an exhibtion exploring how the events of 2020 have impacted the creative process and psyche of working artists. Exhibition launches Monday, February 15 at 5pm. Hosted by HAC|HG and
Bearing Witness – the artists’ tenacious view
Hamilton Arts Collective | Hamilton Gallery is pleased to present the exhibition Bearing Witness – the artists’ tenacious view a two part exhibition
Virtual exhibit: February 15-April 15, 2021 In-person exhibit at Hamilton Gallery: proposed summer 2021
The two exhibitions, Bearing Witness – the artists’ tenacious view, explore how the events of 2020 have impacted the creative process and psyche of working artists. Curated by Jessica Devilbiss.
Puppet Ms. Lily operated by Schroeder Cherry
The exhibitions are co-sponsored by HAC|HG and a grant from Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts.
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Kathleen Adrian When It Was Not Quite Spring, 2020
Diane Dennis In which Jack, after trading his cow for some magic beans, sows the beans in the field
Diane Dennis B-O-I-N-G!
Diane Dennis Roots
Julie Dietrich-Eisler March 2020
Julie Dietrich-Eisler Mending America, 2020
Julie Dietrich-Eisler Bodhichitta Heart, 2020
Jim Doran Pestilence Rides Out, 2020
Heather Dorst Pandemic Angel, 2020
Heather Dorst Deep Dive, 2020
Heather Dorst Surrender, 2020
Grace Doyle Matt & Tilly in 2020, completed in 2020
Grace Doyle Sunset, 2020
Grace Doyle Reflection (Self Portrait with Tilly), 2020
Donald Edwards Ball with bicycle, 2020
Donald Edwards Ball with fake pearls, 2020
Donald Edwards Ball with white knob, 2020
Hannah Earnest Untitled, 2020
Hannah Earnest Untitled 2, 2020
Hannah Earnest Untitled 3, 2020
Abby Fitzgibbon Ongoing Negotiations of My Self Worth, 2021
Abby Fitzgibbon Restful Traumatized Lazy, 2021
Abby Fitzgibbon Oh So You Like Do This For A Living, 2021
Amanda Muhlena Hays Cast Worry, 2020
Amanda Muhlena HaysRight, 2020
Amanda Muhlena Hays Fingerprints, 2020
Elli Maria Hernandez standstill, 2020
Elli Maria Hernandez crave it, 2020
Elli Maria Hernandez whirlwind, 2020
Jodi Hoover When She Awoke the World had Changed, 2020
Jodi Hoover Dust of the Earth, 2020
Jodi Hoover When the Ice Scars Your Dreams, 2020
Jessie Houff Unapologetic, 2019
Jessie Houff Still-life, 2020
Jessie Houff Daisy Paper, 2020
Samantha Iaconi Cj's Slide, 2021
Samantha Iaconi Hoop and Chair, 2020
Samantha Iaconi CJ's Sandbox, 2020
Noelle Imparato No Justice No Peace, 2020
Chloe Irla Home Work: First 10 Days, 2020
Chloe Irla Home Work: Fall Break, 2020
Chloe Irla Home Work: Final 10 Days, 2020
Yasmine Iskander House on Fire, 2020
Flora IsteFantastic Envelope, 2021
Flora Iste Patron Saint of Glam, 2021
Flora Iste Flowers by Window, 2021
Janet Jeffers Springs Eternal, 2020
Janet Jeffers Spark, 2020
Janet Jeffers Rise, 2020
Annette Wilson Jones Our Home is On Fire (gun/ bush/forest), 2020
Annette Wilson Jones Fireworks will light up the night and the sparks will fall to earth like flowers, 2020
Annette Wilson Jones Let's Talk About Something Else, 2020
Amy Klainer 90 Degrees, 2020
Amy Klainer I Bought A House, 2020
Nic Koski Punish me torture me but let me live, 2021
Nic Koski Sleeping Myself In Chronic Wax, 2020
Nic Koski Vorvolakas Die Alone, 2020
Walter Levy Demon One, 2020
Walter Levy Demon Two, 2020
Walter Levy Lost in space, 2020
Katana Lippart A More Complex Connection (to Housing Memory),2020
Katana Lippart Capturing an Essence of Home, 2020
Katana Lippart The Water's Fine, 2020
George Lorio Clear Cut, 2018
George Lorio White Only, Only White: When America Was Great, 2017
George Lorio Xenophobia: Who is an American?, 2015
Jon Malis untitled sunspot 049287, 2020
Jon Malis untitled sunspot 245958, 2020
Jon Malis untitled sunspot 777629, 2020
Dereck Mangus Square Signs, 2020
Dereck Mangus Still Life, 2020
Dereck Mangus Vitruvian Man during Coronavirus, 2020
Alberta Marchesani Ay yai yai yai, 2020
Alberta Marchesani Call it. NOW. So many iterations I lost count., 2020
Alberta Marchesani Trying for Spontaneity, 2020
James McDonald Pink House on Norman Ave., 2020
James McDonald Rainy Morning Montebello, 2020
James McDonald Late Day Montebello, 2020
Greg McLemore Nagasaki Sketchbook V; Downtown Nagasaki City, Watching the People Get On and Off the Trains and Busses, 2020
Greg McLemore Nagasaki Sketchbook VIII The Chinese Buddhist Temple, 2020
Greg McLemore Nagasaki Sketchbooks VII; The Buddhist Cemetery on the Mountainside, 2020
Chloe Ndour Inside/Out, 2020
Chloe Ndour Self Portrait, 2020
Chloe Ndour Anxiety, 2020
L. Nef'fahtiti Partlow-Myrick Mothers' Bond, 2020
Katey Phelps Together Again, 2020
Katey Phelps George Floyd Calling Out for Mom, 2020
Tempura, 14 x 22’, 2020, contact artist for price contact artist directly for sales: Kateydid83@outlook.com
”Prior to the Covid Pandemic, I was constantly rushing through my days as a full-time Psychology student at University of Baltimore. Since then, my life has slowed down a little and I feel centered and more relaxed. I partly attribute this to my faithful attendance of Noelle Imparato’s “Painting for Life” workshops that I have been attending since the summer of 2018. While previously held in-person, the now weekly Zoom workshops have maintained, and perhaps even strengthened, their positive impact on me. I was amazed to witness Noelle’s success in establishing her practice virtually, through Zoom, providing a “we-space” for connecting with others. New members joined from as far away as Washington state and Toronto, and the strong connectivity within the group and its same positive influence in-person, was maintained virtually. No one could have expected the events that erupted because of the Covid pandemic. Every single person’s everyday life and routines were annihilated. The process that Noelle has taught during these “Painting for Life” workshops, have given me the motivation and the determination to embrace change in any and every way that has occurred or has yet to occur during these unprecedented times in our society. These paintings, created during the “Painting for Life” workshops, have been the number one means for maintaining my sanity and mental stability. Healing yourself is as good a way as any to help heal the world.”
Katey Phelps Weightless, 2020
Linda Popp JOMO (Joy Of Missing Out), 2020
Linda Popp They Need A Sheltered Nest, 2020
Linda Popp We Should Believe In Each Others' Dreams, 2020
Lynn Poshepny Embrace Uncertainty, 2021
Tim Prendergast Little Boxes, 2020
Tim Prendergast Momento Mori, 2020
Tim Prendergast Sleepless Nights, 2020
Theresa Reuter Dream during Pandemic, 2020
Liza Jane Richey Pearl Head, 2021
Liza Jane Richey Moss Head, 2021
Liza Jane Richey Call Your Muses, Now is the Time, 2020
Lucas Rougeux Rite of Emanation, 2021
Lucas Rougeux Seraph, 2020
Lucas Rougeux Visitation II, 2020
Lynn Rybicki Autumn Sparks, 2020
Lynn Rybicki Fathomless, 2020
Lynn Rybicki It Came to Be, 2020
Lauren Silex Going To Ground, 2021
Val Smith aka Utopian Dreamer The Musicians, 2021
Val Smith aka Utopian Dreamer Black Native, 2021
Val Smith aka Utopian Dreamer Drinkin Wine, 2020
Bridget Z Sullivan Demure, 2020
Bridget Z Sullivan Pax, 2020
Bridget Z Sullivan Ride, 2020
Peter Stern Assault, 2021
Peter Stern Support, 2020
Peter Stern Brushfire, 2020
Carol Tankard Karen, 2020
Maxine Taylor Swallowtail Release 5, 2020
Maxine Taylor Empty Swallowtail Chrysalis, 2020
Maxine Taylor Swallowtail Larval Stage, 2020
David Thompson Sunlight and Shadow, 2020
David Thompson Mirror, Mirror, 2020
David Thompson The Quilted Cat, 2020
Chloe Wack Erin has her own issues with you (do you wish someone else was in your quarantine pod instead of me), 2020
Chloe Wack why would you want to move to Tennessee right now?”, 2020
Chloe Wack “NO! (and other things I should have said when you did that to me)”,2020
Samantha Welsch Untitled, 2020
Samantha Welsch Untitled, 2020
Samantha Welsch Untitled, 2020
Delvonta Wilson Youth but Bound, 2020
Monica Youn Chaos, 2020
Monica Youn Thriving, 2020
Monica Youn 눈 (nun), 2020
Richard Gordon Zyne Covid Blues, 2020
Richard Gordon Zyne The Sentinels, 2020
Artists featured in the exhibition: Kathleen Adrian, Kiane Artis, Jude Asher, Beverly Baptiste, Ruby Bassford, Loring Boglioli, Dominique Butler, Schroeder Cherry, Melissa Cormier, Diane Dennis, Julie Dietrich, Jim Doran, Heather Dorst, Grace Doyle, Donald Edwards, Abby Fitzgibbon, Amanda Hays, Elli Maria Hernandez, Jodi Hoover, Jessie Houff, Samantha Iaconi, Noelle Imparato, Chloe Irla, Yasmine C. Iskander, Flora Iste, Janet Jeffers, Annette Jones-Wilson, Amy Klainer , Nic Koski, Walter Levy, Katana Lippart, George Lorio, Jon Malis, Dereck Mangus, Alberta Marchesani, James McDonald, Greg McLemore, Chloe Ndour, Nef Partlow-Myrick, Katey Phelps, Linda Popp, Lynn Poshepny, Tim Prendergast, Theresa Reuter, LJ Richey, Lucas Rougeux, Lynn Rybicki, Lauren Silex, Val Smith, Therese Spadaro, Peter Stern, Bridget Z. Sullivan, Carol Tankard, Maxine Taylor, David, Thompson, Chloe Wack, Samantha, Welsch, Delvonta Wilson, Monica Youn, and Richard Gordon Zyne
An in-person group exhibition is planned for later this year, when it is healthful to do so, and will be held at Hamilton Gallery located at 5502 Harford Road, Baltimore, MD. The virtual, online exhibition, and the in-person exhibition Bearing Witness – the artists’ tenacious view, are co-sponsored by HAC|HG and a grant from Baltimore Promotion of the Arts.
Hamilton Arts Collective|Hamilton Gallery (HAC|HG) a 510c3 art center located in North East Baltimore strives to support the arts and artists by means of providing space for artistic expression, creative exploration and community involvement. We are a community resource operated by a collective of artists. We welcome creative initiatives that meet the needs of the community. Artists and those who support the arts from our community and elsewhere are invited to be involved. Visit the HAC website for more information: www.hamiltonarts.org