Artist Talk | BAYLEE SCHMITT

In conjunction with Baylee Schmitt's solo exhibition at LaiSun Keane, we will be holding an Artist Talk to allow the public to gain a deeper understanding of the artist, her exhibition and her work. Artist Talk with Baylee Schmitt Saturday, Jan 4, 2025, 1:00pm Exhibition: <a href="https://www.laisunkeane.com/exhibitions/59-baylee-schmitt-we-settle-into-corners-with-the-solo-exhibition/">we settle into corners with the dust and mites</a> Exhibition dates: Jan 3 - Feb 16, 2025 Exhibition statement I crochet my childhood home from memory, and this installation is the bedroom I once shared with my twin sister. Making this work is a meditative – and anxious – practice of understanding myself in relation to my sister and our twinness. Crochet is a series of units: stitches that make up rows, rows that make up shapes, and shapes that make up both image and object. It echoes the way memories, relationships, and experiences seem to make up a person; the way rooms make up a house; and the way individuals make up a family. I use yarn to build shapes stitch by stitch, crafting an image to interpret the emotional memory of the space we inhabited as a unit. A relationship fraught with petty bickering, clenched teeth, and arm pinching is also one of inherent, sometimes tense, allyship, inside jokes, and comfort. Perhaps our relationship, and the room that housed it, is defined by difference more than similarity – a sort of melty ego mess with disparate parts that don’t yet know their individual shapes. They are defined by the other and changing all the time. - Baylee Schmitt Seats are limited, please RSVP: <a href="mailto:info@laisunkeane.com">info@laisunkeane.com</a> Address: 460C Harrison Ave C8 Boston MA 02118 Parking: Paid parking on Thayer St, Albany St and Harrison Ave parking lots. Wheelchair access: YES, elevator

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Opening Reception | BAYLEE SCHMITT Solo Exhibition 

Join us to celebrate the opening of Baylee Schmitt: we settle into corners of the dust and mites, a solo exhibition on view at LaiSun Keane from January 3 to February 16, 2025. Step into the world of Baylee Schmitt as she recreates her childhood bedroom she shared with her twin sister growing up in Ohio using completely crocheted objects. We are proud to present this young emerging talent's inaugural solo exhibition in the east coast. Her work can be compared to the famed artist Do Ho Suh's monumental, space occupying minimalist fabric architectural structures but with a twist. Not to be missed! Visit our <a href="https://www.laisunkeane.com/exhibitions/59-baylee-schmitt-we-settle-into-corners-with-the-solo-exhibition/">website</a> to learn more. The artist will be present to meet everyone! Email: info@laisunkeane.com

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Boston Party | American Australian Association

Connect and Network! Celebrate the holiday season with American and Aussie professionals within an art setting. Join us for a festive evening of holiday cheer and community at the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.laisunkeane.com/">LaiSun Keane gallery</a>, located in Boston’s vibrant Sowa Art District. Connect with old friends and meet new faces from Boston’s Australian community while enjoying an inspiring contemporary art setting. Enjoy a selection of fine wines, provided by Winebow, as well as a variety of beverages and delectable canapés. Plus, treat yourself to a taste of Australia with delicious ice cream from Van Leeuwen. Don’t miss this chance to toast to the season with friends and colleagues! LaiSun Keane is located at 460C Harrison Ave C8A Boston MA 02218 Parking available on Albany St under the highway for $2.50/30mins or max $20 up to 24 hours. Two hour free street parking available on Paul Sullivan Way, Randolph St, and Harrison Ave. Get your tickets <a href="https://americanaustralian.org/events/2024-boston-holiday-party/">here </a>

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Artist Talk with Michael C. Thorpe

Artist Michael C. Thorpe and Jennifer Swope, David and Roberta Logie Curator of Textiles at the MFA Boston, discuss Barstool Sports, a solo exhibition of Michael C. Thorpe's work. This new collection represents the artist's transition to creating abstract pieces. The figures in the artwork are intentionally disproportionate, with simply drawn faces. The works also feature mixed media, such as crayon on textile, soft sculptures sewn onto the textile pieces, and collages of digital print medium. Despite these changes, each piece retains Thorpe's signature vibrant and colorful compositions, and maintains the creative expressiveness that sets his work apart, and the creative expressiveness that sets him apart. Visit our <a href="https://www.laisunkeane.com/exhibitions/57-michael-c.-thorpe-barstool-sports-solo-exhibition/" target="_blank">website</a> to read about the show, artist, and the artworks. Wheelchair access via elevator, parking lot on site entrance on Albany St, kids and pets friendly, free and open to the public.

Opening Reception + First Friday

LaiSun Keane is pleased to present Barstool Sports, an exhibition of newly created works by Michael C. Thorpe to be held from September 6th to October 27th, 2024. Working from and inspired by Massachusetts’ love of sports and its controversial yet iconic blog and digital media company, Barstool Sports, Thorpe gives his point of view (POV) on the theme of sports and its personalities. Thorpe, a former college basketball player, brings his extensive knowledge of the sports world and a deep understanding of what it takes to succeed in competitive environments.  Visit our <a href="https://www.laisunkeane.com/exhibitions/57-michael-c.-thorpe-barstool-sports-solo-exhibition/">website</a> to read about the show, artist, and the artworks. Michael C. Thorpe will be present to meet everyone so join us to celebrate his amazing artworks and vision. Wheelchair access via elevator, parking lot on site entrance on Albany St, kids and pets friendly, free and open to the public.

Pre-Closing Reception

Join us on July 5th for an evening of dynamic art and celebration as we prepare to say farewell to our current show Calibration. Calibration is a group show of work by artists, Audrey An, Raina Lee, Cathay Lu, and Danyang Anna Song. These four artists combine the nuances of ceramics with the precision of 3D printing technology. These pieces create a fascinating dialogue between traditional practice and modern technical advancement, as each object carries the unique qualities of its maker's mark, clearly evident in the glazing, manipulation of colors, and firing process. Metaphorically, combining technology and craft in the practice for these artists, who are either immigrants, or children of immigrants from East Asian countries, represents the constant demand to "switch code" and learn multiple languages in order to fit in, and at the same time carving out a space that they can belong. Read more about the exhibition on our website: https://www.laisunkeane.com/exhibitions/55-calibration-audrey-an-raina-lee-cathy-lu-and-danyang/

ARTIST TALK

ARTIST TALK Saturday June 8th 2024 at 1:00pm EST This Artist Talk compliments the group exhibition "Calibration" at LaiSun Keane Gallery on view from May 24 to July 7, 2024 which features artists&nbsp;Audrey An, Raina Lee, Cathy Lu and Danyang Anna Song. As per the theme of this show, the artists will cover topics such as 3D printing, technology in art, processes and their individual unique art practice and how they see their work within the conversation of contemporary art. The talk will be moderated by&nbsp;Zach Ngin,&nbsp;Curatorial Assistant at MIT List Visual Arts Center.&nbsp; Moderator Bio: Zach Ngin is an art worker from San Francisco. They are currently the curatorial assistant at the MIT List Visual Arts Center and an art editor at n+1.&nbsp; We have limited seats so please reserve your tickets in advance. Paid parking available on Albany Street and Harrison Ave parking lots. Wheelchair access. This event is free to the public. Q&amp;A from the audience. Details about the exhibition on our <a href="https://www.laisunkeane.com/exhibitions/55-calibration-audrey-an-raina-lee-cathy-lu-and-danyang/" target="_blank">website</a>

First Friday at LaiSun Keane

Join us for First Friday to celebrate art and our current exhibition "Rose' Grenadine" with two female artists with Boston ties, Eva Lewis and Meghan Murray. Both artists graduated in 2022 from Boston University with an MFA in painting. Come and see their beautiful figurative paintings which evoke memories of childhood and explore the representation of gender in public sphere. The entire art district of SoWa will open late to welcome visitors into their studios and galleries for this once a month fun night. Check out this exhibition <a href="https://www.laisunkeane.com/exhibitions/54-rose-s-grenadine-eva-lewis-and-meghan-murray/" target="_blank">online.</a> Email: info@laisunkeane.com

POETRY NIGHT by Napkin Poetry Review

We are excited to host The Napkin Poetry Review for ONE NIGHT only, spotlighting Boston poets. The poet lineup includes&nbsp;Christine Casson, Rachel Dillon, Rochelle Guerrier, Elizabeth Ulanova and Caroline King.&nbsp; &nbsp; Date: Thursday, April 25th, 2024 Time: 7:00pm (door opens 6:30pm) Venue: LaiSun Keane, 460C Harrison Ave C8A Boston MA 02118&nbsp; (parking under the highway on Albany Street is $2.50 per half hour or street parking) Ticket includes refreshments.&nbsp; Buy your tickets here: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/boston-voices-spring-2024-an-evening-of-poetry-and-connection-tickets-875281700127?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/boston-voices-spring-2024-an-evening-of-poetry-and-connection-tickets-875281700127?aff=oddtdtcreator</a> <a href="https://www.napkinpoetryreview.org/" target="_blank">The Napkin Poetry Review</a> is an organization that brings poetry to light in untraditional settings. Through artistic collaborations, conversations, community events, and our journal, we champion poetry as a way to build connections, promote innovation, sharpen cognition, and navigate life’s ambiguities.

Rose's Grenadine: Eva Lewis and Meghan Murray

<a href="https://www.laisunkeane.com" target="_blank">LaiSun Keane</a> is proud to present “Rose’s Grenadine”, a two-person exhibition with Eva Lewis and Meghan Murray, on view from April 5 to May 19, 2024. Lewis and Murray collaborated in the creation of “Rose’s Grenadine” with a focus on the feminine figure in society. This women focused exhibition, challenges the ways in which female-presenting people historically exist in public spaces. The artists integrate the idea of Rose’s Grenadine, a pomegranate-flavored syrup, through the ways female bodies are traditionally portrayed as sweet and subservient. Lewis and Murray highlight the dissonance between traditional portrayals of girls and young women and how they choose to portray women. Their work acts as a continuation of revolutionary and subversive female painters such as Mary Cassatt and Boston-native Ellen Day Hale, along with modern female film directors such as Sofia Coppola and Greta Gerwig.&nbsp; Lewis’ rose-tinted paintings capture the feelings of coming of age as a female-identifying person in the Midwest through the stories of her closest friends in the forefront. The subjects pose for themselves or for Lewis herself in everyday life, expressing their interests, passions and personalities. With eyes aimed out at the viewer and bodies filling the frame of the canvas, her subjects project confidence in the face of the societal expectations of the real world. Lewis’ red-toned acrylic paint with overlays of oil explores medium, casting light as its own persona. The pieces created by Murray examine the disconnect between the physical image and the personal context that is severed from the material in photo albums. Her pieces underscore the romanticized way society looks upon each others’ lives, without the intimacy and understanding of truly knowing someone else's experiences. Murray centers implicit and explicit storytelling at the forefront of her practice, viewing work through both an artistic and archival perspective. Both 2022 MFA graduates from Boston University, Lewis and Murray present candid human figures in daily life, extracting beauty from commonplace scenes. Red hues tie the artists’ works together under the umbrella of saccharine views of femininity. Both artists invite a critical eye as they point to underlying societal expectations placed upon women and processes of whitewashing. Lewis works and lives in Ohio, and Murray works and lives in the Greater Boston area. We are proud to have previously featured the two artists, with Lewis’ work highlighted in her 2022 solo exhibition, “Disparate” and Murray’s work presented in the recent 2023 group exhibition “What’s New in Still Life, Portrait, and Landscape”. Please email us for details: info@laisunkeane.com <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/QcQFMik9gqkJ3JGm6" target="_blank">Location Map</a>

Artist Talk: Eva Lewis and Meghan Murray moderated by Martina Tanga, PhD

We are excited to hold an Artist Talk with Eva Lewis and Meghan Murray in conjunction with their two person exhibition "Rose's Grenadine" on view at our gallery from April 5 to May 19, 2024. Please RSVP at info@laisunkeane.com The talk will be moderated by the art historian and MFA Boston Curator, Martina Tanga, PhD. Lewis and Murray collaborated in the creation of “Rose’s Grenadine” with a focus on the feminine figure in society. This women focused exhibition, challenges the ways in which female-presenting people historically exist in public spaces. The artists integrate the idea of Rose’s Grenadine, a pomegranate-flavored syrup, through the ways female bodies are traditionally portrayed as sweet and subservient. Lewis and Murray highlight the dissonance between traditional portrayals of girls and young women and how they choose to portray women. Their work acts as a continuation of revolutionary and subversive female painters such as Mary Cassatt and Boston-native Ellen Day Hale, along with modern female film directors such as Sofia Coppola and Greta Gerwig. Moderator Bio: Martina Tanga is a curator, educator, and art historian interested in art that engages with social concerns, feminism, and the built environment. She is a specialist in Italian 20th-century Italian art, and her book, "Arte Ambientale: Urban Space, and Participatory Art," released by Routledge Press, examines radical artistic practices sited in Italy’s 1970s urban landscape. She held positions at the Worcester Art Museum, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, and is currently at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Tanga earned her BA and MA in the History of Art from University College London and a Ph.D. in the History of Art and Architecture from Boston University. Rose's Grenadine Eva Lewis and Meghan Murray April 5 - May 19, 2024 <a href="http://www.laisunkeane.com" target="_blank">www.laisunkeane.com</a>

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Opening Reception of Rose's Grenadine

Join us for First Friday at Sowa Art District to celebrate the opening of our new exhibition, "Rose's Grenadine" featuring two talented locally educated emerging artists Eva Lewis and Meghan Murray. Both artists got together to come up with the concept of naming this exhibition Rose's Grenadine alluding to the syrupy sweet and rose colored drink mix analogous to how society often stereotype women. Lewis and Murray received their MFA in painting from Boston University. Lewis returned home to Ohio after graduation and Murray continued living in Boston but both kept in touch to exchange ideas and maintain a strong friendship. Our gallery is proud to have championed local artists and have worked with both artists freshly after their graduation from BU. Please come by to view their new paintings and meet them in person. Rose's Grenadine Eva Lewis and Meghan Murray April 5 - May 19, 2024 Visit our website for more details. <a href="http://www.laisunkeane.com">www.laisunkeane.com</a>

Artist Talk: Mary Tooley Parker

Join Us! We cordially invite you to attend an Artist Talk featuring New York based Hooked rug artist, Mary Tooley Parker. Tooley Parker's first solo exhibition in Boston is on view at LaiSun Keane from February 23 to March 31, 2024 titled <a href="https://www.laisunkeane.com/exhibitions/53-mary-tooley-parker-the-crystal-solo-exhibition/" target="_blank">The Crystal. </a> Please RSVP at info@laisunkeane.com

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Opening Reception • Mary Tooley Parker: The Crystal

LaiSun Keane is proud to present&nbsp;The Crystal,&nbsp;Mary Tooley Parker’s first solo exhibition with the gallery, on view from February 23 to March 31, 2024. This exhibition features all new and never shown works by Tooley Parker where the artist explores the subject of interiors and everyday life through the medium of rug hooking. We have worked with her in three gallery group exhibitions and presented her work at 2021 edition of Spring/Break Art in New York City. &nbsp; In the past 4 years, the world has witnessed a pandemic, social upheaval, and brutal wars. Amidst the turmoil, Tooley Parker seeks refuge in the things that do not change — warm memories of people and places— and recreates them with soft, hand-woven rugs. As a result, the feelings of happiness and comfort become immortalized, a tangible reprieve to an onslaught of stress. “Each piece becomes a crystal brought up from the past. They shine, heal, exist, and resonate,” Parker writes and befittingly, titled this exhibition&nbsp;The Crystal.&nbsp; &nbsp; Tooley Parker prides in being a self-taught textile artist. While she did not have a visual arts education, she has an artistic background in dance and music. She practices traditional rug making techniques, which includes spinning and dyeing her own yarn, then pulling them through a linen foundation with a handheld hook. This slow and intimate making allows her to think, revise, adjust, and live in her creative process, with “no rush to get it done.” Parker also incorporates metallic fibers and non-traditional materials in her own work, such as adding film tape for bright city lights, and fleece for clouds and hair. She then manipulates the color values, length, and height of the loops to create shape and texture. &nbsp; Tooley Parker’s connection with textiles has several dimensions. She had been enthralled by the medium since she was eight, and finds that the brain receives textile art differently from paintings. At first, the softness and stippled effect on the fabric create a feeling of warmth and familiarity before registering a visual image. Additionally, the art of rug hooking has been used by women to express themselves during times of struggle and difficulty. Where rug hooking was once seen as a craft,&nbsp;Parker aims to carry it into a contemporary landscape to be viewed as fine art. &nbsp; <a href="https://www.laisunkeane.com/exhibitions/53-mary-tooley-parker-the-crystal/" target="_blank">Mary Tooley Parker: The Crystal</a>

Artist Talk | Exquisite Corpse by Chase Travaille

JOIN US on Saturday, February 3, 2024 from 1pm - 2pm for an artist talk with Chase Travaille, where he will discuss his body of work, influences, and artistic process. LaiSun Keane is proud to present&nbsp;<a href="https://www.laisunkeane.com/exhibitions/52-chase-travaille-exquisite-corpse-solo-exhibition/" target="_blank">Exquisite Corpse,</a> Chase Travaille’s first solo exhibition with the gallery, on view from January 5 - February 18, 2024. This will be the fourth time we are working with Travaille; we have included his ceramic works in two 2022 group exhibitions and took him to Intersect Palm Springs in February this year. This solo presentation will include 2D collages created from comic book pages and 3D vessels constructed using shards collected from other ceramicists. Travaille’s practice developed during his 2021 residency in Montana when he was looking for new ways to make ceramics without a kiln. He then stumbled across a pile of discarded projects from past residents and repurposed them into unique vessels of his own. Soon, they became a metaphor for community strength, healing, and the process of rebirth following the events of the past few years.&nbsp; &nbsp; Meanwhile, his 2D collages are composed of cut-outs from vintage comic books, reflecting the nature of the queer identity. The medium has long been stigmatized, as it was seen as “juvenile,” “lowbrow,” and separate from “proper art.” Beloved comic book characters such as X-Men and Superman navigate themes of secret identity and ostracism, both of which resonate with the queer experience. Like his approach to the 3D sculptures, Travaille combines the illustrations&nbsp;to create colorful and vibrant amphoras.&nbsp;He strives to explore “dark humor, transgressive thoughts and desires,” and dialogues “concerning sexuality, social class, and material impossibility.” RSVP: info@laisunkeane.com

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