Galleries : Art Notes

Published: August 27, 2009

Openings

FRIDAY, AUGUST 28

Doug Peckham's Studio 4-7 pm, 56 Pennacook Ave., Oak Bluffs. Acrylics, watercolors, pastels, pen and ink, photographs. Also Sat.

Washington Ledesma Studio 5-8 pm, 5 Murrant Ave., Oak Bluffs. Three Potters: Hiroshi Nakayama of Japan, Bill O'Callahan of Ireland, Washington Ledesma of Uruguay. Refreshments. Continues Sat., Sun. 508-693-1823.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 29

Washington Ledesma Studio 10 am-4 pm, 5 Murrant Ave. See Fri.

The Groovy Sue Gallery 2-7 pm, 9 Spruce Ave., Oak Bluffs. New works by Suesan Stovall. Refreshments. 323-842-1076.

David Tierney's Gallery 4-7 pm, 60 Hines Point, Vineyard Haven. Mr. Tierney's landscapes and abstracts, oil on wood, canvas, textiles. 508-560-5557.

Doug Peckham's Studio 4-7 pm, 56 Pennacook Ave. See Fri.

Dragonfly Gallery 4-7 pm, Oak Bluffs. Con Brio! show features Don McKillop, Jance Lentz, Kyle Stevenson. Open house weekend: Sat. & Sun., 11 am-6 pm. Through Sept. 13. mvdragonfly.com; 508-693-8877.

Alison Shaw Gallery 4-7 pm, Oak Bluffs. The Structure show. 508-696-7429; alisonshaw.com.

PIKNIK Art & Apparel 4-7 pm, Oak Bluffs. Max Decker's Fusion Show: mix of different styles, mediums. piknikmv.com.

Etherington Fine Art 5-7 pm, Vineyard Haven. Farewell reception: New work by Elizabeth Cecil, Julie Speed, Eleanor Hubbard, Gregory Watson, Clifford Smith, Peter Roux, John Gibson, Pipo Brockman, Carrie Mae Smith, Lonnie Graham. 508-693-9696; etheringtonfineart.com.

L'Elegance 6-8 pm, Oak Bluffs. Harry and Craig Seymour.

Cousen Rose Gallery 7-9 pm, Oak Bluffs. Myrna Morris, acrylic/mixed media; Derrick Jackson, photography: "The Obama Collection." 508-693-6656; cousenrose.com.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 30

Washington Ledesma Studio 10 am-4 pm, 5 Murrant Ave. See Fri. Last day.

Dragonfly Gallery 4 pm, Oak Bluffs. Artist's talk: Jance Lentz. 508-693-8877; mvdragonfly.com.

Featherstone 4-6 pm, Oak Bluffs.

Max Stern: photography retrospective. Through Sept. 9. 508-693-1850.

The Field Gallery 5-7 pm, West Tisbury. Benefit for Sheriff's Meadow Foundation, celebrating 50 years. 508-693-5595; fieldgallery.com.

Old Sculpin Gallery 6-8 pm, Edgartown. Camilla Westby, Dylan Sean Murray, Louisa Gould, Sheila Hoerle, Nancy Blair. 508-627-4881.

Ongoing Shows

Andrew Moore Gallery Oak Bluffs. Andrew Moore's "Painting from the Coast," oils and watercolors. 508-693-8548; agmoore.com.

Bank of Martha's Vineyard Chilmark. Undersea and By the Sea Photography by Rob Rosenbaum. Through Aug. 28. 508-645-3587; bob@underseaphotography.com.

Carol Craven Gallery Vineyard Haven. Kib Bramhall, recent paintings. Through Sept. 7. 508-693-3535; cravengallery.com.

Chilmark Library Photography exhibit: black and white photos by Riggs Parker featuring Donald LeMar Poole's round wooden lobster pots. 508-645-3360.

Davis House Gallery 985 State Rd., West Tisbury. New oil paintings and drawings by Allen Whiting. 508-693-4691.

Doug Kent 401 Lamberts Cove Rd., West Tisbury. Paintings. 508-965-2714.

Field Gallery West Tisbury. Barbara Wylan, acrylics on canvas of Vineyard and Cape Cod; Ron Gee, new landscapes and still lifes. Through Aug. 29. 508-693-5595.

Granary Gallery West Tisbury. Vintage Vineyard: images by Alfred Eisenstaedt. 508-693-0455.

Gossamer Gallery Chilmark. Sandy Turner, paintings; David Smith, wood turned pieces; Shona sculpture from Zimbabwe; Gordon Melbye, paintings; David Geiger, paintings and sculpture; Paul Brissette, mono cast sculpture; Ann Bromberg, weavings. 508-645-7978; gossamergallery.net

hastings in the alley Oak Bluffs. Abstract art by Rick Hoffman. Through Aug. 31. 508-693-7444; hastingsinthehalley.com.

hastings in the alley Oak Bluffs. "Collage in the Alley:" Alfred Rivera, Tamar Russell, Andrea Sroka, Andrew Valenti. 508-468-9651.

Hermine Merel Smith Fine Art Gallery 548 Edgartown-West Tisbury Rd., West Tisbury. Hermine Hull, new paintings; Ruth Kirchmeier, new woodcuts.

Louisa Gould Gallery Vineyard Haven. First Family Week. Through Aug. 30. Also: John Holladay and Maya Farber paintings, James Murray sculptures, Louisa Gould giclees. Through Sept. 3. 508-693-7373; louisagould.com.

M.V. Glassworks West Tisbury. Sandblasted vessels by Peter Houk, director of MIT Glass Lab. Through Sept. 11. 508-693-6026; mvglassworks.com.

NYE Gallery Oak Bluffs. Rez Williams, paintings; Michael Zide, landscape photography; Lucy Mitchell, sculpture; Peigi Cole-Jolliffe, paintings; Anthony Benton Gude, oil paintings; Jon Imber, still lifes; Jill Hoy, paintings. 508-693-9700; nyegallery.com.

Saltwater Gallery 367 Lambert's Cove Rd., West Tisbury. Island History, Flora & Fauna, mixed media work by Ashley Medowski. Through Sept. 15. 802-696-8822.

Scottish Bakehouse West Tisbury. Heather Capece: Black and white photography of Italian and Vineyard landscapes, Giclée prints, hand-colored photographs, paintings for children's rooms. Through summer. 508-208-5945.

Shaw Cramer Gallery Vineyard Haven. "Through the Lens" features photographs by Michael Beatty, Karen DiMaura, Eric Jensen, Gary Mirando, Kathy Newman. Through Sept. 3. 508-696-7323.

Vineyard Artisans Summer Festival Sundays & Thursdays, 10 am-2 pm, Grange Hall, West Tisbury. 12th Annual show; 60+ artisans; demos, weaving, furniture, pottery, oil paintings, pastels, mixed media, sculpture, jewelry, quilts, clothing, handmade books, and more. 508-693-8989; vineyardartisans.com.

West Tisbury Library Little Garden Miracles, photographs by Nancy Noble Gardner. Through August. 508-693-3366.

Dragonfly presents "Con Brio"

"East Chop Light" by Jance Lentz. Photo courtesy of Dragonfly Gallery

The Dragonfly Gallery presents "Con Brio" (a musical term meaning "with spirit"), an exhibit featuring a wide spectrum of work in different styles and techniques. Displaying their work are Dragonfly's co-owner Don McKillop, and artists Kyle Stevenson and Jance Lentz. Mr. McKillop's artwork has been shown at the Dragonfly Gallery for over 12 years, Mr. Stevenson's art for three seasons, and Ms. Lentz has returned for her second season.

The exhibit opened Tuesday, August 25, and will continue until Sunday, September 13. On Saturday and Sunday, August 29 and 30, the Dragonfly Gallery will host an Open House Weekend with refreshments, with a reception on Saturday, from 4 to 7 pm. On Sunday, at 4 pm, Ms. Lentz will hold an informal chat. For more information, call 508-693-8877.

Rafe Lowell's "Lunch," was among the photos selected for the benefit at the Field Gallery.

Art for nature

The Field Gallery in West Tisbury center hosts a benefit event on Sunday, August 30, from 5 to 7 pm to benefit the Sheriff's Meadow Foundation.

The benefit art exhibit features paintings in all media, jewelry and sculpture and celebrates Sheriff's Meadow Foundation's 50th anniversary. Winners of the photo contest that was judged by Alison Shaw, Mark Alan Lovewell, and Alley Moore will be announced at the show.

Sheriff's Meadow Foundation was established in 1959 to conserve the rural natural character of the Island and protect its wildlife habitats. Since then, the Foundation has become the largest private landowner on Martha's Vineyard, owning sections of land in each of the six towns. The Foundation currently owns over 2,000 acres, is continuing to create new trails and opening new properties to the public, maintains miles of walking trails on 13 of the sanctuaries, and has over 2,700 active supporters.

Farewell Etherington

After 17 years on the Island, Mary Etherington of Etherington Fine Art is closing her Vineyard Haven gallery and reopening in Marfa, Texas. She celebrates her time on the Island with a Farewell Reception this Saturday, August 29, from 5 to 7 pm at her gallery, located at 71 Main Street, above the Green Room clothing store. The gallery will feature new works from Elizabeth Cecil, Julie Speed, Eleanor Hubbard, Gregory Watson, Clifford Smith, Peter Roux, John Gibson, Pipo Brockman, Carrie Mae Smith, and Lonnie Graham. For more information, call 508-693-9696 or visit etheringtonfineart.com. Her Texas gallery will open the weekend of October 9.