Jun
24
to Jul 22

Destinations

Destinations feature the art of three local artists, Katie Jurkiewicz, Margaret Freedman, and Nathan Katz.

Each art piece is a reflection of destinations from all areas of the globe, both past and present. All of the art in this exhibition is inspired by the beautiful melding of mountains, sea, rocky beaches and tropical and exotic plant life. In addition, it is also inspired by great food, and friendly people, Destinations will transport you to another part of the world.

Think of Destinations as a collection of past life experiences, current realities, and unrealized future concepts that survive and flourish off the tip of each artists' brush.

Where will your mind travel to once you view these paintings?

Opening Reception: June 24, 6-9pm

Exhibition Dates: June 24 - July 22

Location: Hygienic Art, 79 Bank St New London, CT

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Whimsy by Nature
May
18
to Sep 5

Whimsy by Nature

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I will have several paintings in “Whimsy by Nature” at the Perspectives Gallery at Whitney Center in Hamden, CT (check out my painting on the front of that postcard!) .

I will also be giving at artist talk before at 2:30pm before the opening reception on Saturday, May 18 - where I will be talking about how travel inspires my work. Please join me!

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Apr
1
to May 12

Inside Outside IV at Colorblends

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I have two large flower paintings at the Colorblends Pop Up Art Gallery in Bridgeport. Colorblends is a wholesale flower bulb seller in Bridgeport that also owns a turn of the century home and adjoining garden. Each spring they show off their bulbs with spectacular plantings in the garden and a pop up art show in the home. Learn More. 

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Jan
13
to Feb 21

Ear to the ground

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This piece will be in the show “Ear to the ground” curated by special guest juror Julie Torres at the Ely Center of Contemporary Art!

EVENT  |  Ear to the ground
DATES  |  January 13 – February 21, 2019, Opening Reception January 13

Ely Center of Contemporary Art
51 Trumbull Street, New Haven CT 06510

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City-Wide Open Studios 2018
Oct
26
to Oct 28

City-Wide Open Studios 2018

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Join me for City-WIde Open Studios Wellbeing at Yale West Campus in West Haven, CT October 26 to 28, 12-6PM each day.

I will be there on Friday and Sunday, I won’t be there on Saturday (I have theater tickets!) but my work will be up and my door open. Preview my exhibition Surroundings here.

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Apr
6
to Apr 28

Super/Natural Artspace Benefit Gala

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I donated this work, Crab Apple, to the Artspace benefit auction and gala. To go along with the theme of Super/Natural I made this piece entirely using tea, coffee and red wine. It will be part of the silent auction and could be yours for a bargain price! Bidding begins on April 6 and continues until the night of the gala on April 28, 2018. Learn more

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Apr
5
to Jun 1

Shake Shack Show

Very excited I have just finished hanging a new show of my work at the Shake Shack in New Haven, CT!

Here are the works in the show, everything is for sale, contact me if you are interested in purchasing:

 

 

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Resident X
Dec
2
to Feb 24

Resident X

I am pleased to announce I will be in the exhibition "Resident X" at Artspace New Haven. The exhibition will run December 2, 2017 - February 24, 2018. The opening reception is December 2, 4-6pm.

The official description: 

"Resident X is a group show that introduces the idea of the “Artist Residency” as circumstantial form.

The six artists in the show have not applied for residencies, nor have they sought out the unconventional places where they make work. Rather they find themselves consigned to one place for an extended period of time – a hospital bed, subway train, car, airplane, cubical, non-visual world – and get to making art.

Artists will include Jonathan Gitelson, Keith Johnson, Katie Jurkiewicz, Sam Messer, Carmen Papalia and Dushko Petrovich."

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City-Wide Open Studios 2017
Oct
14
to Oct 15

City-Wide Open Studios 2017

Join me at City-Wide Open Studios 2017 in New Haven, CT! 

For City-Wide Open Studios 2017 I will be presenting a series of work from time spent in Menton, France entitled "Lemons & Helicopters". This exhibition will include my signature large scale unstretched canvas landscape paintings, pen and ink sketches and crayon drawings.

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One Planet. One Home.
May
4
to May 28

One Planet. One Home.

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I have a large work in One Planet. One Home. (May 4 – May 28, 2017) at Kehler Liddell Gallery 873 Whalley Ave, New Haven, CT. 

Opening reception will be  Friday, May 12, 4–7pm, the first night of Westville’s annual artwalk.

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Inauguration Nation: Artists Respond to the New Administration
Jan
12
to Feb 12

Inauguration Nation: Artists Respond to the New Administration

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I have these three paintings in the exhibition

Inauguration Nation: Artists Respond to the New Administration

Inauguration Day Open House, January 20, 11am - 4pm
Opening Reception, January 21, 3pm - 6pm

The show is about what artists would like to say to the new administration - mine address climate change and renewable energy.  People often approve of the concept of renewable energy sources in the general, but in the specific they complain about the sound, the appearance, the ruining of the view or the "feel" of the countryside. One of these people is our own future president, Donald Trump who, in his classic way of mixing his business with the country's, encouraged officials in Britain to fight wind turbines off the coast of his Scottish golf course because it would "spoil the beautiful countryside" (http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-38070395). Our future president also has expressed his doubts about climate change (exhibited by his tweet about it being a Chinese hoax and his nomination of climate change denier Scott Pruitt to head the EPA) and his support for bringing back coal highlight his non-support of the expansion of renewable energy. 

25% of each work sold in the show will go to a non-profit of the artist's choosing. Mine will go to the Environmental Defense Fund

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Blowing in the Wind, acrylic on canvas, 60" x 48"
Nuclear Power Fuels the Countryside, acrylic on canvas, 48" x 60"
Green Goodness, acrylic on canvas, 60" x 48"

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Match Game: New Work from the Artspace Flatfile
Oct
20
to Nov 27

Match Game: New Work from the Artspace Flatfile

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I'm gonna be in this show:

Match Game:New Work from the Artspace Flatfile

Opening Reception: Thursday, October 20, 6-8pm

Artspace is pleased to present Match Game, an exhibition that encourages viewers to learn more about the 20 newest artists to enter our Flatfile Collection through a series of off-kilter and feverishly TV-worthy image and word games.  The show takes inspiration from the 1970s show of the same name in which contestants guessed a celebrity panel's answers to fill-in-the-blank questions.  While Match Game never saw the same success as its after-school competitors, (Press Your Luck, 10,000 Dollar Pyramid, Family Feud), reruns on Nickelodeon and The Game Show Network were popular due to the ease with which the show embraced a period brand of bawdy slap-stick humor.  The show was brought back to late night TV in April of 2016 and features Alec Baldwin as its host. 

Featured artists include the 2015 Flatfile inductees: Jan Cunningham, Katie Jurkiewicz, Eben Kling, Jason Noushin, Christopher O’Flaherty, Charmaine Ortiz, Carol Radsprecher and Scott Schuldt; and the 2016 inductees: Caryn Azoff, Jessica Cannon, Victoria Crayhorn, Kathryn Frund, Yikui Gu, Hong Hong, Barbara Marks, Michael May, Susan McCaslin, Adam Niklewicz, Christina Spiesel, Mercedes Teixido and Susan Walsh.

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Oct
10
to Oct 11

City-Wide Open Studios 2015

For the third year in a row, I will be displaying my work (this year focusing on drawing) at City-Wide Open Studios in New Haven, CT. I will be in the Alternative Space Weekend at the Goffe St. Armory Saturday, October 10th and Sunday, October 11th from 12-6pm each day. The event is free and open to the public - find out more info at www.cwos.org (full disclosure I work at Artspace who produces the event, and I built that website)

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Jun
13
11:00 AM11:00

Lobster Roll & Strawberry Shortcake Festival on the Hill

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One of my design clients invited me to participate in their festival this June 13th that sounds like it will be a lot of fun - live music, kids entertainment, farmers market, artists & artisans  & best of all $10 hot buttered lobster rolls and $5 homemade strawberry shortcake. I will be selling original paintings and drawings - stop by and see me - the event is free.  

Kensington Congregational Church
312 Percival Avenue (Route 71)
Kensington, CT 06037-2098

www.kensingtoncong.org

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Jun
6
to Jul 26

By Night

I will be in the exhibition "By Night" at the Six Summit Gallery in Ivoryton, CT! The opening reception is Saturday, June 6th from 6 to 9pm. The exhibition will be up thru July 26th.

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My Fundraiser
Apr
11
6:00 PM18:00

My Fundraiser

Amazing Hors D' Oeuvres and Mini Desserts by the best cook in New Britain, CT  | Signature Cocktail | Art Sale | Vintage Tea Cup Auction

Friday, April 11 from 6-9pm

The Jacobs Manor, 44 West End Ave, New Britain, CT 06052

Tickets $25  

Please RSVP here

Help Me Attend an Artist Residency this Summer

The GOOD news - I was accepted to an art residency in France this June!  33 days devoted entirely to creating drawings, paintings and digital collages based on my location.

The CHALLENGING news - while I did receive a generous grant from the art center I will be visiting, I do need to raise a sizeable sum for supplies, equipment, travel expenses, international medical insurance, and some living expenses. 

If you are local please consider attending my fundraiser - the food will be so amazing,  I swear! THE BEST cook around will be on the case.

If you are unable to attend but would like to support my cause you can make donations of any amount via my website:



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