VISUAL ARTS

An art survey exhibition, "Seeing & Sensing Art: Allston, Brighton & Beyond", of 70 two-dimensional paintings and photographs from 20 artists that focus on the splendor, majesty and diversity of contemporary and historical artwork over the past 150 years. These original artworks were all selected to demonstrate the grandeur of Allston-Brighton artists and subjects from Allston-Brighton. The selected pieces demonstrate the power of art to invoke comfort, popular imagery, happiness, love, symbolism and nostalgia, The art includes contemporary, historical, abstract and expressionism styles of art as put forth through portraits, still lives and landscapes. The artists all use skillful lines, colors and context through the use of oil, watercolor, graphite, pastel, acrylic and ink as well as photography to help us see and sense their artwork. Some of the art on exhibit will also be for sale by the artists.John Quatrale is the curator and exhibition designer/developer. The exhibition closes on March 13, 2010. The artists include: Angelo Aversa Laura Brooks Shoshana Ernst Julie Horn-Mandell Francis Gardino Susan Loomis Eric Mauro Jeannette O’Brien Noreen O’Leary Brenda Pizzo Barbara Sawin Jennifer Smith Sofya Suller Kevin Tringale Diana Weiske Two 19th century artists