Opening Reception May 1: 2:00 to 6:00 pm

Gallery @ Spencer Lofts is proud to host an exhibition of artwork of teachers and students in the Chelsea Public Schools. The exhibition is suppored in part by a grant from the Chelsea Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

May 2010

Ink on paper.

“Additive Knowledge/ Cumulative Presence.”

According to St.Germain:

“While creating a work of art, empirical knowledge is consistently gleaned and channeled back into the work. This knowledge is cumulative, just like the works in this exhibition which were created simply through the addition of material…”

Please join the artist for an opening reception at Gallery at Spencer Lofts on Friday, May 7, from 6-9 pm.

The gallery is located at 60 Dudley Street in Chelsea, MA (02150).

Saturday gallery hours are from 1-4 pm on May 8, May 22 and May 29.

Private showings may be arranged by calling 617-448-4313.

March 27- April 24, 2010
Artists Reception: Saturday April 17, 1-5pm
Gallery Hours: by appointment only

Breanne Duffy and John Norton are two distinctly different painters from Belmont who share a common interest in the possibilities of exploring the visual and conceptual texture of man made and natural environments. Their sources of inspiration range from the people and streets of contemporary Manhattan and Coney Island in New York City to the recycled milled wooden remnants of bygone quiet Maine forests. (more…)

Exhibiting Procedures for Gallery@Spencer Lofts, Chelsea MA

Next Deadline May 7, 2010:  ALL submissions must be in hands of the Gallery by Friday May 7, 2010. Applicants will be notified of the results by May 31^st.

The Gallery@ Spencer Lofts presents monthly exhibits by regional and out of state artists in the Gallery, a state of the art facility. Open by appointment and artist receptions only.

Artists interested in exhibiting in the Gallery should submit the following via snail mail (email submissions will not be considered).

• 10 high quality digital images of recent work on a CD in 300 dpi jpg, 4×6 format only. (We no longer accept slides, power point or PDF’s of images please.) Each image must be clearly numbered 1-12.

• A Word document that gives a numbered list noting the medium and size of each images and gives titles where possible. (Please provide a hard, paper copy, do not put the document on the disc with the images

• A resume with the artist name and contact information including an email address and phone number and a brief description of the works to be considered. (Please provide a hard, paper copy, do not put the document on the disc with the images).

• A self-addressed, stamped, letter size envelope so that we may notify you of the committee’s selections. In addition, if you would like your CD returned, please send a stamped self-addressed mailer large enough to accommodate the disc.

• Incomplete or incorrect submissions will not be considered.

Information should be sent to:

Gallery@ Spencer lofts

C/O Darlene DeVita

60 Dudley St. Unit 107

Chelsea, MA 02150

• Once an artist’s work is accepted and a show scheduled, an opening reception may also be planned. The artist is responsible for food and drinks at the reception and for sending out invitational postcards.

• The Gallery untilize a special hanging system for artwork. Work must be framed with a wire across the back to accommodate this system. Artist are responsible for hanging their work and may not place anything directly on our walls.

Publicity:

Publicity is handled by the Gallery Communications group, including Press Release, and any signs that are needed for the show.  Any promotional materials produced by the artist need to be approved by the Gallery.

Sales:

The gallery receives a 10% commission on all works sold. We are a non-profit self-sustaining venue, thank you for your support!

Insurance:

The Gallery does not hold insurance  for art work on exhivit and is not responsible for loss or damage of the artist’s work.  Exhibiting artists will be asked to sign a waiver.

*Still have a question?  Call or email Darlene DeVita 617-466-0403 or info@galleryspencerlofts.com

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November 2-30, 2009

Opening Reception Nov. 12th, 2009 6pm-9pm

Andrea Raynor has taught photography for the past 15 years as well as maintaining a painting studio for he past 10 years. This current body of work represents working with both photography and painting within a subtractive process.

The photographs are all found portraits from a cemetery in Venice Italy.

None of the images have been altered digitally only to be cropped and enlarged. They were documented to demonstrate how little information could

be conveyed but still read as a portrait of a person. The process of time passing and different levels of decay slowly working the portrait away to the

bare minimum of representation.

Raynor’s large scale paintings begin as fields of black. She then carves out form using gold paint, creating negative space. The resulting images are linear and gestural. The reduction of color to simply black and gold creates a strong graphic sensation. The goal of the painting to see how much can be reduced and still have the painting read as an active gesture. Both the photographs and

paintings use light to reduce the images, what remains is hopefully where the content lies. 

Raynor’s background in photography has strongly influenced her approach to these paintings, as both forms allow her to use light as the subject of her work, as well as the instrument for creating reaction to the piece.

October 3 -31, 2009

Opening Reception: Saturday, October 3rd, 2009; 5 - 7 pm

Open on Saturdays from 10 am to 1 pm except Columbus day weekend, and by appointment

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Closing Reception: Sunday, September 27  2 pm – 4 pm

Brian’s first visit to Santa Fe galleries made a great impression on his aesthetic ideal. He was influenced by the Southwest, Mexico, further south and beyond. For Brian painting is the microcosm of all the large life stuff.  It is story telling. He’s curious about what story will come next through the image; how it relates to life and spirit. His interest is in the uplifting energy and visceral impact of the work.
Brian is represented by Chameleon in Newburyport, MA. He has shown in New York City’s Outsider Art Fair.

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Opening Reception: Friday, July 10
7:00 P.M. – 10:30 P.M.

Exhibition runs to August 22, 2009

(There will be a swapping out of work with a second opening on August 8, 7 to 10:30 pm)

Chris Spuglio, a Boston native, attended Mass Art College before graduating from Salem State College with a BA in Fine Art. His work has appeared in galleries in the United States and Europe over the past ten years. He has been recognized in ArtisSpectrum Magazine and The Boston Globe, and is represented by the Agora Gallery and The Amsterdam Whitney in NYC.

His recent shows include “Double Fantasy” at the Atlantic Works Gallery, Boston, MA; “The Revelry of Energy” at Agora Gallery, NYC; “Traces of Memory” at Estense Castle Museum, Trevistan International Art, Ferrara, Italy.

Opening Reception: TBA May 2009

Connective Tissue is a joint project between a group of East Boston and Chelsea artists, in recognition of the growing relationship between these two neighboring artists’ communities and a desire to foster connections through a collaborative effort.

The show is loosely based on a line from Frederick Sommer’s The Poetic Logic of Art and Aesthetics: “The legato of a single squirrel holds together the whole forest.”