Fall
2006
Gallery
Talks

organized by:
THE BOSTON ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION

In the months of September, October and November the Boston Art Dealers Association (BADA) galleries will present talks by and about gallery artists.

Gallery Talk Month is a continuation of a project begun in 1999 to celebrate and enhance Boston’s strong visual arts tradition by bringing artists and audience together. All events are free and open to the public.

Please join us in our ongoing celebration!
Call galleries to confirm dates and times of events.

download PDF listing of the talks

Saturday, September 9

1 pm Arden Gallery
129 Newbury Street, Boston
Joanne Mattera
Heat of the Moment: New Paintings in Encaustic
Encaustic on panel paintings comprised of several layers of pigmented wax - each layer manipulated, scratched, scored, sanded, rubbed, and etched. The paintings are rich with color, saturated with melodic markings, characterized by a dense history.
(617)247-0610
www.ArdenGallery.com

Saturday, September 16

2 pm Gallery NAGA
67 Newbury Street, Boston
Bryan McFarlane
Recent Paintings
McFarlane will talk about the sources of his imagery and how these sources represent the sacredness of life.
3 pm Gallery NAGA
67 Newbury Street, Boston
Reese Inman
Ellipsis
Reese Inman will talk about how her work is a reflection on the relationship between humans and computers.
(617)267-9060
www.gallerynaga.com

Saturday, September 23

1:30 pm Howard Yezerski Gallery
14 Newbury Street, Boston
Raishad Glover & Emily Eastridge
CoachTV: The Buffet Illusion
“The Buffet Illusion” tries to question the basics of consumption, entertainment and beauty, examining the gray area of knowing. These investigations lead CoachTV to develop inquiries as to the nature of compromise and the intersection of fair/unfair (value/morals).
(617)262-0550
www.howardyezerskigallery.com

Saturday, October 7

11 am Chase Gallery
129 Newbury Street, Boston
Danna Ruth Harvey
Female Pattern
Danna Ruth Harvey will discuss the techniques & inspiration behind her most recent body of oil, wax & collage paintings. 
(617)859-7222
www.chasegallery.com

2 pm Pepper Gallery
38 Newbury Street, Boston
Karen Moss
Coloring Book Hybrids:  An Artist Reinterprets Childhood
Karen Moss will walk us through an exhibition of her new work inspired by coloring books of the 1940s and 1950s and memories of her own childhood.
(617)236-4497

2 pm MPG Contemporary
450 Harrison Avenue Suite 55, Boston
Don Hartmann
Don Hartmann: “Current Work” talk by Steven Dirado, Professor of Photography, Clark University
Don Hartmann’s work is salacious, in-your-face, and humorous. Family relations or lack of therein; estrangement and connection. Sex is often an underlying motif.
(617)357-8881
www.mpgallery.net

Saturday, October 21

2 pm Gallery NAGA
67 Newbury Street, Boston
Gerry Bergstein
This Is My Brain On Art
Gerry Bergstein will discuss the motivations behind his most recent work as well as the transition from previous work. He will follow this up by an informal question and answer period.
(617)267-9060
www.gallerynaga.com

2:30 pm Nielsen Gallery
179 Newbury Street, Boston
Squeak Carnwath
An informal Q & A session with Bay Area artist Squeak Carnwath preceding the opening  of an exhibition of new paintings.
(617)266-4835
www.nielsengallery.com

Thursday, October 26

2:30 pm Watson Fine Art Building Wheaton College
E. Main Street (Rt 123), Norton
Phyllis Berman: Paintings and Drawings 1996-2006
Lecture: Reception immediately following in the Haas Concourse & Lobby at Ellison Lecture, Watson Fine Art Building at Wheaton College (508)286-3644
(Watson Fine Art Building gallery)
(617)236-4497 (Pepper gallery)
www.wheatoncollege.edu/Acad/Art/Gallery

Thursday, November 2

12 pm Bromfield Gallery
450 Harrison Avenue, Boston
Betsyann Duval
I Object: Questioning Conventions
Common in all of my work is my desire to
pose questions that engage an audience either through a concept, humor, or
direct interaction. By questioning issues I seek to drive viewers to see our
world and culture from a different perspective.
Stephan P. Ferreira
Torsos and Self-Portraits
A short talk about my recent work and
self-portraiture.
(617)451-3605
www.bromfieldartgallery.com

Friday, November 3

5 pm Arden Gallery
129 Newbury Street, Boston
Lynda Lowe
Gathering Light
Lowe’s captivating mixed media works on wooden panels examine the nature of perception and meaning. Utilizing a range of imagery: realism, text, scientific diagrams, expressive marks and color; Lowe offers observations addressing associations between art and science. 
617-247-0610    
www.ArdenGallery.com

6-8 pm Pepper Gallery
38 Newbury Street, Boston
Kahn/Selesnick
Book signing for The Apollo Prophecies
The Apollo Prophecies (Aperture) depicts in one extravagantly long duotone panorama, an imagined expedition of 1960s American astronauts. Landing on the moon, they discover a lost mission of Edwardian-era astronauts who greet them as long-awaited gods.
(617)236-4497
www.peppergalleryboston.com

Saturday, November 18

3 pm Kingston Gallery
450 Harrison Avenue #43, Boston
Susan Alport and Yildiz Grodowski
Conversation with the Artists  
Informal conversation about process, placement and creating uncanny combinations.  Kingston Gallery member artist Susan Alport and guest artist Yildiz Grodowski explore intention, method, space, and time with found object installation, photographs, and ceramics inspired by a town in Turkey.
(617) 423-4113
www.kingstongallery.com