At first I was haunted by a distinct feeling of confinement as I entered the just installed exhibition “(un)confined: The Artists of Shepherd & Maudsleigh Studio” at the Fort Point Arts Community (FPAC) Gallery at 300 Summer Street in the Fort Point District. And then I realized that just going indoors and down the stairs to an interior courtyard opening onto a modestly sized gallery meant leaving the expansive skyline and sloshing green seas, the industrial era bridges and the brick and stone buildings all gilded with the spring sunshine of Boston’s waterfront. Grumbling, I entered the artificial lighting, the four walls, of this promised revelation and realized how unfair had been my initial impression. It was an old acquaintance, Liz Shepherd, doing her time at the gallery desk whose art and person always enlightens and enlivens me. Shepherd and her co-partner, Rebekah … [Read more...] about 17 PRINTMAKERS, PAINTERS & SCULPTORS ARE (UN)CONFINED AT FORT POINT ARTS COMMUNITY GALLERY

In “Womxn,” an exhibit by the National Association of Women Artists: Massachusetts Chapter, is filled with what it means to be a womxn in this day and age. Confusion or a sense of self pulls through within the paintings. The abstract paintings are like the abstractness of gender. The artwork explores being “masculine and feminine at the same time”, as said in the blurb for the exhibit, just like some people do. The exhibit is a chance for people to examine how others feel about themselves, such as a “Swirl of Confusion,” a painting done by Donna Caselden. I was involved with masculine and feminine colors, or what is thought to be associated with the words. In “The Daisy Field” by Candace Whittemore Lovely, there are shades of pinks, oranges and purples to feminize the average meadow and the lady in the painting adds to that femininity. “Womxn” encapsulates what it feels like to … [Read more...] about DUALITY OF WOMXN CELEBRATED IN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN ARTISTS: MASSACHUSETTS CHAPTER ONLINE EXHIBITION