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Gallery Sitka® Tamar Russell Brown, owner, GallerySitka.com | | 978.425.6290 | @gallerysitka | 227 Spring St. Newport

Gallery Sitka Announces
National Association of Women Artists
“Art with Intention” Exhibition May 18-June 13
Reception Saturday, May 18, 2-4 pm

Newport, RI, May 8, 2024 — Gallery Sitka announces an exhibition with the National Association of Women Artists—MA Chapter called  “Art with Intention.”  The opening reception and celebration on Saturday, May 18, from 2 to 4 p.m. is free and open to the public. 12 Artists with 24 original art pieces will participate in the show, and many of the artists will attend the reception.

Artwork includes multi and mixed mediums, such as varnish, pigment on wood panel, encaustic, fiber, acrylic, oils, watercolor on handmade paper, mono-print, and collage-print.

The Newport Gallery is located on the corner of Spring and Franklin Streets. The show will be displayed through June 13.

Jennifer Jean Okumura, exhibit organizer and president of the National Association of Women Artists, Inc. (NAWAMA), stated, “Art poses a question, and Creativity is understanding the answer. Art enhances the story and the space we live in. Our Art, Our Story, restores the harmonious balance in times of much-needed healing, our new, continuous love, and the human spirit of hope, and the world comes to life – a jolt of energy, esse, community, and love.”

Tamar Russell Brown, managing owner of a 20-year, woman-owned and operated Branding/Social/WebDev Design Studio in NYC, MA, and RI, Sitka Creations® LLC, stated, “Gallery Sitka is honored to support women in the arts. New England’s variety of amazing female artists continuously inspires our all-women team. We are thrilled to work with NAWAMA for a second year on a Spring show. We welcome the New England Chapter of NAWA to Newport!”

Additional information can be found at Gallery Sitka.

At a Glance 

WHAT: National Association of Women Artists “Art with Intention” Exhibition at Gallery Sitka/Newport

WHEN: Reception Saturday, May 18, 2-4 pm; Show thru June 13;

Gallery hours: M | Th | F | Sa, 11-5

WHERE: 227 Spring St., Newport, RI (corner of Franklin)

INFO: Open to all, free admission, GallerySitka.com

About Gallery Sitka

Gallery Sitka® is a woman-owned and operated art entity with galleries in Newport, RI; Shirley, MA; Saratoga, NY (by appointment); and additional periodic pop-ups around the Northeast. With a focus on abstract art, Gallery Sitka represents the work of more than twenty painters, sculptors, encaustic artists, and jewelry designers from New England, New York, Brazil, France, and Italy. The Gallery is committed to local art and the creative economy. Gallery Sitka opened in 2014 and has been featured in publications such as Art New England, Newport This Week, NorthCentral Mass.com, Harvard General Store, and ChooseNorthCentral.com, among others. For more information, visit gallerysitka.com.

National Association of Women Artists, Inc. 

Founded in 1889, the mission of the National Association of Women Artists, Inc. (NAWA) is to foster and promote awareness of, and interest in, visual art created by women in the United States.  The Association promotes culture and education in the visual arts through exhibitions of its members’ works, educational programs, scholarships, awards, its historical archive and other appropriate means. While encouraging contemporary and emerging artists, the Association honors and continues the long and important contribution of women to the history of American culture and art.  Well-known early members included Rosa Bonheur, Mary Cassatt, Suzanne Valadon, and Cecelia Beaux. Later, membership rosters included Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, Anna Hyatt Huntington, Louise Nevelson, Cleo Hartwig, Malvina Hoffman, Minna Citron, Nell Blaine, Alice Neel, Jane Peterson, Theresa Bernstein, and Dorothy Dehner. https://nawama.org/

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Gallery Sitka® Tamar Russell Brown, owner, GallerySitka.com | | 978.425.6290 | @gallerysitka

Gallery Sitka Announces “Portrait of Nature” Exhibition
Sculptural Forms from Nature by Melanie Zibit
Photographic Portraits of Flowers by Zen Saito
Open Reception Sunday, May 5, 2:30-4:30pm

Shirley, MA, April 27, 2024 – Gallery Sitka announces the exhibition “Portrait of Nature” by sculptor Melanie Zibit and artist/photographer Zen Saito. The public is invited to the free opening reception on Sunday, May 5 from 2:30-4:30pm; Saito and Zibit will be in attendance. The show will be displayed through June 5.   

Sculptor and Shirley Massachusetts resident, Melanie Zibit learned to carve in the marble workshops of Carrara, Italy. Her passion for creating sculpture started as an undergraduate and then grew in her 20s to working with artists in rural Maine and in New York City. Zibit carves at the Vermont Carving Studio and Sculpture Center. She gives presentations at museums, schools, universities, galleries, and arts festivals and has received commissions and exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the US. Zibit is the recipient of the 2014 and 2015 NYC Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club award and the 2015 Best Abstract in Show award from the Cape Cod Art Association.  

Zibit states, “I am inspired by ancient and modern sculptors. I use marble and bronze, classical materials, and components of forms found in nature to create a modern statement. Leaving elements natural or forms unfinished invites the viewer to complete the form in their mind’s eye.”

Artist, Japanese native, and Fitchburg resident Zen Saito (a.k.a. Yoshiyuki Saito) grew up in a small town in Japan with a family that supported his creativity. By age 18, Zen had moved to Tokyo to study design. At age 24 he moved to New York where he studied at The Art Students League of New York, worked at a sculptor studio, and exhibited his work in group and solo shows in Brooklyn and Manhattan. In 2007 Zen moved to Massachusetts and has expanded his artistic endeavors to include carpentry. 

Zen shares, “My artwork is often influenced by nature, and often reflects the period of my life. I once wanted my artwork to carry messages to the world — but recently I have just been enjoying working with different media, exploring and developing new skills, opening up my freedom to challenge my creativity.”

Additional information can be found at Gallery Sitka.

At a Glance 

WHAT: Melanie Zibit & Zen Saito “Portraits of Nature” Exhibition and Reception at Gallery Sitka/Shirley 

WHEN: Reception Sunday, May 5, 2:30-4:30pm; Show thru June 5; Gallery hours: M-W, 9-12 & by appointment or chance

WHERE: 2 Shaker Rd., D101, Shirley, MA

INFO: Open to all, free admission, GallerySitka.com

About Gallery Sitka

Gallery Sitka® is a woman-owned and operated art entity with galleries in Newport, RI; Shirley, MA; Saratoga, NY (by appointment); and additional periodic pop-ups around the Northeast. With a focus on abstract art, Gallery Sitka represents the work of more than twenty painters, sculptors, encaustic artists, as well as jewelry designers from New England, New York, Brasil, France and Italy. The Gallery is committed to local art and the creative economy. Gallery Sitka opened in 2014 and has been featured in publications such as Art New England, Newport This Week, NorthCentral Mass.com, Harvard General Store, ChooseNorthCentral.com, among others. For more information visit gallerysitka.com.

Images:

“Sunrise on the Pacific” by Melanie Zibit, Bronze, 7″ x 6.5″ x 6″

“Sunflower” by Zen Saito, Photograph, 24”x30”

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