The Familiar Unknown Catalog

The Familiar Unknown May 6th – June 4th, 2023 Bernay Fine Art Curated by Sue Muskat and Phil Knoll

Giordanne Salley Faile Jenny Kemp Kathy Osborn Karen Lederer Colin Hunt Matt LaFleur Peter Saul Mary Jo Vath Max Miller Susan Bee

Sally Saul Wayne Koestenbaum Deborah Zlotsky Katie Rubright Dan Perkins Lindsay Walt Margot Glass Michael St. John Judith Braun John Franklin Amanda Marie Mason

On May 6th Bernay Fine Art will open The Familiar Unknown, curated by Sue Muskat Knoll and Phil Knoll and featuring 22 artists from the Hudson Valley, Berkshires, and New York City.

Behind every endeavor, whether it is selling art or curating shows, Sue Muskat Knoll and Phil Knoll’s process always begins with the intention to support artists and build community. These past few years have brought about upheaval and changes for most everyone. For their upcoming show, The Familiar Unknown, Muskat and Knoll again bring it back to the idea of community by asking the participating artists to explore what people have had in common these past few years.

In this show, artists are asked to examine the things that we once took for granted yet are no longer assured of. The experience of uncertainty is something we all feel, and instead of displacing us or dividing us, it can in fact unite us.

Anna Martucci, April 2023, Main Street Magazine

Giordanne Salley, "High Tide Taking my Shoes", 2023, Oil and paper on canvas, 14 x 16 inches

Faile, "No Escape", Puzzle Box Paint on Wood, 10.5 x 7.5 x 2 inches

Jenny Kemp, "Flaps", 2023, Acrylic on linen over panel, 20 x 16 inches

Kathy Osborn, "Rag Rug", 2023, Oil on art board, 12 x 17 inches

Karen Lederer, "Eggs", 2022, Oil and acrylic on paper mounted panel, 20 x 24 inches

Colin Hunt, "Many Worlds Interpretation - H.C.H.L.V.b", 2021 and "Many Worlds Interpretation - H.C.H.C.E.c", 2020, Watercolor on paper, 22 x 11 and 21 x 9 inches. Photo Courtesy of K.C. Maddux.

Matt LaFleur, "Volunteers", 2023, Wax pencil on paper, 41 x 32 inches

Peter Saul, "Untitled", 1996, Ink on paper, 12 x 14 inches

Mary Jo Vath, "Duet", 2020, Oil on canvas 12 x 24 inches

Max Miller, “Florence”, 2020, Watercolor, gouache and graphite on paper, 24 x 18 inches

Susan Bee, "The Dreamer", 2018, Oil on linen, 20 x 16 inches

Sally Saul, "Untitled", 2020 , Ceramic, 7 x 8 x 4 inches

Wayne Koestenbaum, "Another Cloud Poem Painting", 2022, Oil on panel, 12 x 9 inches

Deborah Zlotsky, "Otherwise", 2021, Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches

Katie Rubright, "Knee Deep", 2023, Oil on linen, 14 x 11 inches

Dan Perkins, "Vermillion Nova", 2023, Oil on panel, 7 x 5 inches

Lindsay Walt, “Blue Nile”, 2022 Watercolor on paper, 15 x 13 inches

Margot Glass, "Clover 3" and “Clover 5”, 2023, Acrylic and graphite on panel, 11 x 9 inches each

Michael St John, "Sid Vicious", 2021, Oil on canvas, 30 x 24 inches

Judith Braun, "Symmetrical Procedure TI-30-1", 2023, Graphite on clayboard, 30 x 30 inches

John Franklin, "Ice Cap II", 2023, Flashe on Arches watercolor paper, 27 x 35 inches

Amanda Marie Mason, “Gaudy’s Garden”, 2022, Barcelona Spain Metal photographic print, 14 x 11 inches

Bernay Fine Art 296 Main Street Great Barrington, MA 01230 (413) 645 - 3421