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In This Issue

Author Gina Fraone at Lanoue Gallery.
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GETTING NOTICED: FRAONE’S TIPS FOR ARTISTS

by Gina Fraone As a longtime art consultant and gallery director, I see on a daily basis how tough it is for visual artists to navigate the strange, seemingly impenetrable […]

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WALK OF LIFE: VAUGHAN OLIVER AT LESLEY

COVER STORY VAUGHAN OLIVER: WALKING BACKWARDS LUNDER ARTS CENTER, LESLEY UNIVERSITY 1801 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE CAMBRIDGE, MA SEPTEMBER 5 – OCTOBER 22 by Lisa Mikulski There is a good amount of […]

From ad campaign for Alberto Aspesi, Photography: Dominic Davies, Art direction: Vaughan Oliver, Design: Vaughan Oliver and Tim Vary, 1999.
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EYES WIDE OPEN: CELEBRATING WOMEN AT THOMPSON GALLERY

REVIEW CYNTHIA ATWOOD: ALPHABET OF WEAPONS THOMPSON GALLERY CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL OF WESTON 45 GEORGIAN ROAD, WESTON, MA SEPTEMBER 8 – NOVEMBER 15 by Lisa Mikulski In a celebration of New […]

“C” is for Charm, 2010, wood, fabric, mixed media, 21” x 15” x 11” (photograph: John Polak Photography).
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YOU DON’T SAY?: COMING TOGETHER AT CHAZAN

REVIEW IT’S WHAT YOU DON’T SAY: AN EXHIBITION OF WORKS BY JACQUELINE OTT, LISA PEREZ AND SEAN RILEY CHAZAN GALLERY AT WHEELER 228 ANGELL STREET PROVIDENCE, RI OCTOBER 19 – […]

Sean Riley, (de)Weave IX (detail), 2016, inherited denim fragment with weft removed by hand, sewn to paper, 26” x 40”.
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EXPLORING ABSTRACTION: POGOR AT COLO COLO

FEATURED ARTIST ELIZABETH POGOR COLO COLO GALLERY 101 WEST RODNEY FRENCH BOULEVARD NEW BEDFORD, MA THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30 by Brian Goslow Elizabeth Pogor has spent a good part of her […]

Away My Sins, 2017, oil on canvas, 33” x 60”.
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Current Exhibits

MASTERFUL INFLUENCE: THIERRY’S TRIBUTE TO MONET

REVIEW GABRIELLE THIERRY: THE MUSICALITY OF THE WATER LILIES — COLORED MUSICAL SCORES INSPIRED BY CLAUDE MONET WATER LANDSCAPES IRIS AND B. GERALD CANTOR ART GALLERY COLLEGE OF THE HOLY […]

Gabrielle Thierry painting onsite at the Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris.
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MENDING FENCES: REALITY VS. ILLUSION IN CHESTER

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT FENCES: A PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT BY MICHAEL PRESSMAN THE MAIN STREET GALLERY OF THE CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM RODFE ZEDEK 55 EAST KINGS HIGHWAY, CHESTER,CT THROUGH OCTOBER 16 by Tom […]

Fence 001, 2016, framed, archival pigment prints on fine art paper, 23” x 33”.
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INSIDE OUT: CREATIVITY GROWS IN CONCORD

REVIEW 20TH ANNUAL OUTDOOR SCULPTURE EXHIBIT MILL BROOK GALLERY AND SCULPTURE GARDEN 236 HOPKINTON ROAD CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE THROUGH OCTOBER 15 by Greg Morell When I headed out to the […]

Bob Shanahan, Wooly Mammoth, cranberry branches, stone, raspberry cane.
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SWEETS FOR THE SWEET: NOT JUST DESSERTS IN SHELBURNE

FEATURED MUSEUM SWEET TOOTH: THE ART OF DESSERT SHELBURNE MUSEUM 6000 SHELBURNE ROAD, SHELBURNE, VT SEPTEMBER 23 – FEBRUARY 18 by Elayne Clift Don’t go hungry to the Pizzagalli Center […]

Kay Kurt, L’Icarus, 1990, oil on linen, 72” x 108”, Courtesy of the artist and Albertz Benda Gallery.
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INTO THE THIRD DIMENSION: FIBER ART MOVES US IN LOWELL

GALLERY SPOTLIGHT THE FABRICATION OF IMAGINATION 2017 ARTS LEAGUE OF LOWELL 307 MARKET STREET, LOWELL, MA THROUGH OCTOBER 1 by Flavia Cigliano Viewing “The Fabrication of Imagination 2017” at the […]

Roberta Bloom, Drapes, Unglazed porcelain, 32” x 22” x 4”. Photograph by Steve Syverson.
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WEEDING OUT THE OBVIOUS: WEN-HAO TIEN IN NEWTON

FEATURED ARTIST WEN-HAO TIEN: WEED OUT NEW ART CENTER IN NEWTON 61 WASHINGTON PARK, NEWTONVILLE, MA SEPTEMBER 22 THROUGH OCTOBER 19 by James Foritano Soon after Labor Day, common weeds […]

Wen-hao Tien earlier this summer in search of materials for her “Weed Out” exhibition at the New Art Center in Newtonville.
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CORNERED: OLIVIA BERNARD

INTERVIEW WHAT LIES BETWEEN, RECENT WORKS BY OLIVIA BERNARD ORESMAN GALLERY BROWN FINE ARTS CENTER SMITH COLLEGE 22 ELM STREET NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS by Elizabeth Michelman Olivia Bernard’s sculpture has always […]

(Dis)Entanglement, 2001, oil stick and mixed media on paper, 44” x 56”
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EXAMINING THE MYTH WITHIN: LOMBARDI’S GODS AND MONSTERS

UNIVERSITY SPOTLIGHT D. DOMINICK LOMBARDI: SAINTS, SINNERS AND THE COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS HAMPDEN GALLERY, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST 131 SOUTHWEST CIRCLE, AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS SEPTEMBER 10 THROUGH 29 by J. Fatima Martins […]

Sinners #11 (Lester Lanin Goes to College), 2016, acrylic medium, acrylic paint, album cover, artist’s frame, salvaged wood, nails, screws, plaster, joint compound, latex primer, latex paint, 15” x 15”.
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SNOWED IN: ARTISTS REFLECT ON IMMINENT CHANGE

THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM ATTLEBORO ARTS MUSEUM 86 PARK STREET ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS SEPTEMBER 16 THROUGH 23 by Suzanne Volmer Inspired by Emily St. John Mandel’s novel “Station Eleven,” “The […]

Fran Forman, Floating Disc, photographic collage.
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MAKING CONNECTIONS: WITH DONNA DODSON

RINGKØBING INTERNATIONAL WOODSCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM IN DENMARK by Donna Dodson Last winter, I was anticipating a quiet summer in my studio. However, on March 21 an invitation to participate in the […]

Donna Dodson’s completed “Baby Bringer” in Ringkøbing, Denmark.
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WELCOME

Brian Goslow, Managing Editor bgoslow@artscopemagazine.com One of our biggest goals for Artscope is to take advantage of as many opportunities as possible to spread the word about, and images of, […]