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The 119 Gallery: Patrick Pierce & Claire E. Barratt119 Gallery 119 Chelmsf St. This fall, sculptor Patrick Pierce and movement artist Claire Elizabeth Barratt collaborate to create a two-part project at 119 Gallery, "Life is Art is Life is"-- a gallery installation and performance series which they will create as summer gallery artists in residence. The installation will include metal and wood sculptures, sound, video, written word and objects. A series of performances are scheduled during the exhibit and Lowell Open Studios that will integrate dance, music, poetry and sculpture. Each performance by both artists will echo elements of the installation and its subject matter, and will further develop and alter the installation. |
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The ALL Arts GalleryALL at Appleton Mills Exhibiting works by members of the Arts League of Lowell |
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The Ayer LoftsArt GalleryAyer Lofts |
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Candace BarnesWestern Avenue Studios A Mill A304 The Intuitive Garden is home to a variety of original jewelry and accessories created by New England based designer, Candace Barnes. Natural and organic shapes, combined with her own intuition, inspire Candace’s handmade wearable art. She uses a mixture of original art, plastic, and resin in her work and every piece is carefully handcrafted in her Lowell, MA studio. |
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Jean BarrettWestern Avenue Studios 202 |
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Elaina BatesWestern Avenue Studios A Mill A203 |
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raquel baumanWestern Avenue Studios Born and brought up in Texas, Raquel Portillo Bauman expresses herself with the intense colors found in tissue paper. The works appear fluid, the colors melt into each other creating gradations and blurring distinctions. The ink works blend the lines that make up the images into the surrounding spaces. Like her art, her writings focus on the issues that emerge as traditional boundaries between people fall away. |
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Donna BealesWestern Avenue Studios 424 Donna Beales is a jewelry artist, writer and illustrator at Western Avenue Studios in historic Lowell, Massachusetts. Donna, who is of Anglican & Scots-Irish descent, shares her love of Celtic lore and high fantasy in her unique and original pieces. Many of her designs feature the intricate braid work and scroll patterns of ancient Celtic artwork. She is inspired by many sources, including the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and the National Museum of Scotland as well as works of high fantasy. She is a professional Librarian and researcher and has spent many hours in libraries studying her craft. Donna specializes in spiritual jewelry and considers her artistic work to be a form of meditative prayer. “I want to create pieces you might find on an archeological dig, or in the dark depths of a dragon’s hoard. When you wear my pieces, I want you to feel like you own something a member of the royal court might have worn from a thousand years ago, but more importantly, I want you to feel that someone made your piece with love and care for you, not that it was cranked off some assembly line by an impoverished worker in Bali.” Donna’s body of work includes several acclaimed video productions, however she is best known for her work in the New York Times best-selling series “Chicken Soup for the Soul.” |
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Jonathan BellWestern Avenue Studios Mill B |
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William BerryWestern Avenue Studios 406 BFA Ma.College of Art (Painting and Illusration) Teaching Certificate From B.U. Taught art at Chelmsford High and adult education Commissioned mural paintings: Olympia Restaurant, Evzon Reastaurant, Tyngsboro Family Dental Center Numerous one man shows Art Associations: Chelmsford Art Society, Rockport Art Association, North Shore Art Association,Whistler House Museum of Art |
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Hollandra BerubeWestern Avenue Studios 427 |
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Karen BettencourtWestern Avenue Studios A Mill A209 I have always been truly fond of that which is old, weathered, rusted or distressed. I search endlessly for old handwritten letters, paper, tickets, photographs, hotel bills, rusted metal, and aged or distressed wood. Some of these treasures I scan to help me create my digital collage work. Then, everything gets sorted into boxes for use in my material collage and assemblage. In every collage, I’m trying to tell a story, using transparency and the effects of time to bring that story to life. |
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Adrien BissonWestern Avenue Studios A Mill A202 I grew up in Exeter, New Hampshire, and studied music at Berklee College of Music, pursuing a music career and then an engineering career. My intense interest in photography that began in high school did not become the avenue for artistic expression that it is today until much later. Since 2007, I have been part of the Western Avenue art community and, since its opening, the Loading Dock Gallery. I create photographs of people. I learned the techniques of black and white darkroom work as a teenager, and have always enjoyed photographing nature and natural still-life scenes, but today I spend most of my time creating images of people, always seeking creativity, imagination and breaking away from what is expected. |
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Andrea Bobroff PetersWestern Avenue Studios 321 I always considered myself only a painter, until I discovered collage. With collage, I find furfillment in the process of cutting up images into something completely different. I like to use the new images in a way that is unexpected. Collage images now appear in my paintings. The best from each medium. It's taking my painting into a new exciting direction. |
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Teri BonattiBrush Gallery |
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Bill BradburyWestern Avenue Studios 5-15 Bill is a graduate of New England School of Art, Boston. His work has been published in newspapers, magazines, and numerous publications.He instructed courses in Cartooning and Advertising at UMass Lowell in the Continuing Education Division for about 15 years. He is currently employed as a graphic artist at the Lowell Sun Newspaper, as well as teaching courses in Graphic Design at Middlesex Community College. He is a member of the Arts League of Lowell, and the Chelmsford Art Association. He spends a great deal of time doing portraits, caricatures, drawings and advertising. Bill shares Studio 5-15 at Western Avenue with his wife and creative partner Lois. |
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Debra Bretton RobinsonWestern Avenue Studios 213 Debra Bretton Robinson uses architectural subject matter as a vehicle for her exciting and unusual color combinations. She works in acrylics on canvas and collage on wood. |
Deborah BrownWestern Avenue Studios 405 |
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The Brush Art Gallery & StudiosBrush Gallery |
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Kathleen CammarataMarket Mills |
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Renee CaravielloWestern Avenue Studios 318 |
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Normand CaronWestern Avenue Studios 207 Normand was born and brought up in Lowell, Ma. and is now a resident of Dracut, Ma. Norm has a great love for Lowell and It's History and has been taking photographs of family and friends from the age of 13 years old when he purchased his very first 35mm film camera. Taking his passion for photography to a new level Norm completed the Digital Photography Certification Program at Middlesex Community College in Bedford Ma. In April of 2008 "Spectacular" the photograph was taken in Franconia New Hampshire while on vacation In July of 2008 and is the winner of the Arts League of Lowell Award for the First Annual Juried Photography Show [EXPOSED] January 31, 2009 Also 1st place winner of the Lowell Camera Club competition 3/09 Visit Norm Caron's Photography Studio on the 2nd floor of Western Ave Studios, please stop by and check out new Studio 207 at 122 Western Ave. Lowell, Ma. Open Studio's is the 1st Saturday of every month |
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John CascioWestern Avenue Studios 518 Graduate of Massachusetts College of Art & Design,studied at Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown,MA. Landscape and Figurative Painter with eclectic styles, ranging from Impressionistic, to Realist, to Expressionist. |
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Anne CavanaughWestern Avenue Studios A207 |
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Lorriann CentineoWestern Avenue Studios A407 We create something special for someone you love. |
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Lynne ChantlerWestern Avenue Studios 206 I am drawn to the tactile properties of the various fibers, and the colors that come with dyes. Each stage of the process from washing raw fleece, to prepping the fibers, to dyeing, spinning and finally knitting the yarn is unique and satisfying. |
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Tarja CockellWestern Avenue Studios A Mill A314 |
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Jessica CohenWestern Avenue Studios 219 |
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Judith CopelandWestern Avenue Studios 212 |
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Christiane Corcelle-LippeveldBrush Gallery studios My work is based on a perpetual passion for giving life through composition. As a former landscape designer, I have always been fascinated with colors and shapes and how they interact. Printmaking has become my primary means of artistic expression. In my prints, I juxtapose materials, images, shapes, and colors through a combination of different techniques. The elements blend, almost threatening each other, creating a prototype that is rich, edgy and commanding all at once. The resulting images portray a characteristic and contemporary style that invites individual responses and interpretation. |
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Penny CoxBrush Gallery 7 Unique wacky, wonderful & whimsical jewelry, handcrafted with an artful touch by willing hands & tools. Commissions accepted. Classes Info: http://www.pcoxstudio.blogspot.com |
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Virginia CramerWestern Avenue Studios 203 Virginia Cramer has studied Art over the past 20 years at the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston, Mass College of Art, the University of Massachusetts and the DeCordova Museum School. She has taught art in the Chelmsford Public Schools for the past 8 years. A member of the Western Avenue Artists Association in Lowell, she works in collage and mixed media. |
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Amber DanielsWestern Avenue Studios 5-07 Dancing in multiple styles for over 20 years, Amber brings her love of dance and expression to the rich and beautiful art of Belly Dance. |
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Meredith Fife DayThe Whistler House Museum of Art |
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Lolita DemersBrush Gallery Studio #5 Lolita Demers, Studios at The Brush Art Gallery and Studios #5 256 Market Street Lowell, MA. 01852 (978) 459- 7819 Western Ave Studios #214 122 Western Ave. Lowell, MA. 01951 Classes and custom orders upon request Contact Information: Website: www.potterscreation.com e-mail: info@potterscreations.com Phone: (978) 683- 4879 Please leave a message. Lolita Demers is a mixed media artist and an art teacher in the Lowell Public Schools. She focuses mainly on clay, jewelry and glass beads. Lolita's Pottery Creations was established in 1985. Her work has been sold and exhibited in over 40 shops and galleries across New England. Natural treasures often are rendered in her clay such as leaves, dragonflies, shells, flowers, pine needles and fish. |
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Gary DestrampWestern Avenue Studios 528 Illustrating surrounding cities, & towns |
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Deborah DixonWestern Avenue Studios 402 Earlier this year I was diagnosed having ADD Inattentive. Since then I have been following a regimen of treatment and as a result I feel like a like a flower unfurling it's petals to the sun. Looking back before diagnosis, I felt deep down that I was talented and had a lot to offer if only I could find the missing "piece"- the key to the puzzle. Now I am exploring what I had thought to be dark places of failures, and finding instead gold. For example, my inability to focus for long periods of time necessitated a sharpening of observation that could be translated quickly onto paper. My difficulty with distractions precluded the creation of a large “coherent” body of work, but it did allow me to sample, incorporate, and file away these artistic techniques and references for the future. I found myself exploring life outside my studio through plein air painting, landscapes and cityscapes. Working with watercolor is the perfect medium for me now as it allows for the spontaneity and on the spot instant gratification that I like. For those who appreciate my figurative work, don’t worry, my first love is still here too, they will evolve by becoming “more” and clearer reflection of whom I am as an artist. As mentioned, all of my life I have waited for something or someone to help me find the missing piece of my puzzle, and with the structure and help that I am getting now, I am finding that I am that “puzzle piece” that I waited all the long for. |
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Zsuzsanna DonnellWestern Avenue Studios 215 Zsuzsanna Taylor Donnell was born in Oxford, England to Hungarian parents and now resides in the US with her husband Tom. It’s not surprising that art is a part of her life, as her uncle is a prominent Hungarian artist. She has found many sources for her inspiration through her love of travel, nature and architecture. Enjoying a spontaneous approach to her art, the results of her watercolors are vibrant and exciting. Zsuzsanna says, “art is about discovery and following your heart”. |
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Laura DoranWestern Avenue Studios 411 Wren and Rose Studio features photography from New England and around the world. |
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Laura DunlaveyWestern Avenue Studios 312 3 photographers in studio Jim Cahoon, Wendy Kump and Laura Dunlavey |
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Linda DunnWestern Avenue Studios 512 I print, paint, dye and layer fabric. Every scrap holds promise. |
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Jeffrey EngelWestern Avenue Studios A Mill A204 Dreams and experiences expressed in light and shadow. I am always interested in the unique photographic methods that are around but aren't getting much use lately. I use polaroid, large format cameras, toy cameras, pinhole cameras, as well as infrared film and digital technologies to express the dreams of the world I see around me. I am also a commercial photographer supporting product, fashion and headshot/portrait needs. |
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. EYEFORMATIONWestern Avenue Studios A Mill A318 |
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Maxine FarkasWestern Avenue Studios A Mill A308 |
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Barbara FletcherWestern Avenue Studios 303 I am a sculptor, primarily of soft materials such as fabric and paper. The tactile and meditative nature of fabric/fiber/paper attracted me over 25 years ago. Over time I have experimented with many surface design techniques on fiber such as dying, painting, batiking and photography. I am drawn to figurative and animal themed art. My sculptures reflex the humor I see all around me, particularly in the natural world. A major influence on my art has been that of 16th century Dutch painter, Hieronymus Bosch whose mythical creatures are renowned for their satiric and religious content. In the mid-1980’s after taking a fantasy illustration course at the Rhode Island School of Design my animals began to personify. This metamorphosis culminated in a commission of fantasy sculptures for writer Stephen King. Animals, insects, fish, birds and other creatures combined to make fantastical forms that hung suspended over an indoor pool and on the wall of the hallway leading to the pool area. I called it my creature evolution series. After arriving in Boston in the late 1980’s I began to work with the unusual technique of paper casting. My art was eventually shown in numerous galleries and museums including The DeCordova Museum, The Danforth Museum and a one person show at The Children’s Museum in Boston. I have also been featured in many books on paper art and paper casting. Continued exploration with fiber led me to a technique of spraying many overlapping layers of paper pulp onto a wire surface. In this process I discovered that the texture of the paper is illuminated beautifully as the surface is not opaque and allows light to come through. These works are also sculptural. I am completing a series to be exhibited in the coming year. |
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gillian FrazierWestern Avenue Studios 508 This year the work that I am showing is based on a trip to Ireland. Here I have abstracted elements of nature (clouds) and have integrated Irish mythology into my work. |
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Barbara FrostWestern Avenue Studios 220 I was bitten by the silversmithing bug in the early 70's and spent many years away. The call of metals and stones and unique ways of combining them became too much to resist and here I am! |
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Laura GawlinskiWestern Avenue Studios 512 |
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Wilda Gerideau-SquiresWestern Avenue Studios 417 Wilda Gerideau-Squires is a noted African-American fine art photographer who has garnered national and international recognition for her abstract, human interest and landscape imagery. Her photographs, exhibited in the United States and Europe, have received numerous national and international awards and in 2008, Women In Photography International named her among the world’s most Distinguished Women Photographers. Gerideau-Squires is a member of the Cambridge Art Association, Concord Art Association, London Photographic Association, Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, Provincetown Art Association, Pen and Brush, Women In Photography International, Whistler House Museum and the Royal Photographic Society. Her photographs are included in numerous public and private collections in the United States and Canada. |
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Vassilios GiavisBrush Gallery 1 Vassilios "Bill" Giavis is in his 24rd year in the same studio at the Brush Art Gallery. There are over 200 prints to choose from and many original paintings in watercolor, acrylic, oils and mixed media which include many Lowell historic scenes. Come in and enjoy. |
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denise gilWestern Avenue Studios 209 graduated Massachusetts College of Art class of 1989 bfa Illustration. Private lessons for adults and children in all media the last 12 years. Licensed in Mathematics grades 5-8 |
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Tom GillWestern Avenue Studios 531 Tom has been painting since he was 10 years old. Born in Lowell, MA and raised in Chelmsford, MA, he started his professional career in 1982, after flirting with a rock musician career, and after taking his fine art education with the Art Insitute of Boston. Tom developed his own style using acrylic paint mostly on canvas to express his emotions, using brush strokes that are full of energy. The result is always loose and impressive with harmonious colors that interplay with light.. He teaches this style through entertaining demonstrations throughout New England art associations. Tom's painting style is inspired by John Singer Sargeant, Norman Rockwell, Richard Schmid, and many others. He describes his style as impressionistic realism. He likes to work fast and paints figures in their own environments. He finishes his paintings spontaneously with what he calls, "slap, dashes and dots". |
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Valerie GingrasWestern Avenue Studios A Mill A313 Valerie Gingras is a local glass artist, working mostly with dichroic glass, which she uses in one-of-a-kind jewelry designs. Her work involves using the kiln at different firing times and temperatures, as well as individual hand cutting, to yield varying, unique pieces. Valerie's work is featured in boutiques in Vero Beach, Florida and on Cape Cod, Mssaachusetts. |
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Pam GoncalvesWestern Avenue Studios 420 My work is based on two of the five senses which are sight and touch. I search for discarded objects which become relics to me. Some of my newer work is focused the "Goddess" and the story of my ancestors. |
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Vicki GreenWestern Avenue Studios 320 Published Artist from New Hampshire. |
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John GreenwaldWestern Avenue Studios 208 I've spent a lifetime painting and photographing the figure while working full time as a journalist. Today, as a painter, I see the figure as a template for experiments in color, expression, abstraction and playfulness. |
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Deirdre GrunwaldBrush Gallery |
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Barbara GuilmetWestern Avenue Studios 413 I work in clay and fused glass most of the time. In general I like to make functional pieces. I strive to keep my prices affordable because I want my work to be used by everyday people; and to add pizzazz, interest and value to everyday life. The act of creating is important to me because it makes me feel alive, and in many ways is a form of communication. |
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Lenny Hall aka LANCE GARGOYLEWestern Avenue Studios 313 Currently working with a foaming product call "Great Stuff" creating Unique Brainy looking objects called Flugnoids. |
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Amy HamletWestern Avenue Studios 530 My paintings and drawings are abstract impressions of natural subjects: portraits, figurative, still life, landscape and cityscapes. Through the medium of paint and pastel and the use of color, forms and strokes, I express the visual excitement and personal connection I have about a subject. |
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Anna HarrisonWestern Avenue Studios 324 I want to preserve and share the beauty and history I see all around me, in Lowell Massachusetts and beyond! I adore Lowell, the city I call home, in its historical context and as it exists today – a city with so much to offer in so many ways. |
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Michael HarveyWestern Avenue Studios 332 |
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Stewart HitelmanWestern Avenue Studios A Mill A317 |
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David HoganWestern Avenue Studios 407 |
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Jack HolmesWestern Avenue Studios 3-30 I am an award winning travel photographer and lecturer. Over the past five decades I have photographed in over 30 countries and throughout USA. |
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Amanda HosmerWestern Avenue Studios 327 |
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Pamela HowlandWestern Avenue Studios 506 I have never thought of myself of an artist but being in the WAS environment inspires me to create and learn from the many mediums represented in the group. I have become a fabric junkie and see no end in sight. My favorate place to be is in my Western Avenue Studio. |
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Vickie Hu PoirierALL at Appleton Mills |
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Cynthia HughesBrush Gallery I've been a weaver since 1984 and have a B.S. in Clothing and Textile Design. For 10 years, I production wove for Sara Kaufmann Textiles. I've seen fibers, yarns and dyeing techniques evolve over the years which makes what I do pure joy to experiment and work with. It's a great time to be a fiber junkie! |
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Chrissy Theo HungateBrush Gallery studio 4 Chrissy Theo Hungate is a sculptor/painter with a BFA from Boston University. She has worked in the field of sculpture for over 20 years. Her primary studio is located at the Brush Art Gallery and Studios, in Lowell, MA where she works cooperatively, with 13 other Artists, to provide daily visitors with an inside look at Art and Artists within their studios. She conducts Art Classes for younger children there as well. Chrissy is a long time member of the New England Sculptors Association as well as of the Lowell Art Association and the Arts League of Lowell. |
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Jay W. HungateWestern Avenue Studios 524 While many still know me as the guy who makes gargoyles, I'm frequently found carving marble and granite in my studio at Western Avenue. But sometimes I get the itch to create art out of less traditional materials, and make bigger things like the Acousticar and the Water Dragon out of plywood, CD's, antique wooden organ pipes, or whatever fits the idea. I love the process of making sculpture, and thoroughly enjoy the journey, as an idea travels it's path to completion. |
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Heidi JacksonWestern Avenue Studios 325 |
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Susan Jaworski-StrancWestern Avenue Studios 519 I am a printmaker, specializing in the creation of reduction linoleum prints. After each successive printing of a color, the surface of the block is reduced while at the same time the print surface is built up with multi-layered colors. Born from one block of linoleum, my relief prints have the nuance colors and rich textural surfaces of an oil painting. |
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Darleen JoosWestern Avenue Studios 203 I'm an art teacher for the Chelmsford School District. I teach K - 4. Before I became an art teacher I was an Interior Designer for several years. I now share a studio at the Western Ave Studios, I have been working on floral paintings and mixed media. Please come by and see my work. # 203 Open studios first Saturday of every month. |
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signe kaleelWestern Avenue Studios A Mill A303 Fiber artist |
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Linda Jean KapeckasWestern Avenue Studios 504 |
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Cindie KazmerWestern Avenue Studios 321 |
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Betsy KeeneyWestern Avenue Studios 307 I love beginning with a plain piece of metal and finishing with a lovely piece of wearable art. Starting with that little seed of an idea, and turning it into a cherished heirloom, is a wonderful way to spend my days! |
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Kristin KelleyWestern Avenue Studios 428 I have been a fiber artist/weaver for the past eight years, and have been selling my work to the public since 2006. I am a member of the Handweavers' Guild of America and a Board Member of the Weavers Guild of Boston. I have had original work published in Handwoven Magazine, and am honored to be teaching two seminars in the Fall of 2009 for the New Hampshire Weavers' Guild. |
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Arlette LaanWestern Avenue Studios 533 My long distance hikes have inspired me to admire the beauty around me and to improve my skills as a photographer to represent this beauty in photographs. My interest in color, composition and pattern finds another outlet in my fabric dolls. Besides my kid safe dolls I am having fun creating more fancy ones and for the "Dirty Smelly Noisy" exhibit I used industrial materials and found objects. I'm currently working on putting a fairy tale book together featuring my dolls and photography and I'm also working on a hikers advice book featuring me demonstrating what not to do. |
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Margaret LangdellWestern Avenue Studios 319 I am an artist and art teacher in Massachusetts. My favorite medium is vitreous enamel, which is the fusing of glass with metal. I also do photography, lithography and metalsmithing. I was trained as a jeweler and a glassblower, but have worked as a flute stringer (flute maker) and a freelance concert photographer. |
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Marjorie LaymanALL at Appleton Mills Nature and abstract atmospheric space paintings |
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David LeblancWestern Avenue Studios 305 Artist’s Biography David J. Leblanc A wide-eyed fascination with comic books since I was a boy generated a passion for the genre that drives my considerable Abstract Expressionist paintings today. Comic books fueled my early love for art and reading. After struggling for many years with how to integrate this boyhood passion in to my paintings, I stumbled upon a book comprised of Action Comics covers featuring Superman from the 1930’s and 1940’s. The book became the inspiration for my signature Action series combining the elements of Abstract Expressionism and the Pop Art elements of comic books. My arts education took shape at UMass/ Dartmouth where I earned a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in Illustration from 1985-89. However, my desire to create comics evolved into a love for painting. I studied and practiced Abstract Expressionism, Germany Expressionism, and Pop Art during those developing years. The works of Egon Schiele, Gustav Klimt, Jackson Pollack, Willem DeKooning, Andy Warhol, Jean Michel Basquiat, but most notably the works of Franz Kline inspired my vision and continue to influence my work. I painted my first notable abstract works in my final year at UMass/Dartmouth. These bold black and white paintings of wide bold brush strokes, drips and splatters pointed me in the direction of Kline and Abstraction Expressionism. After leaving school I worked sporadically for many years and earned a Masters degree in Education. In the summer of 2004, I seized the opportunity to paint a mural at the health club I attended. With the successful completion of the mural of the vineyards of Tuscany, my desire to paint was revived, but I needed a place to work away from home. After making several inquires for studio space, I was made aware of the launching of a new arts community in Lowell at Western Avenue. Soon I became a founding member of the growing Western Avenue Studios community. I maintain a studio there to this day while I prepare my body of work to pursue my career as a working painter. |
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Dominique LecomteALL at Appleton Mills I spent my early years in Rambervillers (Vosges, France) a town near Epinal, the “City of Images” where I later went to study many forms of visual arts in its local art school for a two-year sabbatical. There, I did and exhibited many oils, acrylics and etchings but in 1994, I came to the United States to teach French and philosophy in an international school, and I then specialized in linocuts and woodcuts. Photography, which I always used as a visual travel log, became the base of my work. My private or public buyers live in Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, England, France, Japan, Norway, Sweden, and the United States of America; I have some gallery representation in the United States, but it is not a priority anymore. Besides art and philosophy, I like reading, writing, traveling, hiking, swimming, snow shoeing, and kayaking |
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Ann LeeWestern Avenue Studios 304 Love of fabrics is the driving force in Ann Lee’s art—the tactile qualities of the fabric, the colors that change when the light or the fabric next to it changes, and the real and implied textures that add depth to creations. She sees her task as an artist as bringing together pieces of very disparate fabrics—each with its own color, pattern and texture—to make them work together as a whole composition. Lately she’s been concentrating on creating one-of-a-kind art-to-wear jackets. Check her web site for the date of her next fashion show or drop by her studio or The Loading Dock Gallery to see her latest creations. |
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Sonja Lee-AustinWestern Avenue Studios 304 I have been drawing and making stuff with whatever supplies I could find ever since I was little. I was drawn to tactile creations right away starting out with tape and printer paper making 3-D paper robots in my mom’s office. I have expanded my repertoire of art materials to an almost limitless variety but especially fiber and textiles. Although most of my artwork is two dimensional with a tactile element, I also stray into creating three-dimensional work. In addition to exhibiting artwork and creating artwork together, my mother and I are partners of Friends Fabric Art, a retail fabric crafts shop and studio started in 2002. Through workshops at Friends Fabric Art I have been able to share my art techniques and materials experience with others. In addition to teaching workshops and exhibiting my work, I have had photographs of my creations in several arts & crafts publications. |
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Sharon LevyALL at Appleton Mills |
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Winnie LiakosWestern Avenue Studios 326 |
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Michael LichtensteinALL at Appleton Mills |
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Rachel LiemanWestern Avenue Studios 507 |
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Rita LipmanWestern Avenue Studios A Mill A208 In my paintings, I share my personal impressions of family from old photos. I hail the hope and the gentleness of childhood, the connection of mother and daughter, and the optimism one tries to keep during war. I also paint household objects that we usually ignore. The design of a faucet that we're too busy to notice because we're rushing to brush our teeth, or a spray bottle that we use hurriedly to clean our mirrors. I slow down and celebrate the beauty of the familiar. |
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The Loading Dock Gallery 2nd floor A-MillWestern Avenue Studios A Mill |
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James LongALL at Appleton Mills Being a native from Melrose, Massachusetts, I was fortunate enough to be engrossed by a thriving art community during my pre-college years. In high school, I was graced with the teachings of fine art teachers Paul Squatrito, Kathy Marsh, & Chris Riccardi. Through their teachings, I gained a stronger affinity toward art and continued my artistic journey into college. At the University of New Hampshire, I had the honor of studying under national renown art professors Craig Hood, Jennifer Moses, Grant Drumheller, and Brian Chu. In 2003, I received a B.A. in Fine Art with a focus in oil painting and graduated with high honors, which was an achievement that no art student at the university had done in over 15 years. Since graduating from UNH, I’ve had many art exhibitions and have been solely surviving off of my oil painting since early 2006. I make my living from selling oil paintings at gallery shows, open studios, art festivals, and coffee shops all over the state and also from being hired to do commission work for clients. I am a member of the Melrose Arts and Cultural Association (MACA) and also the Salem Arts Association where I have garnered some great exposure. I have shown on Newbury St. in Boston, the Sowa Artwalk in Boston’s South End, the Charles-Baltivik Gallery in Provincetown, MA and numerous other art venues on the north and south shore. My work can currently be seen at the “Hourglass Art & Gift Gallery” in Melrose, MA, and the “Artist Row” art gallery in Salem, MA, along with select upscale restaurants all across the state. I’m also happy to say that my paintings can be found in various private collections world wide. My work is representational artwork made through flat brush work which I feel incorporates a photo realist quality. The surfaces of my paintings are for the most part smooth with a subtle bit of texture to add additional depth to the painting. I enjoy compositions that present eccentric angles, vivid color combinations, and intense value shifts. I paint with a full palette of color and never use the color black straight out of the tube, but rather make my own black by mixing Prussian Blue and Alizarin Crimson to detract from neutral and less vivid colors. Some of my artistic influences are Edward Hopper, Jan Vermeer, and Salvador Dali to name a few. My body of work encompasses all subject matter including landscapes, still lives, cityscapes, waterscapes, figure studies, sunsets, imaginative art, and more. I like to keep my compositions open ended so I can continue challenging myself and build upon my skills. Keeping the compositions fresh and varied helps me breathe new life into my work in a way which I feel isn’t too stale and overdone. I am available for commission work all the time, whether it’s for a full scale wall mural or a tiny 8x10” painting of a loved one. I can paint from photos you provide or from the imagination, whatever your project calls for. If you’re interested in purchasing an original oil painting, hiring me to do a commission piece, would like to order a print, or just wanna talk art, please email me at jjartworks@gmail.com or call my art studio at 617-803-7804. Thanks for taking the time to visit my official website and have fun perusing! “Get lost in a visual dream and stay awhile…” Cheers, -J.J. |
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Karenna MarajWestern Avenue Studios 319 Karenna is a talented jewelry designer who has taken her experiences and techniques to the next level of jewelry design. Initially her work began with a few loyal customers and friends. After getting incredible and immediate feedback she continued pushing her creative and technical work to new limits. Her passion has now transformed into many collections of jewelry. She creates everything from ready-made to one-of-a-kind jewelry. Karenna works professionally with clients and shops to make specialty and custom jewelry. She has a variety of styles and price points sure to please any customer. |
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marie marchandALL at Appleton Mills |
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Regina McGeartyWestern Avenue Studios A Mill A206 Lowell native Regina McGearty hates writing bios, but loves making jewelry :) |
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carol mcgrathWestern Avenue Studios 529 |
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Rex McManamyWestern Avenue Studios A Mill A306 Rex’s work represents an exploration of textural surface— accidental, found surfaces as they might randomly happen in the basement of an old yarn mill, in the day to day happenings of an iron foundry, or the platform of a Texas oil rig in 1916. An interaction human industrial activity,nature and time. |
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Cassandra MerryWestern Avenue Studios 522 Cassandra paints brilliantly colored landscapes and stillifes inspired by nature and the ordinary world around her. She takes commissions and offers classes to both adults & children. |
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Lieby MiedemaALL at Appleton Mills |
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Paula MingolelliWestern Avenue Studios 326 |
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Meghan MooreWestern Avenue Studios 513 |
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DONNA MURRAYBrush Gallery I have loved glass for as long as I remember. The beauty and multi-faceted colors are ever changing. I have enjoyed the medium for years and love experimenting with different elements in my work. As day turns to night another facet of stained glass comes to light. The mystique of glass is ever changing with no two pieces of glass being the same. Nature inspires my work. I often work agates into a piece to add another natural element as well as symbolizing the eternity of life. Working other natural elements into stained glass adds interest and identity to each panel. I also enjoy working with warm glass. The Dichroic glass I use in my jewelry and boxes bring layers of beauty and color you can enjoy for years. |
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Don OuelletteALL at Appleton Mills Landscape artist painting in watercolor and oil. Studied watercolor painting with Jack Flynn AWS,Carlton Plummer AWS, and Murray Wentworth NA. Studied oil painting with Guy Dampier and David Lowrey. Member of the Lowell Art Assoc., Chelmsford Art Society and Arts League of Lowell. Exhibited The Whistler House Museum of Art,The Cooperage,Ellsworth Gallery,ALL Gallery. Painting New England, Pa.,and North Carolina scenes Don has been painting for over 30 years his work is in private and corporate collections in the U.S. and Canada. |
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Vinnie ParentALL at Appleton Mills Vinnie has been capturing nature and scenic images for approximately 35 years in New England and at National Parks throughout the USA. He has also taken a photographs in County Mayo, Ireland. |
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Sue PeacockALL at Appleton Mills |
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Virginia PeckALL at Appleton Mills 2 I have been painting the Buddha for 5 years, prompted by my spiritual practice of yoga and meditation." The word Buddha in Sanskrit means ‘to be awakened’...Expressed in art, Buddhas are not objects of worship, but mirrors of our innermost being, icons of the journey from ignorance to illumination." Ian A. Baker I am a graduate of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. I am with Newbury Fine Arts Gallery, 29 Newbury St., Boston, MA. |
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David PhaneufALL at Appleton Mills After graduating from Massachusetts College of Art, I initially focused on sculpture, but ultimately pen and ink has become my medium of choice. A few years ago I began showing my work locally, in Lowell and Lawrence. I joined the Arts League of Lowell a few years ago, where I have much enjoyed interaction with fellow artists. I preparing to do a piece, I first scout out locations, I particularly like industrial scenes, including factory buildings, freight yards, bridges and canals. Next, I cut my paper stock to the desired size. I bring it to the location and do a light pencil sketch of the scene. Finally, back in my studio, I complete the drawing in pen and ink. |
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Stacey PiwinskiWestern Avenue Studios 205 Stacey received her B.F.A, in painting and her M.F.A. in studio teaching from Boston University. She has been teaching art to elementary school children for the past nine years in the Wellesley Public School System. She has studied abroad in Italy and traveled to Japan on a Fulbright Memorial Scholarship. Her newest obsession is with Japanese Saori weaving. Lately she has been creating a series of mixed media works which combine her textured woven fabrics with thick oil painting. She is happy to be playing and exploring in her Western Avenue Studio. |
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Joe QuinlanWestern Avenue Studios 3-28 Joe Quinlan documents his hometown of Lowell and elsewhere in traditional black-and-white photography. He practices traditional techniques, using a medium format camera and a darkroom to produce the images. |
Maureen RadoncicWestern Avenue Studios 409 |
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Ilene RichardWestern Avenue Studios 218 Ilene Richard is a published children's book illustrator who has had the opportunity to work with many publishing houses such as Scholastic, Houghton Mifflin, Lerner, Random House, Spider Magazine, and Leapfrog to name a few. Ilene's latest book "The Queen Who Saved Her People" will be out in 2010. Ilene has also been working on a collection of figurative paintings and painted furniture. |
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Dan RochaALL at Appleton Mills I use a soft focus method of painting that references photos, increases the depth of field, and suggests some measure of objectivity over the process of painting. The geometric planes also help perceptually to bring the viewer back to the surface, and maintain an overall focus; giving equal bearing to all elements in the piece. The images presented are intentionally ambiguous if they are identifiable at all, shifting emphasis on the intuition of the viewer. The use of saturated color, with a soft focus of composition, holds a mild tension that evokes a meditative quality. All said, the paintings are intended as reflective, contemplative, and emotive objects. Some of the exhibitions in which I have been included are the Berkshire Museum of Art, Whistler House Museum of Art, University of Massachusetts Gallery, The Danforth Museum, and the Pleiades, and Viridian Galleries both in New York. Additionally my work is in various public collections; The Enterprise Bank in Lowell, Fidelity Investments, and New England Life Insurance, both in Boston, MA are a few. Private collections include Germany, The Netherlands, Ireland, and the US. I received my painting degree from Massachusetts College of Art, B.F.A., and a Masters Degree from Cambridge College with a thesis on Human Response to Color. |
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Tina SilverioWestern Avenue Studios 503 I have always loved the way glass let in the light, radiated warmth and danced with reflections. But, glass not only lets in the light, it can also light the space with color. It not only radiates warmth but fills the room with a warm glow, and I can create and manipulate its reflections to dance gracefully across the room. Because of its natural ability to say and convey so many things, I typically allow the glass to speak for itself in most of my art. While primarily self taught through many firings and "trial and error", I did attend formal education including fused glass classes at Currier Museum Art Center, Manchester, NH; kilnformed glass classes at Bullseye Glass Resource Center, Portland, OR; and the Bullseye Glass instructors forum, Portland, OR. tmsStudios is also a Kilnformed Glass Resource Center which teaches a variety of fused glass and kilnformed glass classes while selling Bullseye Glass and tools to students who wish to continue the art at home. |
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laurie simkoWestern Avenue Studios 315 Laurie Simko works with a combination of oil painting on canvas or pastel on archival paper and digital imagery. Working with this combination of mixed media she explores a range of subject matter. |
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Liz SmithWestern Avenue Studios A Mill A 305 |
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Greg SpitzerBrush Gallery Born in Montana, Greg began experimenting with stone carving while living in Denver, CO; there, he worked alongside the various carvers at The Purple Door Studios. He carves marble, limestone, calcite and alabaster. Greg Moved to Carlisle, MA in June of 2008 and became a member of the New England Sculptors Association (NESA). In addition to annual trips back to Colorado to attend the Marrbelmarble symposium, he attends the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. At Mass Art, Greg has been studying various casting techniques. His work has been shown at The Redstone Art Gallery in Redstone, CO, Access Gallery in Denver, CO. as well as exhibits in Rhode Island and Vermont. Greg currently works at the Hillside Sculpture Studios in Medford, MA and he is being represented by The Walsingham Gallery in Newburyport, MA. |
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Margot StageWestern Avenue Studios 211 As a fiber artist, cloth leads the way. While I may print, paint, dye and stitch, honoring the inherent qualities of the fabric is most important. The frayed edge, layers and texture are central. I love working with fiber and textiles because the material is so accessible, literally and figuratively. I draw inspiration from what I see around me – sometimes urban landscapes, but primarily the natural world. Being outdoors is a primary source of joy and solace and where I get glimpses of the divine. I draw inspiration from what I see outside myself, which simultaneously hints at or reflects the internal human experience of life. |
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Liz StewartWestern Avenue Studios A Mill A313 |
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Gwen StithWestern Avenue Studios 512 |
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Don SullivanWestern Avenue Studios 510 Don Sullivan: A graduate of Mass College of Art who is a painter of realistic watercolor landscapes along the east coast, Italy, France and Lowell cityscapes. Don loves working with color and changing light conditions, and the challenge of working plein-air. His work is in many private and corporate collections. Don’s studio is located on the 5th floor at Western Ave. Studios, 122 Western Ave., Lowell. His work can also be seen at the Loading Dock Gallery at the same address, Wed. thru Sun. 11:00 AM to 4:30 PM Reproductions of originals are available. |
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Steve SyversonALL at Appleton Mills |
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glenn szegedyWestern Avenue Studios 331 Originally from new Hampshire and now working in Massachusetts, Mr. Szegedy has been in Lowell for the last six years. His primary work is sculpture; mostly carving wood and stone, and printmaking. Mr. Szegedy has been accepted in many local juried and group shows and has numerous pieces in private collections. He continues to complete commissioned and personal work out of his studio at Western Ave. in Lowell. EDUCATION 1996-2000 University of New Hampshire: BFA/Summa Cum Laude - Sculpture & Drawing 1978-1981 New England School of Art/Design: Certified Environmental Design |
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Meg TempleWestern Avenue Studios 526 In 2008, after an almost 25 year hiatus, I returned to art. I went from a childhood and adolescence of constant drawing to a couple of decades focused on many other things including motherhood and career. Then the big "5-0" hit and I came back. I have been painting for a year and making simple silver jewelry. It is like returning to an old familiar friend after too long. I paint mostly still life and every painting is a new experience. I try to capture light and shadow, shape and color in simple every day things. |
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Diane TestaWestern Avenue Studios 217, 403, 404, Visit The Revolving Museum's new home at Western Avenue Studios. The main office is located on the second floor at 217 and the studios in 403,404 and 410. We look forward to seeing you there! |
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calvin thomasBrush Gallery |
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Gay S TracyWestern Avenue Studios 322 Artist Statement For me, painting is about color, motion, and emotion and their expression as form on canvas. My palette and subject matter reflect the joy, and sometimes the humor, I find in the world of my imagination and in everyday life My colors are bold; my subjects ask the viewer to engage in what they are thinking and feeling. Certain images have become part of my paint language, creatures, dreamers and their dreamscapes, landscapes, moons, and trees, and dogs. I am delighted that my work has been described by the local media as “edgy, fun, and fancifully colored.” |
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Samantha TuckerWestern Avenue Studios 413 |
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Bill TyersWestern Avenue Studios 316 |
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Mary WalterBrush Gallery |
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Pamela WamalaBrush Gallery I am intrigued by the challenge of capturing and expressing color and light - both subtle nuances as well as dramatic contrast. During travel and daily life I am mindful of inspirational moments that I experience in nature. My landscape paintings are often described as peaceful and meditative. My most recent suite of pastels celebrate the time I spent this summer on a lovely island off the coast of Maine. |
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Heather WangWestern Avenue Studios 319 While I won't be able to attend this year's LOS in person (I'll be a bridesmaid in my best friend's wedding!), two of my wonderful friends and fellow jewelers, Margaret Langdell and Karenna Maraj, will be opening my studio for me and exhibiting their own work as well. PLEASE NOTE THAT I MOVED DOWNSTAIRS TO STUDIO # 319!!! Thanks!! |
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Kellie WeeksALL at Appleton Mills Kellie Weeks 108 Appleton Circle Fitchburg, MA 01420 Artist Statement One of the most fundamental components of my life is creativity. As I sift through the conundrums of the day to day tasks and engage with opportunity, pertinent information about my world is revealed to me through my work. Relationships, both past and present, are what fuel my art. My paintings are abstract in nature and communicate the many facets that comprise the web of social and familial structures. Using both oil and encaustic as vehicles for achieving this spiritual illumination, objects are often seen yielding to one another and/or competing for space. Shapes are at times incomplete, interrupted, or overlapping. Color, a formidable key to my art, can also indicate bold intentions versus subdued reactions. All of these elements speak of relationships, journeys, and transformations. As I balance the tightrope between birth and death, I continually adjust my place in this world through my art. I hope, as I bestow this work to viewers that it can be the conduit needed for them to know and feel that they are alive. |
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Ashlee Welz SmithWestern Avenue Studios 520 I paint to explore personality and mood. A crinkled up nose or fit of joyous laughter; the slicing of a single telephone wire through vast expanse of sky; the stripping away of extraneous matter to get at the heart of a person or thing - these are what inspire me to paint. My work illuminates the mundane by exaggerating the awkward, calm, or introspective. By reconstructing and preserving an otherwise overlooked or forgotten moment, my painting process becomes an exploration of the ‘personality’ of that moment; and encourages the viewer to reconsider and reevaluate the ordinary interludes that make everyday life extraordinary. |
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Rebekah WetmoreWestern Avenue Studios 210 Rebekah Wetmore paints at Western Avenue Studios. She has worked in Rhode Island, western Massachusetts, and Montreal. Her paintings hang in collections throughout the northeast. Her work is largely figurative, exploring the ways we model and present the human form and face. |
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John WhiteWestern Avenue Studios 201 |
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Robert WilliamsWestern Avenue Studios 401 |
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Linda WilliamsonWestern Avenue Studios 323 Photography has been a passion for Linda since a young age. Incorporating all of her passions, travel, the oceans, landscapes from around the world, animals, nature, people, and a love for life itself, she is realizing a dream. There is nothing she enjoys more than to be an active participant in the joining of two people into a new life together, consequently her attraction for specializing in wedding photography. Freelance work has taken her as far as The United Kingdom. In her studio she does portrait photography; headshots, senior portraits, pets and children, but much more prefers natural light and the beach or any outdoor setting as the backdrop. Her services also include Bar Mitzvahs, First Communions, and family or social events. She has a large selection of seascape, landscape and fine art images for sale at her studio or through her web site as well as many retail locations. Her freelance work has also been requested for a number of books where many of her photographs have been published. Most recently she is working on publishing a book of her work, along with gallery showings, weddings and portraits. Please visit her website or stop by her studio. |
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jean winslowMarket Mills I am interested in the ways the arts effect healing for the individual artist, witness and the community as a whole. My work arises from my personal journey of healing. |
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will winslowBrush Gallery |
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Christine WirthWestern Avenue Studios 425 middle-aged woman who loves drawing! |
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Janet WolahanWestern Avenue Studios A Mill A310 |
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Gregory WrightWestern Avenue Studios 521 Gregory is a painter who expresses his biomorphic organic imagery with encaustic, a beeswax based medium. |
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Peter ZimmermanWestern Avenue Studios 415 I began work with glass 1991, in Centralia, WA at Hank Claycamp's Original Mt. St. Helens Ash Glassworks. By 1994, I was working and collaborating with several studios in the area, eventually taking an offer to work on the island of Bermuda. I worked there from 1997 to 2007, moving back to the states and setting up in Lowell, MA, becoming a member of Western Avenue Studios. |
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Ellen and Diana ZipetoWestern Avenue Studios 508 Ellen Zipeto's inspiration is the ocean, mountain and forest views from the places she has traveled. She paints in oil, and can be heard saying things like "I love rocks!" after painting a craggy coastal shore. Diana Zipeto's object paintings are meditations on the things she rarely looks too closely at: parking meters, faucets, old light fixtures, lonely spatulas. She paints in acrylic. |
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Gail ZwerlingWestern Avenue Studios 419 Gail has studied painting and graphic design at the Massachusetts College of Art and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. She has also studied portraiture extensively with Mark Hayden, Copley Master. Her work is representational, impressionistic and emotional. She captures the essence of a person or place with luminous color and dynamic composition. |
