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Gallery Sitka Announces
ANNUAL EARTH DAY ART EXHIBITION
“Ocean Rising” Reception: April 5, 4:30-6:30pm, Open to all

 Image of Gallery Sitka Earth Day Exhibit 2023 by Lawrence Libby

Shirley, MA, March 22, 2023 – Gallery Sitka announces its annual Earth Day exhibition, with an opening reception on Friday, April 5 from 4:30-6:30pm. This year’s Earth Day theme is “Ocean Rising” and features a group show with a variety of mediums on display. All are welcome to the free reception with the artists at Gallery Sitka, 2 Shaker Road in Shirley. The exhibit will be available for viewing through April 24. 

Gallery Sitka owner, Tamar Russell Brown states, “Recently many of us have seen intense flooding in Central Mass., on the Vineyard, and in Newport. Therefore, this year’s Earth Day art exhibition will focus on our oceans, rising sea levels, flooding, and the like. As in previous years, we invite artists to interpret the theme as they see fit and to utilize whatever medium they desire.”

Selected works will be shown in both Gallery Sitka locations in Shirley, MA and Newport, RI during April 2024.

Artists include Beth Barry, Ann Brady, Marston Clough, Linda Cuccurullo, Sandi Daniel, Barbara Groh Wahlstrom, Sara K. Lyons, Scott Niemi, James Proctor, Daniel Senie, Kate Shaffer, Erin Starr, Amalia Tagaris, Shira Toren, Cynthia Woehrle and more!

This year’s Gallery Sitka Earth Day Show is sponsored in part by the Shirley Cultural Council.

Additional information can be found at Gallery Sitka – Earth Day.

At a Glance 

WHAT: Annual Earth Day Art Exhibition and Reception “OCEANS RISING” at Gallery Sitka/Shirley 

WHEN: Reception: Friday, April 5, 4:30-6:30pm; Show thru April 24; 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.

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March 17, 2017

Contact: Tamar Russell Brown — 978.425.6290

Expressionistic Land-and-seascape Solo Show Displays “Earth’s Magic”

through the Eyes of New York City Artist at Gallery Sitka West in Fitchburg

FITCHBURG, Mass. — Beth Barry has always loved the beach, spending her younger days biking there from her hometown of New Bedford. She loved to swim and feel the sand between her toes, but she especially loved the combination of the rhythmic sounds (or roar) of the ocean, as well as the colors and the way the sunlight could change them. It wasn’t until she flew in an airplane for the first time in her early teens that she felt a deep, personal connection to the light and movement of the beach that she loved so much. Moving across the land and viewing it from a unique perspective, she could see light move with the objects, changing the shapes and colors of what she saw below. This resonance that she felt was exciting and highly informative to developing her style, and it changed her life forever.

Ms. Barry now resides in New York City and often goes to Central Park to paint “en plein air.” She always brings her portable easel, paints and chair with her whenever she travels, and typically paints a scene inspired by what she sees — and feels! For Ms. Barry, a painting starts with an emotional response to either light, or a color, or a shape: “integrations of what I see externally, or what I see in my mind’s eye.”

Often her paintings are her expressionistic interpretation of landscapes or seascapes — real and imaginary. Painting is like an impulse to Ms. Barry, and brings her great joy in life. For her, “the images, the light, the movement … create a sense of pleasure. That’s what I want people to feel when they look at my paintings.” Displaying and sharing her artwork is something that she looks forward to time and time again. If someone responds to her artwork, then she feels that she has succeeded.

One of her main influences is the work of expressionist painter Richard Diebenkorn, who had an apparent passion for Edward Hopper’s work. You can see the Diebenkorn influence in Ms. Barry’s muted yet colorful canvases, as well as the stark strokes made. In her painting, “Couple,” you can see the emotion Ms. Barry clearly felt when creating this abstract art, from the organic shapes to the colors used and their placement. In “Cappadocia,” there is no doubt that Ms. Barry painted her interpretation of the volcanic formations and the emotions she felt from viewing such spectacular natural phenomena. When it comes to abstractions, she paints “integrations of what I take in from the world — what I see and what I feel.”

The show will be held on Saturday, April 22 — Earth Day — 2 – 4 p.m., at Gallery Sitka, 454 Main Street in Fitchburg. It is fittingly titled “Earth’s Magic,” and reflects on the ethereal complexity and wonder that is Mother Nature. We invite everyone to come and be inspired by the richness of the earth through Beth Barry’s paintings, and to celebrate the rich beauty we get to take in every day.

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