LOUISA GOULD

GALLERY

54 Main Street

Vineyard Haven, MA

Martha’s Vineyard

PRESS RELEASE: ( Martha’s Vineyard) Louisa Gould Gallery proudly presents the annual Small Wonders art exhibit featuring Marjorie Mason. The show will also include new ceramics by Robert Jewett and paintings by Thaw Malin III, Louisa Gould and Anne Howes in addition to one-of-a-kind jewelry by Rani Connor. The show will open on Friday November 23^rd with an artist reception from 5 to 7 pm. The exhibit will run until December 23^rd.

Marjorie Mason received a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design. After which she has studied at Pratt and the Cape Cod School of Art. She has furthered her depth of knowledge collaborating with Master Printmaker Cheryl Pelavin, master Photogravure Paul Taylor, and Master Printmaker Kathy Carracio and the late Lois Mailou Jones among others. Marjorie works primarily in oil and prints. Ms. Mason has had many solo shows on the island and in New York City. Her work hangs in corporate collections throughout the country and private collections internationally. Marjorie will exhibit a new body of small oil paintings started outdoors and finished in her West Tisbury studio.

Robert Jewett studied pottery with renowned potter Warren Mackenzie and ceramic sculpture with Curtis Hoard at the University of Minnesota where he received his M.F.A. in ceramics and sculpture in 1972. Since then Bob has taught ceramics at St. Paul Academy and Summit School. He has shown extensively in the Midwest with shows at the Minneapolis Art Institute and the Tweed Museum. Bob and his wife Peggy live in Vineyard Haven.

Thaw Malin III received a MFA from the University of Georgia. Thaw has painted in a diverse range of mediums over the decades on Martha’s Vineyard. For this show he has created wonderful plein air oil paintings of the Vineyard. Thaw paints mostly and dawn and dusk which provide wonderful palette of colors.

Anne Howes is a member of and serves on the Board of Directors of the Martha’s Vineyard Art Association where she exhibits her work in the summer months. Anne holds signature membership in many watercolor organizations, regional and national, including American Watercolor Society (AWS), National Watercolor Society (NWS), Philadelphia Water Color Society and many more. Anne has collected a handful of awards for her delicate yet bold watercolors. After a lifetime of summers on the island Anne now calls the Vineyard home. She continues to show her watercolors throughout the country.

In addition Louisa Gould painted ten new small scenes especially for this show. Rani Connor will bring to the island new small wonders of precious and semi precious jewelry.

Please join us November 234f from 5pm to 7pm to meet the artists and view this new exhibit. The show is open to the public and will be available online to view and purchase at www.louisagould.com. Please note the gallery is located at 54 Main St. Vineyard Haven.

Louisa Gould Gallery 54 Main St., Vineyard Haven, MA (508) 693.7373 www.louisagould.com

The gallery is open Thursday – Monday