The Hamptons Art Hub Artist Directory is an easy way to discover contemporary art. Made up of professional artist committed to their art practice, the art showcased in the directory is a diverse range of photography, painting, sculpture and installation. Members of our Artist Directory are professional artists who actively exhibit their work in the New York area and beyond. In this edition of "Discover Art & News from The Directory," we present the latest artist happenings and news from our Directory Members as well as introduce two artists to know who are new to our searchable Artist Directory for contemporary art.
Artist News
Pavel Kraus is having a retrospective of his art at Project: ARTspace in the Fatiron District in New York City. "Pavel Kraus Retrospective 1976 - 2016" presents paintings, sculptures and installations by the Czech-born artists now based in Brooklyn. The exhibition is accompanied by a full-color catalogue with an essay by Marek Bartelik. Project: ARTspace is located at 156 Fifth Ave, Suite 308, New York, NY 10010. Click here for details. To see a diverse range of art by Pavel Kraus, visit www.pavelkraus.com.
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"Sex Death Offerings / Transfiguration" by Pavel Kraus, 2002. A site specific installation for the University of Wyoming Art Museum. Bees wax, wood, natural fiber, lead, glass and honey. Part of the Kraus' "Sex Death Offerings series" exhibited at Richard Pardo Gallery, New York City in 2001 and at the Czech Museum of Fine Arts in Prague in 2002.
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Eve Stuart is having a solo show of her photography at Edward Williams Gallery, Petrocelli College, Fairleigh Dickinson University in Hackensack, N.J. "Silence" is on view from December 4, 2016 to January 20, 2017. Stuart strives for “dreamlike, ethereal lyricism, filtering images into evocative glimpses of a serene and gentle world, a more beautiful and less hurried time.” To discover Eve Stuart's work, visit www.evestuartphotography.com.
Alex Ferrone's aerial photography is presented in a two-person show "Perception and Transformation" at The Omni Gallery in Uniondale in Nassau County on Long Island. The show features nine photographs from her Aerial Observation series along with paintings by John Day. The show is curated by Dawn Lee. "Perception and Transformation" is on view from October 30, 2016 to February 11, 2017. The gallery is located at 333 Earle Ovington Blvd., Uniondale, N.Y. in The Omni building. Call 631-734-8545 for details. To view Alex Ferrone's art, visit www.alexferrone.com.
Michele Dragonetti's photography is currently on view in three exhibitions. The exhibition "Boat Hulls: From Montauk and Beyond" is on view at the Quogue Library Gallery from December 1 to 31, 2016. Her work is included in the group show "From the Archives" at Ilon Art Gallery in Harlem in New York City, presented from December 1, 2016 to March 4, 2017. Click here for details. Dragnotti's work is also part of the curated group show "Slide Slamming: A Long Island Collaboration" at the Patchogue Arts Council Gallery, on view from November 12 to December 30, 2016. Click here for details. To view Michelle Dragonetti's photography, visit www.micheledragonetti.com.
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"Waterline" by Michelle Dragonetti. Photograph.
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Sage Cotignola also has work on view in "Slide Slamming: A Long Island Collaboration" at the Patchogue Arts Council Gallery. In addition, her art was selected for publication in the book "Eclectically Grimm: a Collection of Fairy Tales by The Brothers Grimm, Illustrated by selected artists." The book will be printed in the United Kingdom and distributed internationally. Sage Cotignola meticulously marries illustration with fine art to create complex worlds that illuminate unexpected aspects of reality and promote contemplation. To see her work, visit www.sagecotignola.com.
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"Lily and the Lion" by Sage Cotignola. Gouache on watercolor paper. To be published in "Eclectically Grimm: a Collection of Fairy Tales by The Brothers Grimm, Illustrated by selected artists."
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Anna G. Franklin's art was exhibited at Spectrum art fair during Art Basel Miami Beach Week with Artblend of Fort Lauderdale, F.L. She recently unveiled a new website: www.annafranklinart.com. Anna Franklin is based on the East End and is inspired by the beauty that surrounds her. Passionate about painting, her art can take many forms. Click here to view her art.
Sally Breen's paintings are exhibited in the group exhibition "Modern Vintage" at the White Room Gallery in Bridgehampton, N.Y. The exhibition is on view from November 25 to December 23, 2016. Breen's large-scale work presents images that capture the ephemeral and enduring beauty of sea and light and sky. Visit www.sallyrbreen.com to view her art. The White Room Gallery is located at 2415 Main Street in Bridgehampton, NY 11932. Click here for details.
Kat O'Neill won Gold in 2016 for Dan's Best of the Best East End Artist on the South Fork. As a fine art photographer with artistic roots in dramatic writing, Kat O’Neill photo based works are printed on metal and feature graffiti, abstract art and mixed media. Visit www.katshots.smugmug.com to view her art.
New to The Artist Directory
New artists join the Hamptons Art Hub's Directory on a rolling basis. Spotlighted in this edition of "Discover Art & News" are two artists who are new to our Artist Directory.
Michele D'Ermo
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“Deluge” by Michele D’Ermo. Oil on linen, 36 x 24 inches.
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Painting is Michele D'Ermo's response to the timeless beauty that is observed within the natural world. Art and nature both rely on impulse allowing her work to be uninhibited and unfiltered reaching for what lies beneath the surface. A central theme in her work is the interweaving of memory and imagination. Rather than rendering an actual moment in time, she evokes the feeling of a memory and paints an image that is both timeless and placeless.
Inspired by the iconic multiform paintings of Rothko as well as the atmospheric landscapes of Turner, her preference for the fluctuating states of water and sky infuse her paintings with a feeling of tension and release. Her gestural brushwork is spontaneous rather than studied, appearing effortless as she builds up layers of paint. Her surfaces appear transparent, almost luminous. The lasting image created is atmospheric in nature without sacrificing the structural clarity and composition of the painting.
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Christine Matthäi
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"STILL" by Christine Matthai, 2016. Photography, 34 x 50 inches.
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Christine Matthäi's "Light and Sea" series are abstract visual meditations derived from the interplay of air, light and water and the shifting of colors and shapes from form to formlessness. The original photographic images are digitally transformed so that colors and shapes turn into abstractions of the source image: the brushing light lines on water surfaces turn into metaphorical visual rhythms, repetitive strolls on lines and dots. The resulting works convey feelings of losing oneself in space with no sense of time and place similar to the practice of meditation.
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Featured Business Members
In addition to our Artist Directory Members, Hamptons Art Hub features businesses with an art slant or an artistic focus in our Art Services, Photography Services and Artful Places Directories.
Romany Kramoris Gallery & Shop
Welcome to Romany Kramoris Gallery, a little piece of Greenwich Village in Sag Harbor. Informal and eclectic, Romany Kramoris features local artists, blown glass, crafts from around the world, designer fragrances, stationery, books and much more.
Welcome to Romany Kramoris Gallery, a little piece of Greenwich Village in Sag Harbor.
Informal and eclectic, Romany Kramoris Gallery and Museum Shop features local artists, blown glass, crafts from around the world, designer fragrances, stationery, books and much more. Browse in person or through our online shop.
In the art gallery, the exhibition "Small Artworks Holiday Invitational" presents a large group show featuring small art works and fine crafts by around 40 East End artists. Click here for details.
Romany Kramoris Gallery is located at 41 Main Street, Sag Harbor, NY 11963. 631-725-2499. Open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Click here to Learn More.
Fitzgerald Gallery
Fitzgerald Gallery opened in the summer of 1981 in Sag Harbor, NY. After two years, the Gallery moved to Westhampton Beach, NY where it has remained for the last 33 years. We pride ourselves on representing the best of Long Island’s fine artists both regional and local. Some of our leading artists are Margery Gosnell-Qua, Eileen Serwer, Keith Mantell, Yvonne Dagger, Whitney Hansen, John Crimmins, Joan Laufer, Ellen Postrel and others.
Custom Framing is a specialty with 40 years experience, museum quality work is all done on premise. We also represent Amci / Regence and APf Munn for 22K finished corner frames and unique period frames and mirror designs.
Fitzgerald Gallery is located at 48 Suite B Main Street, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978. 631-288-6419. Click here to Learn More.
Join Our Directory
Join our Artist Directory to get your art noticed. The Directory is open to all professional artists (not only those based on the East End). To become a member, email [email protected] with six artwork images sent as jpeg attachments along with a short Artist Bio or Description of your work. Please include a link to your website and contact information.
Listings are $275/year and can be paid with a credit card or through PayPal by clicking here.
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