Rez Williams, Gathering
Imagine, if you can, coming out of some dark, a dream, a room, as a child to see not a hallway but a sea, giant hulls of steel boats upon you, massive but unobtrusive,...
Galaxy Gallery bids farewell
After six years of exhibiting the work of local artists on the Island, the Galaxy Gallery on Dukes County Avenue will be closing its doors for good in mid-October. In order to honor its...
Seahorse sculptures to shark weathervanes
Walking into Anthony Holand’s studio is entering a fabulous hub of creativity. Unsurprisingly, with a three-year waitlist of clients, he is hard at work. Holand is fashioning a complex, 48-inch weathervane of the Concord,...
Lipsky’s landscape
Stepping inside Kanta Lipsky’s new exhibition, “Local Influence,” is like walking outdoors. Her richly colored oil Vineyard landscapes are handsomely hung in the Playhouse Art Space through Oct. 25.
“This painting exhibit has been inspired by...
A not-so Mad Hatter
Billy Hoff’s painted flights of fancy abound in his exhibition through Oct. 6 at the Feldman Family Artspace, curated by Featherstone Center for the Arts at the M.V. Film Center.
Hoff was born in Princeton,...
Horses return to Featherstone
All things equestrian fill the bright, gorgeous Francine Kelly Gallery at Featherstone Center for the Arts through Oct. 6. Featherstone’s magnificent campus actually began as the Bannerman Horse farm. Executive director Ann Smith says,...
Looking for light
Every summer, the dedicated artists of Aire MV bring their easels, brushes, palettes, and paint tubes out of the studio into the open air to capture the beauty of the Island and its ever-changing...
Steve Lohman’s whimsical sculptures at Turpentine Gallery
Steve Lohman’s whimsical thin wire and thicker steel sculptures at the Turpentine Gallery make you smile with glee. They are playful drawings in space, all constructed with a single line that animates his compositions...
Elizabeth Whelan’s nature of things
Spending time with Elizabeth Whelan sets your brain afire about how she thinks, sees, and her ever-evolving creative process.
The breadth of her prolific art and art endeavors is vast. And Whelan’s adventurous spirit runs...
Group show at Knowhere Gallery features Charly Palmer
Last year Chronicle Books released a unique anthology publication titled “The New Brownies’ Book: A Love Letter to Black Families.” The display-worthy keepsake book features the work of more than 50 contemporary Black artists...
Light matter
As any artist knows, one of the hardest things to do is to capture light realistically — difficult enough with a variety of paint shades at one's disposal, but even more challenging when your...
Human celebration in steel and glass
One of the Island’s most prolific and talented artists, Vineyard Haven’s Barney Zeitz, produces distinctive welded steel sculpture and fused glass panels, lighting fixtures, and religious memorials.
His work may take years to finish, including...
Creativity blossoms with age
Artist Alison Convery celebrated her 90th birthday sans the big bash. Instead, she rang in the milestone with a retrospective of her artwork at the Old Sculpin Gallery. Though the show ran through early...
Crafting from clay
Tradition and innovation merge in Heath (Strong Fox) Widdiss, a member of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah).
Crafting one-of-a-kind pots from the colorful clay of the sacred Gay Head Cliffs ties him to...
Artist Janice Frame at Eisenhauer Gallery
A couple of weeks ago, artist Janice Frame had an opening reception at Eisenhauer Gallery in Edgartown. “The Eisenhauer Gallerinas” were adorned with flowers. “There was dancing. People sipped sangria. The gallery was more...
Filigree, flow, and flame: Jennifer McCurdy at Louisa Gould Gallery
When one thinks of pottery, the typical visual is chunky, sturdy, utilitarian pieces featuring colored glazing. That image is not at all what you will find in the work of artist Jennifer McCurdy, who...
Full-blown glass studio
The Island’s go-to shop for spectacularly designed glassware is Martha’s Vineyard Glassworks in West Tisbury. Every kind of decorative glass object is offered, from tableware to lighting and sculpture. In particular, customers, many of...
‘Blues Invasion’
Jerry Prettyman infuses his art with blues and jazz. A distinct music is in the colors and patterns of his large mixed-media pieces in his show “Blues Invasion.”
The title refers to the blues as...
A gathering on Eisenstaedt’s Island
Alfred Eisenstaedt (1898 – 1995) was one of the most respected photojournalists of the 20th century. He photographed kings and dictators — including the first meeting of Mussolini and Hitler. He photographed Oppenheimer, Einstein,...
Black female iconography
At first glance, the paintings of artist Daryl Royster Alexander, one of the featured artists in the current exhibit at the Granary Gallery, are striking, with their bold imagery and strong, saturated colors. However,...