On Thursday, August 22, Winchester residents have a special opportunity to see and meet local artists. Meet-the-artist receptions will take place at four locations around town, featuring six different artists: oil painters Joan Baldwin and Lucia Rubini, watercolorist Carolyn Latanision and jewelry maker Juliette Kopala, painter and cyanotype maker Mary Garrity, and draftsman David Hummon. All receptions are from 6–8 p.m.
These artist receptions, part of Art in August 2024, are where you can learn more about the artists, ask about their work see more of what they have to offer. Refreshments will be served. Come and have a cultural evening downtown!
Bespoke of Winchester, 27 Church Street, will host Joan Baldwin in their new, renovated Church Street location.
Besides exhibiting at Kingston Gallery since 2003, Joan Baldwin has been a participant in a variety of invitational and juried shows, such as Home: Self, Spirit, Space at Clark University, Claiming the Spirit at Brandeis University, and More Unique Seats at The Art Complex Museum in Duxbury. Joan has received many awards, including the exclusive finalist award in works on paper from the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s Artist’s Grant Program.
Joan came to the Boston area from Charlotte, NC, in 1995, and here has concentrated exclusively on fine arts painting. Joan graduated from Purdue University with a B.A. in art education and has supplemented her education in Charlotte, London and Boston, including courses at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Her studio is located at River Street Artists, part of Waltham Mills Artists Association in Waltham, MA.
Studio on the Common, 22 Church Street, will host Carolyn Latanision, Mary Garrity, and Juliette Kopala.
Carolyn Latanision, NWA, a Winchester resident with a studio in Woburn, works primarily in water media, exploring its unique challenges and possibilities. She achieves an open, lively technique, whether painting cityscapes or people, savoring rich dark textures, light, shadow, form, and the human spirit. A native of Bethlehem, Pa., she has been building a series of paintings of the now closed Bethlehem Steel Corporation plant. Her paintings have achieved national and international recognition, awards, and sales.
Carolyn is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society, the National Watercolor Society, Allied Artists of America, American Artists Professional League, New England Watercolor Society, Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, Philadelphia Watercolor Society, National Association of Women Artists, Rocky Mountain National Watercolor Society, Whiskey Painters of America, and Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club in NYC. She is designated a Copley Master in the Copley Society of Art as well as the Cape Cod Art Center.
Mary Garrity is a 25 year old artist and educator, is primarily a painter, working in acrylic, oil, and gouache. She aims to create joy with her art through her use of bright colors, and fun and fruity subject matter.
In her free time, Mary enjoys needle felting soft and silly sculptures. Mary’s work can be found on display this month in the Winchester Public Library, The Fenway Gallery in Boston, and in Art in Print by Zone 3 at Western Ave.
Juliette Kopala will be an 11th grader this year at Winchester High School. Juliette has experimented with different types of art forms since she was very young. She currently studies painting using watercolor and gouache with her grandmother, Carolyn Latanision, in her studio classes. Using polymer clay to make intricate imaginary creatures, Juliette creates jewelry, including delicate necklace designs, bracelets, earrings, keychains, and other accessories. Additionally, she loves to work with resin in a variety of ways. Sometimes she mixes polymer clay, resin, and jewelry to create her own unique charms and designs.
Book Ends, 559 Main Street, will host David Hummon.
David Hummon is a poet, artist, and emeritus professor at Holy Cross College in Sociology, who has long-term interests in place and landscape in American culture that he often explores in visual art and poetry. David's drawings and paintings have been exhibited in Massachusetts and Florida, most recently at the Ann Smith Gallery at the Follen Unitarian Church in Lexington and at a presentation here at the Jenks Center. His poetry has been published in The Connecticut River Review, The Naugatuck River Review, The Healing Muse, and The Unitarian Universalist World.
Displayed for Art in August at Book Ends are David's ink and wash drawings of Winchester center, including sketches of Book Ends as well as other town landmarks. The drawings can be viewed both in the store windows and inside the store.
Lucia Rubini will hold a special reception at her studio, Rubini Art, at 22 Park Street, featuring her own work and that of her students.
Born in Bari, Italy, Lucia attended the Academy of Fine Arts, guided by the inspirational works of Leonardo Da Vinci and her arts professors, Labianca and Antonini, among the most famous in France. She moved to Boston to finish her studies at the Art Academy of Boston. In 2010, she opened “Rubini Art,” an art studio and place of education for art lovers of all ages. In 2014, she created “Van Vogue” fashion show, born from the idea to merge feminine beauty with the harmony of artistic technique. It was shown in Bari, Italy and also in Boston, to rave reviews. In the spring of 2019, Lucia produced a very successful student show at her gallery which attracted the attention of Italian TV, where it was featured in a special program that summer.
