#resist

A New Revolution. Gouache on watercolor paper. 2017  

#RESIST is an exhibition of art that speaks to the current political climate in the United States and elsewhere. Themes explored range from alt facts to coal mining to sanctuary cities and more.

CURATED BY:
Susan Berstler and Greg Cook

OPENING RECEPTION:
Thursday, April 27th; 6:00 pm-8:00 pm

EXHIBITION DATES:
April 27 – May 27, 2016

LOCATION:...LOCATION:
Nave Gallery Annex, 53 Chester St, Somerville, MA

GALLERY HOURS:
Thursday & Friday, 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Saturday 2:00 pm-6:00 pm

ARTISTS:
Christina Balch
Resa Blatman
Jesse Blu
Emily Chan
Chris D'Amore
Russell DuPont
Yorgos Efthymiadis
Richard Ferrari
Samantha Fields
Dina Gjertsen
Nicolas Hyacinthe
Lee Kilpatrick
M
Elizabeth Menges
Ansis Purins
Allison and Jason Rabin
Rhonda Ratray
Rebecca Schnopp
Cory Shea
Brittany Smith
Margi Weir
Nanette Wylde, PreNeo Press

ONCE BALLROOM

Poster illustration I created for Wolves in the Throne Room, Feral and 

Obsidian Tongue!!!

The show is already sold out!

Everyone dies, but no one is dead

We arachnid, we resourceful.
For months now I've had hair on the brain... it's alive, its dead it lasts forever, but it falls out. Hair is part of a person, but it isn't. It's renewable...sometimes.
Thinking about this wreath @ the Peabody Historical Society, Peabody , MA. Horseshoe shaped and from across the room this appears to be just dried flowers. It was made in 1857, is a stunning example of "fancywork." "Fancywork " or "hair work" was typically created by women and utilized their own hair or that of a loved one. (Often locks of hair were traded between lovers as a precursor to the photograph.) Also given as mementos. In this case, each flower in this piece represents an individual from the artist's church congregation. The hair is tightly wound and neatly configured into flowers and butterflies. Both beautiful and temporary...