10 South Main Street, St. Albans, Vermont • 802-528-5222
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Our monthly Featured Artists Receptions have returned and will now be celebrated at the gallery the first Thursday each month.
Additional updates for future artist receptions will be published here and on Facebook. Please feel free to view the member artists page and videos.
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GALLERY HOURS:
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Featured Artists for November 2022: David Juaire, Shanna Ratner, Deborah Shell, Sally Tarr
Featured Artist Reception to be held Thursday, November 3rd, 2022
Featured Artist Reception to be held Thursday, November 3rd, 2022
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David Juaire's early years on a dairy farm provided him with an appreciation of the beautiful pastoral scenes of Vermont.
This self-taught photographer has been shooting landscapes, his favorite subject, for over thirty years. David is one of November's featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont. |
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Shanna Ratner displays her framed original acrylic and watercolor paintings as well as original block prints that are individually carved, inked, pulled, and sometimes painted. Block print appliques that can be easily ironed onto shirts, pillowcases and more are available. Shanna also produces tile mosaic trivets and paper earrings, both made from recycled materials. Each mosaic and set of earrings 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. |
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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. |
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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 November’s featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont. |
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Featured Artists for October 2022: Rebecca Nase-Chomyn, Deborah Travis, Pam Krout-Voss, Sarah McGarghan
Featured Artist Reception to be held Thursday, October 6th, 2022, 4:30-6:30 PM
Featured Artist Reception to be held Thursday, October 6th, 2022, 4:30-6:30 PM
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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 October's featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont. |
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Sarah McGarghan has combined her love of travel with her passion for photography and considers herself a travel photographer. Sarah’s photography portrays the spirit, the heart, and the heat of the moment, evoking emotion, and conversations as seen through the lens.
Sarah is one of October's featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont. |
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Rebecca Nase Chomyn has studied and worked as a metal sculptor for over 20 years. Her free-flowing, organic pieces demonstrate this artist’s ability to replicate nature, one unique piece at a time.
Rebecca is one of October's featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont. |
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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. |
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Featured Artists for September 2022: Jennifer Buckner, Toby Fulwiler, Patrick Murphy, Meta Strick
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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.
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Toby Fulwiler Woodturner/artisan, turns bowls and fashions kitchen implements from local hardwoods, including sugar maple, black cherry, butternut, apple, and ash, many found on his farm in Vermont. He specializes in classic and natural-edge bowls turned for everyday use and aesthetic appeal.
Toby is one of our featured artists for September, at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont. |
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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 September, at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont. |
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Meta Strick is a life-long artist who has explored multitudes of materials and processes, in combination with other people’s junk, to make figurative mixed media art works.
Meta is one of our featured artists for September, at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont. |
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Featured Artists for August 2022
Artists Reception to be held August 4th, 2022 • 4:30PM-6:30PM
Donna Blatchly, Kristina Bolduc, Lindsay DiDio, Longina Smolinski
Artists Reception to be held August 4th, 2022 • 4:30PM-6:30PM
Donna Blatchly, Kristina Bolduc, Lindsay DiDio, Longina Smolinski
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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 August''s featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont. |
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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. |
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Lindsay Didio "As an art educator I have interest and experience using a lot of processes and materials, but over the past few years I have grown to really love stained glass. I love creating something beautiful that is transformed by the sunlight."
Lindsay is one of August''s featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont. |
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Longina Smolinski holds a Master’s Degree in fine art from her native Poland. She creates hand crafted jewelry, sculpture, and paintings in her studio, and exhibits internationally.
Longina is one of August’s featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont. . |
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Featured Artists for July 2022
Artists Reception to be held July 7th, 2022 • 4:30PM-6:30PM
Terry Buehner - Marianne Marshall - El Towle
Artists Reception to be held July 7th, 2022 • 4:30PM-6:30PM
Terry Buehner - Marianne Marshall - El Towle
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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. |
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Marianne Marshall began painting several years ago and discovered tremendous enjoyment in painting for herself and also in supporting others to explore painting. Family and friends often find deep personal meaning in their small prints made from her colorful paintings.
Marianne is one of Juy’s featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont. |
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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 July’s featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont. |
Featured Artists for June 2022:
Jodi Blaisdell - Tessa Hill - D. Edwards Smith - Natalie LaRocque
AIR Artists Reception:
Thursday evening, June 2nd 2022, 4:30-6:30 PM
Jodi Blaisdell - Tessa Hill - D. Edwards Smith - Natalie LaRocque
AIR Artists Reception:
Thursday evening, June 2nd 2022, 4:30-6:30 PM
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Joyce Blaisdell Jodi has utilized her creative skills on a variety of media, hand painted stemware to artistic works of sea glass, Jodies influences combine her skills and methods to framed finished pieces of art now available and on display at the Artist In Residence Gallery.
Joyce (Jodi) Blaisdell is one of June’s featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont. |
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Tessa Hill 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. |
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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 June’s featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont. |
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Natalie LaRocque has immersed herself in the beauty of nature. As a Vermont inspired artist she feels compelled to capture the images she sees and share them through her paintings and prints. Natalie's paintings can sometimes be quite large, with hopes of enabling the viewer to experience the same sense of inspiration and gratitude that generated her artistic expression. The new works are depictions of
"Vermonts Peaceful Nature" found in and around Franklin County, Vermont, USA. Natalie is one of June's featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont. |
Artist Receptions Returning Thursday May 5th, 2022 • 4:30-6:30 PMFeatured Artists for May 2022:
Brad Blaisdell, Martha McGinn, Holly Spier |
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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 May's featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont.’ |
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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 May's featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont. |
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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. |
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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 April's featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont. 
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Featured Artists for March 2022:
Barbara Colgrove, Lori Niederer, Anne Standish
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Barbara Colgrove’s life has always revolved around the visual arts as a path of creative expression and communication. Her pottery emphasizes her interest in decorative patterns and design, and conveys her belief in the magic within the transformation from wet earth to beautiful objects which can be held and used.
Barbara is one of March’s featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont. |
Lori Niederer has been painting for many years. Her current watercolors are inspired by the skies, mountains and lakes of Vermont and New York. She strives to share the beauty she finds with others through a continuing study of light and color and impressions. She lives in Fairfield, Vermont and the Adirondacks of New York where she skis, sails, canoes and roams around.
Lori is one of March’s featured artists at the Artist In Residence Gallery in St. Albans, Vermont. |
Anne Standish's roots are in sewing and quilting, and art quilts are her avocation. She has devoted much of her creative energy to finding new ways to make representational images of real places with fabric, photographs printed onto fabric, thread and paint. In her latest work, she focused on detailed improvisational threadwork, creating dense color and texture as well as a story line.
Anne is one of March’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.
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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. |
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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 |
Gift Cards Now Available at the Gallery
Please see videos of our artists in their studios, and the works they create.
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Artist in Residence Gallery has established
a Young Artist Recognition Program. Click here to find out more! |
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Visit our membership page for more information
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The Gallery is the setting for the beautiful work of local Vermont artists in a wide range of mediums.
During the receptions, our featured artists are given an opportunity to speak about their work,
share in their technique, inspiration, process, tools and always something interesting.
It's a great opportunity to meet the artists and enjoy an evening of art, with light refreshments available.
During the receptions, our featured artists are given an opportunity to speak about their work,
share in their technique, inspiration, process, tools and always something interesting.
It's a great opportunity to meet the artists and enjoy an evening of art, with light refreshments available.
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Artist In Residence Gallery, PO Box 1033, St. Albans, Vermont 05478
EMAIL: artistinresidencegallery@gmail.com
Artist In Residence Gallery, PO Box 1033, St. Albans, Vermont 05478
EMAIL: artistinresidencegallery@gmail.com
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Artist In Residence Gallery
PO Box 1033, St. Albans, Vermont 05478
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PO Box 1033, St. Albans, Vermont 05478
NEW GALLERY HOURS: Tuesday to Saturday, 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Monthly Artist Receptions Return May 5th 2022
Artists Receptions held on the first Thursday of each month
Monthly Artist Receptions Return May 5th 2022
Artists Receptions held on the first Thursday of each month
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