The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts is pleased to announce “Rococo Crab”, an art exhibition featuring works by Lydia M. Kinney in the Bernier Room at the James W. Foley Memorial Community Center, beginning February 9, 2026.
Lydia Kinney is a painter working in structured and layered abstraction. Based in Greenfield, Massachusetts, where she lives with her husband and cat, Kinney exhibits her work throughout New England. She is an honored BFA graduate of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
She characterizes her process as one where ideas are pushed to their fullest expression, stating, “I am exhausting a spark, taking an idea and exploring it fully.”
“In resolving a painting, I am letting it finally rest,” Kinney explains. “One image is a commitment, but a painting is devotion to the passage of time. I am wearing my dissonance thin. I am building an x-rayed, crystal clear, thick patina of explored potential. Painting without representation, I am filling in the gaps left by my own vulnerability. Both visually and physically, my work shows an archive of decisions, compromises, gambles, and methods to work beyond an initial concept. The work is permissive, a radical means to imagine possibility.”
“Rococo Crab” will be on display until May 1, 2026, with a reception planned for March 7, 2026 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. The public is encouraged to attend. The Bernier Room is located at James W. Foley Memorial Community Center, 150 Wakefield Street, Rochester, NH 03867. Visit www.rochestermfa.org to learn more.
The museum gratefully acknowledges the generous support of its corporate sponsors, community partners, and collaborators, including the City of Rochester, Meredith Village Savings Bank, Back Hill Beer Co., Creative Guts Podcast, and the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce.
