Stephen Coyle at Chase Gallery

Stephen Coyle at Chase Gallery
October 3 - 27, 2007
Artist reception Friday, October 5th from 5 to 7 pm

Chase Gallery
129 Newbury Street Boston, MA 02116
phone: 617-859-7222
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Stephen Coyle studied at Parsons School of Design in Los Angeles and has shown extensively both in California and New England since the early 1980s. His award winning paintings in alkyds are unique in their personal vision of the ordinary. The focus of his paintings are the objects that surround him every day: beds, road ways, kitchen tables, cars, tricylces, ironing boards. His paintings give every day objects a place of importance and an historical significance.

What also makes his paintings unique is the technique he uses and the feeling that he captures. He claims,"I try not to have any specific technique, and I let the subject determine how I'll paint it. I use rollers, large brushes, trowels, nails or sand paper; whatever is needed to capture the essence of the image. To me, a painting is complete when it evokes an emotional response; when something about it is more real, more 'alive' than the actual object."

(above right, "Walden" alkyd on panel, 16 x 20 inches)

Susan Nichter: Never Been Seen

Exhibit runs October 11th through November 10th
Reception with the artist: Friday October 12th 6-8pm
Gallery talk: Tuesday October 23rd at 1pm

The New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University
75 Arlington Street Boston, MA 02116
Gallery Phone (617) 573-8785

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Gallery hours: Monday-Friday 8am-10pm
Saturday 9am-6pm, Sunday 12-5
Enter from 10 Saint James Street after 7pm and on weekends
This exhibit is free and open to the public.
The NESADSU Gallery is accessible by the MBTA Arlington St. Green Line stop.

Susan Nichter: Never Been Seen
The New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University presents Susan Nichter Never Been Seen. This exhibit of new paintings and digital prints will run October 11th through November 10th at the NESADSU gallery at 75 Arlington Street Boston MA. There will be a reception with the artist on Friday October 12th from 6-8pm. An illustrated catalogue of works in the exhibition will be available. There will also be a gallery talk at NESADSU on Tuesday October 23rd at 1 pm.

Susan Nichter’s drawing and brushwork is at the same time simple yet deeply complex, reflecting the ideas of string theory and psychic intuition that heavily influences this new body of work. Susan skillfully balances a palate of electric yet soothing colors and emotional tensions with calmness. A painter for more than twenty years, Nichter’s work explores a multifaceted narrative. Her figures dance in between layers of colors and transparency as if they are traversing through different layers of existence. The exhibit Never Been Seen features a new series of figurative paintings and related digital prints.
Susan Nichter is a full time painting professor at the New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University. She has an M.F.A. from Boston University and her work has been widely seen in recent years around New England, New York and Canada.

About her work Susan states “In my recent narratives I ask, "what are the dimensions that exist simultaneously to this time and space?' Drawing upon elements of the string theory and psychic intuition, I paint about levels of consciousness and states of being. In trying to wrap my mind around the other dimensions, I explore the possibility of interchange between dimensions that simultaneous coexist with height, width, depth and time. Is there a quiet interchange between life on earth-now, and the life force once it moves on?
Psychics would tell us that people, who have passed on exist in a dimension much closer, nearer, than we would imagine - three feet off the ground. In my recent body of work, "Dimensions 5+,” I investigation the many perceptions of what happens to the life force once it has left its vehicle--our bodies. Are there some among us who can hear, and see? How do we access the truth about the microcosm and its relationship to the universe? The images in my paintings arise and emerge in those moments when paint transcends the structural or formal limits of pushing and pulling space. In those moments a narrative arises that speaks to enduring life forces.”

(above right, Susan Nichter, "Airwalker" oil on canvas 2007, 62” x 72”)

Fort Point’s Not Dead (not just yet anyway)

The Fort Point Artist Community is alive and well.
It’s not just because it’s the new “hot” spot for development. It’s because of the strong arts community that gave this old warehouse district its character.

There’s a strong sense of family here in fort point and that’s what makes it so great.
When I moved here 6 years ago, it was under the assumption that this area was being gentrified and that our days (collectively) were numbered.
Thinking I only had a year or two in this amazing affordable loft space complete with tall ceilings and a freight elevator (every artist's dream) I decided to take full advantage of the space and my time here.
First I set out to meet as many local artists as I could. The first thing I recognized about the artists I was meeting was their talent and their work ethic.
Filmmakers, painters, sculptors, ceramicists, photographers and performance artists, all working hard(and often together) and loving every minute of it. The neighborhood is changing dramatically, with luxury condos springing up everywhere. Artists are being forced to move, or stay and pay ridiculous rents. While there is a little bit of "affordable" housing being offered to these artists that have helped shape this neighborhood into the unique community that it is being advertised as, it's still not enough. There are buildings that are artist-owned (300 Summer st co-op), and others offer cheaper rents to artists (15 Channel Center) that they supposedly can purchase after time (though that's not been put in writing yet). Ultimately I'm a capitalist and I understand change is inevitable. This is prime real estate so it was bound to be redeveloped, the only thing one can hope for is that the developers recognize the value of keeping as many of these artists in place to help retain some of the flavor that has made this small part of this equally small city so sweet.
The amount of quality art and knowledge and the number of collaborative ventures I’ve been exposed to over these 6 years here in Fort Point have been a blessing and a memory I will take with me wherever I move to next. (although I'd really like to stay)