Some Glimpse of Life

July 17 – September 3

Utilizing unconventional processes, Teresa Baker, Carly Glovinski, and Emma Rhodes redefine the structural design, patterns, and texture inherent in ordinary objects and materials. Some Glimpse of Life is an obfuscation of the familiar and strange– the behavior of objects and materials– the magnification of nostalgia and the overlooked; the moments of life and the everyday.

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Teresa Baker
teresabaker.com

Teresa’s mixed media work has much in common with gestural abstract painting, creating passages of saturated and gradient color and juxtaposed textures. Her often large-scale works evoke art historical antecedents from Rothko and Klee as well as traditional loom, map-making, and the natural topography of the Northern Plains. Her abstract “landscapes” however are not at all paintings — instead, she works in a collage-like method incorporating textiles and unconventional materials from AstroTurf to buffalo hide, felt to beads and basket-weaving. In this way, she honors both her modern aesthetic and the materials and cultural metaphors of her childhood. Baker is the newest recipient of the Ucross Foundation’s Fellowship for Native American Visual Arts.

Carly Glovinski
carlyglovinski.com

Rooted in observation and inspired by an interest in handicraft techniques and processes, Carly Glovinski makes paintings, sculpture, and works on paper that often teeter between representation and abstraction. Glovinski’s work often simulates or depicts everyday household objects and uses the geometric patterns and structures found in textiles as a springboard for exploring the abstract. Her practice is informed by the resourceful attitudes associated with the domestic craft tradition as well as a reverence for nature and the great outdoors.

Glovinski is represented by Morgan Lehman Gallery in New York, NY. She has been awarded residencies at the Studios at MASS MoCA (North Adams, MA); Teton ArtLab (Jackson, WY); and the Vermont Studio Center, and has received grants from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, and the Blanche Colman Trust. She has had solo exhibitions at Colby Museum of Art (ME); Morgan Lehman Gallery; Indianapolis Contemporary; and Carroll and Sons (Boston, MA).

Emma Rhodes
emmarhodes.art
Emma Rhodes is a textile artist and designer living and working in Boston, Massachusetts. She studied fiber art at Massachusetts College of Art and Design with a concentration in hand weaving. In addition to building her studio practice, Emma is also the Community Coordinator at GIST: Yarn & Fiber—working directly with other hand weavers and artists to highlight their projects on the GIST website.

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Some Glimpse of Life – Opening Reception

Montserrat Gallery
Hardie Building
23 Essex Street
Beverly, MA 01915

September 3, 2020

5-7 pm