Gallery/Exhibition info:
The beauty of the golden hour, the infamous characters in a seasonal town, flirting with a new crush… A Summer Social evokes the nostalgia of endless summer days through paintings by Karla Hunter and Lisa Daria Kennedy, and collages by Amy Ross. The opening reception will be on Friday, June 12, from 6-8 pm. All three of the artists will be in attendance, so you can swap your own summer stories with them over a glass of wine! Cue the Dirty Dancing soundtrack.

Making a name for herself in the South Shore art community and beyond, Karla Hunter paints scenes of everyday life and, in this exhibition, the good life. Her paintings celebrate small moments that we treasure for a lifetime. Gilded paintings of Summer tablescapes and cocktails will grace the gallery walls, along with a few of her signature coastal scenes. These cheeky compositions often spill out onto their charming, upcycled frames. Karla lives in Cohasset, MA, and is continually inspired by her life there. Her studio is at the Wright Building in Rockland, MA.

Yet There We Are is a study of leisure, mined from still frames of found 8mm home movies. These narrative paintings by Lisa Daria Kennedy are anchored in two moments: the instant something is compelling enough to film, and the instant that moment ends and the camera is set down. Her source material comprises 800 ft of film that spans a seemingly endless survey of one family’s favorite moments. Lisa teaches at Massachusetts College of Art. She lives in Higham, MA, where she paints in her studio overlooking World’s End.

This is the second exhibition of Amy Ross’ collages at the Savage Godfrey Gallery. Ross combines unexpected elements to create fantastical hybrid creatures using traditional cut-and- paste techniques. The sea is especially suited to surrealist collage. From sirens to the Kraken, people have imagined deep-sea creatures as mysterious and otherworldly. Ross arranges her creatures as though they’re participating in a choreographed dance. The compositions possess a delightful retro whimsy and subtle humor akin to Alice in Wonderland. Ross’ collages have been reproduced in Vogue, Target’s “Artist in Residence” home collection, and on multiple book and cookbook covers. Amy Ross lives and works in Watertown, MA.