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Cultivating Music and Art

A Benefit for the Lexington Symphony Annual Fund

June 1st, 2008, 3:00pm - 5:30pm 17 Solomon Pierce Road, Lexington

The Lexington Symphony will bring its highly successful season to a close on June 1st, 2008 with a Garden Party fundraiser, hosted by Symphony Patrons George and Christina Gamota. This is a ticketed event and Art Sale in aid of the many outreach programs the Symphony performs.

Come and enjoy an afternoon of al fresco music, sumptuous finger foods and champagne punch, while browsing the featured artists' gallery, in support of your local orchestra! 50% of the proceeds of the artwork purchased will be donated to the Lexington Symphony. Tickets $75.00 each.

There is also the opportunity to help sponsor the event by selecting one of the following "Friends" packages:
Patron at $250 (includes 2 entry tickets and 2 prize draw tickets)
Donor at $500 (includes 4 entry tickets and 4 prize draw tickets)
Benefactor at $1,000 (includes 8 entry tickets and 8 prize draw tickets)

All names of those purchasing a "Friends" sponsorship package will be recognised in the event program (unless otherwise requested), and all prize draw tickets allocated will be entered into a special prize drawing at the event to win a much-coveted bottle of 1967 Chateau d'Yquem, France's exclusive dessert wine, valued at over $1,800, and kindly donated by Lexington Symphony Patron Sandra Gasbarro.

To purchase tickets and/or any of the art shown in the catalogue prior to the event, please send an email to info@lexingtonsymphony.org or call 781 863 9581. Attendence is limited to 100 guests at the Garden Party, so reserve your tickets now!

Art Sale: Featured Artists


Gail Barker

Born in Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Educated in England and Switzerland
Moved to the United States in 1977
Graduated from the School of Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA 1955

Exhibitions:

Statement:

My work is grounded in the everyday domestic arts…I have worked on a series with tea; with wire found at a flea market which I knitted and printed by running through an old fashioned laundry wringer; I have deconstructed my cook books and rebound them; I have also worked on a series of “drawings” which were actual thoughts and dreams written with sticks dipped in walnut ink and Sumi ink.


Karen Cadenhead

846 Sudbury Road
Concord MA 01742
978-369-3707
karencadenhead@mac.com

Education:

University of Tulsa, BA,1969
Bachelor of Arts, Art Education and Special Ed.
University of Tulsa, MA, 1971
Hahnemann Medical College MS, 1973
Masters of Science in Mental Health with specialization in Art Therapy Boston University, EdD., 1985
Educational Psychology; Dissertation: Migraine and the Artist, 1985
DeCordova Art Museum School, Lincoln, MA. 1994-2003
Variety of courses and instructors in painting, drawing and sculpture.

Sculpture Workshops:

Bridgewater School of New York
Richard MacDonald workshop Monterrey, CA
Eugene Daub workshop, Loveland, CO

Commissions/Sculpture in Private Homes:

New York 2000, two busts of 12 yr old twins.
Virginia 2002, Lifesize bronze angel.
Florida 2004, Lifesize bronze mermaid.

Shows:

2000 Public Library Juried Show. Colored pencil drawings, Carlisle, MA.
2001 Migraine Masterpiece Competition, Colored pencil drawing, New York, NY.
2001 DeCordova Museum Juried Student Show, Plaster Figurative Sculpture, Lincoln, MA
2003 Viselaya International Juried Competition, Bronze Pieces, Carlisle, MA
2005 Concord Art Association, Juried Member Show, Bronze sculpture, Concord, MA
2006 Katherine Lorillard Wolfe National Juried Show, Bronze, New York, NY.
2006 Concord Art Association, Juried Member Show, Bronze sculptures, Concord, MA
2007 Concord Art Association 8th Annual Frances Roddy Open Competition, winner Concrete, Concord MA
2008 Bedford Library, Two man show, Bedford, MA

Work History:

1973-1979 Director of Art Therapy, Children’s Medical Center, Tulsa, OK
1979-1985 Professor of Expressive Therapy, Institute of Expressive Therapies, Lesley University (then College)
1984-present Private psychotherapy practice
2003-present Co-Founded West Concord Sculpture Studio


Teresa Deible-Potter

Artist Statement:

I grew up in the hills of Ohio. We didn’t have much money, so making do with what we had became a way of life. Art was considered a luxury, so I knew little about it…except for the cardboard paintings we could get at the grocery store if we spent a certain dollar amount. There weren’t many jobs in my hometown, so I joined the Navy at age 20. This allowed me to continue my education while working a solid job, with the added bonus of travel and exposure to a diverse world of culture and art.

I was medically forced out of the military in 1990...a mixed blessing since by then the military had become a career. The blessing came as I began studying Art History and dabbling in different types of art medium first hand at St. Mary’s College in Maryland. I enjoyed painting and drawing, but when I first put my hands in clay, I was hooked. It was here that I studied Raku for two summers.

Clay has a way of sustaining me, giving me purpose and balance, as well as being a form of meditation in action. Clay has become a thread in my life-allowing me to draw upon my experiences, passions, and life phases…it weaves them all together, be it consciously or unconsciously.

I prefer hand-building methods versus working on a wheel. Hand building incorporates more aspects of who I am. It gives my creative side more room to play and experiment with designs and use of texture. For instance, I use everyday objects to add texture to a vase. I also create designs based on my interests...my passion for gardening is reflected in a variety of vases. My work changes and varies with my interests. I am currently doing more Saggar work and going back to Raku very soon.

When I moved to New England to study Art Therapy, I had a few years of not working in clay. I returned to clay at The DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park in 2001-2005. My work was in various juried shows at the DeCordova. I also studied at the Emerson Umbrella in Concord and participated in a number of private Shows and Exhibits. From 2006 to present I have been a member of the Lexington Arts & Crafts Society and the Ceramics Guild where I have exhibited in a number of shows and events.


Ronnie Gould

Artist's Statement:

I have always been passionate about animals. Every animal has its own unique movements, expressions, and personality. My goal is to capture and highlight these traits.

Each sculpture is individually hand-built in stoneware. I use various types of firings, including raku, smoke, and saggar. There is always the element of surprise when firing, because the flames and smoke cannot be completely controlled.

Just as animals have their own personalities, these firing processes add unique characteristics to the sculptures.

Published Articles:

Galleries:

Cambridge Artist Cooperative, Cambridge, MA - Since 2002
Depot Square Gallery, Lexington, MA - Seasonal guest artist since 1998
Lacoste Gallery, Concord, MA - Since 2003
National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson Hole, WY, Gallery Shop, 2007
Shaw Cramer Gallery, Vineyard Haven, MA - Since 2006

Exhibits:

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA - "Arts in Bloom", 2003, 2006
Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA - "Looking Forward, Looking Back", 2006
Concord Artist Association, Concord, MA "Roddy Competition", 2006
New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, NH - Biennial Exhibit, 2006
WGBH Television, Boston, MA, "The 2 Collection" - 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA - "Art in the Park", 2005
Lexington Arts & Crafts Society, Lexington, MA "The State of Clay", 2001, 2003
Bedford Arts & Crafts, Bedford, MA - Best in Sculpture Award, 2003
Bedford Public Library, Bedford, MA - Juried Exhibit, 2002, 2004
DeCordova Museum School Gallery, Lincoln, MA - "Five Expressions", 1995
North Shore Potters, Ipswich, MA - "Forms and Forces", 1995


Suzanne Grey

Artist's Biography:

I grew up in London of English and Greek parentage. We traveled extensively, usually by car, to destinations in France, Spain, Portugal and Greece. I have always been fascinated by different cultures, ancient histories and archaeological sites and lucky enough to enjoy a broad exposure through traveling.

My art background has been a varied road. Over the course of my life in Boston I have taken many art courses. I have studied painting and studio art at the Cambridge Adult Education as well as ceramics and painting at The Museum School and The DeCordova Museum. In 1998 I returned to school to receive a BA in Art History at Wellesley College, and took advantage of their facilities to learn about the art of bronze casting and sculpting the body in 3D.

My paintings and sculptures have undergone a long gestation period. The use of an in-house studio within the last five years has enabled me to branch out into the exploration of mixed media on canvas. My work reflects a love of the ancient spirit found in archaeological sites around the world. The surfaces of the paintings are encrusted with plaster, charcoal, marble dust, pigments and, at times, metal. They have numerous layers with symbols and lines that may remain visible in the end result or buried, but ever present. I think of these layers as "ghosts"; and to me, they echo the stratum of civilizations much like the deposits an archaeologist has to reveal in trying to put together a story of human existence on a small site of land.

The horses carry similar layers. The gestures and attenuated limbs symbolize – are a natural extension of – the inner grace and beauty these creatures possess. The surfaces are imbued with an ancient quality. Geometric patterns, written words, pigmented wax and rusted metal collected from around the world serve to heighten the potential of what can and cannot be seen by the eye.

In all my work, it is the mystery beyond the appearance that I find fascinating.


Sing Hanson

Statement:

I am a photographer by nature though trained as a painter, printmaker, and graphic designer. My fine art photography is digitally based but often includes handwork and more traditional media as well. In addition to standard print formats, I make artist’s handmade books, collages and 3-dimensional assemblages.

You will see that I often work in multiple digital layers that are akin to the glazes a painter might use or the gauzy layers of theater scrims and curtains. Or to sturdier archeological layers, where one suddenly finds fragments of precious artifacts unearthed from the accumulated shell mounds of our individual histories.

Certain objects hold uncommon power. I am interested in such iconic pieces and in their ability to transmit stories and values across time. My images tease the viewer, inviting further exploration of their uncertain contexts and mysterious histories. I believe there’s not much sense in trying to unscrew the inscrutable.

Bio:

I worked in museums since 1967, home-based at Boston Children’s Museum where I served as graphic and exhibit designer, then (moving to the dark side) as an administrator for the exhibition program. In 2003 I left the museum world to pursue a long-awaited career in fine art and now split my time between a home studio and the congenial atmosphere of Emerson Umbrella Center for the Arts in Concord, MA.

Studies at Smith College, Boston University’s SFAA, Mass College of Art and the School at the DeCordova Museum have all made their mark along the way.

My Medici is husband Carl, my muse is a yellow lab and my tidal pull from the west coast is daughter Siri.

Selected Exhibitions:

2007:
Concord Art Association, Frances N. Roddy competition, juried, winner
Logan Airport, Concord Art Association, Roddy on the Road, group, juried
Emerson Umbrella Art Center, “Retro to Recent Regardless,” duo show
Concord Art Association, “Photography, Drawing, Graphics, Crafts,” juried
Carlisle Library, “The Spirit of Collage,” Studio 7 Group
Dietrich Gallery, C7A, Cambridge, 35th anniversary show, group
Acton Memorial Library, “Recent Work,” solo show, juried
Indian Hill Music Center, “It’s Not What You Think,” solo show
Brookhaven at Lexington, “Recent Work,” solo show

2006:
Cambridge Art Association, “Blue,” juried
DeCordova Museum, Wengren Gallery, “The Spirit of Collage,” Studio 7 Group
Concord Art Association, “Photography, Drawing, Graphics, Crafts,” juried Summit Health& Fitness, solo show
The Gallery at Concord Library, Sing Hanson & Fran Forman, duo show, juried
Lexington Library, “The Spirit of Collage,” Studio 7 Group
Concord Art Association, “Photography, Drawing, Graphics, Crafts,” juried

2005:
Concord Art Association, Frances N. Roddy Competition, juried
Attleboro Art Museum, “Merge,” Boston Book Artists, juried
Concord Art Association, “Photography, Drawing, Graphics, Crafts,” juried
Bedford Library, “Studio 7,” group
Concord Art Association, “160 Artists, 3 Spaces,” group
Patricia Carega Gallery, Center Sandwich, NH, group

2004:
Dietrich Gallery, Cambridge7Associates, solo show
Cove Gallery, Lanesville, MA, “4 Digital Artists,” group
Patricia Carega Gallery, Center Sandwich, NH, group
Carlisle Library, Carlisle MA, “Recent Works,” solo show
Trinity Church, Concord, “Smoke and Mirrors,” solo show

2003:
Flynt Center Gallery, Historic Deerfield, “Recent Works,” solo show
Bedford Public Library, “Book Arts,” group invitational


Robert Herdlein

603-606-2700
Email: bobth1019@hotmail.com
www.focusdesign.com/art

Resume:

Note on painting technique:

All my paintings are acrylic on canvas. The surfaces are highly worked and result from a labor-intensive work process involving an electric sander, gel medium, Ajax, water, rubbing, and applying and removing many layers of paint. A coat of gloss acrylic polyurethane is applied at the end of the process.

Intent, Influences:

Ideally, in my work I hope to create a sense of presence, yearning, beauty, beyondness, humility.

Particular artistic influences/inspirations among many: Roger Ballen, Caravaggio, Joseph Bueys, outsider art, Constable, Ornette Coleman, Mozart, Moroccan art/design , Andy Kauffman, Cedell Davis, Titian, Matthew Barney, Giotto, Duccio, J.M.W. Turner


Lynne Klemmer

Lynne Klemmer is a graduate of Skidmore College and New England School of Art & Design. In addition to painting she has had a career in architectural interior design, color consulting, and most recently, founder and co-owner of Willowscape, Inc., a landscape design company. A long time resident of Lexington, MA, the artist has a small studio behind her house which is surrounded by her garden and garden pond. An adamant animal lover, they often are key elements in her work. She has 4 cats, 2 birds, lots of fish, and very active bird feeders.

Most of her work is pastel on canvas often combined with acrylic paint. Her expressionist style relies on the vitality of color to exude spontaneity and lets the recognizable forms merge into abstraction. Lynne's recurring themes are jazz, mythology, Inuit images, and pond elements.

At present she is focusing on the continuation of Inuit themes in a series called Inua. As well as expanding the Fragments and Rhythm series started years ago that reflects her love of Jazz.


Emily (Osman) Passman

My career as an artist grew out of a love for painting the outdoors. Most of my early paintings were watercolors en plein air("in the open air" on location). I studied Fine Arts at the University of Oregon where I received a bachelor's degree, and continued at Boston University where I received a Master's in Education. In addition to a position as an elementary school teacher I taught graphic design and computer graphics to adults. After ten years as a senior graphic designer, I made the decision to devote my career solely to painting. I teach drawing and painting at The Lexington Arts and Crafts Society and at the Munroe Center for the Arts, both in Lexington, Massachusetts.


Margaret F. Rawls (Mardy)

9 Winthrop Rd.
Lexington, MA 02421
781-862 5847
email: mardyrawls@yahoo.com

Art Education:

Brown University, BA in Art, with courses at RISD, 1949
DeCordova Museum School
DudtyFletcher: Watercolor; Portrait and Life
Marjorie Glick: Watercolor
Joy Dai Buell: Portrait and Life
Lexington Arts and Crafts Society
George Shedd: Watercolor; JosephColetta: Portrait

Memberships:

New England Watercolor Society (NEWS): Signature Member since 1990
Concord Art Association: Distinguished Artist member since 1991
Lexington Arts and Crafts Society: Painters Guild since 1986
North Shore Arts Association: Member since 2005

One Person Shows:

Lincoln Public Library, in the then new Gund Addition: 1990
Loeb House at Harvard: 1990 and 1994
Lexington Public Library, Piper Gallery:1990 , Pierce Gallery 2006

Two Person Shows:

Lexington Public Library, Piper Gallery: 1996
Joint Portrait Exhibit with Stephen Coit, DeCordova Museum School Gallery : 1998

Group Shows:

Numerous NEWS juried member shows and two National Open Shows
Several North Shore Arts Assn. Juried Member Shows
Many Concord Art Assn. juried shows and Distinguished Artists Shows
Regular Member shows at Lexington Arts and Crafts (not juried)
Global Warming Show at Depot Square Artists, Lexington 2007
Several charity shows
Paintings in Collections at Harvard University and Lexington Town Hall, and in many private collections.

Statement:

After graduation from Brown, I quickly married, raised four children, and, after moving to Lexington in 1960, became deeply involved in town politics, and, for some time, worked for the state government, leaving no time for painting. In 1986, after defeat in a run for Selectman, I finally took up art again, starting with some classes at the DeCordova Museum School. Watercolor was new to me, and a revelation.

I now paint professionally, exclusively in watercolor. Most of my commissioned work is in portraiture, but I paint an equal number of landscapes and seascapes. I am a realistic painter, but, although I use drawings and sketches together with my own photography as aids in the designing and painting process, my works are not to be viewed as "photo realism," My aim has always been to achieve the transparency and luminosity that can be so effective in watercolor. The momentary expression that brings a face to life and gives it a unique personality, and the ever changing light that gives atmosphere to a familiar scene can be captured in watercolor as in no other medium, and I find it exhilarating.


Judith Solomon

Juried Exhibitions:

Group Exhibitions:

Solo Exhibitions:

Trident Booksellers & Cafe, Boston Massachusetts, 2006
The Clever Monk, Natick Massachusetts, 2000

Residences:

Artist-in-Residence, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 1998

Awards:

Will & Elena Barnet Painting Award, SMFA, Boston, MA 1995

Affiliations:

Cambridge Art Association
Concord Art Association
Copley Society of Art

Education:

School of the Museum of Fine Arts/Boston, Massachusetts, Diploma
Carnegie Institute of Technology/Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Bachelor of Science

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