Sirens: Three female artists focus on the sea Exhibiting Artists: Curated by Christina Godfrey, Sunne Savage Gallery Twenty percent of sales will be donated to the RSM Boston Foundation.
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Sirens, RSM Gallery
SIRENS: Three female artists focus on the sea
May 4–July 31, 2017
Reception: Thursday, June 8th, 2017, 5:30–7:30 p.m. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR RECEPTION!
RSVP: Nicole Appet at Nicole.Appet@rsmus.com or +1 617 241 2335 with any questions.
“Back Lit 1″, 2017, acrylic on multiple layers of acrylic panel, 32″ x 40″ x 2”, © Jess Hurley Scott
Gretchen Greene, Hazelnut Rush, 2015, bronze, 12 x 41 x 14 inches
Michel Lauriat, York Beach, 2017, mixed media on paper, 55 x 63 inches
Exhibiting artists: Gretchen Greene, Michele Lauriat and Jess Hurley Scott
Curated by Christina Godfrey, Sunne Savage Gallery
SIRENS is a group show featuring three female artists. The artists, all local, are exhibiting artwork that focuses on the sea, the life systems within it and its dynamic coast line. Each artist is exhibiting a different medium: Gretchen Greene sculpts with steel and bronze, Michele Lauriat creates mixed media paintings on paper, and Jess Hurley Scott paints on multi-layered Plexiglas. The thematic yet diverse exhibition will portray the beauty, chaos and life-force of the ocean.
Gretchen Greene “paints with heat,” and “carves with lightning”; she sculpts bronze and steel intuitively with a plasma cutter, die grinder, angle grinder and TIG welder. The metal, malleable while she is working, is cut, marked and sculpted into waves, corals, and kelp evoking memories of locations and times past. Seeking the limits of her tools and materials, Greene creates large scale wall reliefs, unique furniture and small table top sculptures. A suite of small works will be on display at the RSM Art Gallery for the SIRENS exhibit.
Michele Lauriat paints locations she experiences through work, vacation and in between. Her York Beach Series, on display in the SIRENS exhibition, is inspired by annual summer trips to the beautiful Maine coast. “The interaction of pattern, order, design, chaos, and the push of organic systems, direct [her] attention and mark making.” Lauriat captures moments of interest with onsite sketches and photography which she explores further in the studio by enlarging, abstracting and combining the scenes. The results are dynamic mixed media watercolors full of gesture, pattern and color. This is the second exhibition of Michele Lauriat’s artwork at the RSM Art Gallery. Her works are also in the firm’s collection.
Jess Hurley Scott is a contemporary seascape painter. Scott’s process begins with a wetsuit and camera; she captures waves first hand in sun and storm, warmth and winter. Her dimensional paintings consist of layers of individually painted acrylic panels and deal with light, illusion, and perception. Scott plays with the intricacies of the natural world, digital technology, and translucency in her work. The result is bold realism and a unique interpretation of seascape in “paint and pane.” Her scale ranges from near miniature scale vignettes to dramatic, sweeping seascapes. A range of sizes will be on display at the RSM Art Gallery.
Founded in 2002, the RSM Art Gallery focuses on thematic group exhibitions of local artists. Quarterly exhibitions are curated by Christina Godfrey of Sunne Savage Gallery. For each exhibition, RSM Art Gallery partners with a non-profit organization who receives 20% of sales during the exhibition.
Proceeds from the SIRENS exhibition will be donated to the RSM Boston Foundation.
http://www.rsmbostonfoundation.com/
Image text:
Jess Hurley Scott, Back Lit 1, 2017, acrylic on multiple layers of acrylic panel, 32 x 40 x 2 inches
Gretchen Greene, Hazelnut Rush, 2015, bronze, 12 x 41 x 14 inches
Michel Lauriat, York Beach, 2017, mixed media on paper, 55 x 63 inches
Quinlan Visual Arts Center: 17th National Marine Art Exhibition
The next stop on the national tour of the American Society of Marine Artists is opening next week! If you are in the Gainesville area, please stop by!
My piece, “Heading Out”, is part of the exhibition, more information here.
Cheers!
American Society of Marine Artists, 17th National Exhibition
I am honored to be part of the American Society of Marine Artists latest juried national show. It is a traveling exhibition of a talented group of marine artists, all members of the society. The collection will travel to half a dozen museums between 2016 and 2017. I have one piece, “Heading Out”, that was included in the exhibition.
For more information and to see the entire exhibition by artist:
17th National Exhibition
The exhibition travels to the following museums:
Muscarelle Museum in Williamsburg, VA,
The Academy Art Museum and The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Easton and St. Michaels, MD
Quinlan Visual Arts Center in Gainesville, GA,
The Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona, MN
Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, CT.
See details, dates and more information on the Events page.
Marine Arts Gallery, October 13th – November 5th- Extended!
Update!, My work being exhibited at The Marine Arts Gallery in Marblehead, MA is being extended a few weeks!
The 47 year established gallery is in a new, year-old space after selling their former property to the Peabody Essex Museum for their major expansion. There is quite a range of my work being shown including some of my largest pieces, at close to 3′ x 4′, to small works and studies at 6″ x 6″.
This has been my first exhibition on the North Shore and so far it has been a fantastic experience! We had a very successful opening night on the 13th with great responses and reactions, not to mention getting to know some of the local art community. The gallery has a high caliber group of regional artists and it has so far been wonderful to work with them.
While some work has sold, there is still plenty to see (more than 20 pieces) if you are in the Salem/Marblehead area. I’m not sure exactly the closing date as it may depend on the wee babe, but will keep you posted!
26 Atlantic Avenue
Marblehead, MA 10945
See them on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/marineartsgallery/
Some work on view:
“Glassy Break”, 2016, acrylic on multilayered acrylic panel, 29″ x 44″ x 2″ ©Jess Hurley Scott
“Barrel”, 2016, acrylic on multilayered acrylic panel, 29″ x 44″ x 2″ ©Jess Hurley Scott
SOLD “Amplified”, 14″ x 30″ x 2″, acrylic on multiple panels of acrylic, ©Jess Hurley Scott 2015
SOLD “Mercury, #1″, 14″ x 30” acrylic on multilayered acrylic panels, © Jess Hurley Scott
NFS “Mercury, #2″, 20″x 30″x2”, acrylic on multiple acrylic panels © Jess Hurley Scott
“Nantucket, #3″, 14″ x 30″ x 2”, acrylic on multiple acrylic panels, 2015 ©Jess Hurley Scott
“Clarity”, 10″x 24″ x 2″, acrylic on multiple acrylic panels, 2015 ©JessHurleyScott
“Churning Water”, 2016, acetate on board, 6″x 6″
“Minot Study”, 2016, acetate on board, 6″x 6″
Muscarelle Museum of Art: Contemporary American Marine Art
Contemporary American Marine Art: 17th National Exhibition of the American Society of Marine Artists
September 10 through December 2, 2016
I’m honored to have my piece, “Heading Out”, included in the 17th National Exhibition of the American Marine Artists Society. The juried exhibition will span 6 museums over the course of the year, beginning with the Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of Williams and Mary.
The piece is included with over 100 other works that will travel around the country.
Fall Salon, group exhibition at the Woodward Gallery
It’s ON this Fall! I’m so honored to be part of the Woodward Gallery’s upcoming exhibition…
I can’t wait to get down to the city and see how the show is hung. Hope you can join us!
133 Eldridge Street
New York, NY 10002
Summer Exhibition: Thomas Henry Gallery, Nantucket
As the summer rolls along, I wanted to update you that I have five pieces currently on Nantucket with the Thomas Henry Gallery for their summer exhibition. I’m new to Paul Copson’s assortment, so if you are on the island, stop by his place to see!
The Lockhart Collection and Thomas Henry Gallery
15 Centre Street, Nantucket, MA
The work on view include the follow pieces:
SOLD “Amplified”, 14″ x 30″ x 2″, acrylic on multiple panels of acrylic, ©Jess Hurley Scott 2015
“Morning Break”, 14″ x 30″ x 2″, acrylic on multiple acrylic panels, 2015 ©Jess Hurley Scott
NFS “Mercury, #2″, 20″x 30″x2”, acrylic on multiple acrylic panels © Jess Hurley Scott
“Clarity”, 10″x 24″ x 2″, acrylic on multiple acrylic panels, 2015 ©JessHurleyScott
SOLD Nantucket Sound #2, 14″ x 30″ x 2″ acrylic on mulitple acrylic panels © 2014 Jess Hurley Scott
Paul is a wonderful man, and has quite a story about how his career came about in the art world, starting out as a lighthouse keeper. I’m so fortunate to gotten to know him and be invited to show this summer with his group of very talented artists. Three of the works including “Morning Break”, “Amplified”, and “Nantucket Sound, #3” are island based paintings if you are in the market to bring part of the island surf home.
Hope you can stop by while in town and avoiding the heat!
Cheers.
“Dunes” at South Shore Art Center Festival
Last week, the South Shore Art Center informed me that my small work, “Dunes”, had been awarded an honorable mention at this year’s Arts Festival on Cohasset common. What a happy little surprise to brighten your day!
The piece is a respite from my current water-work, but in these smaller pieces I like to change things up from time to time. If you would like to come see the work, it will be in the big tent on Cohasset common for the weekend of June 17th – June 19th. There is an award ceremony for all of the prize winners at the stage on the common at 5pm on the 17th if you want to stop by and say ‘hi’ and glad a lobster roll or strawberry shortcake!
More info at: http://www.ssac.org/festival.asp
Last Scene Here: Feature in South Shore Living Magazine
Happy Spring! Be sure to pick up your April copy of South Shore Living Magazine which highlights one of my lastest pieces, “Barrel”, in their Last Scene Here feature. South Shore Living Magazine has been SO supportive of my work in the last year, they have been so amazing to work with and a fantastic local publication. If you not in the South Shore area you can check out their blog here along with an article they ran on my work last November, “Into the Deep”.
“Barrel” is 29″ x 44″ x 2″ and is part of an ongoing new series of water pieces where I’m exploring the textures and light in water at extreme close ups and angles.
I’ll be announcing where you will be able to see this and many others from the series this Summer soon!
Minnesota Marine Art Museum: ASMA North Exhibition April 14th- July 24th
I am pleased to announce that my recent piece, “Mercury, #1”, will be part of a new exhibition, “The American Society of Marine Artists North Region Exhibition”, on view at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum this spring and summer. The exhibition includes over 50 works from members of the ASMA, all of which address connections with water in various styles and mediums. It is my second juried exhibition through the ASMA and I’m so looking forward to seeing the other work!
“Mercury, #1” will be on view from April 14th to July 24th at the MMAM.
Opening reception: April 14th from 5pm -7pm
Minnesota Marine Art Museum
800 Riverview Drive
Winona, MN 55987
1-507-474-6626
1-866-940-6626
Ghost on Eldridge: Featured work
Some of you may have seen my instagram post from when I was in New York to meet with the Woodward Gallery for a new installation piece at the Gourmet Garage Tribeca. It was a total surprise that they had decided to hold onto my piece, “And Again”, from the “New Work, New York” exhibition that had just closed and install the piece across the street at their other property, Ghost on Eldridge. Ghost, is a very cool bar space that the gallery operates as well as curates a rotating collection of contemporary work. I was floored and so psyched to see the piece there along with a few other artists from the exhibition.
It looks so cool in the space, if you get a chance, you have to stop by. The cocktails are amazing and the vibe is oh-so-cool, not to mention, the Woodward Gallery is across the street and has a fantastic exhibit running on BK Foxx the street artist who’s focus is on social awareness of animals.
GHOST
132A Eldridge St.
Lower East Side
New York, N.Y. 10002
212-775-8390
GhostOnEldridge@gmail.com
GHOST is located just across the street from
Woodward Gallery on Manhattan’s
Lower East Side
between Broome and Delancey Street
New York Exhibit: Gourmet Garage, Tribeca
I was so thrilled to be asked to bring a new piece down to New York with me recently.
The Woodward Gallery ,who had invited me to be part of their recent exhibition, “New Work, New York”, also curates art for the Gourmet Garage. In the days following the close of the exhibit they asked me to bring down a piece to be considered for the Gourmet Garage’s new Tribeca outpost. The painting, “Along the Front”, is 18″x 44″ x 2″ in three layers of plexiglas, now hangs over the sushi bar in the new location!
I received a shot from the gallery manager, but can’t wait to get down there again in another couple of weeks to see it in person! I’ll be sure to post an update!
GOURMET GARAGE
366 Broadway
North East Corner of Franklin
New York, NY 10013
212 571 5850
New Article: The Examiner, ‘Artists unite to debut “New Work” at Lower East Side Gallery
Excited to share a new editorial on my upcoming exhibition in New York!
http://www.examiner.com/article/artists-unite-to-debut-new-work-at-lower-east-side-gallery
I’m looking forward to this weekend, visiting with family and dear friends while making new connections with some fantastic artists.
Definitely keeping the winter blues at bay!
Cheers!
“Nor-Easter” exhibition at the New Britain Museum of American Art
Along with my new exhibition in New York, I’m looking forward to heading to to New Britain, CT this Sunday to attend the opening for a new exhibit I am so excited to be part of, “Nor-Easter” at the New Britain Museum of American Art.
My recent piece, “Mercury, #2” took third prize and will be on view at the museum from January 9th to February 14th, 2016.
The Opening Reception will be from 1pm to 2:30pm on January 10th.
A Sunday mid-day opening seems so different and kind of awesome. I am so looking forward to seeing the latest at the museum as well! It’ll be quite the weekend as I’ll be in NYC for my other exhibition opening at the Woodward Gallery the day before, “New Work, New York” (see more on the show here).
Whew! Here’s to an exciting start to 2016!
Jess Hurley Scott 