Contemporary Art and Culture Magazine
Through June 1: Main Gallery—Phyllis Ewen: Inundation. Center Gallery—David Abel: Inundation District. Project Space Gallery—Mira Cantor: When we were starfish… Opening reception: Friday, May 2, 5–8 p.m. June 4–29: Main & Center Galleries—Luanne E Witkowski: Quiet Disruption. Project Space Gallery—Elif Soyer: New Work. Opening reception: Friday, June 6, 5–8 p.m.
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Through June 29: New Horizons: Korean Contemporary Photography. Two additional exhibitions featuring New England based artists, Timothy Hunsoo Lee in the Griffin Founders Gallery and Nick Ortelova at Griffin @ WinCam complement the Korean based artists Ok Hyun Ahn, Seongyoun Koo, Anna Lim, Hyundoo Park, Jiyeon Sung, Soosik Lim and Sun Hi Zo.
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The Gallery’s encyclopedic holdings range from ancient times to the present day and represent cultures from around the globe. Through January 5: The Dance of Life: Figure and Imagination in American Art, 1876–1917. Opening February 21: David Goldblatt: No Ulterior Motive. Free and open to the public.
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Fine art & contemporary American craft. May 2–June 4: New England-styled watercolors by John Dimick and pastels by Raymond Ruseckas. June 6–July 2: New oil paintings by Carol Gobin and cityscapes in oil by Kenneth Young.
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Ongoing: Modern Women: Georgia O’Keeffe & Kay Sage; The Art of Elizabeth Catlett From the Collection of Samella Lewis & The Art of Leisure. Opening June 22: Debut location for The Body Imagined: Figurative Art in the Bank of America Collection. This exhibition has been loaned through the Bank of America Art in Our Communities® program. Join the Mattatuck in exciting adventures in art and history.
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May 3–11: The second round of BFA Thesis Exhibitions features the painting, printmaking, and sculpture departments in Joseloff Gallery for Outro/Interlude, and students from the ceramics, integrated media arts, and photography departments in Silpe Gallery for searching, the same as you. Opening reception: Saturday, May 3, 6–7 p.m. May 16–24: Post Baccalaureate ceramics students host Acts of Preservation, in Joseloff Gallery. Opening reception: Friday, May 16, 6–8 p.m. Opening May 30–June 28: MEANDERS/MEANDRE: Romanian Artists in CT brings together Romanian-born artists practicing in the Northeast U.S. and in Romania and invites the audience to ask: What experiences mold and erode our paths? What do we carry with us, what do we leave behind? What journeys have marked us, unfolding in our art?
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Ongoing: Some American Stories is a thematic presentation of works from Colby’s collection in the museum’s Lunder Wing that leads visitors on a journey from before the founding of the United States to the present day. Galleries represent a different topic within the broader narrative of American art and history, reflecting a great diversity of experiences.
Read moreOpening June 6: Repetitious Insecurity, a solo exhibition by Persian-American painter, activist, and 2025 Guggenheim Fellow Maryam Safajoo. Through narrative paintings, Safajoo illuminates the post-1979 persecution of Iran’s Baha’i community. Using a journalistic approach, she interviews those connected to the events—some currently imprisoned—to verify each detail. Her work is both deeply personal and political, raising awareness about ongoing oppression. As Safajoo says, “the pain of one is the pain of all.” Opening reception: Friday,
June 6, 5–8 p.m.