 21 – May 16: Jessica Straus: inventions stretching the definition of function and celebrating the quirkiness of the individual. Reception: February 28, 1:30-3:30 pm.

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 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.

Currier Museum of Art
150 Ash Street, Manchester, NH
(603) 669-6144
Su–M, W–F 11–5; Sa 10–5 (free 10–12);
1st Thurs of each month 11–8; Closed Tu
visitor@currier.org 
www.currier.org
March 6–June 7: From Homer to Hopper: American Watercolor Masterworks from the Currier Museum of Art. Some of America’s most beloved and renowned artists found inspiration painting in watercolor. This exhibition features extraordinary works by such masters as Winslow Homer, Maurice Prendergast, Childe Hassam, Rockwell Kent, Edward Hopper, Charles Burchfield, and Andrew Wyeth. These watercolors have not been exhibited as a group for twenty years because of the fragile nature of the medium. March 6–June 7: Celebrating New Hampshire Artists. Since its founding 80 years ago the Currier has been committed to exhibiting and acquiring the work of New Hampshire artists. The collections are rich in examples of art that depict the people and places of New Hampshire, many created by artists of national and international reputations. This exhibit celebrates the state’s vibrant arts community including works by James Aponovich, Jon Brooks, Terry Moore, Mary and Ed Scheier, Lotte Jacobi, and Carl Austin Hyatt.

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
M1–5, Tu–Sa 9–5
February 3–March 3: Environments: Works by Evan Anderman ‘83, Pat Musick and Winslow Myers’58. Reception: Friday, February 5. Gallery Talk: Saturday, February 6, 10 a.m.

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
February 3–March 1: Claudia Rippee and Lisa Kellner – Material Juxtaposition: Kellner explores the human body in her drawings and fabric sculpture. Rippee’s abstract photographs capture public artwork and opinions on walls in Prague and NYC. Reception: February 3, 5–7 p.m. March 7–April 11: Drawn To It – The Art of Drawing – Drawings from professional artists ranging from illustrations to working drawings. Reception: March 17, 5–7 p.m.

Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery
at Keene State College
229 Main St., Keene, NH
(603) 358-2720
www.keene.edu/tsag
thorne@keene.edu
Sa–W 12–4, Th–F 12–7
Free admission
Through February 28: Biennial Keene State College Art Faculty Exhibition of works in a variety of media by studio art and graphic design faculty featuring Paul McMullan, ceramics; Lynn Richardson, sculpture; and Peter Roos, photography.

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 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.

Chazan Gallery at Wheeler
228 Angell Street
Providence, RI
(401) 421–9230
www.chazangallery.org
Tu–Sa 12–5, Su 3–5
February 19–March 18: On Nature: Brook Hammerlee, Adrianne Evans, Roberta Shapiro, Todd Moore, Mara Metcalf. Reception: Friday, February 19, 5–7 p.m.

Krause Gallery
250 Lloyd Ave., Providence, RI
(401) 831-7350
www.mosesbrown.org/krausegallery
kstreet@mosesbrown.org
M–F 8–4 School holidays & evenings by appointment
February 2–26: Depth & Layers: Anne Mondro, Michele L’Heureux, and Peter Ciccariello. Reception, Friday, February 5, 5–7 p.m. March 2–11: Moses Brown Student Portfolio Show: Work from Upper School students. Reception, Friday, March 5, 12:30–1p.m. March 15–28: Rhode Island Art Education Association Annual Exhibit Current work from RI Art teachers. Reception, Award Ceremony, Sunday, March 28, 2–4 p.m.

Providence Art Club
11 Thomas St., Providence, RI
(401) 331-1114
www.providenceartclub.org
galleries@providenceartclub.org
M–F 12–4, Sa–Su 2–4
Club Closed Monday, February 15 in observance of Presidents' Day and Sunday, April 4 in observance of Easter
February 7–February 26: Maxwell Mays Gallery: Joan DeRugeris, Linnea Leeming and Daniel Read: The Color of Light. Dodge House Gallery: Madolin Maxey: Treasured Objects. February 28–March 19: Maxwell Mays Gallery: 12th Annual Fidelity Investments Open Juried Exhibition: Extreme Scale. Dodge House Gallery: Lenny Rumpler and Stanley Summer: Photographs. March 21–April 9: Maxwell Mays Gallery: Joan Arnaud, Rose Coppa D'Amore, Veronica Farrell, and Natalie Pfanstiehl: Creative Forces. Dodge House Gallery: Morris Nathanson: Constructions, Wood and Paper

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)
Through February 26: Hunt-Cavanagh Gallery: Studio Faculty Exhibition 2010. Through March 19: Reilly Gallery: Studio Faculty Exhibition 2010. Opening Reception: Thursday, February 4, 5–8 p.m. in the Reilly Gallery.

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 February 19: New Artist Members’ Show, with work of Artist Members accepted in 2009. February 21–March 12: Flower Fantasy: All Media Open Juried Show. March 14–April 2: Al Albrektson Retrospective.

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 60 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–F 9–5, Sa 12–5, Closed Sunday
February 19–March 27: This World, Other World: This group exhibition, guest curated by David Grozinsky, Admissions Manager of the Vermont Studio Center, features Studio Center alumnus who expand the notion of landscape outside the realm of direct observation, drawing viewers into a variety of imagined worlds of their own construction using sculpture, paintings, and prints. Artist Talk & Reception: February 19, 5-8pm

Robert Hull Fleming Museum
At the University of Vermont
61 Colchester Ave., Burlington, VT
(802) 656-8582
www.flemingmuseum.org
Through 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. Through 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. Through 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.

Southern Vermont Arts Center
West St., Manchester, Vermont
(802) 362-1405
www.svac.org
Tu–Sa 10–5. Closed Su, M. Open Su 2/14
February 6–March 9: Yester House Gallery: February Exhibitions: Features works by Gerald Auten, Anne Harhay, Helen Young, Frances B. Ashforth, Susan Wadsworth, John MacDonald, Berta Burr, and Thomas Kerr. Free Opening Reception with hors d’oeuvres, cash bar and exhibiting artists, February 6, 2–4 p.m. March 13–April 8: Art From the Schools; an annual, free, gallery-wide exhibition spotlighting the artistic endeavors of elementary and high-school students from approximately 20 regional schools. Year after year, the high quality of the work in all media delights and surprises. Free Opening Reception March 13, 2–4 p.m.

Vermont Arts Council
136 State St., Montpelier, VT
(802) 828-3293
www.artofaction.org
Through July 2010: 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, 2010 in Burlington.