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Brookline Adult & Community Education will

 participate in Brookline Artists' Open Studios on

 Saturday, April 12, 2008

Brookline Artists' Open Studios is an annual springtime event, held in locations all over Brookline since 1986.  Artists working in all media participate by opening their homes and studios to the public.  This year, for the first time, Brookline Adult & Community Education will be one of the stops on the tour.  Many of the program’s talented arts and crafts teachers will showcase their work on SATURDAY, APRIL 12 from 11am-6pm at Brookline High School.  We invite you to come have a look at their wide variety of works and to see what remarkably talented arts and crafts instructors we have on staff.  We hope that this year’s Open Studios entices you to try a class for yourself.

BROOKLINE ARTISTS' OPEN STUDIOS
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Exhibiting at Brookline High School in the main foyer
11:00 am – 6:00 pm


Participating Artists include:

Martin R. Anderson is one of Boston's emerging photographers working extensively with alternative ways of making photographs.  He has studied with pinhole artists Marian Roth and Walter Crump and has constructed over 50 pinhole cameras of his own design.  He has taught pinhole and plastic camera workshops for several years.  Visit his website at martinranderson.com.

Ann Barnard , artist, earned a B.F.A. in painting and art history from Massachusetts College of Art and an M.F.A. in studio art from the University of Cincinnati School of Design, Art, and Architecture Planning. She also studied at Maryland Institute College of Art and the Guangzhou Academy of Art in Guangzhou, China. She has taught at art at Bridgewater State College, freelanced in publishing design, and assisted on area public murals.

Ariana Berns, after getting a degree in design and illustration from Massachusetts College of Art, has pursued her love of art through freelance commissions and production for various community events.  She is skilled in a variety of mediums including watercolor, ink, and oil, and is also interested in creating wearable art.

Marlena Bocian, a European artist, earned her degree in art and business administration in Poland, and continues to pursue her studies here in the U.S. between her own painting and other work.  She exhibits frequently in galleries on both continents, showing recent works that emphasize science, math, and the women of these worlds.

Robin Connors received an associate's degree in graphic design, and a B.S. from the Chamberlayne School of Design at Mount Ida College. A freelance designer and calligrapher, she has taught art at many local centers.

Sara Crystal is a graduate of Bennington College with a B.A. in anthropology and photography.  She also attended the Salt Institute of Documentary Studies in Portland, Maine, to experience first-hand the process of the traditional photographic essay.  Besides her interests in photojournalism, Sara is interested in alternative photographic processes, as well as photographic printing and its relation to the fiber arts.

Marcia Deluty is a graduate of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts.  She has been working with metals since 1970, and has sold and exhibited her work in galleries in California and throughout New England. She currently teaches privately and in adult education settings.

Michael Finnegan, has been acclaimed for his monotype paintings, which debuted at the Boston Young Contemporaries Show, Boston - 2007.  Michael's mono-type technique is developed from his master painting studies at the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University.  His print work has been reviewed by Cate McQuaid of the Boston Globe: "Painter/printmaker Michael Finnegan calls his works "oil-on-canvas monotypes.  He uses paint, not ink, and prints on canvas to create...deliciously textured scenes."  Michael holds an undergraduate degree in graphic design and illustration and a MFA in visual arts.  His other professional experiences include teaching art, juried exhibitions and curatorial work.  See Michael's works at www.finneganart.com.

Barbara Fletcher has a background in commercial art from Syracuse University.  For the last 20 years she has been working in the fiber/paper field. Her commissions and teaching experience have been wide ranging and include creating fantasy sculpture for writer Stephen King in Maine in the 1980's.  More recently her works have been placed in medical facilities around Boston, she was awarded a Lowell Cultural Council Grant, and her works have been featured in two books, The Complete Guide to Paper Casting by Arnold Grummer and Papermaking for the First Time by Rhonda Rainey.  Learn more about Barbara at www.paperdimensions.com .

Karina Kadiyska earned a bachelor's degree in painting and a master's degree in sculpture, both from Boston University.  She has also studied marble carving from the local craftsmen of Carrara, Italy. Karina's work is in the permanent collections at the New England School of Art and Design and the Carrara Academy of Fine Arts.

Ming Lu received a master’s in fine arts at Lusun Academy of Fine Arts, China. She taught in Lusun Academy of Fine Art and worked as an editor for the art magazine ART CENTER before coming to the United States. Ming gave lectures and seminars in the American International College, Boston University, the Art Institute of Boston and Milton Academy. Ming has had several solo shows at Eclipse Gallery in Boston, as well as other shows in the U.S. and China. She won the Honor Price at the annual American Professional Artist League Exhibition in 2007. She is going to give a demonstration of painting watercolor at Lexington Art Center in April 2008.

Marc Mancuso studied ceramics at Louisiana State University, and is currently pursuing a degree at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 

Gwen Ossenfort has been a photographer for over 30 years.  She earned a B.F.A. at Emerson College and has also studied at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, as well as The New School in New York City.  Her work has been shown all over New England and she is currently the director of Brookline Artists' Open Studios.

George Pagliuca has been painting and illustrating for over forty years. After retiring from a long career in the printing industry, George returned to the studio. He presently teaches workshops and small groups, concentrating on painting and life drawing. George graduated from Vesper George School of Art and his paintings and illustrations are regularly exhibited in Boston area shows and art fairs.

Robin Radin received a B.F.A. in photography.  She also holds an M.F.A. from the Massachusetts College of Art. Robin has exhibited her work nationally, including exhibitions at The Print Club in Philadelphia, the Ashuah Irving Gallery, and The Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston.  In 2003 she was awarded the Mass Cultural Council Artist in Photography grant.

Anthony Riccardi received a B.F.A. in painting from Massachusetts College of Art. He has taught drawing and painting at the North End Union, and currently teaches at the Central Square Senior Center, Cambridge.  Anthony has exhibited his work at Massachusetts College of Art, the Boston Architectural Center, the Gøethe Institute, and at the Oasis, Edges, and Federal Reserve Galleries in Boston.

Bill Ryan has been teaching stained glass for 20 years.  He learned the techniques while studying at Coran-Sholes Stained Glass in South Boston, and later taught there.  (The left is his student's work.)

Vivienne Shalom is a visual artist, a graphic designer, a children's book author, and a licensed art teacher.  She was a founding member of Gallery 1581 in Brookline where she shows her work.  In the last decade she has become quite involved in working with individuals and families around issues that arise from adoption and foster care.

Laura Evonne Steinman is a community teaching artist. She received her B.F.A. in sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design and her M.A. in art education from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. For the last five years she has been living and working in Warsaw, Poland sharing art making with folks of all ages. She enjoys volunteering, sewing bags, coasters and other things. She loves to travel, learn about different ways of life, and drinking herbal tea. Visit her website.

Carl West  is co-owner of Prospect Hill Forge in Waltham, Massachusetts, a unique place to learn and practice the art of blacksmithing. Carl's goal is to awaken the awareness that iron and steel are mutable in the hands of the common person.

Cy Whittier is a graduate of the Art Institute of Boston.  Upon graduation, he began working as a freelance illustrator/graphic designer for numerous advertising agencies and publishing houses in the Boston area.  In 1985, he returned to art school to study charcoal and pastel drawing, and specialized in figure drawing and portraiture.  Currently, Cy is a professional artist doing portrait commissions in charcoal and pastel, an active member of the Newton Art Association, and is represented by the Francesca Anderson Gallery in Lexington.

Geri Woodruff has been entranced with the art of mosaics for more than ten years and is the owner of GWMosaics.  Aside from this passion she studied oil painting at Museum of Fine Arts Art School, and graphic arts at Massachusetts College of Art.  She has a B.A. in interior and architectural design from the International Fine Arts College in Miami, Florida.