Welcome to the New Bedford Light Fine Arts Club. It’s a place to celebrate talented local artists; a marketplace where buyers, enthusiasts and artists meet. And if something strikes you, it’s also a place where everything is for sale.
For the first time, we’re meeting in person! On June 11 at 3:30 p.m. we will gather at Dough Co. (DoCo) in the Kilburn Mill as another batch of talented local artists share their work, which anyone attending can purchase.
Immediately following the Fine Arts Club meeting, join us for The New Bedford Light’s first birthday celebration at our second floor office. There will be cake and a Q&A session with our editor, Barbara Roessner, from 5-6 p.m.
Are you an intrigued artist? Click here to submit your art for our July meeting.
Deadline for Artists to submit: June 5
Artists click here to submit for the July meeting
Where: DoCo in the Kilburn Mill
What: An opportunity for local New Bedford area artists to share and sell their work to an engaged group of collectors and art enthusiasts. Read about how we were inspired by the Detroit Fine Arts Breakfast Club.
Who: Any local artist who practices in one of the fine arts and all prospective art buyers
Moderators: Local artists Shelley Cardoos and Fitzcarmel Lamarre
Format: A short introduction from New Bedford Light and the moderators, followed by 50 minutes of artist presentations, followed by a 30-minute “Afterglow,” a loosely structured open discussion among the artists, buyers and other attendees about art-related topics.
Buyers and art enthusiasts Guide
Below are 18 incredible pieces, from nine local artists, that were presented during the second meeting on May 18 and are for sale.
Title: S in the Ether
Description: Sumi Ink, Acrylic, Enamel, Hand made paper, Mesh fabric, Screen print, on canvas
Social Media: @ManuelContemporary and @filipemiguelart on Instagram
Submitted bio: I am a multi-disciplinary artist creating sculptures, paintings and art installations that investigate themes that connect to our current state of being and a sense of nostalgia to a time lost or forgotten.
Description: Pen, Marker, Block Print, Graphite, Acrylic, Metal Frame on Masonite Panel
Social Media: @ManuelContemporary and @filipemiguelart on Instagram
Submitted bio: I am a multi-disciplinary artist creating sculptures, paintings and art installations that investigate themes that connect to our current state of being and a sense of nostalgia to a time lost or forgotten.
Description: Oil Painting on Oil Paper
Social media: @nudesbydelivery on Instagram
Submitted bio: Mimi Pinheiro is a New Bedford-born painter. She studied in Mexico City with the Master Jose Barbosa, whom was part of the infamous Grupo Suma. Her subjects are the human figure and still life’s, mostly in Expressionist style. She began selling her paintings under the name Nudes By Delivery during the pandemic, where she became a bicycle delivery-girl of her own nude paintings to keep people company and feeling sexy through the darkness and confusion of the pandemic.
Description: Oil Painting on Oil Paper
Social media: @nudesbydelivery on Instagram
Submitted bio: Mimi Pinheiro is a New Bedford-born painter. She studied in Mexico City with the Master Jose Barbosa, whom was part of the infamous Grupo Suma. Her subjects are the human figure and still life’s, mostly in Expressionist style. She began selling her paintings under the name Nudes By Delivery during the pandemic, where she became a bicycle delivery-girl of her own nude paintings to keep people company and feeling sexy through the darkness and confusion of the pandemic.
Description: Nervana is an oil painting that I created in 2021 & 2022 that explores themes of interconnectness at a cellular level, that repeat over and over again in larger system such as communities, food chains, and planets. Piece comes with mahogany frame.
Social media: @Hanpaintsonthings on Instagram and Facebook
Submitted bio: I use my art, usually multimedia or oilpainting to explore themes of botany, biology and consciousness, and push realist themes into abstract forms.
Description: “Adoration of Spring” 2022 is a heavily textured ode to that first bouquet you get to pick in the spring when flowers open up. This colorful work fights to brighten up the most wintery of rooms.
Social media: @Hanpaintsonthings on Instagram and Facebook
Submitted bio: I use my art, usually multimedia or oilpainting to explore themes of botany, biology and consciousness, and push realist themes into abstract forms.
Description: Original SX70 prints from the 1970s, assembled and mounted on acid-free mat board, under UV-safe plexiglass. Piece is framed in white Nielsen metal section frame.
Submitted bio: My photos generally concentrate on the interplay of angles and shapes and light. I compose with a point of view that is intended to confound the viewers’ normal Photographer & mixed media artist. Recently retired from 45 years in television business, now resuming pursuits in various media. These works were originally created decades ago and I’ve restored and updated their matting and framing.
Size: 16″ x 40″ (all three combined width)
Description: Photo collage consisting of B & W print (clouds) sitting on top of pastel on acetate coloring.
Submitted bio: My photos generally concentrate on the interplay of angles and shapes and light. I compose with a point of view that is intended to confound the viewers’ normal Photographer & mixed media artist. Recently retired from 45 years in television business, now resuming pursuits in various media. These works were originally created decades ago and I’ve restored and updated their matting and framing.
Description: Oil Painting on Canvas of Pilgrim Lake as seen when approaching Provincetown
Submitted bio: I’ve been creating oil paintings of seascapes and figurative work for decades. I received my BA and my MFA from the University of Maryland. I’ve resided in New Bedford in the Winter and Provincetown in the summer until three years ago when I made New Bedford my permanent residence. My studio is here in New Bedford.
Description: Hillside with trees and bushes
Submitted bio: I’ve been creating oil paintings of seascapes and figurative work for decades. I received my BA and my MFA from the University of Maryland. I’ve resided in New Bedford in the Winter and Provincetown in the summer until three years ago when I made New Bedford my permanent residence. My studio is here in New Bedford.
Description: Tugboat towing hawser used to assist the U.S.S. Constitution in and out of Boston Harbor, tied into a “Turk’s Head” knot, mounted on 3/4” D3 cabinet grade pre-finished maple, with a taped edge and copper rivets.
Email: alex.i.buchanan@gmail.com
Social media: @captainbeardcannon on Instagram
Submitted bio: Alex’s sculptural work is derived from materials inspired by and gathered from the maritime industry. Periodically this includes material with historical value. Conceptually, there are deep layers of semiotics, symbolism, and logography. The fibrous and tactile qualities in his main body of work are extremely satisfying for viewers and collectors to discuss as the pieces carry a strong presence, adding character and statement to any architectural setting. He works heavily by commission with an average of 3-4 weeks lead time.
Size: 64” H x 38” W x 6” D
Description: Super Dan double braided towing hawser used to tow barges of heating oil to supply Massachusetts’ Islands’ residence homes throughout the winter months, tied into an “Ocean Plait” knot, mounted on 3/4” D3 cabinet grade pre-finished maple, with a taped edge and copper rivets.
Email: alex.i.buchanan@gmail.com
Social media: @captainbeardcannon on Instagram
Submitted bio: Alex’s sculptural work is derived from materials inspired by and gathered from the maritime industry. Periodically this includes material with historical value. Conceptually, there are deep layers of semiotics, symbolism, and logography. The fibrous and tactile qualities in his main body of work are extremely satisfying for viewers and collectors to discuss as the pieces carry a strong presence, adding character and statement to any architectural setting. He works heavily by commission with an average of 3-4 weeks lead time.
Title: Being Escapes Form (Ode to tAl)
Submitted bio: I am the Owner of MaiatoFitz Art Gallery & Studio, as well as a volunteer Board member at Gallery X. I work in the mediums of painting and photography. My compositions are loaded with elements of tension, symmetry, space and contrast, with attention to texture and detail.
Description: Giclee Print – Matted/Wood Frame
Submitted bio: I am the Owner of MaiatoFitz Art Gallery & Studio, as well as a volunteer Board member at Gallery X. I work in the mediums of painting and photography. My compositions are loaded with elements of tension, symmetry, space and contrast, with attention to texture and detail.
Size: framed: 18″x24″, unframed 13″x19″
Description: Limited signed edition from the Star Garden Series. Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Rag Satin
Social media: @Debehrens on Instagram
Submitted bio: I am a self-taught, late-in-life artist who finally figured out what she wanted to be when she grew up. Using both age-old artisan techniques and modern digital tools I push the boundaries of materials and processes to create a unique look and feel.
Size: framed: 18″x24″, unframed 13″x19″
Description: Limited signed edition from the Star Garden Series. Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Rag Satin
Social media: @Debehrens on Instagram
Submitted bio: I am a self-taught, late-in-life artist who finally figured out what she wanted to be when she grew up. Using both age-old artisan techniques and modern digital tools I push the boundaries of materials and processes to create a unique look and feel.
Description: A mixed media illustration/painting; Micron Pen, TomBow Dual Brush Marker, Chalk Marker and Acrylic Paint on Canson Illustration Art Board. Depicting two androids that protect a galaxy through a network of tubes and wires, they were programmed to do as such and have been for centuries. Inspired by retro futurism, psychedelia and the works of Mobius and Rene Laloux
Social media: @autumnlivcyrart on Instagram
Submitted bio: I am an artist local to New Bedford, MA and have been actively pursuing art in the area for over 8 years now. I work in various mediums (anything I can get my hands on), and love creating surrealist art, though at this time I am mostly known to do commissions in realism. I love working with, most, the female form, architecture and sci-fi imagery.
Description: A mixed media illustration/painting; Micron Pen, TomBow Dual Brush Marker, Chalk Marker and Acrylic Paint on Canson Textured Mixed Media Art Board. Depicting an alien overlord who has god-like powers, his size and all seeing eyes allow him to place a sole human among his labyrinths of endless empty rooms. This is a glimpse into a nightmare world, must really suck to be that little guy. Inspired by retro futurism, psychedelia and the works of Terry Gilliam and Rene Laloux (heavily inspired by Fantastic Planet)
Social media: @autumnlivcyrart on Instagram
Submitted bio: I work with acrylics and have been painting all my life.
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