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,...
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...