Attleboro Arts Museum-Benefit Art Auction Catalog-2020

29th Benefit Art Auction

Attleboro Arts Museum 29th Benefit Art Auction October 6th - November 7th, 2020 The Attleboro Arts Museum involves audiences of all ages and backgrounds in the visual arts through diverse educational programs and engaging arts experiences. We work to support the creative and artistic development of both promising and professional artists. The Museum is a privately supported, non-profit arts institution whose core commitment to Arts for Everyone guides the Museum’s programs and operations. www.attleboroartsmuseum.org 86 Park Street Attleboro, MA 02703 508.222.2644 Auction Chair Auctioneer Donation Photographers

Michael Evans Chris Barber Skinner, Inc. Laurie & Mary Lizotte

Executive Board President Vice President Treasurer Secretary

Gerry Hickman Andy Amatruda Mike Castro Renee Harding

Trustees Christina Beecher Edward J. Casey Lisa Granata Harry Hall IV Phil Hickey

Debra Maher Jermaine T. Patterson Joan Pilkington-Smyth Amy Rhilinger Marion Volterra

Staff Executive Director & Chief Curator Office Manager Programs Coordinator Administrative Assistant

Mim Brooks Fawcett Kerry St.Pierre Abby Rovaldi Ellie Huntress

Imagine life

without the

Arts.

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Proud to Support the Attleboro Arts Museum.

Raise your virtual paddle during the 29th Benefit Art Auction View Auction lots, register to bid and start bidding today on Bidsquare.

Join the livestream auction event on Friday, November 6th at 7 p.m. EST – 30 Auction lots will be on the block. Chris Barber of Skinner will serve as auctioneer.

Place your final bids on 191 timed auction lots on Saturday, November 7th starting at 12pm EST. Enjoy the Auction, and thank you for your support!

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Terms and Conditions

The following terms and conditions are the complete and only terms and conditions on which all property is offered for sale. Any posted notices or oral announcements by the Auctioneer during the auction can amend this catalog.

The Attleboro Arts Museum reserves the right to withdraw any property at any time before the sale ends in its sole and exclusive discretion. We reserve the right to reject any bid. The bidder acknowledged by the Auctioneer or designated Museum staff member will be the buyer. In the event of any dispute between bidders, or in the event of doubt on our part as to the validity of any bid, the Auctioneer or Auction Clerk will have the final discretion either to determine the successful bidder or to re-offer the disputed article for resale. All sales are final on the fall of the Auctioneer’s gavel or as indicated by a Bidsquare notification or designated staff member.

Title to an offered lot will pass to the bidder acknowledged by the Auctioneer, subject to fulfillment by such bidder of all the conditions set forth herein, and such bidder thereupon assumes full risk and responsibility for the item and will pay the full purchase price.

Winning bidders will be invoiced for lot(s) won within 48 hours of close of auction. Winning bidders will have up to 5 business days from receipt of invoice to pay in full. If the invoice is not paid in full within 5 business days of receipt the Museum reserves the right to re-offer the lot(s) won for resale. Purchased items that are not claimed within 140 days of auction close will be deemed forfeit, become property of the Museum, and no refund shall be issued to the winner. We guarantee the authenticity of authorship on the terms and conditions set forth below. Authorship means the identity of the creator, the period, culture source of origin of the property, as set forth in each catalog entry.

Quality and Condition: Clients should carefully inspect all works, when possible, as quality and defects may be a matter of personal judgment. Lots are sold AS IS, WHERE IS. These conditions of sale shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Massachusetts. The buyer/bidder agrees and consents to submit to the personal jurisdiction in the state and federal courts located in the venues of Attleboro, Massachusetts, United States.

Guarantee Coverage: If within 14 days of the date of the sale of any lot, the original purchaser of record tenders to the Attleboro Arts Museum a purchased lot in the same condition as when sold and it is established that the identification of the Authorship of such lot is not substantially correct based upon written or oral statements made by the catalog or auctioneers, the sale of the lot will be rescinded and the original purchase price refunded.

Non-Assignability: It is specifically understood that the benefits of this Guarantee are not assignable and shall be applicable only to the original purchase of the lot and not to any subsequent owners.

Sole Remedy: It is further specifically understood that the remedy set forth herein, the rescission of purchase and return of the purchase price is exclusive and in lieu of any other remedy which might otherwise be available as a matter of law.

Pick up and Shipping

Winning bidders will need to pay their invoice in full prior to picking up their Auction item(s). In person pick up of auction items will take place at the Attleboro Arts Museum, November 10th through November 14th, 2020.

The Attleboro Arts Museum does not offer in-house packing or shipping services. Please contact us for a list of recommended carriers or to let us know that you have selected your own packer/shipper.

At that time, we will provide you with details regarding purchased lot(s) needed for shipping. The Attleboro Arts Museum is unable coordinate packing or shipping arrangements for Auction buyers.

Buyers are responsible for contacting shippers directly. Shipping/ packing arrangements must be made within 5 business days after the end of Auction.

The Attleboro Arts Museum must receive payment for your purchase(s) before it can release your property to a shipping firm.

Any expense related to packing, shipping and insurance (including reimbursement for damage or loss) of purchased lots is the responsibility of the buyer. In order to provide you with a quote, the shipper will need to know general information about the type of item(s) you need to ship including size, weight, value and ship to address. Once a shipper is chosen, the buyer is required to inform the Museum of the shipper information via phone at 508-222-2644 X13 or via e-mail at office@attleboroartsmuseum.org in order for the Museum to release the purchased lot(s) to the packer/shipper.

Please note: Responsibility and all liability of items as well as safe delivery is assumed by carrier, shipper, buyer, agent or packing company upon acceptance of merchandise. Buyer will not hold the Attleboro Arts Museum liable for any damage or loss after merchandise has been released from its possession.

Raffle Guidelines

Raffle tickets are on sale through 12pm EST on Friday, November 6th. Winners will be announced during the livestream Auction event on Friday, November 6th starting at 7pm EST. You do not have to be viewing the livestream Auction event to win.

Winners will be contacted by a Museum representative on Saturday, November 7th. No calls please.

Winners (or an authorized representative) must pick up their basket(s) at the Museum from November 10th – 14th between 10am-5pm EST; 86 Park Street, Attleboro, MA 02703. If raffles are not picked up by that time all raffle items will become property of the Attleboro Arts Museum.

Attleboro Arts Museum 86 Park Street Attleboro, MA 02703 U.S.A Telephone: 508-222-2644 Museum hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 5pm EST

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Helping to build strong community relationships.

The Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation is dedicated to giving back to the communities we serve. That’s why we’re happy to support the Attleboro Arts Museum’s 29th Annual Benefit Art Auction. We know that by supporting our neighbors, we’re strengthening the same communities in which we live and work, and building relationships that last a lifetime.

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V I E W T H E L I V E A U C T I O N : F R I D AY, N O V E M B E R 6 T H , 7 P M LOT

TITLE

MEDIUM

ARTIST

DONOR

VA LU E

101

Moths in Motion Diptych

Mixed media

Helen Lozoraitis

Artist

$165

102

Carriage Horse

Oil

Laurie Lynn Lawton

Annie Martelle

$250

103

Blossoming

Etching

Nancy Beams

Artist

$400

104

Contemplation III, Series III

Monoprint

Alice Merlone

Artist

$500

105

Good Listener

Welded scrap steel

Madeleine Lord

Artist

$600

106

Conforto nel Buio (Solace in the Dark)

Charcoal

Gwendolyn Lanier

Artist

$600

107

Moments No. 45

Oil with collage

Kat Masella

Artist

$800

108

Set of Two Cat Caves

Fiber

Carolann Tebbetts

Artist

$150

109

Who Me?

Mixed media

Donna MacLure

Artist

$300

110

Crystalline Teardrop Vase in Black to White

Ceramic

Lindsey Epstein

Artist

$450

111

Black Bear in Zebra Grass No. 2

Acrylic

Barbara Johansen Newman Artist

$500

112

Fine Furniture

Wood

Philip A. Gruppuso

$625

Artist

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V I E W T H E L I V E A U C T I O N : F R I D AY, N O V E M B E R 6 T H , 7 P M LOT

TITLE

MEDIUM

ARTIST

DONOR

VA LU E

113

Wickford Marina

Acrylic

Cathy Chin

Artist

$600

114

Coral Sea

Watercolor

Robin Beckwith

Artist

$600

115

Wellfleet Vacation Home

Max & Marion Volterra

Artist

$2,000

116

Two Seasons

Acrylic

Hooshang Khorasani

Artist

$1,500

117

In The Garden: Poppy

Digital art & boxed cards

Debra Maher

Artist

$100

118

Blue Efflorescence

Photography

Lauren Kalita

Artist

$250

119

Mother and Child

Wood

Steven Wiseman

Artist

$475

120

WWII Poster Collection #1

Official US Treasury Posters Various Artists

Toby & David London $900

121

On Guard

Watercolor & pastel

Tim Elliott

Artist

$375

122

Purple Stripe Pendant

Cold-worked glass

Diane Chester-Demicco

Artist

$145

123

Sir Hiss

Hand-painted animation cel Walt Disney Studios

William Gibson

$600

124

An Artful Mystery

Watercolor

Mystery Artist

Artist

$875

125

Composition in Pink and Orange

Oil

Meghan C. Murray

Artist

$250

126

Catoctin

Etching

Stephen Fisher

Artist

$250

127

Eiffel Tower

Photography

Lisa Redburn

Artist

$300

128

Hanging Around the Rooftop

Mixed media

Susan Medyn

Artist

$400

129

New Haven

Acrylic

Timothy Welsh

Artist

$400

130

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$300

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VIEW THE TIMED AUC TION: OC TOBER 6TH - NOVEMBER 7TH LOT

TITLE

MEDIUM

ARTIST

DONOR

VA LU E

201

In the Pink

Alcohol ink

Mary Wojciechowski

Artist

$300

202

Autumn Splendor

Acrylic

Frank Robertson

Artist

$350

203

Pink Portulaca

Oil

Lindsay Nygaard

Artist

$600

204

A Friend

Acrylic

Sue Butler

Artist

$495

205

Holiday Tea

Oil

Colleen Vandeventer

Artist

$375

206

Birch Tree Forest

Watercolor

Linda Alger

Artist

$200

207

Cows #2

Watercolor

Laurie Lynn Lawton

Annie Martelle

$145

208 Three Cows #2

Oil monotype enhanced with watercolor

Carolyn Letvin

Artist

$375

209

Anticipation

Hydrostone

Michael Alfano

Artist

$60

210

Bayside View

Oil

Martha Guillette

Artist

$500

211

Fly Away Clouds

Oil

Melissa Riley

Artist

$150

212

Early Sunrise

Oil

Melissa Riley

Artist

$200

213

Blown Away

Mixed media

Karole Nicholson

Artist

$400

214

Autumn Marsh, Wheaton Farm, Easton, MA

Oil

Michael Evans

Artist

$400

215

Lower Falls, Portage Lake, Alaska Watercolor

Judith Bertozzi

Artist

$350

216

Canyon de Chelly, The White House Watercolor

Judith Bertozzi

Artist

$350

217

Window Leaves II

Photography

Ellie Huntress

Artist

$300

218

Hand-knit Shawl, Handmade Necklace & Earrings Set

Fiber, beads & metal

Lisa Hirsbrunner

Artist

$100

219

a little cup of heaven ...

Mixed media

Virginia Fitzgerald

Artist

$160

220

Dreaming of Summer

Monotype

Andrea Warner

Artist

$250

221

Oblong Tray

Ceramic

Cynthia Curtis

Nancy Hall

$75

222

Galaxy Blue Lotus Bowl

Ceramic

Lindsey Epstein

Artist

$150

223

Blue Circle

Ceramic

Danika Notar

Artist

$40

224

Hello There

Acrylic

Kerry St.Pierre

Artist

$200

225

Coming In For A Landing

Mixed media

Amelia Lydon

Artist

$125

226

Tropical Summer

Acrylic

Valerya Couto

Artist

$300

227

Road to the West

Acrylic

Julie Olander

Artist

$300

VIEW THE TIMED AUC TION: OC TOBER 6TH - NOVEMBER 7TH LOT

TITLE

MEDIUM

ARTIST

DONOR

VA LU E

228

The Three Sisters

Watercolor

Cynthia DiDonato

Artist

$450

229

Peony

Watercolor

Sara Chaloux

Artist

$100

230

odyssey VI

Mixed media

Sharon D. Eisman

Artist

$225

231

I. M. Pei Museum Lily Pad

Photography

Kristin Capezio

Artist

$150

232

March 23, 2020

Mixed media

Jane Lincoln

Artist

$100

233

Mandala #149

Mixed media

Ann-Marie Gillett

Artist

$195

234

Singular Succulent

Ink

Abby Rovaldi

Artist

$250

235

Botanical Garden

Ink

Lisa G. Bailey

Artist

$300

236

Zig Zag

Ink

Ronna Pate

Artist

$100

237

Higher Consciousness

Photography

Bill Clark

Artist

$275

238

Foggy Day

Acrylic

David Volkin

Artist

$325

239

Wetlands Series: Quiet Marsh

Oil

Cecily Donnelly

Artist

$800

240

Mom’s Mums

Oil

Ben Barros, Sr.

Artist

$325

241

Bread

Acrylic

Brian Aronne

Artist

$225

242

Pemi River

Acrylic

Kathleen Marshall

Artist

$50

243

Full Blown

Fiber

Lyn Slade

Artist

$220

244

Set of Two Luminaria

Fiber

Carolann Tebbetts

Artist

$75

245

Peaceful Sunset

Oil

Marian Wrightington

Artist

$150

246

Along Ellis Road

Photography

Ken Salome

Artist

$225

247

Intersect - High at Ellis Road

Photography

Ken Salome

Artist

$150

248

Tree

Watercolor

Unknown

Patricia Ferrara

$75

249

Lily Pad

Aquatint etching

Debra K. Jayne

Artist

$300

250

The Mission San Xavier del Bac, Tucson, AZ

Gouache

Barbara Corrigan

Alfred Walker

$500

251

New England Aquarium

Gouache

Barbara Corrigan

James Duffy

$1,200

252

Welcome to the Peace Garden

Graphite on Bristol board Margo Lemieux

Artist

$125

253

Morph

Fiber

Patricia G Faulkner

Artist

$275

254

Golden Comprehension

Photography

Joe Rattie

Artist

$300

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VIEW THE TIMED AUC TION: OC TOBER 6TH - NOVEMBER 7TH LOT

TITLE

MEDIUM

ARTIST

DONOR

VA LU E

255

Philbrook Farm #10

Acrylic

Irma Cerese

Artist

$1,200

256

Autumn Serenity

Watercolor

Jerry Aissis

Artist

$400

257

Mayan Time

Mosaic

Cassie Doyon

Artist

$350

258

After the Heavy Rain

Oil

Christina Beecher

Artist

$275

259

Rose at Dawn

Oil

Christina Beecher

Artist

$450

260

Sanctuary Jigsaw Puzzle in Tabernacle Frame

Jigsaw puzzle, wood, pins and glue

Sarah Jane Lapp and Philip Gruppuso

Artists

$950

261

A Tadpole’s Perspective

Oil

Carolyn Hagy Kent

Artist

$1,000

262

Hummingbird Swirl

Stained glass

Diana Cole

Artist

$125

263

Waterfire

Stained glass

Diana Cole

Artist

$150

264

Mosaic Color Grid - Naphthol Crimson on Black

Acrylic

Eddie Bruckner

Artist

$325

265 Composition with Steel Frame

Watercolor on paper and oil on steel

Mark Wholey

Artist

$400

266

Composition in Blues, Greens and Yellows

Oil

Mark Wholey

Artist

$450

267

Corona Series: Basket Case

Photography

Jenny Jope

Artist

$250

268

Mystic Moon

Acrylic

Julie Olander

Artist

$300

269

My Banana is Green With Envy

Acrylic

Sarah Samways

Artist

$500

270

Yellow 8x10 001 – “Cohort: Enrapture”

Watercolor

Kerry Brock

Artist

$100

271

Get Tea

Photography

Bonnie P. Jaffe

Artist

$225

272

Gender Spectrum

Acrylic

Jean Dolin

Artist

$450

273

Daughter’s Love

Acrylic

Angell Berry Jeremie

Artist

$300

274

Morocco, 2017 (Edition 1/3)

Digital Painting

Robert Prata

Artist

$450

275

41

Oil

Patrick Steele

Artist

$475

276

The Vast

Acrylic

Alexander Morris

Artist

$1,300

277

Death on Rt. 95

Oil on linen

Penelope Manzella

Artist

$3,000

278

Zinnia and Bumblebee

Oil

Lindsay Nygaard

Artist

$450

279

Stonewall

Mixed media

Wendy Clayton

Artist

$1,100

280

Merry Christmas to Charles

Vintage book collage

Beverly Silva

Artist

$750

VIEW THE TIMED AUC TION: OC TOBER 6TH - NOVEMBER 7TH LOT

TITLE

MEDIUM

ARTIST

DONOR

VA LU E

281

Table Top 3

Aquatint etching

John Avakian

Artist

$500

282

Paused

Graphite on paper

Linda Pearlman Karlsberg

Artist

$350

283

Lenin in Seattle

Photography

Charter Weeks

Artist

$350

284

Sewing Angel

Photography

Gail Rousseau

Artist

$110

285

rêver

Photography

Chelsea Bradway

Artist

$325

286

Mantis

Photography

Chelsea Bradway

Artist

$325

287

Flying Eight

Monotype

Michael Perry

Artist

$145

288

Tiger Too

Intaglio Type

Stephen Fisher

Artist

$250

289

Displaced (1/2)

Linocut

Lisa Granata

Artist

$180

290

Mix It Up

Acrylic

Stephanie Miksis

Artist

$200

291

Assemble

Acrylic

Stephanie Miksis

Artist

$300

292

There Were Ribbons Everywhere

Mixed media

Monica DeSalvo

Artist

$450

293

Azure Erasure

Photography

Lauren Kalita

Artist

$150

294

Artist Jury/The Chairman

Mixed media

Andre Pace

Artist

$300

295

Exhibition #1

Mixed media

Andre Pace

Artist

$300

296

Mandala #4, Autumn

Mixed media

Maira Reinbergs

Artist

$400

297

Charleston Stories

Monoprint

Christy Aitken

Artist

$145

298

Stories of Charleston

Monoprint

Christy Aitken

Artist

$145

299

Vintage Rhinestone Floral Brooch Mixed media

Unknown

Mary Nash

$30

300

Sun Pendant with Cord Necklace Sterling silver, silk & stone Unknown and Octagonal Keepsake Stone Box

Mary Nash

$35

301 Mini Round Ornaments Blown glass

John & Jennie Elias (Elias Studios)

Artist

$156

302 Teardrop Ornaments Blown glass

John & Jennie Elias (Elias Studios)

Artist

$180

303

Cherry Turquoise Tube Vase

Blown glass

Eva Milinkovic

L’Attitude Gallery

$250

304

Vessel of the Soul

Ceramic

Wayne Peltier

Artist

$375

W. Yazzie Tribal Registration 429,976 Navajo Kachina Doll

Susan Daum

$100

305 Red Tail Hawk Mixed media

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VIEW THE TIMED AUC TION: OC TOBER 6TH - NOVEMBER 7TH LOT

TITLE

MEDIUM

ARTIST

DONOR

VA LU E

306

Daphne

Wood

Theresa Pedrotti

Artist

$150

307

Dig Deep

Acrylic

Katie Blundell

Artist

$300

308

Dizzy Gillespie

Metal

Unknown

Nancy Hall

$125

309

WWII Poster Collection #2

Official US Treasury Posters Various Artists

Toby & David London $550

310

King John and Sir Hiss

Hand-painted animation cel Walt Disney Studios

William Gibson

$700

311

Single Stuffs, DOUBLE STUFFS . . . Lotsa Stuffs

Paperback books

Debbie Bradford

Artist

$45

312

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Signed Collectibles

Mixed media

Jeff Kinney

Artist

$150

313

Rock Lobster

Scrap metal & stone

John (Jay) Gafford

Artist

$225

314 Resolve

Forged weathering steel and fieldstone

Sean James Harrington

Artist

$275

315

Winged Urn

Ceramic

John A. Fazzino

Artist

$525

316

Coffee for Two

Ceramic

Caitlyn Marsh

Artist

$150

Linda Pearlman Karlsberg

$70

317 Clique Vase Ceramic Ed and Kate Coleman

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VIEW THE TIMED AUC TION: OC TOBER 6TH - NOVEMBER 7TH LOT

TITLE

MEDIUM

ARTIST

DONOR

VA LU E

318

Celedon Bottle

Ceramic

Danika Notar

Artist

$60

319

Small Blue/Green Table

Acrylic

Lesley Makris

Artist

$85

320

Small Grey/Blue Table

Acrylic

Lesley Makris

Artist

$125

321

Dragon Scale Vases

Ceramic

Laura White Carpenter

Artist

$85

322

Windows to the World

Mixed media

Rosemarie Manson

Artist

$150

323

Cat on a Mat

Acrylic

Celeste Houle

Artist

$200

324

Liberty and Justice for All?

Mixed media

Beverly Silva

Artist

$900

325

Glowing Sunset

Acrylic

Rosemarie Manson

Artist

$150

326

A Time to Feel So Small

Acrylic and gold leaf

Sarah Samways

Artist

$400

327

Ghost Among the Leaves - 5

Photography

Carol Wontkowski

Artist

$300

328

Cloistered in Florence

Photography

Marc A. Jaffe

Artist

$150

329

Red Geraniums

Watercolor

Amelia Lydon

Artist

$165

330

Falling For You

Watercolor

Norma Sumner

Artist

$150

331

Orange Flowers

Oil

Annette MacAdams

Artist

$350

332

Club Car Petunias

Oil

Bill Noble

Artist

$525

333

Tall Pines

Watercolor

Barbara Canning

Artist

$250

334

A Loving Couple

Watercolor

Kristina N. Occhino

Artist

$250

335

Air, Water, Moon

Acrylic

A. Campbell-Hunter

Kerrie Follett

$300

336

Cocoon

Photography

David Lee Black

Artist

$120

337

Flowers in the Morning

Oil

Clare Asch

Artist

$100

338

Flowers Towards Evening

Oil

Clare Asch

Artist

$100

339

Submerged

Mixed media

Gwyn Marathas

Artist

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340

The Sky’s Awake

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Kristin Campbell

Artist

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341

Purple Haze

Alcohol ink

Kristin Campbell

Artist

$150

342

The Plunge

Acrylic

Carolyn Hagy Kent

Artist

$900

343

By the Sea at Night

Oil

Celeste Houle

Artist

$450

344

Spencer Lake in Whitefish, Montana Photography

Chuck Haney

Anonymous

$475

345

The Ferry Watchers

Oil

Janice McDonnell

Artist

$450

346

Summer Clouds

Acrylic

Richard Harrington

Artist

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Storm on the Horizon

Acrylic

Jennifer Turner

Artist

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Two Tickets to TreeTop Adventures

TreeTop Adventures

TreeTop Adventures

$114

349

Lazy Beijing Bridge

Photography

Kristin Capezio

Artist

$150

350

Arizona

Photography

Herman B. Brewster

Artist

$80

351

Narrow River Gold

Photography

Herman B. Brewster

Artist

$80

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Wojciech “Big Al” Wroblewski

Artist

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353

Christmas Village Set

Ceramic

Department 56

Andy Amatruda

$150

354

Reba at Beavertail

Acrylic

Michael Fortier

Artist

$40

355

Dream Fish

Stone

Elizabeth Lind

Artist

$500

356

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Elizabeth Lind

Artist

$125

357

The Huntress

Egg tempera

Diane Savino

Artist

$350

358

Tattered

Mixed media

Michael Evans

Artist

$150

359

In the Falls

Photography

Joan Powers

Artist

$100

360

Sagamore Lake

Watercolor

Robin Watson

Artist

$100

361

Red Rock Canyon, NV

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Robin Watson

Artist

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362

De-Stress

Watercolor

Jerry Aissis

Artist

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Full Moon

Mixed media

Tracey J. Maroni

Artist

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367

Darrow’s Words W8

Oil

Stacy Leeman

Artist

$650

368

Obama

Acrylic

Barry Close

Artist

$900

369

St. Louis Gas House Gang, 1934

Oil

Peter A. Campbell

Artist

$800

370

Una Bellissima Vista

Oil

Roberta Towle

Artist

$375

371

Foggy Nantucket

Oil

Tatiana Roulin

Artist

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Cobalt Blue Bottle & Crabapples

Oil

Martha Guillette

Artist

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373

Lucky Rooster

Watercolor

Norma Sumner

Jim Sumner

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374

Remote Volcanic Island

Watercolor

Carol Sacks

Artist

$450

375

Ice Fishing

Photography

George Lowell

Artist

$250

376

KuroKuroShiro Kami XVI

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Nishiki Sugawara-Beda

Artist

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377

KuroKuroShiro Kami XVII

Sumi ink on rice paper

Nishiki Sugawara-Beda

Artist

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378

Queen’s Lady Slipper

Mixed media

Ann Murdoch

Artist

$400

379

Hummingbird in Action

Mixed media

Natalia Wroblewski

Artist

$100

380

Jazz Age Immoderate

Oil

Patrick Steele

Artist

$425

381

Mother & Child

Hydrostone

Michael Alfano

Artist

$60

382

Molten Glass

Photography

Joan Powers

Artist

$100

383

Clean Laundry

Photography

Linda DiFrenna

Artist

$300

384

The Wine Tasting

Photography

Susan Daum

Artist

$100

385

Only Three Left

Oil

Alicia Crespo

Artist

$500

386

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Mary Coogan

$100

387

View from Great Kills

Oil

Andre Camire

Artist

$150

388

Returning to Harbor

Oil

Andre Camire

Artist

$150

389

Haverhill

Watercolor

Charles B. Russ

Patricia Ferrara

$525

390

Guarded Stillness

Pastel

Karole Nicholson

Artist

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BIOGRAPHIES Jerry Aissis has been painting in watercolor and oil since his retirement from the Central Falls School System in 2002. As a retired public teacher, Aissis began teaching at local senior centers and at the RI Watercolor Society. He is a member and anchor artist at The Artist’s Studio and Gallery at Patriot Place where he often exhibits and sells his artworks.

Christy Aitken studied at The Atlanta College of Art which is now Savannah College of Art & Design. She has a BFA in Painting and Printmaking.

She exhibits around the US in juried exhibitions. Christy has recently shown at the AAM online exhibit “On the Surface,” and as far afield as Shockboxx Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA. She currently resides in Columbia, SC with her youngest daughters. Her works are human ruminations.

Michael Alfano has been sculpting for over twenty years, with artwork in galleries, museums, parks, and collections around the globe. His sculptures have been featured at international art fairs including Art NY, Art and Antiques London, SOFA Chicago, and Spectrum Miami during Basel week. Commissions include “The Starter” at the Boston Marathon, several bronzes at the Boston Museum of Science, and more than two dozen public sculptures in the Northeast.

Linda Alger has served the artistic community in a variety of ways.

Many recognize Linda from her years as a special contributor to The Sun Chronicle’s “The Artist’s Eye.” Linda’s artwork reflects her love of Attleboro and can often be viewed at local community events where she combines her artistic spirit and love of community by donating pieces. Working from photographs and her imagination, Linda’s artwork embodies her joyful heart and continues to give back to the community.

Brian Aronne has an illustration and painting background. His works are based on photographs that capture his interest. His work has been exhibited at the AAM and The Artist’s Studio and Gallery at Patriot Place.

Clare Asch has an MFA from Lesley University. Clare is a member of Galatea Fine Art in Boston and is scheduled to have a solo show in March 2021. She was an AAM “8 Visions” featured artist in 2009. Clare showed her paintings this past August in a virtual exhibition at the Associazione Cultural Sei l’Arte in Venice. She was recently commissioned to do an installation at the Riverfront Office Park through the deCordova Museum Corporate Art Program.

John Avakian holds a BFA and an MFA from Yale School of Art and Architecture. He has received numerous awards and prizes for his prints on paper. His print, “Family Bio 30” received “Best in Show” during “Remembering” an exhibition at the AAM in 2012. John’s prints are in many private collections and in public collections of the Boston and NY Public Libraries and the Fogg Museum. For more information and artwork, visit www. johnavakian.com.

Lisa G. Bailey is a national & international award-winning artist. She has a BA in Art and holds Signature Memberships with the RI Watercolor Society and the New England Watercolor Society. She holds additional memberships while maintaining a busy exhibiting schedule. Lisa is proficient in a wide range of mediums which allows her portfolio to span both realism and abstract in a multitude of subject matters. She has been teaching art lessons for all ages at her home in Franklin, MA since 2000.

Ben Barros, Sr. primarily an oil painter, has exhibited in MA, NY and RI and is represented in private and corporate collections both nationally and abroad. Barros work includes oils, pastels, charcoals and watercolors. He favors the “Impressionist” style and enjoys painting “en plein air.”

Nancy Beams’ etchings are a personal journey through loss and the emotional recovery. She is best known for her sunflower prints used as a metaphor to express these struggles, joys and hopes. The sunflower in its magnificent variety of growth and decay has continued to influence her. It reflects the pain, acceptance and empathy of changing and the continual process of becoming emotionally present.

Robin Beckwith holds a BFA in Painting from RISD and a Certificate in Decorative Painting. This year she has exhibited her work at the NE Watercolor Society’s Signature Member Show, the RI Watercolor Society, and the Warwick Center for the Arts. One of her paintings was recently juried into the NE Watercolor Society’s National Show. She enjoys plein air and experimental painting.

Christina Beecher is an active AAM Trustee holding a BFA in Industrial Design from the Cleveland Institute of Art. She is a full-time professional painter and has been honored with many awards. She exhibits her work locally including the AAM along with many other fine galleries. Immersed in the art world her whole life, she loves encouraging all types of art and learning to all ages and teaches in her home studio.

Judith Bertozzi completed the Certificate of Art Program at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 1966 and a BFA from Tufts University in 1968. In 1992, Bertozzi received a Master’s Degree in Art Education and has since held Adjunct Art Faculty positions at UMass Dartmouth and WPI, where she was awarded the Kinnikutt Award Grant for Women in the Arts. Bertozzi is now retired after teaching art for twenty-two years in the Dighton/Rehoboth Regional School District. Her work is collected privately as well as by businesses.

David Lee Black is an award-winning New England-based photographer and sculpture artist. He is a storyteller on a never-ending pilgrimage to capture people, places and events in moments both simple and sublime.

His work is simultaneously whimsical and serious, graceful and awkward, understated and conspicuously complex. He also applies his artistic skill and personal philosophy to his work in music, expressive arts therapy, educational workshops and visual artist performances.

Katie Blundell is inspired by the details of everyday life. She uses her knowledge of color and composition to explore impactful themes.

Currently, her favorite inspirations are abstraction, portraiture, and graphic design.

Bee and Debbie Bradford are a mother-daughter team who have showcased their original, money-saving ideas on television, in newspapers, and in book form. Their twice award-winning TV series “Double Stuffs,” their media guest appearances throughout the Northeast, and their newspaper columns have led them to writing this fun and useful book. As cartoonists, they were happy to include their original and whimsical “Ugly Loveable” cartoons which have appeared on accessories worldwide.

With Gratitude

For the past 5 years volunteer artists have created original pieces of art to honor the Attleboro Arts Museum’s generous Benefit Art Auction sponsors. Working in their unique style, the artists have conceptualized items that either feature the sponsor’s industry, brand or product. Each sponsor receives one of these custom works and a biography of the artist as a token of the Museum’s sincere thanks and appreciation.

2020 Artist: Jackie Cabral Jackie Cabral of Attleboro, MA is a full-time professional in a high-tech environment – a job that involves meetings, schedules, and deadlines. Painting mandalas is her creative outlet. Jackie’s mandala designs begin with a single dot and evolve into a circle made up entirely of dots. She uses a variety of objects to create her designs, such as crochet hooks, dowels, and stylist tools. In her art, Jackie tries to capture a sense of serenity and balance. Each of Jackie’s designs is a unique pattern, rich with depth and expression.

Key Top from left to right: Willow Tree Farm; Providence Picture Frame: Sensata. Middle: Bliss Bros. Dairy; City Spirits: Collins, Smith & O’Connor; Rockland Trust. Bottom: Russell Morin Catering & Events; Bluestone Bank; Castro, Thresher & Oliveira; The Sun Chronicle.

Roster of Participating Artists & Mediums 2015: Jonathan Good – Graphite drawings 2016: Sandy Coleman – Mixed media paintings on panel 2017: Mari-Ann Suvari – Mini acrylic paintings on easels

2018: Susan Gardiner Daum – Photography on wood panel 2019: Lindsey Epstein & Abby Rovaldi – Ceramic mugs with hand-drawn imprints 2020: Jackie Cabral – Mandala paintings on canvas

Are you an artist interested in volunteering your time and talent? Contact the Attleboro Arts Museum if you would like to create a body of work to honor our Auction sponsors. office@attleboroartsmuseum.org

BIOGRAPHIES Chelsea Bradway is a photographer who creates magic in the ordinary by bringing together people, places, and props in unconventional poses and settings. She is an explorer who is constantly challenging herself with new surroundings and experiences and brings a sense of adventure to all that she does. She holds a Master’s Degree in Education from Simmons College. Her work has been shown both regionally and internationally, including numerous galleries in Boston, Cambridge, Plymouth, and Cape Cod. Herman B. Brewster grew up in Wakefield, RI. He became interested in photography as a teenager. As a retired teacher and counselor his interest in photography continues. He is a member of the AAM and The Art Connection RI. He has lived in Providence for 49 years.

Kerry Brock holds a BFA in printmaking from Mass College of Art & Design and studied Illustration at Edinburgh College of Art. She has exhibited her work throughout New England including Boston and has participated in shows in Edinburgh, Scotland. Kerry is a designer as well as an artist and enjoys painting as much as she can while her two children play.

Eddie Bruckner exhibits his pop-art acrylic paintings at galleries throughout Greater Boston, NY & nationwide. His artwork has been chosen for prestigious juried shows such as the Cambridge Art Association’s National Prize Show & the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts Annual Exhibit. In August 2020, Rockefeller Center selected his artwork for “The Flag Project Public Art Exhibit.” He has permanent public art installations in Boston near Fenway Park & Natick, MA. He also teaches in-home art lessons.

Sue Butler is a graduate of Emerson College and has an Art Certificate from Bristol Community College. She continues to take various workshops, most recently in abstraction. She is currently a member of the Provincetown Art Association, Bristol Art Museum, and is represented by Gallery Z in Providence, RI. She has recently exhibited her work at the AAM’s annual Members’ Exhibition, and her work is currently on view at the PTown 12”x12” exhibit.

Andre Camire earned his BFA at Swain School of Design and his MFA at Brooklyn College.

Kristin Campbell is an Attleboro resident and a Registered Nurse First Assistant. Her art journey began at the AAM All School Art Show 2018 in which her daughter Maggie was exhibiting. She uses alcohol inks on a variety of surfaces, such as Yupo, Dura-Lar, tile, and gessobord. Kristin incorporates her love for the healing arts into her creative art truly creating from the heart. Kristin had a solo exhibition in the AAM’s Community Gallery as their Artist of the Month in March 2019.

Peter A. Campbell is a graduate of Vesper George School of Art, Boston, MA. His award-winning paintings have been exhibited in galleries throughout the East Coast and his work is represented in many private collections across the US. He is a former and distinguished member of the AAM Board of Trustees.

A. Campbell-Hunter grew up in the south of England as an only child in a village with very few children her own age. The artist firmly believes that having to amuse herself on a daily basis with little in the way of material toys forced her to cultivate her imagination and creativity from an early age. From the beginning of her earliest memories she had an uncontrollable need to draw, paint, and create with whatever mediums she could find.

Barbara Canning holds a Certificate in Drawing and Painting from RISD. She has studied with local and national artists and has shown her work in local and national art exhibits. She holds several awards for her work. Barbara is a member of the staff of HEIP, an immersion program for foreign students, as an art instructor. Barbara maintains connection with other artists and remains current in the field by membership in several local art associations.

Kristin Capezio is a novice photographer out of Norwood, MA. She has been shooting natural landscapes for eight years. Her camera of choice is a Nikon D3200 with a macro lens. She has been studying plants, flowers, and insects since her love of photography developed, and is fascinated by the symbiotic relationships found in nature.

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Laura White Carpenter is a Providence RI-based artist who has been honored with recognition in a variety of media: sculpture, mixed media decorative and functional pieces, painting and photography. In recent years, her work has been accepted into nationally-recognized juried exhibits throughout the country. She holds a degree in art therapy and works daily as an occupational therapist, using art to connect hospitalized patients with their individual healing journeys.

Irma Cerese is fascinated with color relationships and manipulating paint on a surface. Her paintings can be seen simultaneously as landscape and abstract paint surfaces. Educated at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, her work has been featured in extensive solo shows for many years at Landing Gallery in Rockland, ME. Cerese’s work was used as cover art for the 2016 Dick Blick Artists Supply catalog.

Sara Chaloux embraced the world of watercolor later in life having enjoyed artistic expression previously through photography. Many of her watercolors are inspired by her photographs. She has taken classes & workshops in the New England area, including the AAM. Sara’s work has been exhibited at the Hill Roberts Elementary School in Attleboro, MA. During the pandemic, she held a private exhibit which resulted in a significant donation to the Attleboro YMCA. Diane Chester-Demicco of Brookline, MA, creates pendants that incorporate details of her larger coldworked glass sculpture. Also working in bronze and cast glass, she has exhibited her nature-inspired sculpture nationally including the AAM, where she twice received a juror’s award in its annual national juried exhibitions.

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BIOGRAPHIES Cathy Chin studied painting at RISD and holds a BFA in Illustration from RIT. She has recently exhibited her work at the Providence Art Club, the Pawtucket Arts Collaborative, Spring Bull Gallery in Newport and the Dryden Gallery at Providence Picture Frame. See more of her work on Instagram at #Realandplastic.

Cynthia Curtis, a North Shore native, has always been drawn to the ocean and its vastly changing colors. Her wheel-thrown and hand-built, high-fire stoneware pottery is glazed in a range of blues, greens, purples, and whites. Inspired by nature, Cynthia integrates shells, stones, coral as well as environmental motifs into her work.

Bill Clark is a photographer and calligrapher. He is drawn to the timeless elegance of curve and line. With a concentration on the interpretive power of the abstract, the work seeks to tease the inner imagination of the viewer. These mysterious and poetic landscapes reveal energetic patterns, or the whisper of delicate detail. All images are captured by a camera moving with sudden or sweeping gestures within a fraction of a second.

Susan Gardiner Daum, whose lifelong love of black and white imagery has led her into the field of fine art photography, lives currently in Attleboro. She has been an active member of the AAM since 2009 and is also a member of the South County Art Association in RI. Her work has been juried into the Wickford Art Association, the South County Art Association, the Providence Center for Photographic Arts and the AAM.

Wendy Clayton was born and raised in Holliston, MA, the daughter of a graphic artist. Wendy’s lifelong interest in color and visual expression has led her on a journey to many schools of thought and design. Her studies include graphic design, fashion design, interior design and feng shui. She loves working with colors and textures, drawing on images from past influences and experiences to create her paintings.

Over 30 years ago, Department 56 began as part of Bachman’s, a premiere retail florist in Minneapolis. Bachman’s used a numbering system to identify each of its departments. The number assigned to the gift imports division was, you guessed it, 56. Department 56 has become a leader in the giftware, collectibles and holiday decorating industry and is best known for extensive lines of holiday and home décor products.

Barry Close is mostly self-taught, although he did graduate from the Art Institute of Boston many years ago. For him, painting is an evolutionary process; ever changing.

Monica DeSalvo is a mixed-media artist and graphic designer living in Arlington, MA. She received her BFA from UMass Dartmouth. She has exhibited in the Boston area including Fountain Street Gallery, Bromfield Gallery, Brookline Arts Center, the Chandler Gallery at Maud Morgan Arts, and the AAM. She is a member of the Arlington Center for the Arts, the AAM, and the Cambridge Arts Association.

Diana Cole exhibits work at museums in Attleboro, Bristol and Warwick as well as showing at the Deblois, Mint and Imago Galleries. She was featured in a two person show at the Van Vessem Gallery in Tiverton, RI. Her work has won several awards and can be seen at “Made in Warren,” an artists’ cooperative store in Warren, RI where she is a founding member of the Board of Directors. Her commissioned work is in private collections.

Ed and Kate Coleman have been ceramic artists for two decades, graduating from Ball State University in 1988 with degrees in art. They reside near Asheville in NC and are members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild. Their work can be seen at many fine art festivals, fine craft galleries, museum shops and boutiques across the country and internationally.

Barbara Corrigan graduated from Mass College of Art & Design in 1944 and supported herself throughout her life with her artistic skills. Most of us here in MA know Corrigan for her notecards, copies of her well over 400 paintings. She exhibited in many galleries including the Boston Athenaeum, Ainsworth Gallery, Alfred J. Walker Gallery, Copley Society, the Boston 350 Show and the AAM. Her work is held in private and corporate collections around the world.

Valerya Couto is a self-taught artist who studied graphics and multimedia at the New England Institute of Technology. She has been painting traditionally for the past two years and has recently had her work exhibited at the AAM. Alicia Crespo was born in Havana, Cuba and grew up in Medellín, Colombia where she learned to excel in the fine and performing arts that are her artistic family’s legacy. She has been a New England resident since 2000.

Cynthia DiDonato is an elected member of the Art League of RI, New England Watercolor Society & Nineteen on Paper. She is a signature member of the RI Watercolor Society and a juried artist member of Wickford Art Association. DiDonato has won numerous awards and shown her work in many juried shows and exhibitions.

Linda DiFrenna is an interdisciplinary artist working in painting, assemblage, 3D constructions, photography and other mixed media. She received an MAE from RISD and taught art classes for 18 years at the RISD Museum and also taught art history at Fisher College. Last year, she was awarded a solo exhibit at the Mystic Museum of Art, CT. Her work was included in the 2020 Newport Annual; Newport Art Museum, RI. Her work is included in numerous private & corporate collections throughout New England.

Jean Dolin is a Haitian immigrant new to the art scene but not new to the subject of art. He has taken multiple art classes in college and in other museums in Boston, MA. As an LGBTQ activist, Jean paints thought provoking subjects sending cultural consumers on a wild educational and human ride.

Cecily Donnelly has a BFA from the University of Michigan School of Art and has studied at Slade School of Art in London. Her work is in private, corporate, and healthcare collections in the US and Canada. She lives and works in MA. Cassie Doyon holds a Masters in Art Education from Tufts University/ School of the MFA, Boston. She has worked as an artist and art educator

BIOGRAPHIES in the Merrimack Valley for the past 30 years. Her artwork has won several awards and has been exhibited throughout New England.

Sharon D. Eisman is a multifarious artist. A traditional calligrapher, her mixed media abstracts working with new, unusual and tried materials, have been an exciting (and award-winning) addition to her long history of fine pen work and detailed drawing & painting techniques. Her work has been published, and exhibited in RI, MA, CT, NY and Salzburg, Austria.

A 2012 commission now resides in the Peace Palace at The Hague, The Netherlands.

Elias Studios is a hot glass studio located in Westport, MA. John and Jennie Elias have worked together since 1991 to create colorful blown glass items that bring art to everyday life! John, a former college professor, holds an Masters of Fine Arts degree in Glass from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, IL. Jennie, also a former teacher, holds a Master

of Arts in Teaching from RISD. Together, John and Jennie strive to bring their love of glass to each piece and sincerely hope viewers will share their enthusiasm.

Tim Elliott has become an accomplished portraiture artist in a variety of mediums using skills and techniques he learned from attending RISD and Syracuse University. He is a long-standing artist member of the AAM. Other recent exhibitions of his work include the galleries at the Pawtucket Arts Collaborative and the Art League of RI in Providence. Tim has created many personal portrait commissions over the last 30 years.

Lindsey Epstein resides in Tiverton, RI where she now creates work from her studio. She has always enjoyed the outdoors, gardening and nature.

She has enjoyed exploring the limits of clay over the past 18 years, only to find that there are few. She is constantly excited by new possibilities and glaze techniques. Nature and animals are a recurring influence in how the piece moves or is decorated. In her “spare” time, she tends to her gardens and vegetables, and trains horses several days per week.

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Michael Evans is an award-winning artist living in Taunton, MA. He is a past member of the AAM’s Board of Trustees and has served as Auction Chair for many years. Michael maintains a studio in Pawtucket, RI and teaches at Hunakai Studio School of Fine Arts in Foxboro, MA. Michael finds inspiration in his surroundings and expresses this in his paintings using color, form, and texture.

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Patricia G. Faulkner has exhibited her work at the AAM since 2013. She has been juried into the Whistler House Museum Quilt Exhibit in 2017 and 2018. Her work has been published in two books.

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John A. Fazzino received a BFA from RISD in 1986 and an MFA from Swain School of Design, UMass Dartmouth in 1989. John has shown his work extensively during his art career and has received awards and fellowships from the RI State Council of the Arts. Having taught ceramics at the college level, John is now teaching through The Steelyard in Providence, RI. Fine Art Photography I Portraiture I Sculpture Artist davidleeblack.com info@davidleeblack.com 508-631-7666

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Stephen Fisher is a long time Professor of Art at RIC where he specializes in printmaking and drawing.

Virginia Fitzgerald is a mixed media artist who works in sculpture, installation, fiber arts, painting, photography and collage. She works & lives in Natick, MA with her two amazing daughters in a house full of love and creativity. Her work can be found in many private collections throughout the country. Her sculpture, “dear jeff ...” is in the permanent collection at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, NYC, NY. Virginia is a champion of creativity and believes that everyone is an artist.

Michael Fortier is originally from Woonsocket, RI. An Attleboro resident from 1992 until 2018, Michael is self-taught, and paints a few pieces each year. Now retired, at age 59, Michael now lives with his husband in Tucson, AZ. John (Jay) Gafford has been called the Michelangelo of garden sculptors. His knack for building things started at Attleboro High School, where

BIOGRAPHIES he learned to weld and work with metal. Gafford, who has built more than 150 sculptures in his time, has won recognition at a number of garden shows and art exhibitions and has a steady following among art lovers.

Ann-Marie Gillett is an award-winning artist who exhibits her work in galleries throughout New England. A former art teacher, she now devotes her time to her art and is a member of Nineteen on Paper, the Seekonk Artist Network, and the Seekonk Arts Council.

Lisa Granata holds a BFA in General Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art. She has a MFA in Painting from Cranbrook Academy of Art and a year’s study in Florence Italy at Studio Arts Center International.

Lisa has been teaching a variety of art classes at the AAM since 1993 and teaching Introduction to Visual Arts at Dean College since 2002. Her exhibitions include galleries and museums on the east coast, mid-west and Italy.

Ellie Huntress received her BFA in Photography from UMass Dartmouth in 2014. She gains inspiration from all her surroundings, especially nature and our interactions with the natural world. Today she continues both conceptual and journalistic fine-art photography practices, and is happy to be employed as the Administrative Assistant at the AAM. Bonnie P. Jaffe is a native Rhode Islander and has lived there her entire life. In high school, Bonnie began her formal study of photography, then graduated from RISD with a BFA in 1978. Bonnie’s particular focus is on capturing people at work and at play, but enjoys all facets of the art.

She shares her passion for photography with her husband, Marc, a RI Obstetrician/Gynecologist. Bonnie is proud to have won several awards for her work.

Philip A. Gruppuso is a physician, scientist and medical educator who is also a life-long woodworker. When he semi-retired in 2013, he founded Seekonk Woodworking as a way to focus on his craft and share his work with others. He is a member of the IMAGO gallery in Warren, RI, and was a past artist at the ArtProv Gallery in Providence, RI. He is also an exhibiting member of the Providence Art Club.

Martha Guillette holds a BS in Education from Boston College. She has attended classes at RISD, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Bennington College. A former member of the Providence Art Club and Spring Bull Gallery in Newport, RI, she exhibits her work at the AAM, Foxboro Art Association & Wickford Art Association. She paints weekly with her North Attleboro group both in studio and en plein air.

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Sean James Harrington received a BFA in Sculpture from RIC in 1986, an MFA in Sculpture from Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1989, and an MAT-C from RIC in 1991. Sean has been an art teacher since 1992 and currently teaches ceramics, sculpture, and digital art at Bartlett High School in Webster, MA. His sculptures are created using a century old blacksmith forge and modern welding equipment. They express the fear and wonder of the unknown.

Richard Harrington earned his Master’s degree from RIC. He is an award-winning artist and juried member of several local and regional art organizations. Using strong composition and saturated color, his paintings range from realistic to abstract and focus on capturing the mood, weather, atmosphere, or light of day.

Lisa Hirsbrunner is a local artist and owner of Baubles & Things. She creates unique pieces of handmade jewelry, knit & infinity scarfs and more. Lisa is a current member and valued volunteer of the AAM. She has participated as a crafter in both the City of Attleboro’s Winter Night Festival & Expo for the Senses events for many years.

Celeste Houle has studied in several schools of art and has exhibited her paintings in shows at the AAM and the RI Watercolor society.

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BIOGRAPHIES Marc A. Jaffe is a native Rhode Islander who has enjoyed photography since childhood, and took pictures for his high school newspaper and yearbook. Marc’s style is varied, often leaning toward humor and patterns in various situations. At other times his photographs showcase the uniqueness of people being themselves, often in solitary moments. He shares his passion for photography with his wife, Bonnie, who graduated from RISD in 1978, and he has won many awards for his work.

Jeff Kinney is an American author and cartoonist, best known for the children’s book series “Diary of a Wimpy Kid.” On the site of the historic Falk’s Market, Julie and Jeff Kinney have created a cornerstone in downtown Plainville with an indie bookstore, a café and an event space. An Unlikely Story Bookstore and Café is a beautiful new community gathering place where you can meet amazing authors, enjoy breakfast or lunch, or relax with your new book.

Debra K. Jayne holds an MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University. She is a printmaker and painter. She is a founding member of Two Rivers Printmaking Studio in White River Junction, VT. She has participated in limited edition portfolios at TRPS that were purchased by the Boston Public Library, the Hood Museum of Art and the University of Vermont. She has exhibited throughout New England. Her works are in private collections in the US, Canada, France, and Norway.

L’Attitude Gallery has been in the art consulting field for over 15 years with proven results in both corporate and residential environments.

L’Attitude is a small group of dedicated art consultants with diverse experience and knowledge. L’Attitude prides themselves in their ability to think outside the box in their suggestions and will work to understand your needs before suggesting art/design for your space. No project is too big or small for them!

Angell Berry Jeremie is a 7-year-old girl who enjoys mixing colors to craft special messages of love, nature and friendship.

Gwendolyn Lanier holds a BFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA where she was awarded the Albert Pratt Travel grant to study art in Florence, Italy. In 2012, Lanier also received a Post Baccalaureate in Graduate Studies from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, PA. Lanier’s work has been exhibited at Woman Made Gallery in Chicago, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts during the 2008 NCECA Conference, and the Painted Bride in Philadelphia.

Jenny Jope is an award-winning mixed media artist and fine art photographer. She is a graduate of Simmons University and Boston College, where she studied English literature and psychology, and developed a passion for storytelling. Jope is also a member of SNAC, the Southern New England Artist Community, a collection of vibrant artists promoting contemporary art throughout New England.

Lauren Kalita is a writer and artist on Cape Cod. Her writing has been published in two of Columbia University’s journals, as well as Wellfleet Library’s Quaranzine. Her photographs have been exhibited at Columbia’s LeRoy Neiman gallery, Cotuit Center for the Arts, the Cultural Center of Cape Cod, the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, Cape Cod Museum of Art, Plymouth Center for the Arts, and the AAM. Linda Pearlman Karlsberg earned a BFA & MFA from Boston University’s College for the Arts and taught at BU, the Art Institute and other area colleges. Linda exhibits widely across the US and was an AAM “8 Visions” artist three times including this year. In 2019-20 her work was shown at Five Points Gallery, Dedee Shattuck Gallery, Fountain Street Art, Royal Nebeker Gallery, Steamboat Art Museum, Maryland Federation of Art, Canvas Fine Arts and more.

Carolyn Hagy Kent earned Certificates in Surface Design, as well as Drawing and Painting from RISD. She has exhibited in many venues, including the AAM, the Newport Museum of Art, Warwick Center for the Arts, Butler Hospital, and the Golden Apple Juried Show. She has taught at Children’s Friend, and accepts private students in her studio located in Pawtuxet Village, RI. Hooshang Khorasani holds a BFA in painting and worked 12 years as a graphic designer/illustrator, becoming self-employed in 1984. His awardwinning work has been featured in exhibits, galleries and museums across the US. His paintings are in private collections in Europe and America as well as corporate and permanent museum collections. He maintains working studios in Ruston, LA, and Orange County, CA.

Sarah Jane Lapp often collaborates with her neighbor, Philip Gruppuso.

Lapp uses humor to help create visual solutions to the world’s issues.

Trained as a filmmaker, Lapp designs jigsaw puzzles in tandem with her “Peace by Piece with Pie” touring project. Gruppuso, a wood worker and semi-retired Brown University professor of pediatrics, now concentrates on his business Seekonk Woodworking.

Laurie Lynn Lawton lives in RI and studied at RISD. She concentrates on animals, flowers, and cityscapes as subject matter and has won several awards in various shows.

Stacy Leeman’s paintings have been exhibited throughout the US. She has received grants from the Greater Columbus Arts Council and Vermont Studio Center. She is represented by the Sharon Weiss Gallery in Columbus, OH; Rutledge Street Gallery in Camden, SC and B. Deemer Gallery, in Louisville, KY. Ms. Leeman earned her BA in studio art from Oberlin College and her MFA from Rutgers University.

Margo Lemieux has worked as a graphic designer, children’s book author & illustrator, printmaker, and other interesting things. She has presented workshops at the AAM, the Fuller Craft Museum, the Cone Craft Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway, Hang Do Studio in Hanoi, Vietnam, and Lake Mead National Park. She recently retired as a professor emerita from the Art & Graphic Design Departments of Lasell University.

Carolyn Letvin, a resident of Plainville, MA, has exhibited in the New England area since 1990. She is an accomplished landscape and interior painter, and also creates animal imagery. She has won many awards through the years, and has begun teaching her plein air printmaking processes and gyotaku fish printing techniques locally. Her work can be seen

BIOGRAPHIES at Galatea Fine Art in Boston, MA, Gallery Twist in Lexington, MA, Hudson Art & Framing in Hudson, MA, and Gallery Wright in Wilmington, VT.

be found in local galleries and private collections worldwide. She creates art daily and teaches in her Wrentham, MA studio.

Jane Lincoln holds an MFA from Mass College of Art & Design. She is listed in Art in America and Who’s Who in American Art as well as exhibited at over fifty museums and galleries.

Ben Macomber holds a BS in Commercial Illustration & Design from UMass Dartmouth and a Certificate in Art Education from Bridgewater State University. He has taught visual arts for many years in public schools, mostly in the Attleboro School District. Presently, he is on the faculty of RISD Continuing Education Young Artist Program, the AAM, the RI Watercolor Society and the Handicraft Club of Providence, RI.

Elizabeth Lind, originally from Seattle, grew up in NYC where she studied and performed ballet. Studies in studio art led to figure sculpture and eventually the ownership of a bronze casting foundry. Relocating to RI, she earned her Master’s degree from RISD while also managing an art gallery. She has maintained a sculpture studio since finding her passion for carving while studying at RISD. She has recently exhibited her work at the AAM, Spring Bull Gallery, Newport Art Museum, Newport Polo, and Hera Art Gallery.

In the nineties, Madeleine Lord showed work at the Jacques Kaplan Gallery called the Caboose in Kent, CT. Jacques liked to describe his artists on his invitations without images. He included Madeleine’s work in a group show titled “Avant Garde Classicism.” Madeleine considers that label a good fit for her work both then and now. She has worked with steel for over 30 years and has numerous permanent public art installations in New England and nationally.

George Lowell’s work as an educator gave him an outlet for creativity.

Now retired, he’s turned to art photography. After years of taking pictures of the familiar, Lowell moved to the abstract. Now he wants viewers to see different things; pleasing to the eye and mind.

Helen Lozoraitis has always kept up her involvement with art and the natural world to balance out a computer software career in and around Cambridge, MA. Since 2010, her work has been displayed in natureoriented shows at a number of Mass Audubon wildlife sanctuaries, as well as in more general art exhibits in MA. She is currently a resident of the MA south coast where she takes every opportunity to photograph the local flora and fauna to incorporate into her artwork.

Amelia Lydon has been creating art in various mediums for many years.

She is always expanding her skills to incorporate into her artwork. Nature inspires her artwork and is a recurring theme. Amelia’s art has been in juried shows in MA and ME and is in private collections worldwide.

Annette MacAdams is a Cape Cod acrylic and mixed-media artist and former AAM Board Member. She exhibits her work in a number of juried venues throughout the Cape, including the Cape Cod Art Center in Barnstable, where she was also a Board Member, The Cotuit Center for the Arts, Woodruff’s Art Gallery in Mashpee, the Creative Arts Center in Chatham and the Cultural Center in Yarmouth.

Donna MacLure is an award-winning artist who has been painting for the past twenty years. Best known for her watercolors, she has more recently expanded her focus working in collage exclusively with torn magazine fragments. She has exhibited both locally and internationally.

Donna is a signature member of the RI Watercolor Society, New England Watercolor Society, and the North East Watercolor Society. Her work can

Debra Maher, an illustrative designer, can be found strolling through flower gardens, walking about in rural southeastern MA towns or hiking the trails of our national parks for visual inspiration. A designer for over 25 years, Debra naturally gravitates to digital media, using a Wacom tablet and stylus to create her artwork. All the while, she remains keenly aware of her mark-making when using traditional media. It is the combination of working digitally while thinking traditionally that she ultimately embraces, with a final outcome that begs the question, “what medium is that?”

Lesley Makris is an artist who enjoys working in many different mediums, old and new, and especially delights in combining seemingly disparate techniques and elements to create something unexpected and fun. She has gathered knowledge and inspiration from artists and artisans in formal and informal educational settings, as well as from her own family, throughout her life.

Rosemarie Manson has been studying watermedia painting at the EastSide Art Center. She is a member of the RI Watercolor Society, the AAM, and the East Greenwich Art Club. Most recent awards are 2nd Place in 2018 & 3rd Place in 2019 at the Arnolds Mills Community House, and Honorable Mentions at the RI Watercolor Society in 2019. The subjects of her paintings range from landscapes to abstracts to non-representational pieces.

Penelope Manzella is an award-winning artist who has exhibited her work throughout New England and NY in both invitational and juried shows. Manzella holds a BFA from the Columbia University School of Painting & Sculpture. Her work can be found in numerous public collections, including Fidelity Investments, Hasbro Children’s Hospital and the Westin Hotel in Providence, RI. Gwyn Marathas holds a BFA in Textiles from UMass Dartmouth as well as being a third generation artist. She recently exhibited her work in the AAM’s National Juried Exhibition “On the Surface” this past summer. This year, Gwyn has been working in her “home alone” studio creating a new body of artwork heavily influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tracey J. Maroni is a MA-based visual artist who works in painting and mixed media. She holds a BFA in painting and a minor in art history from UMass Amherst. Ms. Maroni has exhibited in solo and group shows in New England and the West Coast and has garnered juror’s awards for her work.

Her work has been influenced by the natural world. She has a strong and deep connection to the natural surroundings of water, terrain, and sky.

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BIOGRAPHIES Caitlyn Marsh focuses on tableware and the simple concept of useful pottery. Her work explores surface pattern and texture based on lines and alterations that change how a form fits in your hand. Recently, Marsh relocated from Mother Brook Arts & Community Center in Dedham to a new home in Worcester, MA. Currently in the process of building the new studio, she is looking forward to continuing her ceramics in the comfort of her new home.

Kathleen Marshall is a self-taught artist, dipping her fingers into different mediums and experimentation since childhood. Her three grandchildren have inspired her to paint more seriously and begin to sell her work.

Kat Masella holds a Graduate Certificate in Visual Arts from Harvard University. She also studied at the School of the MFA/Tufts University and the Art Students League of NY. Her work was recently juried into the national show at the Rockport Art Association & Museum and her awards include one from the AAM.

he learned how to draw machine parts. Almost everything else he knows about painting he has figured out at the easel and from books. He paints full time in his Durham studio.

Alexander Morris graduated from the University of UT with a BFA, emphasis in drawing and painting. He has a robust exhibition history at various galleries and museums throughout the western and eastern US. Recently, he exhibited his work at AS220 in Providence, RI and West Hartford Art League, CT. During his career, he has been awarded solo exhibitions. Additionally, his work is held in private and corporate collections in the US and the UK. Ann Murdoch considers herself to be an artist dedicated to color and transporting the viewer to a higher experience, place or time. She loves the vibrancy of art and hopes to capture the world around her in a striking way.

Janice McDonnell is a contemporary artist who lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. The primary focus of her painting includes scenes of the Brooklyn waterfront that surround her studio. From the disappearing industrial sites of cement plants and scrap metal facilities along the Gowanus Canal to the transitioning recreational areas in Red Hook and Governors Island, the always-transforming waterfront provides McDonnell with limitless subject matter to explore and document.

Meghan C. Murray is an emerging artist and educator in MA. After earning her BS in Studio Art & Arts Administration at Skidmore College, she completed a year-long residency at the Emerson Umbrella Arts Center in Concord, MA, where she strengthened her independent practice in a non-academic setting. Murray currently maintains her studio practice in Boston where she is pursuing her MFA in Painting at the College of Fine Arts at Boston University.

Susan Medyn began painting 45 years ago when she was up late at night before the availability of electronics for entertainment. At the time she was working in a residence for abused children and drew imaginary creatures for them. As she developed her style, she continued to paint fantastical worlds. Medyn has exhibited in the US, Canada, Columbia, France, Monaco, Belgium and Poland.

The “Mystery Artist” holds a BFA in Visual Design from UMass Dartmouth and studied painting from various local and international watercolor masters. This artist has recently exhibited with the NE Watercolor Society, RI Watercolor Society, the Providence Art Club, the Copley Society of Art and the Newport Art Museum. Several awards have been given to this artist who teaches at the Providence Art Club and has conducted several workshops.

Alice Merlone received her Bachelor and Master’s degrees from Southern CT State University, and studied Printmaking at SCSU; SMFA, Boston; and the Creative Arts workshop in New Haven, CT. She is a member of the Monotype Guild of NE, the New Haven Paint and Clay Club, and the Full Tilt Print Studio, in Hyde Park, where she does her printing. Her works have been exhibited in both juried and members exhibitions at the AAM and at many other venues throughout CT and MA. Stephanie Miksis, a self-directed student of the arts, works in a variety of media, a variety of styles and a variety of locations, exploring the relationship between artist and process. She strives to apply form to creativity, developing the tension between interpretation and mystification while retaining a lighthearted sense of play.

Eva Milinkovic’s glass studio embraces simple, clean shapes and tactile design. The handmade, contemporary glass designs celebrate the distinct styles of Milinkovic that resonate with vibrant color as glass is transformed into a tactile, dazzlingly original object. The Milinkovic philosophy is reflected in consistency of form and perseverance of the designs, incorporating color and nature into graceful objects with the hope that they will feel readily accessible.

Bruce Mitchell was born in Worcester, MA, and has lived in North Carolina since 2003. He was trained as a draftsman at a trade school where

Barbara Johansen Newman has been a puppeteer, fiber artist, editorial illustrator, and children’s book author & illustrator. She is now an awardwinning painter. Her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries across the US, and is currently part of a nationally traveling exhibit, “The World of Frida” that will tour through 2022. She maintains studios in Needham, MA and Hebron, NH. Karole Nicholson attended RISD studying graphic and advertising design, she currently works in mixed media and collage. She exhibits her work as a member at the Providence Art Club, AAM, Next Door Gallery of Mansfield, MA and Hope Gallery in Bristol, RI. Her award-winning work has appeared in many national juried exhibitions and most recently was a featured winner in the Artist Magazine Annual International Competition Fall 2020.

Bill Noble is an artist and art teacher in oil painting at the Falmouth Art Center. He has won numerous awards and honors for his paintings and was honored to serve as Artist In Residence at the Musée Yvonne Jean Haffin in Dinan, France. His work is collected by individual collectors and corporations worldwide. He has had seven, one-man shows including one in Europe.

BIOGRAPHIES Nolan’s Flowers & Gifts has been proudly serving North Attleboro since 1885. Nolan’s is family owned and operated and committed to offering only the finest floral arrangements and gifts, backed by service that is friendly and prompt.

Danika Notar is a ceramic artist that attended Moore College of Art & Design where she studied photography and ceramics. After graduating she continued to refine her craft by apprenticing, teaching and managing clay studios. She is inspired by traditional Japanese pottery, nature and everyday man-made objects. She elevates her wheel-driven forms into contemporary vessels. Currently, she lives in MA with her husband and son where she exhibits and sells her work.

Lindsay Nygaard gets inspiration for her paintings through observations and interactions with nature. She keeps a camera and sketchbook nearby to document her interpretations of the outdoors and wildlife. Nygaard enjoys traveling to the many national parks in the US, visiting local wildlife sanctuaries and is in awe of the variation of the flora and fauna. She also finds solace in outdoor activities including hiking, bird-watching, and gardening. For more artwork, visit www.lindsaychassenygaard.com.

Kristina N. Occhino holds a BS in Studio Art from Skidmore College and a MA in Art Education from RISD. She is a Signature Member of the North East Watercolor Society and the RI Watercolor Society. Her work is represented by the True Grit Art Gallery in Middleboro, MA. Julie Olander’s work is about color, form, and light. Design is very important to Olander. Her works begin almost abstractly, and gradually, become more realistic. She holds a Master’s Degree in Art and has received international recognition during her 40 years of painting and teaching in various mediums. She has taught at the college level in the Boston area and in museums & art associations in MA and FL. Andre Pace is an artist working in drawing and mixed media concepts.

His contemporary art has been selected for various exhibitions both nationally and internationally.

Ronna Pate believes that by using light, color, shapes and shadows, an artist can convey a certain beauty, drama, or mood. And, once having painted or drawn a subject, a lasting connection is cultivated. For instance, Ronna has painted birch trees and now finds that whenever she sees these trees, she is compelled to stop a moment and admire them. For her, this is what makes creating art a dynamically interactive, transcending and addictive experience!

Theresa Pedrotti holds a BFA in Painting from RISD where she developed skills in pigment/paint making. She makes most of the pigment she uses in her paintings from rocks, minerals, and colored earths she finds or purchases, and her preferred binding media is traditional egg tempera. In addition to painting, she also sculpts in found wood as well as earth, and creates bawdy marionettes with Sculpey© and whatever she has on hand.

Wayne Peltier lives in RI and has been passionate about the arts for 30 years. He works in several mediums including ceramics oils, watercolors and stained glass. Peltier has sold many of his pieces in galleries. He will continue on his artful journey as long as he can; it’s what keeps him going.

Michael Perry is a lifelong resident of New England. He has attended RI School of Photography and graduated from RISD. His current mediums include photography, painting, drawing, sculpting and printmaking.

Using his photography and graphic design expertise, Michael, a longtime pet owner, has developed a niche market for one-of-a-kind pet portraits “signed” by his furry clients. Michael is a member of the AAM and Printmakers of Cape Cod and has recently exhibited his work at galleries and art shows across NE. Michael lives in Attleboro, MA with his family and four dogs.

Joan Powers is a local artist whose work has been on display at the AAM and the Morini Gallery in Mansfield, MA. Joan’s photography is all encompassing as she finds the big picture as well as the finest detail equally as important.

Robert Prata holds a BA in Studio Art from RIC. He has recently exhibited work at the AAM, where he was a recipient of a Juror’s Choice Award, at the Bristol Art Museum where he was a recipient of the Gertrude Pardee and Ruth Connery Award, and the Provincetown Art Association and Museum.

Since the mid-1800s, Providence Picture Frame has established itself as a leader in providing framing and general décor solutions for artists, individuals, and businesses. Currently the largest service provider of its kind on the East Coast PPF prides itself on enhancing our client spaces, via custom framing, digital printing, art installations, print restorations, ready-made frames, custom mirrors, and more.

Joe Rattie is a digital abstract photographer working primarily on the streets of Providence, RI. Upon retiring from a 40-year career as an operating room nurse, in 2017 Rattie rekindled his passion for photography.

Currently he’s enrolled in the BFA program at RIC. His close focus images have a painterly quality reminiscent of abstract expressionistic paintings.

Lisa Redburn is a fine-art photographer who explores the fluid boundaries between real, reflected, and remembered. She uses her camera as a looking glass into evanescent wonderlands, finding layered stories in the puddles of Paris, ponds and bogs, botanica, and the patina of time. Her work has appeared in numerous national exhibits and garnered several awards, most recently “Best of Show” in “From a Seed” at the NY Center for Photographic Art. Maira Reinbergs holds a BFA from Mass College of Art & Design. She is an award-winning artist with paintings in three museums in Latvia. In 2018, she was chosen as one of the top artists by the international magazine DESTIG - Issue #4. In 2019, images of her paintings (projected on a large screen) were a vital part of a concert in Latvia (with orchestra Riga).

In 2020 her work was shown in one international and two national shows.

Melissa Riley graduated in 1975 with a BA in art from Emmanuel College, then proceeded to spend the next 35 years teaching in the Attleboro School District. She taught elementary art for 15 years before budget cuts “bumped” her into the classroom where she taught for the next 20 years.

Now retired, she considers herself an emerging artist working primarily in oil. Her work has been exhibited at the AAM, The True Grit Art Gallery, The

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BIOGRAPHIES Preservation Framer and The Office of Congressman Joe Kennedy III, Capitol Hill, Washington DC. Frank Robertson creates paintings that celebrate life. His goal is to create artwork that buyers will be proud to have in their home, with images that will please the eye and lift the spirits. This, he believes, is the power of art!

Tatiana Roulin is an award-winning, internationally renowned New England representational painter who has been working in NE as a full-time fine artist for the past 20 years. Her work can be found in hundreds of private collections worldwide. Her paintings have been exhibited internationally in Italy, Spain, Austria, Germany, England, Brazil and Russia. Currently her art is represented by the True Grit Art Gallery of Middleboro, MA, and the Spring Bull Gallery of Newport, RI. Gail Rousseau began her study of photography at NE School of Photography, Boston, MA and continued to the NH Institute of Art in Manchester. She received a scholarship to study Digital Printing at Maine Media Center, Rockport, ME. Her work had been shown at Lincoln-Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH; The Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY; The Brush Gallery, Lowell, MA and awarded an Honorable Mention Fellowship by the NH Council of the Arts. She freelancers throughout New England.

Abby Rovaldi holds a BFA from Mass College of Art & Design in Boston, MA. She prides herself in being an artist devoted to ink drawing as well as dabbling in mixed media printmaking, oils and sculpture.

Rovaldi is an award-winning artist who has been featured in numerous local, national and international exhibitions. Her work is found in permanent collections in Harrisonburg, VA, Taunton, MA, Brooklyn, NY and Siena, Italy. She maintains a working studio in Franklin, MA.

Sarah Samways is a mixed-race visual artist/writer who lives in RI. Currently, she is pursuing a CE Certificate in Natural Science Illustration from RISD. Her online t-shirt line, Babyshakes, benefits working artists and charitable organizations like Creature Conserve. Visit www.shopbabyshakes. com for more information.

Diane Savino holds an MFA in Painting from the Vermont College of Norwich University, as well as a M.A.Ed in painting from the Hartford Art School.

She is also an independent arts curator, who put together the egg tempera exhibit, “Nature and Narrative,” featured in April 2019 at the AAM. Savino has shown widely throughout the US and abroad.

Beverly Silva is a mixed media collage artist who works intuitively with geometric shapes and abundant texture. Taking advantage of the infinite variety of materials available to the mixed media artist, she enjoys experimenting with recycled, nontraditional materials for her series of abstract cityscapes. An elected member of the Art League of RI, and member of the AAM, Pawtucket Arts Collaborative and Warwick Center for the Arts, she exhibits frequently in group and open juried shows.

Lyn Slade has been a needle-felting artist, author and teacher for 17 years. Sharing the creative process is one of her greatest joys. Lyn’s work has appeared in numerous periodicals and solo & group exhibits. She has been awarded a Materials Needs Grant from Arts Worcester and an Artist Residency in Acadia National Park.

Kerry St.Pierre is a graduate of Mass College of Art & Design where she received training in sculpture, painting and drawing. Kerry enjoys working with a variety of mediums including clay, paint and chalk. She is well known for her sidewalk chalk art and has won numerous awards at several street painting competitions.

Charles B. Russ (American Artist, 1825-1920) was active in the second half of the 19th Century. During the period from 1870 to 1880, Russ lived on Hancock Street in Cambridge, MA.

Patrick Steele lives in Southborough, MA and has a studio with The Mill Contemporary Art group in Saxonville, MA. He mainly paints landscapes and figurative works. He has recently exhibited his work at Newburyport Art Association, ArtsWorcester, Cambridge Art Association, and Plymouth Center for the Arts.

Carol Sacks is a painter and printmaker who resides in North Attleboro, MA. She has studied at Mass College of Art & Design.

Her colorful work attempts to convey the ambience, meaning, and atmosphere of her subject. She has exhibited with the AAM, the RI Watercolor Society, Copley Art Society, the Monotype Guild of NE, the Foxboro Art Association, and other venues. Carol’s subject matter has been influenced by the experience of living in VT and Europe.

Nishiki Sugawara-Beda is a Japanese-American artist with a BA from Portland State University and an MFA from Indiana University. To speak to the core of humanity, she seeks connections among cultures both from the past and present and builds artistic foundation from her native and adapted cultural heritages. Her work has been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions both nationally and internationally. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX.

Ken Salome is a self-taught photographer focusing on the everyday, overlooked world around him. His photography has been exhibited locally at the Attleboro Arts Museum, Next Door Gallery, MMAS Gallery, and other galleries and was a 2017 8-Visions artist.

His photographs have been published in Photographer’s Forum Best of Photography 2017 and Lenswork Magazine. His work entitled “Intersect - High at Ellis Road” was awarded 2019-2020 image of the year in the Stony Brook Camera Club.

Norma Sumner is a member of the AAM, Cape Cod Art Association, and signature member of the Florida Watercolor Society and RI Watercolor Society.

Her work has been shown in New England and beyond.

Carolann Tebbetts graduated from UMass Dartmouth with a BFA in Painting. She earned an M.Ed. in Art Education several years later, and in 2015 was granted an MFA from the Heartwood College of Art in Biddeford, ME. Through showing at various juried venues throughout central New England

BIOGRAPHIES and teaching at both secondary and adult levels, she is able to maintain continuous studio engagement.

Roberta Towle graduated from Vesper George School of Commercial Art in Boston. She was awarded a scholarship to the R.H. Ives Gammell Studio in which Roberta studied under the guidance of the late Robert Hunter and Robert Cormier. She has exhibited extensively in MA and maintains a studio in Milton, MA. TreeTop Adventures is a high ropes and obstacle course located just 30 minutes south of Boston in Canton, MA. Their 10 trails range in difficulty level from beginner to expert and consist of obstacles like rolling logs, bridges, ladders, tight ropes, zip-lines and more! Opportunity for adventure is boundless at TreeTop Adventures! Their trails are built for climbers ages 7 and up. Every age and fitness level will find trails that are both challenging and achievable. The experience is safe, fun and most importantly exciting! Trained TreeTop Adventures staff members monitor the Park and are there to assist if needed.

Jennifer Turner is a life-long resident of Attleboro. She is a member of the AAM and Pawtucket Arts Collaborative. When she is not painting, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two sons, as well as volunteering in the boys’ school.

Colleen Vandeventer is an artist member of the Providence Art Club, Cape Cod Art Center as well as the Oil Painters of America. She attended the SMFA in Boston and has studied with many notable American artists through her career. Colleen teaches classes to adult art students from her studio in Pawtucket, RI. David Volkin, born and raised in MA, started studying art in high school in the early 80s and continued while in college and law school through the mid 90s. He put down his brushes after law school to pursue a career in the Navy and then as a lawyer in Boston. With his kids grown, he picked the brushes back up and found that his mind had gone in a completely new direction. A photographer and painter, his current paintings are based in impressionism, fauvism and particularly the interplay of colors.

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Andrea Warner has worked extensively in watercolor, acrylic and collage. However, since taking monotype classes at the AAM, she works primarily in monotype and monotype collage. Andrea is a founding member of Collective Marks, a member of the AAM, a member of the Monotype Guild of NE, and an artist member of the RI Watercolor Society. She has recently exhibited her work at the AAM, the RI Watercolor Society, and the Morini Gallery in Mansfield, MA. Robin Watson holds BM and MM degrees from Ithaca College School of Music. She studied watercolor painting with Christina Giza. She exhibited numerous paintings at art shows open to the public at Baypath Regional Vocational Technical School. Watson’s paintings reflect

places she has travelled (Adirondacks, ME, NYC, GA, NV, TX, Greece and Italy) with a focus on landscapes and architecture. She has also painted unique watercolors of her grand-dog and the Galveston Railroad Ghosts.

Charter Weeks has been a documentary photographer for nearly 50 years. He was a commercial photographer and filmmaker in NYC in the 1960s working for major agencies and the BBC. He returned to NH in the 1970s. Weeks has had the good fortune to photograph in Europe, Asia, Africa, Central America as well as the US. His work has been exhibited in galleries around the US and appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Virginia Quarterly Review, South Loop, Hanging Loose, Graphis Design, and Corvette Fever to mention a few.

Timothy Welsh is a multi-media artist working in paint, collage, drawing and photography that contain a wide variety of subject matter. His paintings of the past few years have centered on geometric abstraction, the titles often reference a starting-off point, but the work is mainly non-objective. Welsh enjoys working on a small scale. Pattern, repetition and precision all play an equal role in his works.

Mark Wholey works in painting and sculpture and has exhibited in MA, RI, FL, CA, Florence and Padova, Italy. He was awarded a “First Place” prize from the Providence Art Club in 2015 and “Second Place” in 2017 in “America Today” at Imago Foundation for the Arts in Warren, RI as well as the Sobel Memorial Scholarship and Jeffries Prize for drawing at the San Francisco Art Institute. While living in Italy, he worked in marble in Pietrasanta before moving to Umbria.

Steven Wiseman’s work can best be described as a love of wood and nature with a touch of artistic embellishment. This attachment began as a child watching his father build amazing model train layouts. This was enhanced with a wood shop class in high school and classes at Wentworth Institute. Steve’s work has won awards at several nationally juried art shows. He has exhibited at the Fuller Craft Museum, AAM, South Shore Arts Festival and The Arnold Arboretum.

Mary Wojciechowski, a retired visual arts teacher, is a Signature member of the RI Watercolor Society, a juried member of the Cape Cod Art Center and holds memberships at the AAM, the Monotype Guild of NE and Collective Marks. She has had her work accepted consistently into juried exhibitions, teaches painting workshops and is represented

by Gallery 31 in Orleans, True Grit Art Gallery in Middleboro, and Fuller Art Gallery in Jamestown.

Carol Wontkowski has a technical degree in photography and continuing education from RISD. Her work has been exhibited regionally, nationally and internationally garnering many awards.

Marian Wrightington is a painter that works to include the preservation of early American history in her pieces. Using scenes around her antique home, she feels she is not only painting for her own enjoyment, but she is also helping to preserve history.

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