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Museum School Gallery - Past Exhibitions

The Museum School Gallery, located on the second floor of the Museum in the school, hosts exhibits of advanced students, instructors and local artists. Below are past exhibitions, 2006 - August 2009.

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2009-2010 PAST EXHIBITIONS



ACRYLIC PAINTINGS
Works by Students of Louise Melton
June 1 - 25, 2010
Reception Wednesday, June 2, 2010, 7 - 9 p.m.

Read more about this exhibition in the document, Acrylics - The Plastic in “Plastic” Art by Louise Melton [PDF].

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Teen Docent Art Show - Works by 2009-2010 Danforth Museum Teen Docents

TEEN DOCENT ART SHOW
Works by 2009-2010 Danforth Museum Teen Docents
May 8 - 23, 2010
Reception Saturday, May 8, 2010, in conjunction with Teen Art Night

Visit the Museum School Gallery and discover the diverse talents of the Danforth Teen Docents. This exhibit shows a range of work, from figure drawing to digital graphics, and more! Participating Teen Docents currently attend Algonquin Regional High School, Framingham High School, and the Cambridge School of Weston.

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Abstract Painting - student works from Robert Collins' classes at the Danforth Museum School

DRIVING TO ABSTRACTION
Works by Students of Robert Collins
March 10 - April 24, 2010
Opening Reception Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 7 - 9 p.m.

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Douglas Lack - Works on Paper

DOUGLAS LACK
Works on Paper
January 5 - February 21, 2010
Opening Reception Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 6 - 8 p.m.

Douglas Lack began his professional life as a Graphic Designer after earning a BFA degree from Massachusetts College of Art. Several years later he was inspired to become an art teacher, then went on to earn a Masters of Art and Teaching degree (MAT) from Tufts University and the School of The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. He continues to take course work in educational theory as well as studio art. Many of the drawings in this exhibition were created in Professional Development classes that he took at the Danforth Museum School.

Doug currently teaches Visual Arts at Holliston High School, where he helped steer the creation of STUDIO 370, the HHS Art Gallery. He has spoken at the NEAA Convention in Boston, and has been on the Advisory Board of The Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards. He is currently on the Education Advisory Council of the Danforth Museum of Art.

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2009 Museum School Holiday Sale - Danforth Museum School

HOLIDAY SALE
Paintings, Watercolors, Pottery, Fiber Art, Jewelry, More!.
A wonderful sale of art created by students, teachers, and local artisans..

November 7 - December 13, 2009

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SMALL WORKS EXHIBITION AND SALE
Small artworks created by students, teachers, members and local artists
September 13 - November 1, 2009
Opening Reception Danforth Museum of Art Open House, Sunday, September 13, 1 - 4 p.m.

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2008-2009 PAST EXHIBITIONS



Framingham High School Photo 2 & 3 Exhibit May 2009

FHS PHOTO 2 & 3 EXHIBIT
Works from the Framingham High School Photo 2 and Photo 3 classes
May 12 - 20, 2009
Closing Reception Wednesday, May 20, 2009, 6:30 - 8:30 pm

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THE ARTISTIC EYE
Enhancing Jewish Education Through the Arts
May 2 - May 9, 2009

An exhibition of student work, the result of a pilot program to enrich the Jewish experience of MetroWest children by integrating the visual arts in the teaching of Jewish history, tradition and culture.   

Classroom teachers from Jewish schools in MetroWest participated in a 5-part professional development program at the Danforth Museum of Art.  The following topics were included: introduction to Visual Thinking Strategies, working with visual learners, art as text, Boston Expressionism and other art movements that reflect 20th century Jewish immigration and culture in Boston, and hand-on studio work.

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OPAQUE TRANSPARENCY
Sculptural Drawings by Teen Docents
March 11 - April 21, 2009

Working with artist Julia Shepley, Danforth Teen Docents used transparencies and multiple perspectives to create layered sculptural drawings. The ethereal structures find their counterpoint in a frenetic mural created in collaboration with artist Debra Weisberg. “Drawing” on the walls with black contact paper, the Teen Docents explore the architecture of space.

See sculptural drawings by Debra Weisberg and Julia Shepley in Material Drawing, on view in the Museum March 7 - May 17, 2009.

Danforth Museum Teen Docents working with Julia Shepley
Danforth Museum Teen Docents working with Julia Shepley

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CERAMICS
Works from the Danforth Museum School
February 3 - March 7, 2009

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Framingham High School Photo 2 Exhibit January 2009

FHS PHOTO 2 EXHIBIT
Works from the Framingham High School Photo 2 class
January 7 - 14, 2009
Reception Wednesday, January 14, 6 - 8 pm

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HOLIDAY ART SALE
A wonderful sale of art created by students, teachers, and local artisans in the Museum Store and Museum School Gallery.
November 21 - December 21, 2008

Sale hours extended!
The Holiday Art Sale in the Museum School will be open during school hours on December 22 and 23 and on Monday - Wednesday, December 29 - 31, 2008.

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     Michael T. Kachanis, Tevukas






        PRINTS BY MICHAEL T. KACHANIS
        October 16 - November 15, 2008
        Opening Reception Saturday, October 18, 1 pm - 3 pm


        Tevukas


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Works by Danforth Museum School Students, Fall 2008

A GLIMPSE INTO THE STUDIO PROCESS 2008
Works by Danforth Museum School Students
September 7 - October 8, 2008
Opening Reception September 7, 2008, 3 - 4 p.m.

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2007-2008 PAST EXHIBITIONS



SUMMER SELECTIONS
Click here for a list of the exhibited artists.
June 1 - August 8, 2008


RECENT CERAMICS
Works created by Advanced Students in Laurel MacDuffie's classes
April 14 - May 25, 2008


CLARA KENT DENNISON
Monotypes
February 1 - March 27, 2008

Clara Kent Dennison, Just Below the Surface         Clara Kent Dennison, All the Essentials
 Just Below the Surface                                                          All the Essentials


RECENT WATERCOLORS by Advanced Watercolor Students
December 7, 2007 - January 28, 2008


COLLAGE IN THE 21st CENTURY
Works created in the Danforth Museum School's Advanced Collage class
    with instructor Carol Blackwell

Participating artists Nadia Irish, Karyn Koulopoulos, Julia Leney, June Levinson,
    Laurie Leavitt, Sheila Mann, Gail Mathot, Carol McMahon, Diane Ruark, Helen Russell
October 19 - November 30, 2007

Sheila Mann, Dream Catcher, collage

Sheila Mann, Dream Catcher
24.75" x 35" Framed


A GLIMPSE INTO THE STUDIO PROCESS
Artwork Created at the Danforth Museum School
September 9 - October 14, 2007
Opening Reception Sunday, September 9, 2007, 2 - 4 p.m.

An exhibition of artwork by advanced adult students, high school portfolio students, and work done in the professional development classes during Summer 2007 — including portrait and figure, landscapes, still lifes and abstractions in oil, acrylics, watercolor, and charcoal.

Selections from Advanced Student Exhibition, Fall 2007

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2006-2007 PAST EXHIBITIONS



CHERIE CLINTON and CAROL O'MALIA
Recent Work
May 1, 2007 - May 29, 2007
Opening Reception Wednesday, May 16, 2007, 6 - 8 p.m.

    Cherie Clinton, Acrylic and Mixed Media    Carol O'Malia, Tilt, oil on canvas, 72" x 32"

          Cherie Clinton, Acrylic and mixed media                      Carol O'Malia, Tilt, oil on canvas, 72" x 32"


CAROLYN KIEFER
Spirit Vessels
April 4, 2007 - April 28, 2007
Opening Reception Wednesday, April 11, 2007, 6 - 8 p.m.

Carolyn Kiefer, Suspended, watercolor

Suspended watercolor, 42"x 28"

Carolyn Kiefer is an emerging artist. This is her second show at the Museum School Gallery. Her latest work is based on Han Dynasty tomb vessels and ancient Neolithic pottery. She uses water color wet into wet a hair dryer, colored pencils and large hake brushes.


RICHARD WIDHU
Paintings
March 1, 2007 - March 30, 2007

    Richard Widhu, Berber Fragment, Acrylic, sequins, plaster on wood, 24"x24"

Berber Fragment Acrylic, sequins, plaster on wood, 24"x24"


GWENDOLYN HOLBROW
Reflection
January 20 - February 26, 2007
Opening Reception Saturday, January 20, 2007, 2 - 4 p.m.

    Gwendolyn Holbrow, Reflection

Light and sound echo through this reflective installation in the Museum School Gallery at the Danforth Museum of Art. Visitors are invited to enter and reflect as well. See also the artist's Web site, www.gwendolynholbrow.com.


WILBER BLAIR and ROBERT COLLINS
New Instructors
November 25, 2006 - January 9, 2007

          Robert Collins, Woodland 3

Robert Collins, Woodland 3, Acrylic on wood, 12" x 12"

Wilber Blair and Robert Collins are new instructors at the Danforth Museum School. For more work by Robert Collins, see www.robertcollinspaintings.com.


CAROL D. BLACKWELL
GOING THE DISTANCE: Collage and Assemblage
October 3 - November 4, 2006
Opening Reception Saturday, October 14, 2006, 3 - 5 p.m.

Lost in Translation, Box Assemblage

The box assemblages are part of an ongoing series that has engaged the artist over many years and reflect an abiding interest in the mystery of commonplace objects whose identity and meaning are transformed by their enclosure in contained space.  Blackwell, a teacher at the Danforth Museum School, will be teaching two classes during the winter 2007 semester:  Collage in the 21st Century and Assemblage: Art of the Found Object.


PEGGY McCLURE
Natural Forces
September 5 - September 30, 2006
Opening Reception Sunday, September 10, 2006, 1 - 3 p.m.

Storm, mixed media

Artist's Statement “In a process that mimics the natural forces of weathering and erosion, Peggy McClure covers her images with layers that conceal, destroy, and become something new. She paints over photographs or handwritten text. Pieces of images and text work their way in; paint is scraped away in places to reveal the underlying image. And, as with the covering and uncovering by natural forces, bits and pieces float to the top.”

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