Sep 10, 2015
October 1 – November 20, 2015
Hope and Feathers Framing and Gallery invites the public to Chasing Daylight, a unique exhibition of handmade papers and monotype prints by local artist Elisa Lanzi. For Lanzi, her art is in the experience of the “making” process. Each piece is a record of the stories and passages of time and space held in the materials and in the environment around her. As she explains:
“Tearing up a skyblue linen sundress is how my handmade paper begins. Rags to pulp, who are those other makers, women in Turkey and Hong Kong whose work I tear apart? I hold back a few large snippets and add them to the work as tribute. It’s early September and outside of the papermaking shop, the fields are drowsy with dragonflies and the last hummingbirds. The silvery White Creek, with its stones and trout, finds its way into my papers and monotype prints.”
Chasing Daylight will be on display at Hope and Feathers Framing and Art Gallery from October 1st through November 20th. An opening reception and paper making demonstration will be held in conjunction with Amherst Art Walk on Thursday, October 1st, from 5 to 8 pm. An artist reception will follow on October 3rd, from 4:30 to 7 pm.
Elisa Lanzi is a papermaking artist and printmaker who lives in the Connecticut River Valley. She and three other artists make up the Trout Paper Studio, a hand-papermaking shop in rural Washington County, New York. Elisa is an artist-member of the Zea Mays Printmaking Studio in Florence, Massachusetts Her work is in numerous private collections, and has been exhibited in the United States, Italy, and Brazil.
Featured image: “Rivers to Cross.” Elisa Lanzi. Monotype construction. 2015
Jul 14, 2015
August 6-31, 2015
A Group Show Curated by Michael Crigler
FEATURED ARTISTS: Martin Bridge, Kamil Peters, Michael Crigler, Carl Bridge, Jesse Massaro.
Hope & Feathers Gallery presents Art as Medicine, a group show curated by Michael Crigler. The opening is from 5 — 8pm on Thursday August 6th, 2015. Refreshments will be served. Work will be on display and for sale until August 31st.
Whenever illness is associated with loss of soul,” writes Shaun McNiff, “the arts emerge spontaneously as remedies, soul medicine.”
The medicine of the artist, like that of the shaman, arises from his or her relationship to “familiars”—the themes, methods, colors and materials that interact with the artist through the creative process. In this exhibition, curator Michael Crigler brings together 5 local versatile artists working in various media to explore the creative process of healing. Art as Medicine demonstrates how the imagination can heal and renew, not only the artist, but the viewer through the natural process of creation and vibration.
“Color and line provokes a psychic vibration. Color hides a power still unknown but real, which acts on every part of the human body.” Wassily Kandinsky
Jun 5, 2015
Hope and Feathers gallery is proud to host The Witch’s Mark for the month of July, 2015. Curated by New England based visual-artist Courtney Brooke Hall, the diverse group show represents a visual exploration of the spiritual self through the feminine connection to nature. Exhibiting photographs, paintings, sculptures, and illustrations from both international and American artists, The Witch’s Mark seeks to reclaim the female body from the male gaze through powerful and active representations.
The Witch’s Mark features works by Gillian Chadwick, Liza Corbet, William Crisafi, Helene Delmaire, Sam Dere, Burial Ground, Courtney Brooke Hall, Caitlin McCormack, Ali Scarpulla, K. Lenor Siner, Glyn Smyth, and Emily Theobald.
The show runs from July 2 through July 31, 2015. An opening reception will be held on July 2 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM coinciding with the Amherst Art Walk. An artist reception will be held on July 11, from 4:30 to 7:00 pm.
May 8, 2015
June 2-29, 2015
Hope and Feathers Framing and Gallery hosts Drawing Inspiration a unique installation and residency by Amherst artist Rhys Davies for the month of June, 2015. Davies transforms the gallery into his studio, turning white walls into working space. Pulling inspiration from the gallery’s proximity to the Emily Dickinson Homestead as well as his Welsh heritage, Davies will continue work on a series of oversize portraits including drawn and collaged depictions of Emily Dickinson and Dylan Thomas. In-progress works will be on view alongside a collection of Davies’s completed paintings, drawings and items from his studio.
Opening reception will coincide with the Amherst Art Walk on Thursday, June 4th from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
An artist reception will be held on Saturday, June 20th from 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm.
The show runs June 2nd through June 29th.
Davies will be working in the gallery on weekdays from 10:30am to 2:00pm and Saturdays from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.
Artist in an A-frame: Rhys Davies “When All My Five and Country Senses See”
Mar 23, 2015
First Place: Action Treatment. Sara Acton. $150. | Second Place: Emergency Exit. Jill Noel Toler. SOLD. | Third Place: Herkimer. Hillary Wilbur Ferro. NFS | People’s Choice: Red Roof. Eric Broudy. $295
April 2 – May 30, 2015
Hope and Feathers Framing and Art Gallery is pleased to present “The Nature of Space”— a juried photography exhibition featuring works from over twenty photographers.
Artists were asked to explore the nature of constructed spaces and the relationships between environment and emotions. The show finalists represent a diverse and unique group including students, fine artists, and commercial photographers from throughout the east coast.
First, second, and third place medals were awarded by a jury of three nationally recognized photographers— Holly Lynton, Jon Crispin and Susan Jahoda, and will be announced at the opening reception.
A people’s choice award will be decided via closed ballot and announced at the Art Walk reception in May.
The exhibition will run from April 2 through May 30.
Opening Reception & Awards Anouncment
Thursday, April 2, 5 – 8pm
Artwalk Reception & Anouncment of People’s Choice
Thursday, May 7, 5 – 8p
Show Finalists
Sara Acton (1st Place)
Paul Berman
Eric Broudy (People’s Choice)
Jim Coleman
Diané Danthony
Laurie DeVault
Thea Dodds
Hillary Wilbur Ferro (3rd Place)
Shannon Finnell
Jim Gambaro Meredith Jones Bernard Kubiak Julius Lester Anita Lîcis-Ribak J. Paul Lisseck Arthur Mange John R Moore Carl Nardiello
Mary Nelen Jill Noel Toler (2nd Place) Karen Tetrault Sloan Norris Tomlinson Reba Saldanha Robert W. Salthouse Aolani Whitebear Melanie Zacek
Feb 19, 2015
March 5-28, 2015
Field Notes 5 is a collaborative exhibition of drawings, paintings, collages, and sculptures created by architects Sigrid Miller Pollin and Stephen Schreiber, and landscape architect Jane Thurber. This is the fifth iteration of Field Notes, a collaborative exhibit featuring these three artists.
In this exhibit, the artists explore complex relationships between multiple patterns, colors and imagery in very different ways. While the works share themes, each artist employs a different medium and level of abstraction. Despite this range, the works consistently evoke a visceral sense of order and calm.
There are parallels to the processes of designing buildings and landscapes. The works do not offer a single point of view but allow multiple explorations in different scales. There is a clarity in the way each artist stays focused on his or her own explorations while still maintaining a subtle thematic unity that threads together the works of Field Notes 5.
This collaborative art exhibit will be up in the gallery from March 5 to March 28 with a reception during the Amherst Art Walk on Thursday, March 5 (5-8pm) and Artist Reception Saturday, March 7 (4-7pm).
Feb 1, 2015
February 7 – March 18, 2015
Artist Reception: Saturday, February 7, 4–7 pm
Art Walk Reception: Thursday, February 5, 5–8 pm
Premiering oil paintings inspired by the interior and exterior landscapes of the Pioneer Valley, Meagher’s new body of work represents a masterful evolution in her abstract impasto style. Her passionate use of the palette knife forms unique image textures usually reserved for memories and reflections in rippling water. Through this ecstatic exploration of color and dimension, Meagher draws from the internal, meditating on her personal journey, vision, and jubilation when painting. She states, “I have my fears in this life, but I am never afraid to paint. Any passion that we give ourselves over to –opens the door to what’s inside of us.
above: “Connecticut River in Rain.” Oil on canvas. 48×30″. $1200
Nov 1, 2014
November 4-28, 2014
In this new body of work Crigler to explores “Non-Ordinary Reality” through use of meditation and drumming. The images created for this exhibition are inspired by experiences and information received while in a meditative state. This is a continuation of crigler’s work exploring collective consciousness and the cosmic evolution that is unfolding in the multi-verse.
“My hope is not to only engage people with pretty paintings, but to create images that speak to them on a soul level. I create work for the inner light of all, making images that can work as portals to remind us of our true inner-connected nature.”
About the Artist
Michael Crigler is a wild-creative. When he is not out roaming the forests wildcrafting plants for medicine for his work as an herbalist, he is in his studio working as an artist, poet and designer. His work is heavily influenced by cosmic energy, healing, connection of all things and his Cherokee and early Powhatan roots which trace back to Chief Powhatan and his daughter Pocahontas.
His work has been exhibited in North America, Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.
He currently lives with his wife Lauren in Western Massachusetts.
www.michaelcrigler.com
Oct 1, 2014
October 1 – November 1, 2014
Artist Amanda Barrow lays out a brightly intuitive show at Hope & Feathers Galley during the month of October. Monotype Prints and Chine-collé prints will be on display alongside a constellation / installation of wood “Shape Meditations”.
In her recent “Shape Meditations” series, Barrow observes the request of the wood, inspired by its ingrained pathways. Barrow contemplates each piece of wood before applying watercolor, oil pastel, and the flame of a candle. The result is an abstraction that reflects the artist’s guided improvisations.
Sep 1, 2014
September 3-29, 2014
Nan Salky’s most recent work presents a mixture of drawing and mixed media assemblage that takes us on a journey into a realm of dream and mystery. Images that embody a sense of quiet order, of flight and liberation, appear alongside those of darkness and disintegration. The rich sweetness of childhood is captured and then torn asunder, bringing us fully into the experience of the fragility of life. What lay hidden is exposed, and what was feared is brought to light and loses its grip.
Nan Salky was born in 1956 in Memphis TN, She received her BA in Writing and Illustrating Children’s Books from The University of Colorado, Boulder, and an MA in Counseling Psychology from Antioch New England. She has worked for thirty years as a psychotherapist and has reared two daughters. She lives in Amherst, Massachusetts with her husband, Tom Murphy, her co-conspirator in artistic endeavors.
