rafael mfvo June, July 2020
Tri-City Bicycles
48 South Main Street, Rochester, NH 03867
Originally from Brazil and based in Los Angeles for the past eight years, Rafael MFVO has worked as an Art Director, Graphic Designer and Illustrator for various industries, combining 10 years of experience in the business. His work has been awarded by Clio Entertainment and featured in design and advertising publications, both in print and digital. Visit www.rafaelmfvo.com to learn more.
Coined by American Author Ibram Xolani Kendi the term ‘Antiracist’ is getting a lot of notoriety lately. When artist Rafael MFVO came across the term, a few weeks ago, he felt an urge to raise awareness about antiracism. For him, it was like he was hit by a lightning bolt. “We all need to learn about this. We can build a better future by taking antiracist actions” says the Brazilian LA-based artist who feels deeply for minorities as a Brown, Queer Immigrant.
He decided to use his skills for the greater good and create visual art around being an antiracist. Through a publicly available Google Slide Document, he made the campaign available to whomever wants to download and use these assets to support an antiracist cause. Files were made available in print and digital format.
48 South Main Street, Rochester, NH 03867
Originally from Brazil and based in Los Angeles for the past eight years, Rafael MFVO has worked as an Art Director, Graphic Designer and Illustrator for various industries, combining 10 years of experience in the business. His work has been awarded by Clio Entertainment and featured in design and advertising publications, both in print and digital. Visit www.rafaelmfvo.com to learn more.
Coined by American Author Ibram Xolani Kendi the term ‘Antiracist’ is getting a lot of notoriety lately. When artist Rafael MFVO came across the term, a few weeks ago, he felt an urge to raise awareness about antiracism. For him, it was like he was hit by a lightning bolt. “We all need to learn about this. We can build a better future by taking antiracist actions” says the Brazilian LA-based artist who feels deeply for minorities as a Brown, Queer Immigrant.
He decided to use his skills for the greater good and create visual art around being an antiracist. Through a publicly available Google Slide Document, he made the campaign available to whomever wants to download and use these assets to support an antiracist cause. Files were made available in print and digital format.
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"As a Brown Latino Queer Immigrant in the US, I feel deeply for minorities and want to help push our society positively forward. I made a small campaign available to whoever the message resonates with. Share it. Pass it on."
"Passion and curiosity drive my process and creative output. I can only achieve my maximum potential when both my heart and soul fuel my work. Besides Art and Design, I am deeply interested in Philosophy and Psychology, devoting many hours to reading and trying to learn about both. I love yoga, meditation, good books, movies, music, starry skies and comfy blankets." - Rafael MFVO
"Passion and curiosity drive my process and creative output. I can only achieve my maximum potential when both my heart and soul fuel my work. Besides Art and Design, I am deeply interested in Philosophy and Psychology, devoting many hours to reading and trying to learn about both. I love yoga, meditation, good books, movies, music, starry skies and comfy blankets." - Rafael MFVO
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Print shops from all over the country are donating their services to make the message reach thousands of people. What started from a small desk with a good intention is having a rippling effect. The posters were printed and continue to be printed in big cities and small towns like Los Angeles (where the artist is based), New York, Detroit, Boston, Kansas City, Portland, Columbia, Cincinnati, Lancaster, Seattle, Austin and Miami.
The risographs for this exhibition were printed by Directangle Press. Directangle Press is a small printshop and publishing house specializing in printed and bound artist editions. Founded in the hills of Athens, Ohio in 2014, we had a brief stint in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and our letterpress and risograph studio is now located in the heart of beautiful Goffstown, New Hampshire. Visit www.directanglepress.com to learn more.
The artist continues working to make this campaign reach more people and has outreached from his own email to editorial teams, advertising agencies, artists’ agents and organizations to support this cause. The goal is that these pieces continue to live long after the peak of the ‘news cycle’ is over and use his art as a vehicle for antiracism.
Special thanks to Apotheca Flower Shoppe for providing the prints and Tri-City Bicycles for coordinating the exhibition space. Visit www.apothecaflowershoppe.com and www.tricitybicycles.com to learn more about their products and services. The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts encourages the public to donate to Black Lives Matter.
The risographs for this exhibition were printed by Directangle Press. Directangle Press is a small printshop and publishing house specializing in printed and bound artist editions. Founded in the hills of Athens, Ohio in 2014, we had a brief stint in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and our letterpress and risograph studio is now located in the heart of beautiful Goffstown, New Hampshire. Visit www.directanglepress.com to learn more.
The artist continues working to make this campaign reach more people and has outreached from his own email to editorial teams, advertising agencies, artists’ agents and organizations to support this cause. The goal is that these pieces continue to live long after the peak of the ‘news cycle’ is over and use his art as a vehicle for antiracism.
Special thanks to Apotheca Flower Shoppe for providing the prints and Tri-City Bicycles for coordinating the exhibition space. Visit www.apothecaflowershoppe.com and www.tricitybicycles.com to learn more about their products and services. The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts encourages the public to donate to Black Lives Matter.
Becky Barsi June 2020
31 North Main Street, Rochester, NH 03867
Becky Barsi is a multimedia artist whose background is as varied as the artwork she creates. Coming from a family of artists and creatives, she approaches creation with experimentation and play. Her most recent work explores abstraction, color, and texture. Earlier work by the artist has explored themes of body image, emotion, and power, and have been presented through a variety of media including photography, installation, painting, collage, performance, and gunpowder.
Barsi completed her M.F.A at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in the summer of 2017. She holds a B.S. in Visual Arts Education from SUNY New Paltz and an A.A.S from SUNY Cobleskill. Her work has been exhibited at Kelley Stelling Contemporary, Carolyn Jenkins Gallery, Nave Gallery, Patricia Doran Gallery, 3S Artspace, the Lamont Gallery, Karl Drerup Gallery, and many more. She is affiliated with the Women’s Caucus of Art, NH State Council for the Arts, National Art Education Association, NH Art Education Association, the Art Association of New England Preparatory Schools, and is on the Executive Board of the NH Scholastic Art Awards. Becky is the chair of the Visual Arts Department at the Derryfield School in Manchester, New Hampshire, where she teaches visual arts classes and manages the Lyceum Gallery. She lives in the woods of southern New Hampshire with her husband, Chris, and their dog, Charlie.
Becky Barsi is a multimedia artist whose background is as varied as the artwork she creates. Coming from a family of artists and creatives, she approaches creation with experimentation and play. Her most recent work explores abstraction, color, and texture. Earlier work by the artist has explored themes of body image, emotion, and power, and have been presented through a variety of media including photography, installation, painting, collage, performance, and gunpowder.
Barsi completed her M.F.A at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in the summer of 2017. She holds a B.S. in Visual Arts Education from SUNY New Paltz and an A.A.S from SUNY Cobleskill. Her work has been exhibited at Kelley Stelling Contemporary, Carolyn Jenkins Gallery, Nave Gallery, Patricia Doran Gallery, 3S Artspace, the Lamont Gallery, Karl Drerup Gallery, and many more. She is affiliated with the Women’s Caucus of Art, NH State Council for the Arts, National Art Education Association, NH Art Education Association, the Art Association of New England Preparatory Schools, and is on the Executive Board of the NH Scholastic Art Awards. Becky is the chair of the Visual Arts Department at the Derryfield School in Manchester, New Hampshire, where she teaches visual arts classes and manages the Lyceum Gallery. She lives in the woods of southern New Hampshire with her husband, Chris, and their dog, Charlie.
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"Art teachers are often expected to understand and teach with a variety of media and techniques. In contrast, fine artists are often categorized into singular categories, e.g., painter, printmaker, or sculptor. As an art teacher AND a fine artist, my artwork bridges these two worlds. I am a creator.
I create my work in a variety of media, and I never hesitate to jump from one project to another. The real challenge in creating and being a full-time art teacher is simply having enough time to devote to my artist practice. Creating new artwork is essential for finding balance in my life. It isn’t always easy. Even if I am able to make it to my studio only once a week during the school year, those few hours to devote to my creativity, to get messy, to listen to music, and to breathe are a success. In turn, my experiments in the studio (digital or physical) help me to be a better teacher. My studio space becomes a place to take risks, to experiment, and to make mistakes. I practice with new media and techniques, research artists, and then I bring my experiences back into the lessons I teach my students every day. I create so that I may help others to create."
I create my work in a variety of media, and I never hesitate to jump from one project to another. The real challenge in creating and being a full-time art teacher is simply having enough time to devote to my artist practice. Creating new artwork is essential for finding balance in my life. It isn’t always easy. Even if I am able to make it to my studio only once a week during the school year, those few hours to devote to my creativity, to get messy, to listen to music, and to breathe are a success. In turn, my experiments in the studio (digital or physical) help me to be a better teacher. My studio space becomes a place to take risks, to experiment, and to make mistakes. I practice with new media and techniques, research artists, and then I bring my experiences back into the lessons I teach my students every day. I create so that I may help others to create."
Art Is Essential April, May, June 2020
Due to Covid-19 related closings, the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts will present open-air art exhibits to the community. The art will be showcased in various empty store-front windows on North Main Street in downtown Rochester. Featured artists include: Jonathan Pereira, Somayeh Kashi, and Durkish Delights. The art is sent digitally and printed/installed in isolation. The exhibits are dedicated to first responders and essential workers.
Jonathan Pereira (April 2020) www.instagram.com/jonathanusss
Somayeh Kashi (May 2020) www.somayehkashi.com
Durkish Delights (June 2020) www.durkishdelights.com
Kevin J. Kintner March, 2020
31 North Main Street, Rochester, NH 03867
Kintner received a BFA from Buffalo State College in 1981 and completed his MFA at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1984. For more than 40 years he's continued to produce art and exhibit his works throughout the United States and Canada. For 18 months he owned and operated ARGH Gallery (Manchester, NH) and he is also a member of the City of Manchester Arts Commission.
Kintner received a BFA from Buffalo State College in 1981 and completed his MFA at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1984. For more than 40 years he's continued to produce art and exhibit his works throughout the United States and Canada. For 18 months he owned and operated ARGH Gallery (Manchester, NH) and he is also a member of the City of Manchester Arts Commission.
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“My art method is a maturation of a process I’ve been working with for decades. For many years I made large free-form collages from paper and wood and loose canvas bits into which I then painted figures and other forms. I rip and cut up a lot of those works and paste pieces of them onto stretched canvases and continued to paint in, over and around the material. The resulting paintings from this mix of elements form a rich depth of space, color, texture and action that commands the attention of viewers.“
JOSH DANNIN JANUARY 2020
The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts is proud to present a window art installation by Josh Dannin. The installation is on view in the windows of the long-vacant Hoffman Furniture building, in downtown Rochester. The project was completed on Saturday, January 11, 2020. A public reception will take place at the Rochester Performance & Arts Center (RPAC) on Thursday, January 23 from 6-8pm. Visit www.joshdannin.com to learn more about the artist.
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Josh Dannin is an artist and printmaker based in Goffstown, New Hampshire. Working primarily with relief and risograph print processes, he is interested in the intersection between modern technology, traditional craft, and mass production. Dannin has a BFA in Printmaking and Photography from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania and an MFA in printmaking from Ohio University. His printed and bound works have been exhibited both nationally and internationally.
Original design rendering "Rochester MFA"
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Dannin runs Directangle Press, a small printshop that specializes in letterpress and risograph printing and publishing. He co-edits Power Washer Zine: a semiannual publication about screenprinting that asks soft questions and thinks hard thoughts. In addition to running group workshops at Directangle Press, he teaches printmaking, letterpress, and design at Saint Anselm College and the New Hampshire Institute of Art.
Matt Demers December 7 - January 24, 2020
32 North Main Street, Rochester, NH 03867
Reception: Thursday, January 23, 2020 (6-8pm)
Matt Demers is a visual Artist living in Gardiner, Maine. His work has been featured in a variety of venues including Jumee Kim Gallery, UMVA Gallery, Frank Brockman Gallery, Common Street Arts, Sheepscot General Gallery, Harmon’s and Barton’s Gallery, Harlow Gallery, and many more. Learn more at www.mattdemersart.com.
Reception: Thursday, January 23, 2020 (6-8pm)
Matt Demers is a visual Artist living in Gardiner, Maine. His work has been featured in a variety of venues including Jumee Kim Gallery, UMVA Gallery, Frank Brockman Gallery, Common Street Arts, Sheepscot General Gallery, Harmon’s and Barton’s Gallery, Harlow Gallery, and many more. Learn more at www.mattdemersart.com.
Move That Bus
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Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox
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"I grew up making the kind of crafts you make out of toilet paper tubes and pipe cleaners, coloring outside the lines of coloring books, scribbling everywhere and on everything, reading old comics, and customizing everything I owned. My childhood home was very old and filled with old stuff which led to my passion for old objects and material."
The Music Our Collisions Would Make
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People Person
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"I studied graphic arts in high school and college and I was really inspired by graffiti and street art at that time. I’ve worked as a screen printer, embroiderer, sign maker, antiques dealer, and gravedigger. These are the things that have shaped me the most and affect my observation and inspiration. I create non objective compositions working quickly and spontaneously using elements of all these things to create new visual objects with a variety of materials and techniques."
Lisa Paige DECEMBER 7 - JANUARY 24, 2020
32 North Main Street, Rochester, NH 03867
Reception: Thursday, January 23, 2020 (6-8pm)
"I once was a painter. Making art my whole life. But after finishing art school I was burnt out. The entire art world, the pretense, the self-importance of making art all day and then pandering to a following which an artist depends to make a living. It felt tight. Inspiration and passion ran low... I became a nurse. A really good cardiac nurse actually. There is much involved in medical science that is like creating art. Observing, connecting threads, processes, tactile work, every patient is different and requires creative thinking to meet help heal them. My paints were ignored for years, however I missed making. Therefore I started trying out complicated recipes, making children’s clothes, sewing costumes, recreating Masterworks with perler beads and the odd painting here and there."
Reception: Thursday, January 23, 2020 (6-8pm)
"I once was a painter. Making art my whole life. But after finishing art school I was burnt out. The entire art world, the pretense, the self-importance of making art all day and then pandering to a following which an artist depends to make a living. It felt tight. Inspiration and passion ran low... I became a nurse. A really good cardiac nurse actually. There is much involved in medical science that is like creating art. Observing, connecting threads, processes, tactile work, every patient is different and requires creative thinking to meet help heal them. My paints were ignored for years, however I missed making. Therefore I started trying out complicated recipes, making children’s clothes, sewing costumes, recreating Masterworks with perler beads and the odd painting here and there."
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"I stumbled upon embroidery. The thread making marks similar to the way I once painted strokes. The subject matter though was just fun, not constricted or stuffy. It’s enjoyable to embroider subjects not traditionally thought to be decorative. To pair flowery fabrics with ham or lumberjack plaid with a uterus. The juxtaposition when pairing subject and fabric is a joy. And bonus, I get to create art while watching my children or on my lunch break at the hospital, relaxing in bed before falling asleep because thread is portable and the residual mess is nothing compared to oil paint.”
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"So many people have returned to embroidery lately as an art form, you could talk about it being elevated from craft to art, with the comfort of why you do it as an artist as opposed to being able to paint, because it's handy and you can pick it up easily and keep returning to it. There is a turning away from slick commercial art, back to "evidence of hand" people want to know the art they are holding was made by someone that is accessible to them and not high brow. Our grandmothers embroidered so it connects us through time and place. The irreverent subject matter makes it even more accessible because it's humorous. "
REBECCA KLEMENTOVICH & AURORA WINKLER September 2 - November 29, 2019
32 North Main Street, Rochester, NH 03867
Reception: Thursday, November 14, 2019 (6-8pm)
Rebecca Klementovich and Aurora Winkler are abstract painters working in New Hampshire and Maine. Both artists employ bold color palettes and deliberate mark making to convey their respective interpretations of rural landscapes. The two recently participated in Women, Alpenglow & Blue Snow, a duo exhibition at the Jackson Art Studio & Gallery, in Jackson, NH.
Reception: Thursday, November 14, 2019 (6-8pm)
Rebecca Klementovich and Aurora Winkler are abstract painters working in New Hampshire and Maine. Both artists employ bold color palettes and deliberate mark making to convey their respective interpretations of rural landscapes. The two recently participated in Women, Alpenglow & Blue Snow, a duo exhibition at the Jackson Art Studio & Gallery, in Jackson, NH.
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After relocating from NYC to the mountains of New Hampshire, Rebecca has been redeveloping her painting style and color palette. Her work has been exhibited in a variety of venues including Newport Art Museum, Canterbury Hill Studio, and Patricia Carega Gallery. Rebecca is also a member of the curatorial committee for the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts.
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Aurora Winkler lives and works in Western, Maine. She received a BFA from Sierra Nevada College, on Lake Tahoe in Nevada. Her workhas been shown at the Portland Art Gallery, in Portland Maine, Barba Contemporary Art, in Palm Springs California, Harvest Gold Gallery in Lovell Maine, and online with Oeuvre Fine Art as well as The UGallery. Her inspiration comes from time spent near rivers, mountains, and the ocean.
Michele Johnsen July 6 - August 30, 2019
32 North Main Street, Rochester, NH 03867
"I’ve considered myself a landscape painter for more than a decade, but my Master’s work has prompted me to inquire into precisely where my work fits into the landscape tradition and why I choose this particular motif as my primary focus.
The description of intimate spaces and sublime vistas are my response to the way the landscape reflects the light and creates patterns on the forms of natural surfaces. Through the use of graduated hues, abstracted mark-making and highly saturated color I am able to articulate a range of emotional responses that speak to aesthetic rationales, and to psychological and spiritual concerns, allowing access into the magic of those special places."
"I’ve considered myself a landscape painter for more than a decade, but my Master’s work has prompted me to inquire into precisely where my work fits into the landscape tradition and why I choose this particular motif as my primary focus.
The description of intimate spaces and sublime vistas are my response to the way the landscape reflects the light and creates patterns on the forms of natural surfaces. Through the use of graduated hues, abstracted mark-making and highly saturated color I am able to articulate a range of emotional responses that speak to aesthetic rationales, and to psychological and spiritual concerns, allowing access into the magic of those special places."
Rooted
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Fairies, Sprites and other Spirits
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"While producing my work, I find myself feeling nostalgic for childhood memories that revolved around sweet spots in the environment. In order to have a greater engagement with these ideas, I invited friends and neighbors to take me to the places that resonate most deeply with them. Along with the pure attachment to aesthetic qualities, I reflect on how, as an artist my work engages with events that cause a disruption through the hand of man and nature. Does the work provide documentation that articulates my vision of the landscape that causes joyful moments? Ultimately, this passion to describe these moments appears to be a long and never ending journey that brings attention to both beauty and responsibility."
Michael Phillips May 31 - June 30, 2019
32 North Main Street, Rochester, NH 03867
Reception: Friday, May 31 (5-7pm)
Michael Phillips is a United States postal worker and self taught artist from Litchfield, New Hampshire, now based in Concord. His work brings together various antithetical and contradictory sentiments, as well as a wide range of influences, techniques, and mediums, into a cohesive body of work that puts more stock in an oeuvre than singular pictures. He attempts to elevate and highlight the accidental, overlooked, and non-art we pass every day: cracked city buildings, rusty metal, dirty walls, runny paint.
Reception: Friday, May 31 (5-7pm)
Michael Phillips is a United States postal worker and self taught artist from Litchfield, New Hampshire, now based in Concord. His work brings together various antithetical and contradictory sentiments, as well as a wide range of influences, techniques, and mediums, into a cohesive body of work that puts more stock in an oeuvre than singular pictures. He attempts to elevate and highlight the accidental, overlooked, and non-art we pass every day: cracked city buildings, rusty metal, dirty walls, runny paint.
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Phillips draws from his time as a musician and brings the ideas and ethos of DIY music scenes to his art. He is relatively new the art scene but has shown in galleries in New Hampshire and is in private collections in Europe, Canada and across the USA.
A Tribute to Sunday B. Morning May 31 - June 30, 2019
32 North Main Street, Rochester, NH 03867
Reception: Friday, May 31 (5-7pm)
The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts is proud to present a special exhibition called “A Tribute to Sunday B. Morning” in the Art Gallery at the Rochester Performance & Arts Center. The exhibition will feature 4 of Andy Warhol’s iconic Marilyn screenprint series. An opening reception will be held on Friday, May 31st from 5-7pm. Light refreshments will be served. The public is encouraged to attend.
In 1967, Andy Warhol produced what would become one of the most iconic and memorable representations of screen legend Marilyn Monroe. Warhol created a series of 10 variations in what is now referred to as the Marilyn series, each with virtually the same composition, but different color variations. These original prints are known as the “Factory Additions”.
These are by far the most expensive Marilyn screenprints, which auction anywhere from $100,000 for a single print, to over $1.5 million for the suite.
Reception: Friday, May 31 (5-7pm)
The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts is proud to present a special exhibition called “A Tribute to Sunday B. Morning” in the Art Gallery at the Rochester Performance & Arts Center. The exhibition will feature 4 of Andy Warhol’s iconic Marilyn screenprint series. An opening reception will be held on Friday, May 31st from 5-7pm. Light refreshments will be served. The public is encouraged to attend.
In 1967, Andy Warhol produced what would become one of the most iconic and memorable representations of screen legend Marilyn Monroe. Warhol created a series of 10 variations in what is now referred to as the Marilyn series, each with virtually the same composition, but different color variations. These original prints are known as the “Factory Additions”.
These are by far the most expensive Marilyn screenprints, which auction anywhere from $100,000 for a single print, to over $1.5 million for the suite.
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After Warhol published his famous Factory Additions of Marilyn, he began collaborating with two anonymous friends from Belgium on a second series of prints.
The original idea behind this partnership, for Warhol, was to play on the concept of mass production. He was essentially mocking the idea that the Factory Addition prints were somehow more important than the second series. Warhol provided the photo negatives and color codes needed to create silkscreens exactly like the ones he had used for the Factory Additions.
The original idea behind this partnership, for Warhol, was to play on the concept of mass production. He was essentially mocking the idea that the Factory Addition prints were somehow more important than the second series. Warhol provided the photo negatives and color codes needed to create silkscreens exactly like the ones he had used for the Factory Additions.
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In 1970, Warhol’s original silkscreens were reproduced to create the second series of Marilyn screenprints. These were named “Sunday B. Morning” prints. Their dimensions are 36x36 and are printed with high quality archival inks, just like the originals.
Sunday B. Morning LLC recently donated the entire selection of Marilyn prints to the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts. The prints will be exhibited temporarily in the Art Gallery at the Rochester Performance & Arts Center. Once the exhibition concludes, the prints will be added to the museum’s permanent collection.
Sunday B. Morning LLC recently donated the entire selection of Marilyn prints to the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts. The prints will be exhibited temporarily in the Art Gallery at the Rochester Performance & Arts Center. Once the exhibition concludes, the prints will be added to the museum’s permanent collection.
JASON BOMBACI APRIL 2019
31 North Main Street, Rochester, NH 03867
"I usually end up painting the places I can’t talk myself out of painting. There are certain places that just have an unexplainable draw for me, an attraction. The Piscataqua River is one of these places. Everything in this area is ruled by the sea. The weather is constantly shifting and the light reflecting off and through the water is very elusive. The salt air hangs over the surrounding towns and permeates the landscape. There is an ancient feeling to this place that lies just below the veneer of a modernity that clings tenuously to the cliffs and islands that dot the mouth of the river."
"I usually end up painting the places I can’t talk myself out of painting. There are certain places that just have an unexplainable draw for me, an attraction. The Piscataqua River is one of these places. Everything in this area is ruled by the sea. The weather is constantly shifting and the light reflecting off and through the water is very elusive. The salt air hangs over the surrounding towns and permeates the landscape. There is an ancient feeling to this place that lies just below the veneer of a modernity that clings tenuously to the cliffs and islands that dot the mouth of the river."
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"The work in this show explores this shimmering landscape and the tensions that lie therein. I work directly on site and from memory in my studio. I go back and forth from the site to the studio for months. Of course the weather and light conditions are never the same so the resulting images tend to be a distillation of how the place feels. This distilled quality of the finished work transcends the place itself and ultimately becomes more real to me."
Student Art Show April 1 - May 31, 2019
32 North Main Street, Rochester, NH 03867
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The Student Art Show is an annual retrospective featuring works by all five elementary schools in the Rochester School District. The exhibit provides students and teachers an opportunity to display creative work from the classroom in a highly public place that honors art as an effective path to learning. The works also provide visitors to the center with an exciting and colorful environment.
Lauren Collins February 4 - March 29, 2019
32 North Main Street, Rochester, NH 03867
Lauren Collins earned a BFA in Painting from the Maine College of Art in 2015. She is affiliated with the Kalled Gallery in New Hampshire and the Dali Museum in Florida. Her work includes combinations of painting, installation art, object making, and storytelling.
Lauren Collins earned a BFA in Painting from the Maine College of Art in 2015. She is affiliated with the Kalled Gallery in New Hampshire and the Dali Museum in Florida. Her work includes combinations of painting, installation art, object making, and storytelling.
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Currently located in the New Hampshire mountains, Lauren Collins has made traveling a part of her career and process by pursuing collaborative installations and workshops, providing public discussions, and exhibiting works in Los Angeles, Arizona, Philadelphia, and Tampa. She is available for special exhibitions, consultations and commissions, installation production, workshops, and public talks.
BETH WITTENBERG JUNE 29 - AUGUST 31, 2018
32 North Main Street, Rochester, NH 03867
Beth Wittenberg is a contemporary artist currently living and working in the Seacoast area. She earned a degree in Philosophy and a Master of Fine Arts from Maryland Institute College of Art. Wittenberg is inspired by outsider art and children's art. She has exhibited nationally and internationally in a variety of venues. This is Wittenberg's fourth downtown pop-up show with the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts. Visit www.bethwittenberg.com for more information.
Beth Wittenberg is a contemporary artist currently living and working in the Seacoast area. She earned a degree in Philosophy and a Master of Fine Arts from Maryland Institute College of Art. Wittenberg is inspired by outsider art and children's art. She has exhibited nationally and internationally in a variety of venues. This is Wittenberg's fourth downtown pop-up show with the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts. Visit www.bethwittenberg.com for more information.
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DARYL-ANN DARTT HURST OCTOBER 28 - DECEMBER 1, 2017
32 North Main Street, Rochester, NH 03867
The New Hampshire art community will come together this Saturday to celebrate the works and mission of one of its most beloved and prolific exhibitors.
The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts will display works by renowned local abstract expressionist Daryl-Ann Dartt Hurst between 1 and 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28, at the Rochester Performance and Arts Center. Matt Wyatt, president of the MFA, said it will be the largest solo exhibition they’ve ever done, and he said he couldn’t think of a more deserving individual for that honor.
The New Hampshire art community will come together this Saturday to celebrate the works and mission of one of its most beloved and prolific exhibitors.
The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts will display works by renowned local abstract expressionist Daryl-Ann Dartt Hurst between 1 and 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28, at the Rochester Performance and Arts Center. Matt Wyatt, president of the MFA, said it will be the largest solo exhibition they’ve ever done, and he said he couldn’t think of a more deserving individual for that honor.
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“We’re really honored to be able do something like this,” he said. “Her art is her life’s blood. She’s a very impressive person. There are a lot of people out there who call themselves artists and that’s well and good, but there’s a difference with people who eat, sleep and breathe it like she does.”
Hurst, 62, who works in acrylics and oils, spent the first 31 years of her life in Southern California before relocating to New England, where she has lived and worked ever since. Her first exhibition in a national juried show was in 1978. Since then, her many works have been included in shows throughout the Seacoast and the rest of the state, as well as in Massachusetts, Vermont and more.
Hurst, 62, who works in acrylics and oils, spent the first 31 years of her life in Southern California before relocating to New England, where she has lived and worked ever since. Her first exhibition in a national juried show was in 1978. Since then, her many works have been included in shows throughout the Seacoast and the rest of the state, as well as in Massachusetts, Vermont and more.
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Wyatt said Hurst’s passion for exhibiting also drives her to help emerging and seasoned artists in the area find their own opportunities. Some of that work has taken shape through her efforts as a member of the MFA’s curatorial committee for the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts, as well as with arts associations throughout the Seacoast and Southern Maine.
The Rochester Commission for Arts and Culture gave Hurst the Best Visual Artist award in 2013. She was also nominated for her artwork during the 2015 Seacoast Spotlight Awards.
Light refreshments will be served during Saturday’s exhibition at RPAC, which is located at 32 North Main St. in downtown Rochester. The show will run in RPAC’s gallery through Dec. 1.
The Rochester Commission for Arts and Culture gave Hurst the Best Visual Artist award in 2013. She was also nominated for her artwork during the 2015 Seacoast Spotlight Awards.
Light refreshments will be served during Saturday’s exhibition at RPAC, which is located at 32 North Main St. in downtown Rochester. The show will run in RPAC’s gallery through Dec. 1.
RECOVERING THE CLASSICS JUNE 2016
56 North Main Street, Rochester, NH 03867
Reception: Saturday, June 4 (5-8pm)
Reception: Saturday, June 4 (5-8pm)
Recovering the Classics, an exhibition curated by the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts, is a crowdsourced collection of original covers for great literary works in the public domain. Sadly, many of the greatest classics in the public domain are left with poorly designed or auto-generated covers that fail to capture what makes these books exciting and inspiring to us. Through this initiative, invited illustrators, typographers, and designers of all stripes crafted new covers for 100 of the greatest works in the public domain.
This spring, Recovering the Classics announced a partnership with the New York Public Library, the White House, and the Digital Public Library of America to bring the covers to libraries and schools nationwide through special edition ebooks. All designs are available for sale as prints, apparel, and other products to support the artists.
The book covers will be exhibited by the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in the historic Carnegie Gallery at the Rochester Public Library as well as a pop-up show in the old Carnie Medical Supply store windows. The museum will also host a one-night-only pop-up style exhibition at 56 North Main Street in the former Artstream Gallery from 5-8pm on June 4th. The public is encouraged to attend. Complimentary wine and refreshments will be served.
These exhibits are supported in part by Rochester Main Street, NH State Council On The Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Visit 50x50.us for more information.
The book covers will be exhibited by the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in the historic Carnegie Gallery at the Rochester Public Library as well as a pop-up show in the old Carnie Medical Supply store windows. The museum will also host a one-night-only pop-up style exhibition at 56 North Main Street in the former Artstream Gallery from 5-8pm on June 4th. The public is encouraged to attend. Complimentary wine and refreshments will be served.
These exhibits are supported in part by Rochester Main Street, NH State Council On The Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Visit 50x50.us for more information.