Another Green World, Visible at deCordova
By Sebastian Smee
Hailing as I do from a country, Australia, where all the native trees are evergreen — or really a sort of ever-greenish-gray — I can never shake off my astonishment at what happens around here every year.
Todd McKie: Suitable for Framing
May 6 – 28 at Gallery NAGA
May begins with new paintings by Todd McKie, whose simple figures presented in entertaining situations are actually quite complicated. These highly developed narratives, set against colorful and active backgrounds, brim with McKie’s dry wit.
2016 Artist Listing: Ones to Watch
By Jamie Thompson
Thirty-seven standout artists to keep your eye on this year.
April 30 at Gallery NAGA
2 – 4 pm
Join us for brownies and bourbon at Gallery NAGA.
Come conversate and celebrate with Joseph Barbieri on the last day of his exhibition!
A Polished Retreat on Cape Cod
By Elizabeth Stamp
Hutker Architects creates a versatile Shingle Style beach house that blends island tradition and contemporary art.
Joseph Barbieri: Feathers and Flora
April 1 – 30 at Gallery NAGA
Up next, Gallery NAGA presents new paintings by Joseph Barbieri, feather you like it or not.
Joseph Barbieri: Feathers and Flora runs from April 1 through April 30 at Gallery NAGA. A reception for the artist and the public will be held at the gallery on Friday, April 1 from 6 to 8 pm.
Overgrowth
On View Apr 01 2016 – Sep 18 2016
deCordova Museum and Sculpture Park
This exhibition explores how artists represent prolific growth, expansion, and transformation in the natural world and the built environment.
Explore Expressions and Landscapes with Local Artist Julia von Metzsch Ramos
By Diane Kilgore
If all inspiration is considered divine, then surely 67 Newbury Street has been multiply blessed. No matter the door you use to enter the Gothic revival-style church building, the gift of art past and present, sacred and secular will surround you.
Airy Heights to Watery Depths
By Cate McQuaid
Cheryl Ann Thomas’s big, crumpling, airy, light-on-their-feet ceramics on view at Gallery NAGA spring from a long, arduous process. First, she builds a large vessel, 3 or 4 feet high, by laying one spaghetti-thin strand of porcelain clay over the next. She makes it top-heavy, so that when she fires it, the vessel slumps. She’ll fashion two or three of these, then fit one on top of the next like puzzle pieces, and put the whole thing in the kiln to fix it.
Breaking the Mold
On View Mar 31 2016 – Jun 12 2016
Cape Cod Museum of Art
The Cape Cod Museum of Art presents its first open national juried exhibition, titled, “Breaking the Mold: Inspired by Innovation,” to inaugurate their 35th Anniversary celebrations, opening on March 31, 2016.
Julia von Metzsch Ramos: Evaporating Landscapes
Cheryl Ann Thomas: Out of My Hands
March 4 – 26 at Gallery NAGA
In March, Gallery NAGA will present symbolic, sea-inspired paintings by Julia von Metzsch Ramos and intricate porcelain sculptures by Cheryl Ann Thomas.
Julia von Metzsch Ramos: Evaporating Landscapes and Cheryl Ann Thomas: Out of My Hands both run from March 4 to 26. A reception for the artists and public will be held on Friday, March 4 from 6 to 8 pm.
Using Art, Color, and Pattern to Update a Traditional Home
By Marni Elyse Katz
For designer Mally Skok, the result in one Concord project is “a happy house with incredible art.”
Some designers prefer to start with a blank slate, but Mally Skok encourages her clients to reuse. “I like people’s journeys,” says the Lincoln-based interior designer. “I think it’s important that interiors be anchored in the lives of the families who live there.” This project is a perfect example.