Understory opens Saturday, August 31, 2024, and continues through Sunday, October 6, 2024. The gallery will host an artists’ reception from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Saturday, August 31st at 362 1/2 Warren St, Hudson, NY.

Pamela Salisbury Gallery is pleased to present Understory: Snakes, Snails, and the Forest Floor, a site-wide exhibition inspired by the sottobosco paintings of the 17th century.

Understory includes contemporary depictions of woodland life by over 50 artists, including Kiki Smith, Fred Tomaselli, Suzan Frecon, Roxy Paine, Judy Pfaff, Portia Munson, Sharon Core, Claire Sherman, Tanya Marcuse, Jean Silverthorne, Donna Moylan, among others.

Fruiting bodies of fungi, reptiles, native plants, insects, and other woodland species are explored through diverse media including works on paper, sculpture, painting, photography, embroidery, jewelry, terrariums, and other installations with live plant materials.

The idea for the show began with a love for the flora and fauna of the Hudson Valley woodlands, punctuated with a passion for the 17 Century Dutch master Otto Marseus van Schrieck (ca.1619-1678, Netherlands). Otto Marseus and his contemporaries encouraged the conversation between art and science through the development of a pictorial concept which placed still life within the landscape.

The artist historian Karin Leonhard explains:

The 1650s saw the sudden emergence of a very specific kind of still-life paintings, the so-called sottobosco. Sottoboschi depict botanical and zoological life in dark underwoods or at the humid margins of pools, and as a sub-genre were invented in Italy in the 1650s by the Dutch painter Otto Marseus van Schrieck and adopted by artists like Rachel Ruysch, Elias van den Broeck, Abraham Begeyn and Franz de Hamilton….they have started to gain attention from art historians because of their intermediate position between nature and art, as well as for their inherent microcosmic and microscopic dimensions.

Leonhard, K. (2020). The Fertile Ground of Painting: 17C Still Lifes and Nature Pieces. Brepols-Harvey Miller

The exhibition will be installed on 6 floors of gallery space including two galleries on Warren Space, the sculpture courtyard, and our historic Carriage House. For additional information and/or a complete list of artists, please contact Pamela Salisbury Gallery at info@pamelasalisburygallery.com.

I know a bank where the wild thyme blows,

Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows,

Quite overcanopied with luscious woodbine,

With sweet muskroses, and with eglantine.

—Spoken by Oberon in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Strange States is the third installation of the Museum’s popular biennial series, New England Now, which began in 2018. This exhibition will explore how regional contemporary artists are incorporating surrealist, supernatural, fantastical, or occult themes and humor into their multimedia work. New England has long been a refuge for artists seeking liberations from the limitations of reality and discovering infinite possibilities and meanings through their work.

Along with Isabelle Albuquerque, Jeanine Brito, Ian Davis, Stanley Edmondson, Emily Ferguson, Tomas Harker, Devin B. Johnson, Rae Klein, Larry Madrigal, Agnieszka Nienartowicz, Maureen St. Vincent

Opening reception Jan 13th! 4pm-7pm

Group show inspired by Simon Schama’s “Landscape and Memory”. Artist talk Thursday, June 15th, 5:30 pm

With:

Wilhelm Neusser

Stephanie Anderson

Joerg Dressler

Steve Imrich

New solo exhibition at 13FOREST Gallery

A group exhibition contemplating the contemporary Still-Life

Opening Reception: Thursday Jan 26th, 5-7pm

Gallery hours: Tuesdays-Fridays 9am-5pm, Saturdays 10am-4pm

Series of small works going up at Nahcotta Gallery’s Enourmous Tiny Art Show. Reception September 2nd from 5-8 PM, 110 Congress Street, Portsmouth, NH.

I am very excited to have three new paintings up at Everything but the Kitchen Sink, La Luz de Jesus’ Annual Group Exhibition. The show will run July 16th through Aug. 26th.

Contact Gallery Director Matthew Gardocki for purchase info: info@laluzdejesus.com (323)666-7667

Solo exhibition of new work at Nucleus Portland’s new location on Alberta St. Opening reception January 14th.

This pop-up show in Provincetown will include seven somewhat small but jam-packed floral studies.

Other artists exhibiting: Stacey Durand, Catherine Graffam, Lynette Haggard, Joe Keinberger, Lindsey Kocur, Bonita LeFlore, CJ Lori, Kenji Nakayama, Wilhelm Neusser, Chen Peng, Heather Pilchard, Mike Ryczek, Carlos Santiago and Shannon Slattery.

Floral Hex is currently on view at 13FOREST Gallery through April 16. This solo exhibit highlights the paintings of Nicole Duennebier, an artist who's been working in Massachusetts for over ten years, exhibiting across the state both solo and alongside her sister, Caitlin. Floral Hex is Duennebier's third solo show at 13FOREST Gallery, featuring paintings of flowers and floral arrangements. Her compositions bring to mind the old masters, Dutch still-lifes and Rococo landscapes in their attention to detail. But these paintings aren't idly pretty artworks, as Duennebier prefers to inject an element of the grotesque into her work, making her pieces simultaneously compelling and challenging. Some paintings feature floral wreaths and memorials depicted in lonely caves and desolate woods, conveying a sense of melodrama and isolation. Others contain carelessly squashed blossoms and fluttering insects marring the beauty of a bouquet. Perhaps most striking are the paintings in which flowers surround dead fish or slimy, unidentifiable meat. Each artwork has something unsettling about it, whether obvious or subtle, that adds a layer of emotional depth. Duennebier's work in Floral Hex is complex, both beautiful and uncanny, offering an duality that both repulses and entrances the viewer. 13FOREST Gallery is located at 167A Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington, Massachusetts and is open Tuesday—Sunday, 12:00—6:00 p.m. For more information, visit 13forest.com/floral-hex.

Opening 5-7pm Sept. 4th.

When & where will the Coasters be available to view/purchase?
June 12, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. (PST) - Online at nucleusportland.com

New paintings up at Shelter In Place Gallery

As another year closes, we have Plenty to be thankful for!

13FOREST Gallery is pleased to present Plenty 2019, our twelfth annual holiday exhibition. Opening just in time for Thanksgiving, Plenty highlights the work of 47 New England artists, a number of whom are exhibiting with us for the first time. Plenty offers something for everyone, from painting, drawing and printmaking to photography and sculpture.

This year marks a special anniversary for the gallery, as we commemorate 13 years in business! We have loved being a part of Boston’s vibrant art community for over a decade and we hope you will join us in celebrating lucky 13 at our annual holiday party.

November 23, 2019 - January 10, 2020

Sat 11/23, 4-6 pm: Opening Reception
Sat 12/7, 12-4 pm: First Lights in Capitol Square
Sun 12/8, 12-4 pm: Accessory - 13FOREST Jewelry Show
Fri 12/13, 6-8 pm: 13 Years of 13FOREST Holiday Party

https://13forest.com/plenty-2019

Featured Artists

Marco Athié • Scott Bakal • Paul Beckingham • Coco Berkman
Blake Brasher • Jenny Brown • John Campbell • Peter Cangialosi Beverly Carter • Mark Chadbourne • Linda Cordner • Marie Craig
Caitlin Duennebier • Nicole Duennebier • Andrew Fish
Catherine Graffam • Lynette Haggard • Peter DeCamp Haines
Jeffrey Heyne • Katrine Hildebrandt • Susan Jaworski-Stranc
Boriana Kantcheva • Joe Keinberger • Patt Kelley • Lindsey Kocur
Mary E. Lewey • CJ Lori • Mark Luiggi • Sarah Morrison
Wilhelm Neusser • Ted Ollier • Mary O'Malley • Chen Peng
Heather Pilchard • Karla Quattrocchi • Allison Maria Rodriguez
CW Roelle • Katy Rosenthal • Carlos Santiago • Lynda Schlosberg Benjamin Styer • Kate Sullivan • Julia Talcott • Mary Teichman Dorothea Van Camp • James C. Varnum • James Weinberg

Opening: Friday, September 6, 6-8pm

https://www.enormoustinyart.com/collections/nicole-duennebier

September 4 - 10, 2019
444 Commercial Street, Provincetown
This year 13FOREST at 444 continues to embody the best that Boston has to offer with a selection of artists whose work represents the exceptional quality and range of our collection: John Campbell, Nicole Duennebier, Stacey Durand, Andrew Fish, Catherine Graffam, Joe Keinberger, Lindsey Kocur, Bonita LeFlore, CJ Lori, Wilhelm Neusser, Rich Pellegrino, Heather Pilchard, Karla Quattrocchi and Carlos Santiago.

Maine College of Art presents the COLLECT Summer Art Sale (June 27-29), a fundraiser in support of MECA’s Student Scholarship Fund. This three-day event is a great opportunity to discover emerging artists, view new work by established artists, and build or add to an art collection. The art sale features a unique, diverse and unexpected array of original work in a variety of genres with a range of sizes, prices, and media, including furniture, sculpture, jewelry, paintings, prints, photography, textiles, drawings, and more. One to five works are priced by the artists and sold to benefit MECA, with commission or full donation options.

The Art Sale is held in MECA’s ICA within the Porteous Building, 522 Congress St, Portland, Maine.

COLLECT Public Events

• Thursday, June 27, 10am–6pm

• Friday, June 28, 10am–6pm

• Saturday, June 29, 10am–6pm

If you are not able to attend the sale but are interested in purchasing one of the available pieces, contact collect@meca.edu.

13FOREST Gallery is pleased to present Call of the Wild, an exhibition featuring the work of Coco Berkman, Resa Blatman, John Campbell, Kris Droney, Nicole Duennebier, Sean Dunstan-Halliday, Grace Durnford,  Peter DeCamp Haines, Irene and Jonas Hastings, Susan Jaworski-Stranc, Boriana Kantcheva, Joe Keinberger, Patt Kelley, Mark Luiggi, Richard Pellegrino, Nancy Popper, Allison Maria Rodriguez, Amy Ross, Mike Ryczek, Benjamin Styer, James Weinberg and Monica Wing. 

May 18 - July 12, 2019

Sat 5/18, 4-6 pm: Opening Reception
Sat 6/8, 2-6 pm: Arlington Porchfest
Sat 6/15, 12-4 pm: Feast of the East in Capitol Square
Sat 6/29, 4-6 pm: Tiger's Paw Party - Cocktail Hour at 13FOREST

The exhibition on view from May 2 - June 1st

Opening reception on Thursday, May 16 from 7-9PM

“Love Superior, A Death Supreme” Joint exhibition of Nicole and Caitlin Duennebier, solo and collaborative work. Opening reception on Valentine's Day. 

More Than a Riot showcases the work of female and female-identifying artists across all media who are creating art in conversation with the current cultural climate, specifically issues of inequality and feminism. The exhibition highlights contemporary voices confronting bias, injustice, and hate who, through their work, refuse to be silenced. While we have a long way to go in the United States, the work of these artists proves it’s always been more than a riot, it’s a revolution.

More Than a Riot features work from Christina Balch, Thy Doan, Ariel Feiberg, Chanel Thervil, Joanna Tam, Holland Dieringer, Kim Druker Stockwell, Hope Hellberg, Nicole Duennebier, Caitlin Duennebier, Kit Collins, Secret Holiday and more...

The Good Gallery - 10 Summer Street  Burnham Caffé @ Arnold  Boston, MA 02110