Category: Former Shows
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Meet the Artist: Sara Trail & The Social Justice Sewing Academy
The idea to combine social justice and quilting first came to Sara Trail following the death of Trayvon Martin. He was just seventeen when he was murdered by George Zimmerman for looking “suspicious” while taking a walk around his neighborhood— and was only two weeks older than Trail herself at the time. Harrowed by his […]
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Meet The Artist: Rachel Tine
Rachel Tine’s career has been as study in resilience. A lifelong artist, she picked up photography at the age of 14 and landed her first professional shoot just two years later, regularly working for local bands. However, this promising early career was cut short by a fire that ravaged her work and destroyed her camera. […]
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Artist Talk with Ibrahim Ali-Salaam and Raleigh Strott
If you missed the artist talk, enjoy the recording of it here! If the video isn’t working, check it out at here on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/beacongallery/review/443168959/53325c1682
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Artist Talk with Jean Sbarra Jones
We had a delightful chat with Jean Sbarra Jones over zoom the other day. If you happened to miss it, check it out over at Vimeo (link at the bottom) https://vimeo.com/442824067
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Meet the Artist: Raleigh Strott
We at Beacon Gallery recently had the opportunity to interview the delightful Raleigh Strott, whose work is part of our current show, Mixed Messages. Strott’s work is smart and complex, drawing on retro pornography to create beautiful, geometric or organic-looking pieces of cut paper artwork that question the status quo. (And a big shout out […]
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Meet the Artist: Jean Sbarra Jones
A large, rippling swathe of fabric glides through the water, startling the aquatic life around it. As it twists and turns, gathers and unfurls, the movement of the water and the reflection from the sky breathe character into what was once inanimate. Suddenly, the motion stops and the fabric floats. Serene, yet unsettling, the dress […]
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Artist Talk with Steve Edson
On May 20th Beacon Gallery hosted a virtual artist talk with Steve Edson via Zoom. You can find a recording of 80% of the meeting below (starting just after the intro) below. Steve’s work was chosen for Perception Abstraction as it fit the curatorial vision for the show. On display are abstract images from amongst […]
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A tour of Perception Abstraction
Given that Perception Abstraction, Steven Edson and Fern L. Nesson’s two-artist show is currently closed to visitors, we wanted to give you an online preview! We hope to be open to the public again by June 1, depending on current events. In the meantime, enjoy the artwork virtually. Send us an inquiry if you’re interested […]
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Working with Blazing Editions for some stunning prints
We were delighted that Steven Edson chose Blazing Editions to print some of his pieces for Perception Abstraction on metal. The results are absolutely phenomenal. Not only do the photographs have the crisp, clean lines one associates with Edson’s work, they also gleam thanks to the metallic substrate. Blazing Editions even put together a blog […]
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A Visit to Totems, Beacon Gallery’s 2020 International Juried Show
Here are a selection of the works and installation shots from Beacon Gallery’s current show, Totems, up through March 15, 2020. The 40 works displayed were selected by jurors from almost 900 submitted to the call.