Opening Reception: Thursday , June 4th, 6-9 pm
Third Thursday Reception: June 18th, 6-9 pm
Karen Kemp’s recent landscape paintings (and etchings) in this show feature her fondness for the shoreline. The deep horizons of the marshes and wetlands conjure a serene and dream-like mood. Kemp is especially keen to ensure that her work is broadly accessible, and for some her work may evoke a recognition of place. Kemp studied fresco painting at Il Laboratoria Per Affresco di Vainella in Italy and received a painting fellowship at the Vermont Studio Center in 2003. She is represented by Danette Koke Fine Art in New York, the Christopher Gallery in Stony Brook, the Boston Drawing Project at Bernard Toale Gallery, and her work is in private and corporate collections, including the Bessemer Trust, New York and San Francisco and Morgan & Finnegan, LLP, NY.
Maureen O’Connor has been called ‘a masterful painter of some of our favorite things’ by Randi Hopkins of the Boston Phoenix and current associate curator at Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art. Her new work continues her exploration of ceramic ducks as a subject matter. She combines these ducks with various fabrics such as stripes, polka dots, Marimekko and a 1960’s inspired psychedelic floral print. In her still life paintings, she likes to take an object and explore all the possibilities with it, and the possibilities are nearly inexhaustible. 2 teachers who have profoundly influenced O’Connor’s work are renowned landscape painter George Nick and Jason Berger founder of the Direct Vision Movement. Her work is represented by the Jack Meier Gallery, Houston, Texas and is in the collections of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Fidelity Investments, Bank of America, Children’s Hospital, Biogen and AOL.com
Gallery hours are Fridays and Saturdays 2-6pm, and by appointment. To schedule an appointment, please call (617)848-8917 or (617) 568-1294. For detailed directions and information about members and gallery activities, visit www.atlanticworks.org.
Begun in 2003, Atlantic Works Gallery is a member-operated collaborative space for art and ideas. It is located on the top floor of 80 Border Street on the waterfront in East Boston. Parking is available and it is T-accessible (Maverick T stop on the Blue Line) . Please come to visit!