CURRENT EXHIBITION
Hot House
Prints, Collages, and Drawings by Helen Popinchalk
Show dates: November 9th - Decebmer 21st, 2024
Open Gallery Hours: Saturdays, 10 - 2pm
SJ Art Consulting is honored to present Hot House, featuring prints, collages, and drawings by artist, educator, gallery director and curator, Helen Popinchalk.
The work exhibited in Hot House combines screen printing, gelatin printing, drawing and collage in bright compositions and color studies that explore bioluminescence and are inspired by the way that bees and pollinators see the world. These mixed media pieces fluoresce in blacklight and are designed to change and shift in different colored light.
Bees and many other pollinators are able to see ultraviolet (UV) light – this extended spectrum makes visible patterns and markers on flowers that guide foraging bees to pollen and nectar. The series in Hot House celebrate the beauty and mystery of the natural world.
Helen Popinchalk has been teaching at Simmons University since 2004 and organized exhibitions, installations and events for the print collective Trifecta Editions from 2013 to 2020. As director of Simmons’ Trustman Art Gallery, she has curated, installed and hosted related programming for twenty plus exhibitions over the past six years. As curator of the Simmons University art collection, she has collaborated with students, faculty and artists on Collecting & Connecting, a program that provides professionalizing opportunities for students and diversifies the University’s art collection.
Bee Vision #2, 2024; Gelatin print, collage and drawing on paper; 7x8.5in
GALLERY UPDATE
The Gallery at 43 Washington will close its doors on December 21, 2024. SJ Art Consulting plans to relocate to an office / showroom model in 2025, shifting its focus to working closely with our represented artists, preparing for art fairs, and hosting smaller, more intimate events. Since SJ Art Consulting was established in 2013, we've focused on supporting artists, but lately, demand from our residential and commercial clients has been outpacing sales at our Haverhill Gallery. This transition aims to increase art sales and enhance our long-term relationships.
Owner Sarah LoVasco expresses heartfelt gratitude to the exhibiting artists who contributed to the gallery's success over the past three years. Their trust and authenticity have shaped the gallery's identity. We curated 11 solo shows and hosted over 70 artists for our Small Works Show! LoVasco also thanks the friends and supporters of these artists for their presence, highlighting the importance of creative gathering spaces.
We encourage everyone to stay connected with SJ Art Consulting as it continues its work in the New England art scene and looks forward to sharing exciting announcements in the year ahead.
PAST EXHIBITIONS
The Circus Life and Other Stories
Artwork by Artist and Curator Deborah Whitney
Show dates: Sept 14th - Oct 20th, 2024
Gallery Hours: Saturdays, 10am - 2pm
Deb Whitney has worked for forty one years as an art handler and curator. The amalgamation of these experiences has materially informed her art. Often the only woman on the job in the early days, the one sent for coffee and always expected to go with the flow. She found herself in the position of having her tools taken out of her hands, along with working to stay on the good side of both co-workers and clients.
Her charting of misogynistic seas has been a life filled with creative material related to identity, memory, and observation. Artwork filled with lines, incisions, clear and iconic figures embodied, and disrupted, by culture. Painting, drawing, sewing, and photography with figurative images – referencing and reviewing the complexities of the female life.
She holds degrees from Wimbledon College of Art, London, MA. and Mass College of Art, Boston, BFA.
Hereafter
Photographs by Zach Ellis
Closing Reception: 6 - 8 pm, Thursday, August 22nd, 2024, Artist Talk at 7:00 pm
Show dates: July 25th - August 24th, 2024
Gallery Hours: Saturdays, 10 - 2pm
Zach Ellis is a photographer whose work explores the human, natural and abstract. Through his artistic practice Zach is learning to pay better attention to what he is already paying attention to. His work is, at its essence, about the both/and, confronting and embracing conundrums and contradictions in the world and in himself. With a camera in hand all things become reflective surface, a mirror to the soul shining back what he hopes against hope to see more clearly.
Image: Teruah (תְּרוּעָה) - a joyful sound, resounding, shout, war cry, jubilee
Digital photograph - giclee print on hahnemühle archival paper, 20”x30”
Image: Indulgence’, 43 x 63 in, spray paint, charcoal, oil and acrylic paint on canvas
Running with Scissors
Ula Grabski
Opening Reception: 5 - 8 pm, Saturday, June 22nd, 2024
Show dates: June 22nd - July 20th, 2024
Gallery Hours: Saturdays, 12 - 4pm
Ula Grabski uses various materials to create her paintings, dealing with themes of memory, home, relationships, and other elements of the human experience. Grabski seeks solace in her work, using certain symbols to represent different personal relationships. She confronts recollections of the past while documenting her present life and attempting to discover meaning through her work. Honesty is very important to her process, she aims to create autobiographical and confessional work that honestly represents her during the point of which she made them.
Do you remember when the days were long?
Joe LoVasco
Opening Reception: Thursday, April 25th, 2024, 5- 8 pm
Exhibition Dates: Apr 25th - June 2nd, 2024
Gallery Open: Saturdays 12-4 pm
Joe LoVasco, a Merrimack Valley-based artist, engages with forms as the primary driver in his artistic practice. His drawings, mixed media, and sculptural works start with a loose gesture of a familiar form that eventually gets refined over several iterations. These forms tend to be a mix of distinct curves and angles, inspired by his surroundings and everyday interactions.
There are two distinctive series on display in the gallery- Dream Stack and Outlines. LoVasco’s Dream Stack series was born from observations of his then- infant son’s blocks and chunky toys. Early iterations of the work included smooth surfaces and rounded edges, whereas the most recent sculptures contain not only pointed corners, but a greater amount of visual and physical problem solving on the part of the artist.
The artwork on display has all been created within the past year at LoVasco’s home in Haverhill, MA. Working out of his renovated basement studio has allowed for plenty of planned and spontaneous visits from LoVasco’s 4-year-old son, Orlando. “Watching my son build his own sculptures from my scrap pieces, while also having the opportunity to learn from him, will continue to inspire me,” says the artist.
The public is invited to attend an opening reception on Thursday, April 25th, 2024, from 5-8pm. The artist, and his family, will be in attendance, and refreshments will be served, including special cotton candy treats crafted on site by Le Petit Pouf (lepetitpouf.com).
See full selection of works here.
Notes on the World Around Us,
Drawings by Ingrid Ludt and Sand T Kalloch
Opening Reception: 5 - 8 pm, Thursday, March 14th, 2024
Show dates: March 14th - April 14th, 2024
Gallery Hours: Saturdays, 12 - 4pm
SJ Art Consulting welcomes multi-disciplinary artists Ingrid Ludt and Sand T Kalloch for a joint exhibition this March. This will mark our first dedicated drawing show, and we’re pleased to introduce each artist through this work.
Ingrid Ludt
Ingrid’s creative practice showcases a multidimensional approach to art making. This allows her to delve into the various aspects of the human experience and translate them into visual forms that resonate with viewers on an emotional level.
“Rooted in the art of observation and discovery, my creative practice revolves around honoring the natural world. The breathtaking expanse of the Earth’s landscape serves as my inspiration.”
Sand T Kalloch
Sand T Kalloch maintains a studio in Malden, Massachusetts. Her artistic output come in the forms of mixed media paintings, low relief, and works on paper.
“A simplifying approach to art-making is the driving force behind my work. The primary intention is to utilize the basic elements of visual language such as dot (point), line, surface (plane), color, form and light to create maximum visual impact.”
SMALL WORKS SHOW 2023
Exhibition dates: Nov 16th, 2023 - Jan 6th, 2024
Opening reception: Thursday, Nov 16th, 2023, 5-8pm
Click below to view the entire Small Works Exhibition!
With over 60 individual works on display, there are artists represented from all over New England, with a focus on the Merrimack Valley. All works are for sale.
Join us to celebrate the art of creating, gathering, and supporting one another in our lifelong creative endeavor.
Hours also offered by appointment c: (802) 999-5506 e: sarah@sjartconsulting.com ig: sj_artconsulting
Erica Licea-Kane: From One to the Other
September 16th - October 21st, 2023
Reception: September 16th, 4-7 pm
Gallery Hours: By appointment. Contact us at (802) 999-5506 or sarah@sjartconsulting.com to schedule your visit
Open by chance on weekdays
This September SJ Art Consulting is excited to present From One to the Other, an exhibition by Erica Licea-Kane. The exhibition features paintings and a series of framed drawings. Licea-Kane’s“paintings” are, in fact, layers of extruded acrylic atop a colorful, sometimes wood-burnt, often obscured, background. The topographical variation on the surfaces feel as if something has been caught and sewn into the woven surfaces. What’s inside, and why is it hidden? The map-like visual cues lead viewers away from what’s hidden underneath while at the same time drawing you inward, like an insect to a spider web. Trained in the generations-old practice of textiles, Licea-Kane creates timely examples of the beauty of meticulous, time and labor-intensive work.
For more about Erica and her work visit her website www.licea-kane.com.
reception friday 9/16
detail of woozy plaid
woozy plaid, 28”x23”x1”, acrylic medium, acrylic pigment, natural wood, 2023
Consciousness Revealed: Artwork by Marc Mannheimer
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 15th, 2023 from 5-8 pm
“lamp for the path to enlightenment: frogs”. Oil on canvas, sonotube, stuffed frog, 48 x 72 x 2 in.
Exhibition on View: Saturday, April 15th through Sunday, June 4th, 2023
43 Washington St. Haverhill, MA- SJ Art Consulting is pleased to announce Consciousness Revealed, an exhibition of artwork by Marc Mannheimer, at our street-side gallery in downtown Haverhill, MA.
A lifelong artist who’s experience includes international travel and training, including and especially throughout Italy, Mannheimer’s work is highly detailed and often elicits intense periods of contemplation and emotional exploration for viewers. His background in art education and therapy plays a role in Mannheimer’s ability to connect with his viewers through his varied, powerful subject matter.
Mannheimer’s subject matter and processes are varied and heavily vetted. The exhibition at SJ Art Consulting will include not only a painting from his series devoted to interpreting the Ten Plagues of Egypt from the Old Testament of the Bible, but sculpture, including one that incorporates a 3D printed bust, a neon piece, watercolors and collage works.
SJ Art Consulting is honored to invite the public to celebrate this exciting show during the opening reception on Saturday, April 15th from 5-8pm. The artist will be in attendance, and celebratory refreshments will be served. Relevant Covid19 protocols will be encouraged for the safety and comfort of all our guests. Please see the galleries’ Instagram page (@sj_artconsulting) for gallery hours and special events.
For more about Marc and his work, visit his website marcmannheimer.com
For questions about the exhibition, please contact Gallerist Sarah LoVasco directly:
A Shift in Control: New work by Dustin Schuetz
Opening Reception: Sat, Oct 22nd, 2022 from 5-8pm
Exhibition Dates: Sat, Oct 22nd - Sun, Nov 26th, 2022
SJ Art Consulting is pleased to announce the first solo exhibition of new work by Dover, New Hampshire-based artist Dustin Schuetz, at our gallery in downtown Haverhill, MA.
Dustin’s work has always been process oriented- his command of each tool and medium is where he draws his inspiration. His earlier, post collegiate works are tight, strict studies of the control of materials- no evidence of brushstrokes, nor a piece of sandpaper to be found in his studio. Upon completing his graduate studies at the Pratt Institute in 2006, Dustin worked with artist Ryan McGinness, continuing his exposure to artists focused on a certain way of painting. It was only when Dustin first became a father, in 2014, that his work began to change, loosen; the results of which can be seen throughout his striking new work on display in “A Shift in Control”.
Though he works primarily in acrylic, Dustin also uses intricate paper weavings as underlayment and creates a dizzying array of visual planes with colored pencil. These pieces explore the tension of both wanting and releasing control, both within our art practices, and our life.
Working with and around artwork is an important part of Dustin’s art-making process. He currently splits his time between the Lamont Gallery at Phillips Exeter Academy and here at SJ Art Consulting, serving as a Collections and Exhibitions Manager and professional art installer, respectively. It is within this context that we’ve had the opportunity to understand even more about Dustin as an art-maker- experiencing his enthusiasm for problem solving, his keen eye for placement, and innate knowledge and love for the act of creating artwork.
Image courtesy of the artist
Image courtesy of the artist
Artist Bio: Dustin Schuetz received his MFA from the Pratt Institute in 2006 and his BFA from Ohio University in 2004. Schuetz has exhibited at the Janet Kurnatowski Gallery in Long Island, NY. He currently lives and works on the Seacoast of New Hampshire with his wife and two kids.
The public is invited to attend an opening reception of Dustin’s work on Saturday, October 22nd from 5-8pm. The artist will be in attendance, and celebratory refreshments will be served!
The exhibition will be on view October 20th – November 27th and in-person viewings may be arranged by contacting the gallery to schedule an appointment.
Unknown Creatures: New Work by Maria Denjongpa
Reception: Saturday, Sept 17th 2022 from 4-7pm; Special performance @ 5pm!
The Gallery @ SJ Art Consulting, 43 Washington St. Haverhill, MA 01832
Exhibition on View: Sept 6th through Sept 30th, 2022
The Gallery at SJ Art Consulting is delighted to announce our inaugural solo exhibition featuring the sculptural work of Maria Denjongpa! Visitors to the show can expect to find a new series of colorful, pattern-heavy paper mache sculptures dancing around the walls. Maria utilizes a variety of other mediums throughout her work including sticks, bark, leaves, moss, jewels, paint, and feathers.
Be sure to time your visit right during the Artists’ Reception on Sat., Sept 17th because at 5pm Maria’s life-sized Unknown Creatures will come alive, and journey to the gallery to reunite with their friends. This special performance will be a first for downtown Haverhill, and you won’t want to miss meeting these new visitors in person!
Maria Denjongpa grew up in Massachusetts. She studied anthropology at Brown and spent much of her adult life teaching English in Sikkim (in the Eastern Himalayas). She began creating puppets and masks and spirit creatures out of paper mache in high school and has been making them ever since. Of her work, Maria says “I am interested in spirits—meaning the fears, joys, vulnerabilities and pride that reside in the bones of animals and people. I am curious what these spirits look like: their essential gestures and postures, their colors, patterns and shapes.” Information about Maria’s work can be found on our GALLERY page, and by visiting her website at mariadenjongpa.com
Gallery Hours are by appointment only, and can be made by contacting us at sarah@sjaci.com, (802) 999-5506, or through our website.
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The Gallery at SJ Art Consulting is a contemporary exhibition space located at 43 Washington St Haverhill, MA 01832. Visitors to our space can expect to experience several exhibitions per year, involvement in Haverhill Art Walk, and connect with artists through private meet and greet events.
We are proud to offer gallery representation to local and regional artists. If you are an artist interested in working together, please contact us through our submission form with the subject line: Artist Inquiry.
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