Ryan John Lefebvre is a Lowell, MA based painter. Lefebvre is a self taught artist and has exhibited at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, NH, the Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery in Portsmouth, NH, and Club Passim in Cambridge, MA.
Lefebvre’s works touch upon poignant topics like politics and culture, while not shying away from topics as sacred as religion and New England folk art. The pieces offer intrigue and haunt the viewer like unsolved puzzles, just when you think you’ve got an understanding of a piece, a minute detail will pop out bringing with it, the realization that you’ve only scratched the surface.
Ryan John Lefebvre, 012515, Oil and acrylic on board, 50 x 50 inches, 2015Ryan John Lefebvre, 012515 (detail), Oil and acrylic on board, 50 x 50 inches, 2015Ryan John Lefebvre, 080918, Oil and acrylic on board, 50 x 38 inches, 2018Ryan John Lefebvre, 080918 (detail), Oil and acrylic on board, 50 x 38 inches, 2018Ryan John Lefebvre, 091218, Oil and acrylic on board, 50 x 38 inches, 2018Ryan John Lefebvre, 091218 (detail), Oil and acrylic on board, 50 x 38 inches, 2018Ryan John Lefebvre, 100721, Oil and acrylic on board, 60 x 33 inches, 2021Ryan John Lefebvre, 100721 (detail), Oil and acrylic on board, 60 x 33 inches, 2021Ryan John Lefebvre, 032320, Oil and acrylic on board, 62 x 38 inches, 2020Ryan John Lefebvre, 032320 (detail), Oil and acrylic on board, 62 x 38 inches, 2020
Richard Yu-Tang Lee is an emerging Asian American artist. Lee uses pattern as a vehicle to describe time, articulating the excellence and fallibility of memory. His work is informed by observation of natural phenomena and an ever-present awareness of the self as “viewer.” Lee has worked as a creative director and a cook, professional backgrounds…
Michael Cirelli started skateboarding at the age of 8 years old and picked up a film camera at 16 to document and photograph his friends skateboarding through out the streets and on backyard ramps in Conneticut. 37 years later, photographing and filming skateboarding throughout the East Coast has become a lifelong passion. The culture of…
Nick Paradis is a New England–based artist specializing in murals, custom commissions, and gallery exhibitions. He earned a bachelor’s degree in art and creative writing from New England College in 2009. With over a decade of experience in printing, Paradis currently manages production at Eastman Screen Printing and teaches at Lakes Region Community College. An…
In the thick of the global pandemic of 2020—a time of collective heartbreak, isolation, and profound uncertainty—a creative spark found its way into an unexpected space. A 2,000 sq. ft. studio, provided by a local brewery, became both a sanctuary and a laboratory for massive, experimental expression. What began as a solitary exploration by Adam…
Zach Ellis is a photographer whose work navigates the human, natural, and abstract. Through his artistic practice, he seeks to deepen his awareness of what already holds his attention. At its core, his work embraces duality—both/and—grappling with contradictions in the world and within himself. With a camera in hand, everything becomes a reflective surface, a…
Weekend Wanderings: Explorations Not Too Far Off the Main Trail
November 4, 2024 - January 31, 2025
150 Wakefield Street, Rochester, NH 03867
Reception: December 7, 2024 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Matt is a painter, educator, and mayor from Somersworth, NH, whose work is deeply inspired by the conserved natural areas of Seacoast New Hampshire, Southern Maine, and the Great North Woods. As both a science teacher and local elected official overseeing numerous city parks, Matt’s art often centers around outdoor spaces, drawing from the beauty…
