ARTIST IN RESIDENCE GALLERY

10 South Main Street, St. Albans, Vermont • 802-528-5222

Our monthly Featured Artists will now be celebrated online and on our Facebook page. Additional updates for future artist receptions will be published here and on Facebook.

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NEW GALLERY HOURS:
Tuesday to Saturday, 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Up-Coming Featured Artists for February 2022:
Lindsay Didio, David Juaire, Marianne Marshall, Marissa McFadden

Featured Artists for January 2022:
Toby Fulwiler, Natalie LaRocque, Sarah Rosedahl

Toby Fulwiler turns bowls and fashions kitchen implements from local hardwoods, including sugar maple, black cherry, butternut, apple, and ash, many found on his 90-acre farm in Fairfield. He specializes in classic and natural-edge bowls turned for everyday use and aesthetic appeal. Each bowl is hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind, signed, and sealed with a food-safe beeswax finish. Kitchen implements include cheese knives, butter spreaders, and toaster tongs also crafted exclusively from Vermont hardwoods.
Toby is one of January's featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont.

Natalie LaRocque has immersed herself in the beauty of nature. As an artist she feels compelled to capture the images she sees and share them through her paintings and prints. Natalie's paintings are quite large, enabling the viewer to experience the same sense of inspiration and gratitude that generated her artistic expression. Natalie is one of January's featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont.

Sarah Rosedahl an artist, illustrator, cartoonist and recovering software engineer. Sarah now lives in Vermont where she is inspired by the wildlife and agriculture of the Lake Champlain Islands. Sarah works in watercolor, acrylic and mixed media and especially enjoys painting birds, both wild and domestic. Sarah is one of our featured artists for the month of January, at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont.

Featured Artists for December:
Rebecca Nase Chomyn, Barry Genzlinger, Maureen Genzlinger

Rebecca Nase Chomyn has studied and worked as a metal sculptor for a number of years. Her free-flowing, organic pieces demonstrate this artist’s ability to replicate nature, one unique piece at a time.

Rebecca is one of our December’s featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont.

Barry Genzlinger learned as a child to build things, and was taught by his grandfather to turn wood pieces on a lathe. In recent years he discovered an aptitude for making small things, first spinning tops and then small bowls, using a wide variety of woods, including reclaimed and repurposed wood. His smallest piece, to date, is a goblet that is only 1/4 inch in diameter.
Barry is one of December’s featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont.

Maureen Genzlinger makes decorative fiber ornaments using a variety of materials including silk ribbons, hand spun and hand dyed threads, and textured yarns. Since she began this pursuit in 1979, her process has evolved to include complex wrapping techniques. In addition to single ornaments, multiple forms are combined into mobiles and beautiful display stands are created from reclaimed wood scraps.
Maureen is one of December's featured artists at the Artist in Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont.

Featured Artists for November:
Jessica LaBonte, Shanna Ratner, Deborah Shell

Jessica LaBonte is primarily interested in ceramic form and function when creating her wheel-thrown pieces. LaBonte specializes in use-specific functional pieces that are often glazed with bright oranges, purples, and seafoam greens. Jessica is one of November's featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont.

Shanna Ratner makes one-of-a-kind tile mosaics from recycled ceramics. She also makes block prints that are individually carved, inked, pulled, and sometimes painted. Like her mosaics, each print is unique and has its own natural variations. Shanna is one of November’s featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont.

Deborah Shell, Clay has been a medium in which I am completely at home. Inspired by clay’s capacity to produce textures, shapes and utility, my work is a combination of all three. The capacity for clay to convey emotion pleases me, especially when considering the opportunity to create a piece such as mug or a teapot that will brighten someone’s day. Deborah is one of November’s featured artists, at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont.

Featured Artists for October:
Cherie Marshall, Sally Tarr, Deborah Travis

Sally Tarr, as a Fiber Artist Sally has taken the art of felting wool to a higher level. Her work includes historic reproductions of the “penny rug” and works the format to make them more contemporary, and in other useful products. Sally also produces whimsical pictures made of appliquéd wool. “I have always enjoyed exploring new techniques in my art and now include felted soaps and needle felted figures.” Sally’s collection includes a wide variety of holiday wool pieces. Her newest art work includes quilling or paper filigree, a beautiful and delicate paper art.
Sally is one of October’s featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont.

Cherie Marshall Color and form are the key elements of Cherie's work. She is inspired by what she sees in nature and by other forms of artwork, which she reinterprets in glass. She is passionate about exploring the multitude of possibilities within the medium of glass and looks forward to continuing her studies.
Cherie is one of our featured artists for the month of October at the Artist In Residence Gallery
in St. Albans, Vermont.

Deborah Travis is a watercolor painter and fiber artist. Both her watercolors and her fiber works incorporate drawing, various dyes, and resists. She utilizes shibori techniques, marbling, and painting in her mixed media quilts, hangings, and wearable art.
Deborah is one of October’s featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont.

Theme for People's Choice 2021 is: "EYE TO EYE"

The AIR Gallery has once again asked members to participate in our very popular People's Choice Event. Member artists have entered a piece of art depicting their interpretation of this year's theme. Voting takes place for anyone visiting the gallery, they'll be asked to look for the PEOPLE'S CHOICE artwork and place a vote for their favorite. The two members with the most votes at the end of July will have bragging rights and photographs taken of their winning artwork to be made into cards and sold to benefit Artist in Residence Gallery.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEARS WINNERS!
Winning artists are Rebecca Chomym, First Place and Terry Buhner, Second Place
Notecards will be printed with this years winning artwork, and
will be available for purchase at the Artist In Residence Gallery and on our online store.

As we navigate a new landscape and develop new strategies for living, we meet one another eye to eye, masked or unmasked, and open
a window to the soul that perhaps was there all along. "Instead of seeking new landscapes, develop new eyes." - Marcel Proust

September Featured Artists:
Pam Krout-Voss, El Towle, Trish Vaillancourt

Pam Krout-Voss is best known for her art works using fibers, including vessels wrapped in varied textures and colors, and sculptures of birds, pears, and animals. In addition to her fiber work, Pam creates handmade journals and sketchbooks which incorporate fibers and her own decorated papers. Pam is one of the featured artists for the month of September at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont.

El Towle, as a retired Art Teacher I enjoy spending my winters stoking the fires and working on themed painting series. Having my home and studio on Lake Champlain inspired my latest vibrant series of work. Misty lake scapes, sunsets, birds on the shore are just a few examples of the subjects I explored in preparation for this show. I enjoy working in several mediums and especially enjoy the richness of oil paint or the translucency of acrylic. El is one of September’s featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont.

Trish Vaillancourt began sketching and painting in childhood, and later received training in commercial art. She continues to develop her skills through various workshops and classes, enabling her to expand her depictions of the local landscapes and animals she loves. Trish is one of September’s featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery In St. Albans, Vermont.

August Featured Artists:
Kristina Bolduc, Jennifer Buckner, Wayne Tarr

Kristina Bolduc is a life-long artist who received a BA in fine arts with a focus on printmaking and painting. She approaches each piece in a spirit of freedom, allowing the work to evolve as the process inspires her to research and develop a deeper viewpoint. Kristina is one of August's featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont.

Jennifer Buckner began studying stained and fused glass work thirty years ago and has explored many techniques. She portrays the flora and fauna of the natural world with skill, imagination, and humor. Jennifer is one of August’s featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont.

Wayne Tarr is a full-time photographer who enjoys photographing a variety of events, and portraits. His latest photography adventure is photographing dancers and models underwater. Wayne has won numerous awards at the state, regional and national level. The highest awards he won are his 14 selections to the PPA Traveling Loan Collection, and these selections earned Wayne the PPA High Level of Excellence Award in 2015. He became a Certified Professional Photographer and earned his Master of Photography degree in 2006, and became a Photographic Craftsman in 2015. Wayne is one of August’s featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont.

July Featured Artists:
Brad Blaisdell, Donna Blatchly , Terry Buehner

Brad Blaisdell, As a wood turner, Brad has collected quite an inventory of Vermont species over the past few years. His favorite species to work with are Black Walnut, Black Cherry, Yellow Birch, and Maple Spalted and burls. as well as Apple. In the past five years Brad has turned over 360 bowls. "I hope you enjoy our creations as much as we enjoy creating them."

Brad is one of July's featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont.

Donna Blatchly makes one-of-a-kind knit and felted hand bags and has expanded her techniques to include such items as bowls and bangle bracelets. In addition to fiber arts, Donna creates unique imagery using pebbles and other found objects.

Donna is one of July's featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont.

Terry Buehner has created jewelry for over 20 years. Each piece is one-of-a-kind and is based on a unique story. Terry's media include polymer clay, wire, wet- and needle-felting, driftwood, stones, and repurposed items such as fabric, bicycle parts, and vintage beads.

Terry is one of July's featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont.

June Featured Artists:
Barbara Flack, Tessa Hill, Martha McGinn

Barbara Flack's latest works uses cell phone photography and a wide format printer, Barbara works in the digital medium, often enhancing her images with colored pencils and chalk. Barbara learned her technical skills while teaching Multimedia and Design at GMTCC in Hyde Park. Her love of technology and digital art in its many forms, including type, motion, interactivity and graphics, propel her to create.

Barbara is one of June’s featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont.

Tessa Hi ll is a glass blower with 10 years experience. Her work is driven by reverence for the centuries-old Venetian technique of lamp-work glass, its ability to capture and transform light, and the fluid way that glass can mimic organic forms. The subject matter she is most inspired by is natural imagery.
"I continually return to plant forms, real and fantastical animals, and human cultural references.
I enjoy combining dark and light elements in a piece to highlight the ongoing cycle of life. I always inject whimsy into my work. I aim to create works of art that are accessible to the many corners of our community, and bring joy and inspiration to the viewer."

Tessa is one of June’s featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont.

Martha McGinn's background in chemistry and medical research informs her approach to the deep colorful glazes of her functional pottery. Explorations in texture, shape, and color result in an ever-expanding body of work. In addition to her wheel-thrown and slab-built work, Martha sculpts expressive angels.

Martha is one of June's featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont.

May Featured Artists:
Gillian Ireland, D. Edwards Smith, Holly Spier

Gillian Ireland briefly revisited pottery twenty years after a single college class, gave it up again to focus on her family and career, and only recently resumed what has now become an enjoyable obsession. Gillian produces brightly-colored functional pieces in her basement studio, while continuing to balance work and family. Gillian is one of May’s featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont.

D. Edwards Smith is a self taught woodturner who makes all manner of practical as well as artistic items from found wood in Williston, Vermont.
Edwards Smith is one of May’s featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont.

Holly Spier's jewelry is inspired by her love of nature. The landscape's of Vermont and Arizona are evident in many subtle ways in Holly's body of work. Each stones individual beauty is showcased in a sleek setting which has been fabricated to enhance natures own creation. Holly is one of our featured artists for the month of May at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont.

April Featured Artists:
Janice Decooman, Patrick Murphy, Claire Graham-Smith

Janice Decooman creates fiber art, often using angora from her beloved French angora rabbits and natural indigo dye grown in her garden. She enjoys sculpting fiber by needle felting anything from journal covers and wall art to her favorite animals including the rabbits she raises and the canaries that fill her house with song. Janice blends and spins fiber into yarn and knits or weaves them into wraps, capes or hats. Each unique piece is created with a variety of fibers infused with nature's magic; soft wools, silk, angora and mohair, sparkling fibers and delightful textures.
Janice is one of the featured artists for the month of April at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont.

Patrick Murphy had a traditional art education and became a high school art teacher. In addition to constantly drawing, he prefers to paint in oils. Patrick loves the little towns of Northern Vermont and New York, and his latest paintings feature scenes from these locations. Just as Patrick does, viewers can imagine walking down the streets, and entering the buildings.

Patrick is one of the featured artists for the month of April at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont.

Claire Graham-Smith uses fabrics from far and wide to create her improvisational-style quilts. She adds creative embellishments, beads, and hand embroidery to each piece.

Claire is one of the featured artists for the month of April at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont.

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10 South Main Street, St. Albans, Vermont • 802-528-5222

NEW GALLERY HOURS: Tuesday to Saturday, 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Featured Artists for January 2022:Toby Fulwiler, Natalie LaRocque, ​Sarah Rosedahl

Featured Artists for December:Rebecca Nase Chomyn, Barry Genzlinger, Maureen Genzlinger

Featured Artists for November: Jessica LaBonte, Shanna Ratner, Deborah Shell

Featured Artists for October:Cherie Marshall, Sally Tarr, Deborah Travis

September Featured Artists:Pam Krout-Voss, El Towle, Trish Vaillancourt

August Featured Artists:Kristina Bolduc, Jennifer Buckner, Wayne Tarr

July Featured Artists:Brad Blaisdell, Donna Blatchly, Terry Buehner

April Featured Artists:Janice Decooman, Patrick Murphy, Claire Graham-Smith

Gift Cards Now Available at the Gallery

Framed Colored Quill

Pumpkin Patch 2 (2120)

Rooster

Framed Maple Leaf Quill

Blue Dresden Plate Table Rug

Sunny Bowl Fillers - (5077)

Print Dresden Plate Table Rug

Framed Bee Picture (4286)

Color Wheel Penny Rug

Decorated Wooden Box (8131)

Red/Black Dresden Plate Table Rug

Green Honeycomb Penny Rug

Medium Ornament (2 3/4")

Tea Set

Jellyfish Necklace

Stoneware Flower Pitcher 4" (K8)

Vanilla Lader Bowl - 001

Light House Burlington

Arashi Shibori narrow silk circle scarf

Hosta

All cotton knit jersey Indigo dyed circle scarves

Sekka Shibori silk scarf

Arashi Shibori silk crepe de chine scarf

Cloud Shibori silk scarf dyed with Indigo

See our Calendar of Events for our year long on-going events and activities!(Click on the above text for the 2019 Activities Calender - 2020/2021 Calendar TBD)