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2009 - 2010


Off the Wall and Community of Artists 2010

Artists Reception Thursday, June 17, 2010, 5:30 - 7:30 pm


Giles Laroche, Parthenon, 2009

GILES LAROCHE

Bridge Across Cultures,
The World at My Fingertips

IN THE CHILDREN'S GALLERY, 2nd FLOOR OF THE MUSEUM
March 17, 2010 - August 8, 2010

Book Signing Sunday, May 2, 2010, 1:30 pm
Studio Visit to School Vacation Workshop Attendees,
_________ Thursday, April 22, 2010

Parthenon, Athens, Greece, 2009
From What's Inside? Fascinating Structures Around the World
paper relief
20" x 30"
Courtesy of the Artist
 

META WARRICK FULLER

Sculptures from the Studio

September 13, 2009 - August 8, 2010
Opening Reception
Saturday, September 12, 2009, 6 - 8 pm


Jason, n.d.
painted plaster
Collection Danforth Museum of Art
 

Sheldon Orrin Parsons, Portrait of an Adolescent, circa 1880

African Americans

Seeing and Seen, 1766 - 1916

April 8, 2010 - May 30, 2010
Reception Saturday, May 8, 2010, 5:30 - 7:30 pm

Sheldon Orrin Parsons (1866-1943)
Portrait of an Adolescent, circa 1890
oil on canvas, 18 x 14”
Courtesy of Paul Worman Fine Art, New York
 

Masako Kamiya, Monolouge, 2009

MASAKO KAMIYA

Outspoken: 2002 - 2010

March 17, 2010 - May 30, 2010
Opening Reception Saturday, March 20, 2010, 6 - 8 pm
Gallery Talks Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 12 pm
___________Sunday, April 11, 2010, 3 pm

Presented in conjunction with
Masako Kamiya New Work, 2009 - 2010
On view at Galley NAGA, April 3 – May 1

Monologue, 2009
gouache on paper
20" x 16"
Collection Danforth Museum of Art
 

Anne Neely, Waterlines

ANNE NEELY

Waterlines

March 17, 2010 - May 30, 2010
Opening Reception Saturday, March 20, 2010, 6 - 8 pm
Gallery Talk Sunday, May 9, 2010, 3 pm

Waterlines, 2010
oil on linen
11" x 14"
Courtesy of the Artist and Lohin Geduld Gallery, New York
 

Robert Collins, Coming Forward, n.d.

ROBERT COLLINS

Vertical Rhythms

March 17, 2010 - May 26, 2010
Opening Reception Saturday, March 20, 2010, 6 - 8 pm
Gallery Talks Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 12 pm
___________Sunday, May 16, 2010, 3 pm

Coming Forward, n.d.
acrylic on wood panel
Courtesy of the Artist
 

Beth Krommes, Song of the Stars, 2003

BETH KROMMES

Winter Light

IN THE CHILDREN'S GALLERY, 2nd FLOOR OF THE MUSEUM
December 16, 2009 - March 14, 2010
Book Signing March 7, 2010, 1:30 pm
Lecture with book designer, Carol Goldenberg,
______ Sunday, February 28, 2010, 3 pm


Song of the Stars, 2003
From The Sun in Me: Poems About the Planet
scratchboard, photocopy, and watercolor
8 1/2" x 8 7/8"
Courtesy of the Artist
 

Gerry Bergstein, Effort at Speech, 1983

GERRY BERGSTEIN

Effort at Speech

November 18, 2009 - March 14, 2010
Opening Reception Saturday, November 21, 2009, 6 - 8 pm
Gallery Talks Sunday, December 6, 3 pm
___________Wednesday, January 6, 12 pm

Gallery NAGA Talk: Painting Broke My Heart
___________Saturday, December 5, 2pm

Boston Expressionism at the Danforth Museum of Art

Effort at Speech, 1983
oil on canvas
Collection Danforth Museum of Art
 

Henry Schwartz, Pierrot Lunaire

HENRY SCHWARTZ

The Eternal Footman

November 22, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Opening Reception Saturday, November 21, 2009, 6 - 8 pm
Gallery Talks Arthur Dion, Gallery NAGA, and artist Gerry Bergstein
___________will speak about Henry Schwartz on

___________Wednesday, December 2, 12 pm
___________Sunday, January 24, 3 pm

Boston Expressionism at the Danforth Museum of Art

Pierrot Lunaire, 1991
oil and mixed media on panel, 18" x 14"
Collection Danforth Museum of Art
 

Morgan Bulkeley, Who's the Daddy, 2008

MORGAN BULKELEY

Who's the Daddy?

Part of the NEW ENGLAND CURRENTS Series
November 18, 2009 - March 7, 2010
Opening Reception Saturday, November 21, 2009, 6 - 8 pm
Gallery Talks Wednesday, January 13, 12 pm
___________Sunday, January 31, 3 pm

 

Who’s the Daddy?, 2008
oil on canvas
Courtesy of the Artist and Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston
 

David Aronson, Young Christ with Phylacteries, 1949

DAVID ARONSON

The Paradox

November 21, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Opening Reception Saturday, November 21, 2009, 6 - 8 pm

Boston Expressionism at the Danforth Museum of Art

Young Christ with Phylacteries, 1949
oil on canvas
Private Collection
 

Yu-Wen Wu, Glass Concerto, 2007

YU-WEN WU

Suspended, A Song Cycle

Part of the NEW ENGLAND CURRENTS Series
September 13, 2009 - extended to November 8, 2009
Opening Reception Saturday, September 12, 2009, 6 - 8 pm
Gallery Talks Wednesday, September 23, 12 pm
___________Sunday, November 1, 4 pm

Glass Concerto, 2007
mixed media on canvas, 12" x 12" each
Courtesy of Miller Block Gallery, Boston
 

CREE BRUINS

Projecting Into the Past

September 13, 2009 - November 8, 2009
Opening Reception Saturday, September 12, 2009, 6 - 8 pm
Gallery Talks Saturday, October 17, 1 pm

Image from the Leader Series, 2006 - 2009
iris print
Courtesy of the Artist
 

Nan Tull, Movements #28: Loop, 1989

NAN TULL

Sensuous Wisdom, 1984 - 2009
25 Years of Painting and Drawing

September 13, 2009 - November 8, 2009
Opening Reception Saturday, September 12, 2009, 6 - 8 pm
Gallery Talks Wednesday, September 16, 12 pm
___________Sunday, October 25, 3 pm

Movements #28: Loop, 1989
charcoal on Arches Cover, 47 1/2" x 31 1/2"
Collection Danforth Museum of Art
 

Neal Cohen, Carnival Nights, 2008


New England Photography Biennial 2009

September 13, 2009 - November 8, 2009
Opening Reception Saturday, September 12, 2009, 6 - 8 pm

This Years Jurors:
Phillip Prodger, Curator of Photography, Peabody Essex Museum
Barbara O'Brien, former editor of Art New England

Neal Cohen, Carnival Nights, 2008
archival pigment print, 16" x 20"
Courtesy of the Artist
 

2008 - 2009


OFF THE WALL: Annual Members' Juried Exhibition
June 3, 2009 - August 2, 2009

JOAN PALEY & ALICE MEANS: In Stitches, A Tale of the Art of Friendship
May 6, 2009 - August 2, 2009

ANIMAL IMAGERY IN NATIVE AMERICAN ART: Objects from the ARTER Collection
September 6, 2008 - August 2, 2009

PUEBLO KATSINA GALLERY
September 6, 2008 - August 2, 2009

LEO MICHELSON: Selected Portraits
March 28, 2009 - May 24, 2009

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Portraits from the Permanent Collection
March 28, 2009 - May 17, 2009
Curated by FSC Museum Studies Students

MARY OESTEREICHER HAMILL: regardregard: project china, chinatown
March 4, 2009 - May 17, 2009

META WARRICK FULLER: Sculptures from the Studio
November 22, 2008 - May 17, 2009

DEBORAH DAVIDSON: Recent Paintings
March 7, 2009 - May 17, 2009

MATERIAL DRAWING:
Audrey Goldstein, Michelle Samour, Julia Shepley, Debra Weisberg

March 7, 2009 - May 17, 2009

ABELARDO MORELL: Continental Drift
March 7, 2009 - May 14, 2009

ROBERT ALTER: La Defense
Part of the NEW ENGLAND CURRENTS Series
March 4, 2009 - May 3, 2009

SUSAN L. ROTH: Listen to the Wind, The Story of Dr. Greg & Three Cups of Tea
IN THE CHILDREN'S GALLERY, 2nd FLOOR OF THE MUSEUM
March 4, 2009 - May 3, 2009

FAITH RINGGOLD: Story Quilts
November 15, 2008 - March 1, 2009

JOHN WILSON: Martin Luther King Series
January 14, 2009 - March 1, 2009

MIXED MEDIA FIBER ART: Curated by Jeanne Williamson
January 7, 2009 - March 1, 2009

SEDRICK HUCKABY: A Love Supreme
December 10, 2008 - March 1, 2009

JACOB LAWRENCE:Toussaint L'Overture and Legend of John Brown Series
November 15, 2008 - January 4, 2009

JASON BERGER: Directed Vision
October 24, 2008 - March 1, 2009

FAITH RINGGOLD: Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky
IN THE CHILDREN'S GALLERY, 2nd FLOOR OF THE MUSEUM
November 5, 2008 - March 1, 2009

ESTHER PULLMAN: Environment for Growth
November 26, 2008 - February 8, 2009

BRUCE MYREN: Markers: Memory
Part of the NEW ENGLAND CURRENTS Series
October 22, 2008 - December 7, 2008

JOAN SNYDER: One Blue Sky
September 6, 2008 - November 23, 2008

KATHERINE PORTER: Splendid Cities
September 6, 2008 - November 16, 2008

JO SANDMAN: Once Removed
September 6, 2008 - November 9, 2008

BRIAN LIES: Gone Batty
Selections from Bats at the Library and Bats at the Beach
IN THE CHILDREN'S GALLERY, 2nd FLOOR OF THE MUSEUM
September 6, 2008 - November 2, 2008

CAROLYN EVANS: Katrina's Third Birthday, No Cake
Part of the NEW ENGLAND CURRENTS Series
September 6, 2008 - October 19, 2008

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2007 - 2008


ANNUAL MEMBERS’ JURIED EXHIBITION
June 1 - August 3, 2008
Curated by Carole Anne Meehan, Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
Off the Wall Patron’s Preview and Benefit Auction Saturday, May 31, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Opening Reception Saturday, May 31, 7 - 9 p.m.

CORA ROTH: Nothing Twice
Part of the NEW ENGLAND CURRENTS Series
July 2 - August 3, 2008
Gallery Talk
Sunday, July 13, 3 p.m.

ANA MARIA PACHECO: Dark Night of the Soul
November 9, 2007 - August 3, 2008

KELLY MURPHY: The Boll Weevil Ball
IN THE CHILDREN’S GALLERY, 2nd FLOOR OF MUSEUM
May 21 - August 3, 2008
Book Signing followed by reception, Sunday, June 1, 2 - 4 p.m.

ANIMAL IMAGERY IN NATIVE AMERICAN ART: Objects from the ARTER Collection
September 9, 2007- August 3, 2008
Members' Preview Reception Saturday, September 8, 6 - 8 p.m.
Gallery Talk with Arthur Beale, Wednesday, November 28, noon

PUEBLO KATSINA GALLERY
September 9, 2007 - August 3, 2008

SELECTIONS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION
September 9, 2007 - May 25, 2008

KATHERINE GULLA: Cast Shadows
Part of the NEW ENGLAND CURRENTS Series
April 9 - May 18, 2008

ARTHUR POLONSKY: A Thief of Light
February 10 - May 18, 2008

ANA MARIA PACHECO: St. Sebastian Series
February 6 - May 18, 2008

WADE ZAHARES: Lucky Jake
IN THE CHILDREN’S GALLERY, 2nd FLOOR OF MUSEUM
February 6 - May 18, 2008

META WARRICK FULLER: Sculpture
November 9, 2007 - May 18, 2008

DIANE WILLOW: Re-Inhabiting
December 19, 2007 - April 27, 2008

DAVID ORSER & LAUREL MACDUFFIE: Clay Sanctuaries
Part of the NEW ENGLAND CURRENTS Series
February 27 - April 6, 2008

SARAH WILLIAMS: Constellations
Part of the NEW ENGLAND CURRENTS Series
January 16 - February 24, 2008

GRACE LIN: Robert's Snow
IN THE CHILDREN’S GALLERY, 2nd FLOOR OF MUSEUM
December 5, 2007 - February 3, 2008

GIRAUD FOSTER: A Festival of Lights
Photographs of India at Night
October 31, 2007 - February 3, 2008

COLLECTIVE VISION: Recent Acquisitions
September 9, 2007 - February 3, 2008

CONLEY HARRIS: Lyrical Tableaux
Part of the NEW ENGLAND CURRENTS Series
December 5, 2007 - January 13, 2008

LANA Z. CAPLAN: Watch This
Films and Photographs
October 31 - December 16, 2007

ROBERT’S SNOW SNOWFLAKES
IN THE CHILDREN’S GALLERY, 2nd FLOOR OF MUSEUM
October 31 - December 2, 2007

ANDREW STEVOVICH: Solitary Demons
Part of the NEW ENGLAND CURRENTS Series
October 24 - December 2, 2007

2007 NEW ENGLAND PHOTOGRAPHY BIENNIAL
September 9 - October 28, 2007

MORTON BARTLETT: Family Considered
September 9 - October 28, 2007

LEO LANDRY: Space Boy
IN THE CHILDREN’S GALLERY, 2nd FLOOR OF MUSEUM

INFORMATION, INSIGHT, INTERRUPTION :
BOSWORTH, SMITH, THURBER, VAN DER HEIJDEN

Part of the NEW ENGLAND CURRENTS Series
September 9 - October 21, 2007

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2006 - 2007


ANNUAL MEMBERS' JURIED EXHIBITION
June 2 - July 29, 2007
Curated by Nick Capasso, Curator of the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Garden

E. B. LEWIS: Across the Alley
May 2 - July 29, 2007

SELECTIONS FROM THE ARTER COLLECTION:
Native American Art, Symbol & Ceremony

November 15, 2006 - July 15, 2007
Gallery Talk Curator Arthur Beale speaks on artifacts from the ARTER Collection, November 15, noon

JUDITH BRASSARD BROWN: Somewhere Between
New England Currents at the Danforth Museum
May 9 - June 24, 2007

ANITA HUNT: Reflections
March 15 - June 3, 2007

OTHER VOICES: Expressionism in Boston
November 30, 2006 - May 27, 2007

JOSEPH SOLMAN: Notes from the Underground
March 14 - May 27, 2007

HELEN MEYROWITZ: Up-Rooted
March 17 - May 20, 2007

GEORGE NICK: Spirit of Place
March 17 - May 20, 2007

NAN HASS FELDMAN: Interiors
Part of the NEW ENGLAND CURRENTS Series
March 21 - May 6, 2007

JANE & BROOKE DYER: Children's Book Illustrations
February 14 - April 29, 2007

ELIZABETH AWALT: Sancutary of Light
Part of the NEW ENGLAND CURRENTS Series
February 7 - March 18, 2007

HYMAN BLOOM: A Spiritual Embrace
December 1, 2006 - March 11, 2007

JULES AARONS: Boston Neighborhoods
January 12 - March 11, 2007
Reception Sunday, February 18, 2 - 4pm

MORDICAI GERSTEIN: Children's Book Illustrations
November 1, 2006 - February 11, 2007

LESLIE STAROBIN
Part of the NEW ENGLAND CURRENTS Series
October 25 - December 10, 2006

DAVE COLE: Memorial Flag
September 10 - December 23, 2006

CLARA LIEU
Part of the NEW ENGLAND CURRENTS Series
October 25 - December 10, 2006
Members' Preview Thursday, November 30, 6 – 8 p.m.
Lunchtime Gallery Talk Wednesday, October 25, noon

JOHN WALKER: Passing Bells
September 10 - November 19, 2006

JANET MONTECALVO: Children's Book Illustrations
September 10 - October 29, 2006

ROB ROY: Global Signatures
Part of the NEW ENGLAND CURRENTS Series
September 10 - October 22, 2006
Members' Preview Saturday, September 9, 6 - 8 p.m.
Lunchtime Gallery Talk Wednesday, September 13, 12 - 1 p.m.

SELECTIONS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION
19th and 20th Century American Art
September 10, 2006 - July 29, 2007

PUEBLO KATSINA GALLERY
September 10, 2006 - July 29, 2007

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2005 - 2006


MEMBERS’ ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITON
June 15 - July 30, 2006

E. B. LEWIS, CHILDREN’S BOOK ILLUSTRATOR
IN THE CHILDREN’S GALLERY, 2nd FLOOR OF MUSEUM
May 17 - July 30, 2006

JESSICA STRAUS: Wood Sculptor
Part of the NEW ENGLAND CURRENTS Series
May 31 - July 15, 2006

NEETA MADAHAR: Photographs, Sustenance
April 12 - June 4, 2006

JEANNE WILLIAMSON: Art Quilts
April 5 - June 4, 2006

KATHERINE PORTER: Embroideries
April 5 - June 4, 2006

DIANE AYOTT: Paintings
Part of the NEW ENGLAND CURRENTS Series
April 26 - May 28, 2006

RHYTHMIC BRUSHWORK: Agents of Sight and Sound
March 4 - May 21, 2006

JUDITH MOFFATT, CHILDREN’S BOOK ILLUSTRATOR
IN THE CHILDREN’S GALLERY, 2nd FLOOR OF MUSEUM
March 8 - April 30, 2006

ILANA MANOLSON: Paintings
Part of the NEW ENGLAND CURRENTS Series
March 22 - April 23, 2006

BROOKE A. KNIGHT: Every Enviornment is Text-Rich: Framingham
February 22 - April 19, 2006

WOMANKIND
Part of the NEW ENGLAND CURRENTS Series
February 15 - March 19, 2006

BOSTON PRINTMAKERS: The New Landscape, Alternative Approaches
January 29 - April 2, 2006

EXPLORING THE ART OF GRACE LIN
IN THE CHILDREN’S GALLERY, 2nd FLOOR OF MUSEUM
January 11, 2006 - February 26, 2006

JOAN SNYDER: A Painting Survey, 1969-2005
November 10, 2005 - February 19, 2006

LOIS TARLOW: Dark Matter
Part of the NEW ENGLAND CURRENTS Series
January 11 - February 12, 2006

BRUCE BEMIS: Light Sculpture
Part of the NEW ENGLAND CURRENTS Series
December 7, 2005 - January 8, 2006

EXPLORING THE ART OF ANNA ALTER
IN THE CHILDREN’S GALLERY, 2nd FLOOR OF MUSEUM
December 7, 2005 - January 8, 2006

BLYTH HAZEN: New Media/Robotics
Part of the NEW ENGLAND CURRENTS Series
October 26 - December 4, 2005

DIAGNOSTIC ARTS
September 25 - October 30, 2005

MARILIANA ARVELO with JAMES PATTEN: Senses
September 25 - October 30, 2005

DAVID RATNER: Painting
September 25 - October 30, 2005

CATHERINE CARTER : Sky, Stem, Stream
Part of the NEW ENGLAND CURRENTS Series
September 25 - October 23, 2005

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2004 - 2005 (Partial List)


NEW ENGLAND PHOTOGRAPHY BIENNIAL 2005
May 26 - July 17, 2005

RANEE PALONE FLYNN: Closer
May 26 - July 17, 2005

JACK LEVINE: Political Discourse
March 31 - May 22, 2005

WILL BARNET: My Father's House
February 17 - March 27, 2005

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