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:: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE :: Media Contact: Jacqueline Gertner (617) 536-5049 [email protected] Images (top to bottom, left to right) :: And yet it tasted like them all II by Robin Colodzin, Her Buffer Series Number 2 by Safarani Sisters, The Bridge, from above, start (detail) by Roger Palframan NEW MEMBERS SHOW 2018 January 11 – February 22, 2018 The Copley Society of Art is proud to present “New Members Show,” an exhibition in the Upper Gallery that features the 22 new members accepted into the gallery in 2017. Selected by the Membership Committee of the Copley Society of Art, new members are accepted for membership only if their work is truly outstanding. This year, our new artist members represent a great diversity of backgrounds and genres, including multi-media, photography, and sculpture. To celebrate our New Members Show, an opening reception will be held on Thursday, January 11 from 5:30pm – 7:30 PM at the ColSo Gallery, located at 158 Newbury Street in Boston. Notable emerging artists include the Safarani Sisters, Iranian twin sisters, whose mixed painting and video art has garnered attention from the Boston Globe and the Museum of Fine Arts. Additionally, local artist Lori Mehta has received awards for her artwork featured in nationally juried exhibitions, and British abstract photographer Roger Palframan is utilizing innovative techniques to create striking images of rhythmic environments. Congratulations to our following new artist members, who will be featured in the exhibit along with their colleagues: Serena Bates (Bradford, RI) Robin Colodzin (Rockport, MA) Cindy Crimmin (Acton, MA) Hannah Cole Dahar (Manchester, NH) Thomas Darsney (Salem, MA) David Drinon (Andover, MA) Nicolas Fox (Valatie, NY) Chris Gill (Somerville, MA) Debra Keirce (Broadlands, VA) Anya Leveille (Worcester, MA) Ellen McGill (West Roxbury, MA) Kathryn McMahon (Ft. Myers, FL) Lori Mehta (Wellesley, MA) Stelios Mormoris (Boston, MA and Martha’s Vineyard, MA) Ginny Nickerson (North Chatham, MA) Ann O’Dowd (Newton, MA) Roger Palframan (United Kingdom and Cambridge, MA) Safarani Sisters (Tehran, Iran and Somerville, MA) Rosalie Sidoti (Ipswich, MA) Susan Stranz (North Dartmouth, MA) Amy Surman (Newton, MA) Tony Visco (Plymouth, MA) The Copley Society of Art (Co|So), America’s oldest non-profit arts organization, is committed to the advancement, enjoyment, and promotion of its member artists and the visual arts. The organization, founded in 1879, comprises juried artists who are selected by a credentialed art committee. Co|So provides artists with a gallery for exhibiting and selling their work and a platform for engaging and educating the community. #### Please contact the gallery for more high-resolution images – 617.536.5049 Please visit our website, www.copleysociety.org, to view images from the full exhibition.
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:: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE :: Media Contact: Jacqueline Gertner (617) 536-5049 [email protected]
Images (top to bottom, left to right) :: And yet it tasted like them all II by Robin Colodzin, Her Buffer Series Number 2 by Safarani Sisters, The Bridge, from above, start (detail) by Roger Palframan
NEW MEMBERS SHOW 2018 January 11 – February 22, 2018
The Copley Society of Art is proud to present “New Members Show,” an exhibition in the Upper Gallery that features the 22 new members accepted into the gallery in 2017. Selected by the Membership Committee of the Copley Society of Art, new members are accepted for membership only if their work is truly outstanding. This year, our new artist members represent a great diversity of backgrounds and genres, including multi-media, photography, and sculpture. To celebrate our New Members Show, an opening reception will be held on Thursday, January 11 from 5:30pm – 7:30 PM at the ColSo Gallery, located at 158 Newbury Street in Boston.
Notable emerging artists include the Safarani Sisters, Iranian twin sisters, whose mixed painting and video art has garnered attention from the Boston Globe and the Museum of Fine Arts. Additionally, local artist Lori Mehta has received awards for her artwork featured in nationally juried exhibitions, and British abstract photographer Roger Palframan is utilizing innovative techniques to create striking images of rhythmic environments.
Congratulations to our following new artist members, who will be featured in the exhibit along with their colleagues:
Serena Bates (Bradford, RI) Robin Colodzin (Rockport, MA) Cindy Crimmin (Acton, MA) Hannah Cole Dahar (Manchester, NH) Thomas Darsney (Salem, MA) David Drinon (Andover, MA) Nicolas Fox (Valatie, NY) Chris Gill (Somerville, MA) Debra Keirce (Broadlands, VA) Anya Leveille (Worcester, MA) Ellen McGill (West Roxbury, MA)
Kathryn McMahon (Ft. Myers, FL) Lori Mehta (Wellesley, MA) Stelios Mormoris (Boston, MA and Martha’s Vineyard, MA) Ginny Nickerson (North Chatham, MA) Ann O’Dowd (Newton, MA) Roger Palframan (United Kingdom and Cambridge, MA) Safarani Sisters (Tehran, Iran and Somerville, MA) Rosalie Sidoti (Ipswich, MA) Susan Stranz (North Dartmouth, MA) Amy Surman (Newton, MA) Tony Visco (Plymouth, MA)
The Copley Society of Art (Co|So), America’s oldest non-profit arts organization, is committed to the advancement, enjoyment, and promotion of its member artists and the visual arts. The organization, founded in 1879, comprises juried artists who are selected by a credentialed art committee. Co|So provides artists with a gallery for exhibiting and selling their work and a platform for engaging and educating the community.
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Please contact the gallery for more high-resolution images – 617.536.5049 Please visit our website, www.copleysociety.org, to view images from the full exhibition.
