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Rhythms & Rituals: The Work of Women – Art by Lori Lander and With the Grain: Works by Mitch Ryerson
At the Chandler Gallery, Mitch Ryerson’s and Lori Lander’s Art Beckons Viewers into New Worlds Mitch Ryerson wants you to climb all over his artwork, and Lori Lander paints scenes so luminous you could dive into them. Both Ryerson and Lander will be honored this September at the Spirit Awards Benefit, which celebrates Art at the Heart of Community in support of Maud Morgan Arts. Ryerson’s benches, playground structures and repurposed tree trunks and Lander’s paintings of women in markets,…
Find out more »From the Studios: Student Work
Armed with Duct Tape, Children Storm the Art World Students Present the Fruits of Learning at the Chandler Gallery For anyone who is despondent over the state of today’s youth “From the Studios: Artwork by ABC and MMA Students” at the Chandler Gallery provides a hopeful perspective on the next generation. The outpouring of youthful creativity from students enrolled in Maud Morgan Arts classes and the Agassiz Baldwin Afterschool program is charming: when given the opportunity to make animal benches,…
Find out more »Wax and Paper: Encaustic Prints
AROMATIC ART MassWax Exhibition at the Chandler Gallery Displays Versatility of Encaustic Printmaking June 29 to July 31, 2015 Gallery Hours: Weekdays 9:00 am - 5:30 pm Reception: Thursday, July 9, 2015, 6 to 8 pm “When people look at encaustic work, they can’t help but touch it,” says Lola Baltzell, president of MassWax, the local chapter of International Encaustic Artists. Baltzell is curating an exhibition of encaustic prints by MassWax members, juried by Betty Bothereau, owner of L’Attitude Gallery.…
Find out more »Images of Grief & Healing
Images of Grief and Healing A curated exhibition of artwork at the Chandler Gallery. August 10 - September 11, 2015 Opening Reception: Thursday, August 13, 6-8 pm See How Loss Feels Grief may be a universal human emotion, but the expression of grief is highly individual, as evidenced by “Images of Grief and Healing” at the Chandler Gallery. The exhibit, juried by therapist and artist Emily Newmann and art educator Deborah Putnoi, presents artwork inspired by personal loss. The losses…
Find out more »CO+Motion: Judith and H.Peik Larsen
Judith and H. Peik Larsen September 20 to October 23, 2015 September 20 was a glorious autumnal evening celebrating the Spirit Awards, honoring artists Judith + H. Peik Larsen. The atmosphere was magical, the food delicious, the entertainment and artwork were stimulating, and a good time was had by the nearly 300 guests
Find out more »Schemata: Works by Sarah Hulsey and Rhonda Smith
Building Blocks of Land and Language Sarah Hulsey and Rhonda Smith Chart New Territory at the Chandler Gallery February 15 - March 11, 2016 Opening Reception:February 18, 6-8 pm Sarah Hulsey and Rhonda Smith Chart New Territory at the Chandler Gallery are turning cartography on its head. Their upcoming show at the Chandler Gallery, “Schemata,”showcases the artists’ different approaches to mapping as metaphor. Hulsey combines theoreticallinguistics with historical diagrams to create pictorial representations of words and ideas, while Smith’s abstract paintings evoke geological forces in…
Find out more »Small Works Salon 2016: Thesis / Antithesis
Small Works Salon 2016: Thesis / Antithesis A juried exhibition of artwork at the Chandler Gallery March 21 to April 15, 2016 Juror: Distinguished artist Gerry Bergstein Reception: Sunday, April 3, 2016, 3 to 5 pm The space that separates two opposites is filled with tension, humor, and paradoxes, as evidenced by the artwork in the Chandler Gallery’s upcoming “Small Works Salon 2016: Thesis/Antithesis.” Juried by artist Gerry Bergstein, the exhibition features sculpture, paintings, photographs, and prints that fuse two contradictory…
Find out more »The Life of Photo: Exhibit by CRLS AP Photography Students
Life Navigated: Photography Exhibit by CRLS AP Photography Students April 25 - May 13, 2016 Gallery Hours: Weekdays 9:00 am - 5:30 pm Closing reception: Thursday, May 12, 5:00 - 7:00 pm Chandler Gallery Showcases Cambridge Rindge and Latin School Photography Students High school is not often a picturesque time of life, but the students in Cambridge Rindge and Latin School’s first ever AP photography class have found many moments worth recording. According to instructor Debi Milligan, the analog and…
Find out more »From The Studios: Artwork by ABC and MMA Students
From the Studios: Artwork by ABC and MMA Students Chandler Gallery Showcases Works by Young Local Artists These works remind adults what it means to have fun. Clay animals, wooden marble runs, and a robot who serves cups for water are the creations of students at Maud Morgan Arts and Agassiz Baldwin Afterschool. The artists, ranging in age from kindergarten through 8th grade, offer perspectives that older artists can mimic and aspire to, but can no longer truly possess. The…
Find out more »Here / There: Works by Wendy Prellwitz
WATER IN UNEXPECTED WAYS Wendy Prellwitz Floats Metaphors into the Chandler Gallery “I wanted to challenge myself to represent water in unexpected ways”, says artist Wendy Prellwitz. The paintings and monotypes in her upcoming show at the Chandler Gallery juxtapose night with day, solidity with fluidity, and the concrete with the unknowable while depicting water in abstracted textures and shades of magenta, orange and black. The exhibition is part of the annual Spirit Awards Benefit for Maud Morgan Arts, at…
Find out more »Birches, Bark and Beyond: Works by Marja Lianko
AT HOME IN THE WOODS Marja Lianko Draws on Finnish Roots for Works of Bark “Birches have nearly taken over my studio,” says artist Marja Lianko, whose upcoming show at the Chandler Gallery features paintings and sculpture depicting—and, in some cases, made of—trees, bark and branches. Lianko is a fixture in the Boston art scene. She taught at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts for 23 years, and has shown her work at the MFA, the Fogg Museum,…
Find out more »Pop Up Gallery Exhibition
Exhibition of Artwork from Print and Process Weekend Workshop A "Pop-up” exhibition and reception in the Chandler Gallery Monday, November 28, 2016 5:30 - 7:30 pm MMA offers a weekend of workshops in which artists can print with the guidance of Master Printers at a scale and using techniques not available in many print studios. Instructors are Catherine Kernan and Heddi Siebel. Works from this workshop will be shown for a one night viewing of works created during that weekend.
Find out more »Drawn From Within 2016
Drawn From Within 2016 All agency exhibition to celebrate our collective talents and creativity
Find out more »Countermoves: Cuba and Uganda
Countermoves: Cuba & Uganda Work by Robin Boger and Sean Kernan January 11 to February 3, 2017 Reception: Sunday, January 22, 5:00-7:00 pm Photographers Robin Z. Boger and Sean Kernan Bring Distant Lands to Life at the Chandler Gallery “Any successful photograph is a gift,” says photographer Robin Z. Boger. “A gift of place, of people and of spirit.” In an upcoming show at the Chandler Gallery, Boger’s photographs of city and rural life in Cuba appear alongside Sean Kernan’s…
Find out more »Excavation: Work by Gerry Bergstein
Artist Talk: Thursday, March 9, 6:00 - 7:30 pm Artist Gerry Bergstein uses his studio floor as “an archaeological site in which to explore my own mind.” For over a decade, he has added paint and collage to an ever-evolving studio installation that serves as a figurative and literal starting point for his artwork. The pieces in Bergstein’s upcoming show at the Chandler Gallery combine photographs of his studio collage with additional visual elements, intentionally blurring the lines between photography,…
Find out more »Gallery Reception, Torn and Folded: Work by Bill Flynn
Thursday, April 27 6:00 - 8:00 pm Dates: April 24 - May 19, 2017 The Chandler Gallery 20 Sacramento St. Cambridge, MA Artist Bill Flynn has been collecting crushed gloves. He is fascinated by the way the random creases reshape each glove into a visually exciting flat piece. Flynn’s glove collection served as a major influence for his latest show at the Chandler Gallery: Each drawing borrows the techniques of folding and flattening to incorporate fortuitous rips and edges as…
Find out more »Artist Talk: Bill Flynn
Wednesday, May 10 6:00 - 7:00 pm The Chandler Gallery 20 Sacramento St. Cambridge, MA Artist Bill Flynn has been collecting crushed gloves. He is fascinated by the way the random creases reshape each glove into a visually exciting flat piece. Flynn’s glove collection served as a major influence for his latest show at the Chandler Gallery: Each drawing borrows the techniques of folding and flattening to incorporate fortuitous rips and edges as part of the finished work. See full…
Find out more »Reception: From the Studios / Artwork by ABC and MMA Students
5:30 - 6:30 pm The Chandler Gallery 20 Sacramento St. Cambridge, MA Join us for a reception with students and their families for light refreshments on the front porch. From the Studios highlights the creations of our youngest artists. Works include self-portrait prints, ceramic work, puppets, creature boxes, circus pop-up posters, and a giant 3D unicorn and treasure box. Artwork is created by students in Maud Morgan Arts and Agassiz Baldwin Community programs. Artwork will be on display until June 23rd.…
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