Visiting Artist Series
Connecting Vermont artists with the Boys and Girls Club members to create relationships where creativity, imagination and artistic skills can be fostered through workshops and demonstrations of the artists’ creative talents.
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Featured Artist
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Exhibit Title: "In Vivid Visions Fading"
Date: February 11th - March 2nd, 2012
Location: Cyber Cafe, Boys and Girls Club of Burlington
Jessica Johnson, Film Photographer and Printmaker
Jessica is a graduate of UC Santa Cruz, where she received a double BA in Sociology and Italian Studies in 2010. She is in Vermont doing a position with Americorps VISTA at the Franklin Grand Isle Bookmobile this year and would like to apply for nursing school in the near future. She took one black and white studio photography class in college, but is primarily a self-trained photographer. She also enjoys making jewelry and will be taking a metal work class from BCA int he Spring. She does collage and enjoys mixed media arts. this exhibit serves as a personal affimation to her capabilities as an artist, and she would to thank Howie Le of the Boys and Girls club for giving her the opportunity to share such a personal collection of artwork to the members of the community. As for her advice to the many young artists who will see this exhibit, she recommends that they never feel discouraged by what others think of them or what others think they should do - to trust in their abilities and their decisions and to follow the path as it shows itself to them without hesitation or regret. Just go for it!
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Upcoming Artists
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Kate Longmaid..........March 5th - March 16th, 2012
Molly Coons..............April 2nd - April 13th, 2012
Pat McWain..............April 16th - May 4th, 2012
Melvin Harris.............May 7th - May 18th, 2012
Alexandra Arnold.......May 21st - June 1st, 2012
Tasha Greener..........June 4th - June 15th, 2012
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Past Artists
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Exhibit Title: "Natural Colors"
Date: January 30th - February 10th, 2012
Location: Cyber Cafe, Boys and Girls Club of Burlington
Molly Abbott, Painter
I am originally from a remarkably flat part of Illinois. Perhaps this is why mountains sneak into a lot of my paintings - I still find them a little novel (and beautiful) after night years of living in Vermont. I love trees and flowers, as in aparent in my art. I also like insects and animals, but they don't show up as often in my paintings - though I do include them in doodles. I paint when I have an idea in my head that I want to get on paper (or canvas) and when I can find the time. I enjoy making - and finishing - paintings. I am always impressed with how much good art there is in the world, and how creative people can be. Art, in all of its forms, is a fascinating glimpse into the human mind.
Artist's Workshop // Natural Colors
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Exhibit Title: "Imagining Vermont"
Date: January 16th - January 27th, 2012
Location: Cyber Cafe, Boys and Girls Club of Burlington
Anna Vreman, Lanscape Artist
Anna spent many years as an engineer and technical writer before makiing the transition to arts. She took numerous classes in painting and drawing from local and nationally regarded artists, including Lisa Forster Beach and Stephen Quiller, to acquire the skills and knowledge she would need as an artist. Her work has been included in many juried and invitational shows in galleries throughout Vermont, including Bryan Memorial Gallery in Jeffersonville, the Helen Day Art Center in Stowe and the Basin Harbor Resort in Vergennes. Her paintings were used to illustrate the concept of landscape as culture in a study sponosred by UNESCO at the University of Alcala in Madrid, Spain in collaboration with the Vermont Law School.
Artist's Workshop // Imaginary Landscape
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Exhibit Title: "Abstractions"
Date: January 2nd - January 13th, 2012
Location: Cyber Cafe, Boys and Girls Club of Burlington
Amanda Vella, Oil Painter
A nativer Vermonter, Amanda has been making art since she was young. However, her first love was not painting, but filmmaking, which she focused on diligently during her high school years. In college, she discovered her love for painting and drawing and graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Studio Art from Ithaca College. Since then, she has continued to grow artistically, developing new approaches and ideas concerning her creative process. She has participated in a number of local and regional exhibitions and community art events at venues such as the Vermont Studio Center, Burlington Art Hop and the Winooski Pop Up Gallery District. She is actively seeking an M.Ed. in the Arts at St. Michael's College along with PreK-12 Art Teaching Licensure.
Artist's Workshop // Color Exploration
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Exhibit Title: "Face Time"
Date: December 2nd - December 22nd, 2011
Location: Cyber Cafe, Boys and Girls Club of Burlington
Susanne Peck, Portrait Artist
An artist specializing in portraiture for over 20 years, Susanne Peck is now at home in Bristol, VT after leaving New York City area. Largely self-taught, her most valued instruction came privately from Elizabeth Steig--wife of New Yorker cartoonist William Steig--in the Boston area, the Westchester ARt Workshop and most recently from renowned portrait painter Laurel Stern Boeck at Katonah Art Center in New York. Ms Peck was a selected artist for the Lake Champlain Rediscovered exhibit and book in 2009. She teaches drawing on occassion at Middlebury Studio School and drawing/painting kids camps in the summer with that organization. Ms Peck's portraits of people and animals hang in dozens of homes across the United States. She is also a potter and has had a career in classical music.
Artist's Workshop // Face Drawing 101
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Exhibit Title: "Portraits"
Date: November 14th - December 2nd, 2011
Location: Cyber Cafe, Boys and Girls Club of Burlington
Sarah Graves, Artist
A native Vermonter, Sarah has been crafting and painting, stitching and knitting, drawing and gluing since she was a kid. She majored in Studio Fine Arts at St. Lawrence University where she studied painting, drawing, printmaking and jewelry while also working as a seamstress in the University's costume department. Her varied background has led her to create a wide spectrum of art, running the gamut from hand-sewn stuffed animals to collage, pastel to portraits, family members and friends' dogs. Sarah firmly believes that art is for everyone and she fully embraces and encourages a handmade lifestyle.
Artist's Workshop // Self "Shelf" Portrait
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Exhibit Title: "Urban Archeology"
Date: October 31st - November 11th, 2011
Location: Cyber Cafe, Boys and Girls Club of Burlington
Galen Cheney, Painter
Galen Cheney is interested in cities—both ancient and modern. In particular, she is drawn by the beauty of the neglected city and the visual record of its past. She is concerned with this layering of voices, both past and present, and incorporates it into her work through her use of collage of drawing remnants, photographs, old newspapers, graffiti, etc. As a result, her painting amplifies a visual aspect of our cities – palimpsest – in which the past is faintly visible beneath the surface of the present.Galen Cheney received her MFA in painting from the Maryland Institute, College of Art, and her BA from Mount Holyoke College. She has received numerous awards and fellowships, including the Artist’s Resource Trust Award from the Berkshire Taconic Foundation, a full fellowship from the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, and inclusion in the highly competitive publication New American Paintings. Cheney has exhibited widely across the U.S. and in Montreal.
Artist's Workshop // Exploring Graffitti
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Exhibit Title: "Untitled"
Date: September 19th - September 30th, 2011
Location: Cyber Cafe, Boys and Girls Club of Burlington
Makasi Siriwayo, Multimedia Artist
Makasi Siriwayo Born in Haiti in January of 1987, Makasi Siriwayo discovered his artistic talent at an early age; he started by drawing characters from his favorite comic strip “Mickey Mouse”. At the age of twelve, Makasi moved to Burlington with his parents and six siblings in September of 1999. Once introduced to Graffiti Art in Vermont, Makasi began to learn more about it. In doing some research, Makasi discovered Dondi, a pioneer of the Graffiti movement in the early sixties. After reading about him and seeing his work, Makasi was blown away by Dondi’s style. Makasi went to Pratt, majoring in Graphic Design. He likes to incorporate his background in Graffiti into his work, always pushing and exploring the possibilities of his work. “I try staying very diverse with my work,” says Makasi. “I like to serve my audience with a good menu of eye candy,” he adds as he smiles. Looking at his work, one can understand what he’s talking about; from his colorful, grungy textured-filled illustrations, to his clean digital style.
Artist's Workshop // Community Mural
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Exhibit Title: "Un Voyage:
Date: September 7th - September 16th, 2011
Location: Cyber Cafe, Boys and Girls Club of Burlington
Jean luc Dushime, Photographer
Jean luc Dushime was born in Rwanda. He spent his teenage life between the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Congo. Now he resides in the United States. He has a degree in Journalism (French) from Universite Marien Ngouabi in Congo Brazzaville and a Bachelor Degree in Public Relations from Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. He is a self-taught photographer and an educator. His passion for photography comes from his past experiences of wars and hardship he endured as a young boy in Rwanda, D.R.C and Congo Brazzaville. Now he uses this skill to advocate, educate and influence history.
Artist's Workshop // Photo Editing
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Please Contact Howie Le, at hle@bandgclub.org, if you would like more information on being a visiting artist.
