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Solo Show in Boston

February 23, 2013 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

studios

I have a solo show of paintings and collages installed in the Commonwealth Gallery at Boston University, 855 Commonwealth Avenue. The show will run for one week, Feb 23 through March 2. A brief artist talk is scheduled for Wednesday Feb 27 at 12:30 p.m. Check with the BU College of Fine Arts office to confirm times prior to travel as they are subject to last minute change. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Collage / Color, Exhibitions, Oil, Painting, Photo

New Media, Fresh Paint

October 27, 2012 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

blue studio

Blue Studio, oil on canvas,  50 x 50 inches (127 x 127 cm), 2012 My painting Blue Studio is included in the show New Media, Fresh Paint at the New Art Center in Newton, Mass. New Art Center and DeCordova Museum Corporate Program Opening Reception: November  9, 2012, 6-8 pm November 2, 2012 to December 7, 2012 61 Washington Park  ·  Newtonville, MA  |  617.964.3424 exhibition … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Exhibitions, Oil, Painting, Still-life Indoor Tagged With: decordova

BYC Final Weeks

August 7, 2012 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

080612_BYC

Final two weeks of the Boston Young Contemporaries show at 808 Gallery. Boston Young Contemporaries 808 Gallery at Boston University Closes: Aug 17, 2012 Tues-Sun 1-5, Thurs 1-7 Boston University 808 Commonwealth Avenue Boston MA … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Exhibitions, Photo Tagged With: byc

BYC Exhibition

June 2, 2012 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Boston Young Contemporaries

One of my recent paintings, Red Studio, will be included in this show: Boston Young Contemporaries 808 Gallery at Boston University June 15 – Aug 17, 2012 Opening Reception:  June 15, 6-8 pm Tues-Sun 1-5, Thurs 1-7 Boston University 808 Commonwealth Avenue Boston MA For more information, please call 617-358-0922. Red studio, oil on canvas, 50 x 50 in (127 x 127 cm), 2012 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Exhibitions, Oil, Painting, Still-life Indoor Tagged With: byc, exhibitions

DeCordova Museum

September 1, 2011 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

decordova

I am extremely pleased to become a lending artist of DeCordova Museum's Corporate Loan Program. DeCordova Museum was the first museum I visited regularly as a child with my family. In my twenties, I took night classes in figure drawing for several years at the museum's school. The main building is high on a wooded hill overlooking pristine Sandy Pond, a near neighbor of Walden Pond. A former … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drawing, Exhibitions, Graphite, Photo, Still-life Indoor, Writing / Poetry Tagged With: decordova, nested bowls

Mass MoCA & Middlebury

July 31, 2011 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

One of the advantages of attending summer school at Bennington College is its proximity to great collections and exhibitions in the region. The Clark Institute in Williamstown, Mass MocA in North Adams, and Middlebury College Museum in Middlebury, Vermont, are all within a day trip's driving distance. Clark has El Anatsui and Pissarro's People. My favorite exhibit of many good ones at Mass … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Exhibitions, Photo, Writing / Poetry Tagged With: ANE, bennington, clark

El Anatsui at Clark

July 18, 2011 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

anatsui

The sculptor El Anatsui is the first living artist to exhibit at the Clark Museum in Williamstown, Mass. Originally from Ghana, he's been active in Nigeria for much of his career. A museum guard said the artist is an affable and articulate man who visited the galleries during the show's planning stage. He leaves the installation design up to curators. Shaping found metal components and sewing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Exhibitions Tagged With: clark

ArtWalk Lowell

June 25, 2011 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Last night I had the honor of being one of three jurors for ArtWalk Lowell. Greater Lowell area artists install their work in storefront windows donated by businesses. All the locations are within easy walking distance of downtown. The area has excellent restaurants mixed with quirky shops and easy parking. The team of three jurors chose one of twenty artists to receive the award for Best of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Exhibitions, Photo, Writing / Poetry

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