FEATURED ARTISTS
Al Bell
Alan began his pottery career at CAW in 2003, first studying with Charles Jones, and then later with Stephen Rodriguez. He is currently working as a studio potter in both stoneware and porcelain, reinterpreting timeless forms from ceramic history, although generally in a larger scale. One of his artistic focuses is to explore modern and unique glazing techniques that can reawaken classical thrown forms.
Charlie Bluett
Charlie Bluett's art works are driven by his overriding passion for Nature and the Natural world. It's ethereality, beauty , ebb and flow, as well and the light and color of the everyday.
His contemporary abstract colorfield paintings focus on the natural scenes & objects we are exposed to within the Earth's vast and varied outdoor environments. Contours, tones, colors & natures balance feature heavily in his paintings, and capture the very essence of the natural world around us and the elements that combine to create it.
The changing surfaces, vibrant and ethereal color use, and the consistent subtle movement of form and mind within the works, is considered and yet fluid, challenging and yet totally at peace within itself.
Bluett's pieces convey and allow the viewer to share in this highly personal journey and allow the veiwer to lose themselves in a moment of complete calm and peace, a moment of quiet serenity in a busy world.
Eileen Frailey Eder
Eileen Eder has been an avid painter for over 25 years. Her style is contemporary realist and is she known for her oil paintings of still life and landscapes. Eileen has an MFA from New York Academy of Art and has studied at the NY Studio School, Rhode Island School of Design and JSS in Civita, Italy. Eileen is a member of Salmagundi Club, Oil Painters of America, American Impressionist Society, Signature member of Hudson Valley Art Association, Signature member of CT Academy of Fine Arts, and an Elected Artist of Lyme Art Association. Her paintings are in collections all over the US. Eileen shares her knowledge through teaching and has a large following of students. She is currently teaching at the Lyme Art Association in Old Lyme, CT. A frequent award winner, Eileen exhibits in juried shows locally and nationally. Eileen has been featured in multiple publications including Fine Art Connoisseur, The Artists Magazine and Plein Air Magazine.
Carla Goldberg
Carla, a distinguished art graduate from the University of Redlands and MICA, moved to New York post her education to focus on an art career involving curation, direction, and creation. Her notable exhibitions span across the United States and globally, with showcases in prestigious locations like the American Embassy in Turkey, The Dorsky Museum SUNY, Cope NYC United Nations Exhibition Program, and various galleries in Taipei, Berlin, and New York. Renowned for her innovative approach, Carla's art centers around non-traditional materials such as resins, enamels, and oil inks on plexiglass to depict a modern take on water themes through drawing, painting, and sculpture, emphasizing the interplay of light and shadow for a captivating 3-dimensional effect. Her intricate process results in art that delicately balances tranquility, boldness, and ethereal qualities. Notably, Carla Goldberg was honored in 2014 as the recipient of the Connecticut Sea Grant for her exceptional Sea Foam Sculptural Drawings.
Helen Grimm
Helen Grimm is a painter based in Truro, on outer Cape Cod. Through a visual language evolved from shells, stones, seaweed, bones, moths, lichen, scrubby pines and water she explores the spiral of time, space, who we are in the universe and our connection to place. She investigates cycles of attachment and detachment as she moves paint around the canvas building up color and texture and cutting away form. She is a graduate of Cornell University where she studied painting and art history. Helen is also an herbalist and a nurse. She is currently represented by galleries in Provincetown and on Long Island, and her work is in private collections around the world.
Pete Hocking
“I’m a visual artist, writer, activist, and educator working in Provincetown, MA. I suspect that the meaning of life is connected with the ways in which we learn and convey knowledge. This journal is preoccupied with that suspicion.
Since 1996 I’ve been a lecturer at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), teaching courses on leadership, art theory, and how contemporary issues can fuel art making. I teach in the Ed.D program at Gratz College, with courses focused on community relations and multicultural leadership. From 2003-2021 I was a faculty member in Goddard College’s MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts program. I was director of RISD’s Office of Public Engagement (2007-11), and Associate Dean of the College & Director of the Swearer Center for Public Service at Brown University (1988-2005). I’m a founding board member of Provincetown Commons, an economic development center for the creative economy. I’m also the author of Fieldguide Provincetown.”
Marc Rifkin
Marc finds inspiration in the breathtaking landscapes of New England for many of his pastel landscape paintings. He paints with a loose and expressive style, capturing the essence and vitality of a place in a single moment.
In addition to his pastel work, Marc also explores intuitive and abstract acrylic painting. With no predetermined outcome in mind, he lets his intuition guide him through the creative process. Sometimes sparked by a photograph or personal experience,
Marc was honored to serve as the artist-in-residence at FVAC in 2022. His artwork has been recognized and featured in juried shows at esteemed institutions such as the Connecticut Pastel Society, Lyme Art Association, Rhode Island Watercolor Society, and Pastel Society Alaska, among others.
Kathleen Curran Smits
Kathleen Curran Smits is a landscape painter, photographer, and digital artist. She is an adjunct faculty member in the Graphic Design program of the Fine Arts Department at CT State Manchester. Kathleen has been teaching painting and drawing for over 20 years at several schools and venues. Her landscape paintings are in private collections in the USA, Canada, and Australia. Her work has been accepted into numerous regional and national exhibitions. She studies the Hudson River School body of artworks extensively as well as the work of Maxfield Parrish, Jean Baptiste Camille-Corot, and a variety of ancient and contemporary Asian art genres. She studied painting with nationally recognized artists including James Stegall who is a well-recognized landscape painter and conservator, Dennis Blagg, Jenny Corbin, and others.