reception: Saturday, March 21, 12-2pm
This exhibition consists of independently developed works by high school artists at the Academy at Charlemont. Each artist chose the medium and meanings they wanted to explore, yielding artworks that range from aesthetic experimentation to political allegory to absurd comedy.
Cosmina “Coco” Gamsey-Boudier likes to experiment with different mediums including, but not limited to, gouache, clay, thread, and tin foil. Her art articulates her sense of humor and love of nature, occasionally incorporating upcycled materials. Her most recent work: Death to Cilantro in Acrylic is meant to be an uplifting piece in times of great contention. F ICE.
Katje Gibb-Buursma expresses most of her art through music and songwriting. Although visual art is a more unfamiliar outlet for her, Katje likes to make art that surrounds nature, music, and collage and enjoys challenging herself to try new mediums.
Eli Grunberg is a feral multidisciplinary artist working in painting, sculpture, photography, and mixed media. His work balances abstraction and realism, combining paint splatters, detailed pencil drawings, and sculptures, often embracing chance, spontaneity, and the unexpected. Each work is finished when Eli feels satisfied, which can range from five minutes to nearly nine years.
Serias “RADIO” Handschuh (It/Its, They/Them) has, throughout their life, found it hard to express emotion through words, and therefore uses artistic mediums to explain what they cannot. Due to this, their artwork derives from deeper emotional states, both depressive and angered, to convey its messages. Their most recent works dive deeper into depression, dissociation, childhood trauma, and loss, all depicted on canvas to finally tell the world how they feel.
Elizabeth Hoffman (b. 2008, Springfield, Massachusetts) primarily works in painting, collage, and sculpture. Hoffman’s most recent works have explored the binds and bounds of perfectionism through impressionist-inspired paintings and elements of embroidery. Currently living in Greenfield, Hoffman hopes to depict (and evoke) scenes of peace and the viscerality of emotion as she continues on her artistic journey.
Sofia Mason is a student at the Academy at Charlemont who loves running and taking pictures of the incredible views she comes across in the hill towns. Her goal here was to recreate the feel of those scenes with acrylic paint.
Zorah Miller enjoys drawing, crafting, and creating structural and mixed media artworks. Her work is influenced by music, poetry, and the surrealist movement. She is a senior at the Academy at Charlemont.
Ezekiel Mirin (b. 2009) spends his art making time asking the essential questions such as: “what do chickens think when they drink?” and “why is cheese so freaking delicious?” His latest endeavors vaguely involve paintbrushes. Ezekiel is in his sophomore year at The Academy at Charlemont.
Ainsley Murray is a high school senior at the Academy at Charlemont. Her preferred mediums consist of acrylic paint, fiber arts, and found art. She finds inspiration in feminist movements and popular culture.
Fallon Paxton is a senior at the Academy at Charlemont. He paints. He draws. He likes color and form. Their current artistic sensibilities are most informed by surrealist works of the early 20th century, and also comics on the internet.
Gus Petrovato is a sophomore at the Academy at Charlemont, where he does his artistly pursuits. He is currently experimenting with various digital art forms, such as animation and Photoshop, often exploring more surreal and strange topics. He resides in Shelburne Falls.
Callum Watkin is a junior attending The Academy at Charlemont. While he is less experienced with traditional methods like painting and drawing, Callum finds his artistic voice based around 3d art and photography with his works like “Ice Cream Truck,” featured in the highly decorated Mass Moca teen invitational. He aspires to create new works that push his skill as an artist.
