‘For the Birds’ exhibit at Featherstone
The exhibition “For the Birds,” a seamless collaboration between Featherstone Center for the Arts and Mass Audubon's Felix Wildlife Sanctuary, is a balm for the soul. Art and wildlife combine to bring us joy...
Knowledge weaver Julia Marden
Creativity flows through artist Julia Marden’s veins, and has done so since childhood. Her creations are a direct tie to her Aquinnah Wampanoag heritage. Marden is perhaps best-known for her fine traditional “twined” basketry....
‘Muse’ art show at Featherstone
“Muse,” the new show at Featherstone Center for the Arts, is a feast for the eyes — a veritable buffet of creativity. The theme revolves around what inspires artists to create, and since 98...
Artist Fae Kontje-Gibbs and the power of wishes
Fae Kontje-Gibbs’ new exhibition, “Wishes for Children,” at the Chilmark library delights our eyes and imaginations. Inspired by Tibetan prayer flags, her artwork embodies these wishes. Kontje-Gibbs, who refers to herself as a Christian...
Creative shifting with artist Margot Datz
Margot Datz has a contagious zest for life and a remarkable spirit of adventure. Her range of artistic expression is as vast as her creative vision.
Datz knew by age 4 that she was destined...
Linda Wurm Bryant’s visual storytelling
Artist Linda Wurm Bryant is a woman of many talents. Primarily known as an illustrator and graphic designer, Bryant is also a talented painter and photographer, and, most recently, she has created a line...
Photographer Jeffrey Serusa at Louisa Gould Gallery
The advent of digital photography has made it possible for anyone with an inexpensive camera or a smartphone to shoot away with abandon without worrying about the cost of film. On the other end...
Artist Julien Jarreau: Joy in light and dark
Watercolor can be a finicky medium. The variables are numerous — the absorbency of the paper, the liquidity of your pigments, and the humidity or lack thereof in the air, to name just a...
Artist Sean Roach: Waves of color
Watching an artist in the act of creation is a pleasure. Listening to an artist speak about their process is a treasure. I was blessed with both one blustery Saturday when Sean Roach graciously...
Artist Alex Elvin: ‘Seasons on the Vineyard’
The one constant if you are a plein air painter is that nature is constantly changing. That is both the excitement and challenge of the approach. There is nothing like creating art in the...
Featherstone’s 2024 Holiday Gift Show
The sentiment “shop early, buy local” is easy to do at Featherstone Center for the Arts’ 22nd annual Holiday Gift Show. Every year, I feel a little thrill when first entering the gallery. I’d...
Trans(formation) Portraits: Gender identity on Cape Cod
Walking through Julia Cumes’ moving exhibition “Trans(formation): A Collaborative Portrait Series Exploring Gender Identity on Cape Cod” is a stirring experience. The powerful portraits of trans individuals just across the water and their accompanying...
Artist Elizabeth Greene’s ‘Island Joy’
In a time of stress, there is nothing like uplifting art to provide a sanctuary for the heart and soul. You will find that in Elizabeth Greene’s eclectic new exhibition, “Island Joy,” at the...
‘Vineyard Views’ by artist Bill Buckley
“I don’t profess to be a great artist. I am just a regular guy who has a painting addiction!” So says Bill Buckley, whose crystal-clear images of the Island abound in his exhibition, “Vineyard...
Richard Limber’s exhibit at Turpentine Gallery
Richard Limber combines traditional portraiture and nudes with art that responds to the politics of the moment in his exhibition at the Turpentine Gallery through Nov. 17: “I’m trying to put my art into...
Chris Morse, a collector at heart
“I care about collections, and have a hard time parting with things sometimes,” admits Chris Morse, co-owner along with his wife, Sheila Morse, of the Granary Gallery, the North Water Gallery, and the Field...
Chilmark Community Church drawings
Virginia Stone and Anne Ganz pay a loving homage to the Chilmark Community Church they so adore in their exhibition of engaging drawings, at the Chilmark library through Oct. 31.
The 45 works by the...
Pink and Peach show at Featherstone’s Francine Kelly Gallery
You can defy the oncoming darkness of winter by walking into the Francine Kelly Gallery, which bursts with pinks and peaches in all shades. As its title suggests, the exhibition “Tickled Pink and Peach,”...
The Great Elephant Migration
On Sept. 25th, a magnificent family of life-size Indian elephant sculptures from the Great Elephant Migration arrived on the Island. This prominently displayed trio stands on the front lawn of the Harbor View Hotel...
Kristen Park’s photographic dreamscapes
The evocative exhibit at the Feldman Family Artspace, curated by Featherstone Center for the Arts at the M.V. Film Center, is on view through Nov. 3. Walking in, the images strike us as familiar,...