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NOVEMBER 2021 MEMBER NEWS

Nov 01, 2021

Here are some of the exciting shows and events CAA Members are taking part in. We’ve also included external opportunities & news from other organizations! If you have an exhibit, open studio, class, or call for art coming up – click here to fill out our form!

Anne Plaisance | Western Ave Open Studios

Saturday, November 6 from 12pm to 5 pm

122 and 160 Western Avenue Lowell, MA


On Nov. 6, don’t miss out on the opportunity to view Anne Plaisance‘s studio and view her work in progress, Say Her Name. This project  began 2 years ago during her residency at the Vermont Studio Center. This transformative art exhibition unfolds in three chapters that allow the visitor to walk through the heroic journey of celebrities, women and children who reclaimed their power. 

Anne will be in her studio Nov. 6, Saturday. It’s on the 4th floor, # 461. To learn more about Anne, visit her website! To visit out Western Ave Open Studios, click here.


Rebecca Mcgee Tuck, Yellow Jack

Upsurge, Too | The PEG Center for Art & Activism

Present to November 27, 2021

83 Sprint Street, Watertown, MA

Hours: Thursdays from 1pm – 4pm

Upsurge, Too is an abbreviated selection of art and artists from a previous show, Upsurge, at PEG. Rebecca McGee Tuck, a sculptor & CAA Member, has 4 sculptures made of sea debris in this show about nature’s impermanence and climate change.

The exhibit also features work from Ruth Brownstein, Anne Cummings, Sarah Haskell, & Michelle Lougee. To learn more about this exhibit click here.


Visual Concepts | Bromfield Gallery

Christine, Kyle, Hold The Light

November 3 to 28, 2021

450 Harrison Ave. Boston, MA

Hours: Wednesday to Sunday from 12pm to 5pm

Opening Reception: Friday, November 5, 6-8 pm

Christine Kyle‘s Visiual Concepts will be at Bromfield Gallery from November 2rd to the 28th.

Christine Kyle is a CAA member and they make peculiar, mixed media, & wall sculptures that evoke a sense of familiarity while resisting categorization.

Challenging assumptions, push boundaries, and honor the messiness of nuance are the focus points of her work. Things are not what they seem to be. She explores the play of movement and tension between image, form, line and space ­—to blur these distinctions is to challenge the viewers’ assumptions about the drawn line and the sculptural edge: the 2D and the 3D image.

Click here for more information on the exhibition. To Lean more about Chrinstine Kyle, check out her website!


Marc Goldring | Workhub at the Substation in Roslindale Square

Saturday, November 13 from 10am to 5pm

4228 Washington Street, across from Adams Park

Opening Reception/Preview: Friday, November 12 from 6pm to 8pm

Marc Goldring, a photographer and CAA Member will be showing a mix of his photography at the


Workhub at the Substation in Roslindale Square. He will have a small assortment of framed prints new and old, as well as two 2022 calendars and lots of greeting cards. The venue is located Right across the street from the famous Roslindale Farmers Market!

To learn more about Marc, check out his website!


Holiday Pop-up Shop | Jerome Street Studios

November 6 to November 13, 2021

128 Jerome Street Medford, MA

Saturdays 11/6 & 11/13 from 12pm to 7pm, Monday 11/8 to Friday 11/12 by appointment or luck

Opening Reception: Saturday, November 6 from 6pm to 7pm

Susan Murie, Ted Ollier, & Stephanie Todhunter will have their workfor sale at the 2021 Holiday Pop-up Shop at Jerome Street Studios from Nov. 6 to Nov. 13. For more details on the pop-up shop, click here.

For their websites, click their names: Susan Murie, Ted Ollier, & Stephanie Todhunter


Janet Smith, Splash


Images from the Boatyard | Cary Memorial Library

Present to November 29, 2021

1874 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, 02420

Hours: Monday to Thursday from 9am-9pm; Friday to Saturday from 9am-5pm; Sunday from 1pm-5pm

Janet Smith, a photographer & CAA member,travels to New England harbors and boatyards in search of old boats with layers of peeling paint, wood and metal aged by the sea. From a distance, She sees old boats in need of repair. When she move closer, she sees landscapes and beautiful abstract art.

Photographs in this series are available for sale. To learn more about Images from the Boatyard and Janet Smith, visit her website!


Surface Area | Coastal Contemporary Gallery

Fleur Thesmar, Four Rivers

Present to November 29, 2021

491 Thames St, Newport, RI

Hours: Wednesday from 12pm to 6pm, Thurs from 12pm to 3pm, Fri from 12pm to 5pm, Sat & Sun 12pm to 6pm

Through November 28th, Coastal Contemporary Gallery will be exhibit three artists; Karin Gelen, Susan Greer, & Fleur Thesmar; who explore their inner and external worlds. To learn more about Surface Space, view the exhibits website.

Fleur Thesmar is a painter and CAA Member. She has 5 selected works in Surface Area. To learn more about Fleur, view their website. Not too long ago, we featured Fleur in our Member Spotlight! To view their Member Spotlight blog post, click here. Interested in being featured in our Member Spotlight? Then, visit this link!


Member’s Juried | Providence Art Association & Museum

Present to November 28, 2021

11 Thomas Street, Providence, RI

Hours: Monday to Friday from 11am to 4pm, Sunday from 11am to 4pm

Each year PAAM mounts upwards of 6 members’ open and juried exhibitions in which participants display their work alongside some of America’s most noteworthy artists. Members’ Exhibitions at PAAM represent the work of our contemporary artist-members.

Ingrid Scheilber, a visual artist & CAA Member, has her work featured! To learn more about Ingrid, view her website. To Learn more about the Member’s Juried Show at PAAM, click here!


Grace Julian- Murthy, Pansy Utility Box

Pansy Utility Box | Transforming Belmont 2021

The town of Belmont, MA

Grace Julian-Murthy, a visual artist & CAA Member, has public art featured in Belmont, MA. With support from the Belmont Cultural Council, Belmont Art Association has initiated a public art project called “Transforming Belmont 2021” where artists design utility boxes around Belmont, MA.

Check out her painted utility box as well others painted by local artists throughout the town of Belmont! To learn more about Grace, check out their website. To learn more about Belmont Art Association and what they are up to, visit their website.


April Jukubec, Namaste Boston

It’s Welcome Time | Downtown Boston BID

Downtown Boston, MA

Downtown Boston BID has begun their utility box project where they invite local artists to design utility boxes around downtown Boston!

April Jakubec, a painter & CAA Member, has painted a utility box mural, Namaste Boston.


Jessica Burko Open Studio | Wareham Street Studios

November 13 & 14, 11am to 5pm

59 Wareham Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA

It’s your opportunity to purchase original one-of-kind works by Jessica Burko, see new work in progress, and visit the space where it all happens.

For elevator service call 617-462-9353.


Clare Asch | Waltham Mills Open Studio

November 6 & 7 ,2021 from 12pm to 6pm

144 & 298 Moody Street Waltham, MA

Head on over to the Waltham Mills Open Studio on Nov. 6 & 7 to view Clare Asch’s work! Clare Asch is CAA Member and local artist! To learn more about her, check out her website!

To plan to see Clare’s work and to check out the other artists in the Waltham Mills Open Studio, check out their website!

Vivace | Concord Art Association

November 2-24, 2021

37 Lexington Rd, Concord, MA

Hours: Tuesday to Sunday from 11am to 4pm

Opening Reception: November 7, 4pm to 6pm

Vivace is a three person show at the Concord Art Association.The three artists included in the show are Gretchen Warsen, Sirapi Heghenian Walzer, and  Brenda Steinberg. For more information on Concord Art Association’s Vivace, check out their website!

Gretchen Warsen is a painter & CAA Member. View their work at Vivace as well as her website! Their work is also available to view or purchase through the Gregg Irby Gallery.


Surface | Kingston Gallery

November 1 – 30, 2021

450 Harrison Ave #43, Boston, MA 

On-Kyeong Seong, a local artist and CAA Member, is the curator for Surface. This Exhibition at Kingston Gallery consists of six artists who take on interaction with the abstracted forms and patterns, such as animated abstract images, patterns of dots and natural elements. Artists are Erica Licea- Kane, Jane Lincoln, Jennifer Moses, Rose Olson, Lynda Schlosberg and Luanne E Witkowski.

To learn more about On-Kyeong Seong, check out their website! Want to know more about Surface? Check out the Kingston Gallery website!


The Infinite Mirage of Rapture | Griffin Museum

November 20, 2021 – January 21, 2022

Hours: Tuesday to Sunday from 12pm to 4pm

Opening Reception: December 2nd at 6:30pm

Jaina Cipriano, a photographer & CAA Member , has a solo show of her work entitled, The Infinite Mirage of Rapture, on view at the Griffin Museum from November 30, 2021 – January 31, 2022, with an opening reception on December 2nd at 6:30pm.

For more information visit the Griffin Museum website. To learn more about Jaina, check out her website!


Passage | Cassilhaus

Gail Samuelson at the Opening Reception of Passage

Present to December 31, 2021

Chapel Hill, NC

This exhibit featured photography from Gail Samuelson and Karen “KZ” Zusman. Gail works almost entirely in color and KZ in black and white. Despite different sensibilities in the work there is a clear kinship between the two artists. Passage is an apt metaphor for both artists’ work. It also connects back to the passage of the 19th amendment; the impact of those courageous women and their work toward gender equity a century ago continues to ripple through to today.

Gail Samuelson, a photographer & CAA Member, has her work, “Passing Through” & “Light House”, on view in Passage until December 31! To view her work, visit her website. To learn more about Cassilhaus & Passage, view their website!


Gretchen Warsen, Here When You Fall

Gretchen Warsen at Gregg Irby Gallery

996 Huff Rd NW D, Atlanta, GA or online

Hours: Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm

Gretchen Warsen, a painter & CAA Member, has their work on view and for sale at the Gregg Irby Gallery. Gretchen has a wide range of small and large abstract paintings on view currently.

If you love abstract paintings, then viewing Gretchen’s work at the Gregg Irby Gallery is a very smart idea! To learn more about Gretchen Warsen, visit her website. To learn about about Gregg Irby Gallery, check out their website!


Transformation/Identity | Chocolate Church Arts Center

Present to November 27, 2021

804 Washington St, Bath, ME

Hours: Tuesday to Friday from 10am to 4pm, Saturday from 10am to 2pm

Transformation/Identity discusses memory and identity using oils and mixed media.  This pairing of artists is a powerful presentation that promises to provoke thought and emotion. Kathryn Geismar, a painter & CAA Member, has their work on view in this two-person show with Jennifer Goldfinger.

To lean more about Kathryn, check out their website. To learn more about Chocolate Church Arts Center & Transformation/Identity, visit their website!

 If you have an exhibit, open studio, class, or call for art coming up – click here to fill out our form!