Morini Gallery Juried “Abstractions”
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ARTIST GALLERY RECEPTION: Saturday, March 4, 5-7pm, Cash Bar
Juried Exhibition
The Morini Gallery at the Mass Arts Center (formerly MMAS) features its upcoming juried exhibition “Abstractions.” Within this theme, artists will express interpretations of the vague, but essential elements that portray notions of Time, Place and Memory. These visual notions may precipitate deep feelings from the past or display one’s hopeful vision of the future, all inviting the viewer into a place of thoughtful emotion and curiosity.
Show dates: March 2 – April 23
Juried art selections for the exhibit:
Anne Fontaine, Blue and Orange Cityscape, 24×30, acrylic and marker, $350
Alexander Morris, Listen No. 2, 26×34, acrylic on panel, $1,750
Amy Radcliffe, Highs and Lows, 30×15, Oil on Canvas, $975
CJ Daly, Finding a Way, 24×30, oil, dirt and beads, $250
Carolyn Hendrie Bargmann, CHB2, 9×12, watercolor, $540
Cynthia Kerr, After The Rain, 16×20, Acrylic, $300
Devin DiChiara, Night Snow in the dark woods, 16×20, acrylic paint, glass-beaded gel, medium and coarse pumice, $175
Donald Smith, Carnival of Souls, 15×19, pencil and colored pencil, $500
Debbie White, 15 minutes on the Meter, 12×12, mixed media, $250
Gail Eckberg, Forest From the Trees, 14×11, oil monoprint reconstructed, $200
Hillary Hanson Bruel, Clark’s Island VIII, 20x16x1.5, encaustic/mixed media, $850
Heidi Cerullo, When We Went West, 12×12, cold wax on birch panel, $295
Ian Childs, Urbanscape, 14×18, oil on panel, $300
Joan Kent, Sun Effects, 18×24, acrylic, $400
Jade Nichole Beals, In Rhythm, 28×22, acrylic, $575
Karol Nicholson, Wayfinding, 24×24, mixed media collage, $600
Kathleen Steele, Landscape of a Heart, Winter II, 12×16, mixed media: acrylic, ink, gold powder, tempura, $500
Karen Vradenburg, Planet Claire, 10×10, encaustic, shellac, $175
Larissa Altshul, Colors of Caribbean, 30×24, acrylic, $500
Lisa Bailey, Nana’s Kitch-N-Caboodle, 26.75×34.75, watercolor, $2,000
Laura Lester, The Circus That Overwhelmed Us All, 30x 22, acrylic on paper mounted on cradled board, $1,485
Louise Pirrotta, Discovery, 12×12, acrylics on canvas, $175
Lisa Shea, Abstract 3, 12×12, acrylic, $100
Meren Kim, Convergence, 14x11x1.5, acrylic, $200
Nancy Scacchi Evans, Orange and Green, 6x12x1.5, acrylic, $175
Paul Walcott, Burning Daylight, 34x 33, mixed media, $2,500
Rosemary Mamakos, Chubasco, 22×28, acrylic, $750
Artists Gallery Reception:
Artwork Pick-up: Monday, April 24, 10am-3pm, and Tuesday, April 25, 10am-3pm
JUROR – Amalia Tagaris
Amalia Tagaris (website) is a first-generation Greek-American contemporary artist who shares her time between her studios in Brookline, MA and Kennebunkport, ME. Her mixed media artworks are mostly abstract in style, and are often a combination of encaustic medium, photographic imagery, fine Japanese papers, and oil paint. Her technical background in computer science, combined with training to see light, and develop composition through a camera’s lens at the New England School of Photography in Boston, MA, have contributed to her visual language and skill as expressed in her artwork.
Over the last several years Amalia has spent much time exploring the versatility and luminous characteristics of encaustic wax painting. She has taught encaustic workshops out of her studio, and has exhibited in many regional juried exhibitions. Notably, in 2021, Amalia was selected to show her encaustic artwork, titled “Envy”, in the “Women in Abstraction” exhibition at the New Art Center in Newton, MA. Her past curatorial experience has allowed Amalia the opportunity to work with a variety of artists and exhibitions, including abstract, contemporary, and traditional styles.
She has a deep appreciation for the creative process and the many ways in which art can communicate ideas, emotions, and experiences. She looks forward to viewing and selecting submissions for the “Abstractions” Interpretations of Time, Place & Memory exhibition at the Mass Arts Center’s Morini Gallery in March 2023. A range of factors will be considered, not only on quality, originality, and relevance to the show’s theme, but the artist’s technical skills, the conceptual strength of their work, and the impact that it has on the viewer. Ultimately, the goal is to create a cohesive and thought-provoking exhibition that showcases a variety of abstract artworks that will engage the audience in a meaningful way.
