Gallery One CT Presents Winterlude Exhibition

The Winterlude exhibition features works by Gallery One artists and celebrates the beauty of the quiet season. Winter’s arrival in New England invites creativity as the artists turn to their studios to explore and expand their artistic vision. Artists include: Rosemary Cotnoir, Victor Filepp, Karen Israel, Michael Fanelli, Ann Knickerbocker, Paul Fitzpatrick Nager, T. Willie Raney, Diana Rogers, Rick Silberberg, and Jill Vaughn. 

“During this season, the landscape becomes a dramatic, monochromatic and moody setting for photography,” said Victor Filepp. “The long shadows and waning light create abstractions in nature and in everyday objects and structures,” he added.  

“The oblique light of winter is magical, rendering textures in the landscape that are not always evident at other times of the year,” noted Michael Fanelli. “This is especially true in the woodlands with branches stripped bare revealing the structure of the trees. Dormant energies can be felt, like the warmth of the sun deep in the forest,” he said.

Diana Rogers sees renewed possibilities for creativity during winter. “The air is crisp and infused with warm, bright light. Nature’s color palette is subtle, and shapes are simplified inviting discovery for landscape painting,” she said. 

The exhibit opens on January 6 and runs through February 26 at the La Grua Center located at 32 Water Street in Stonington, CT. Join the artists for the opening reception on Friday, January 6 from 5pm to 7pm. Gallery hours are Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday from 1pm to 4pm and other times by appointment at 860-535-2300. For more information, contact us at galleryonect@gmail.com.

Light Shifts Exhibit at The Space Gallery through December 30

The Light Shifts exhibition celebrates the change of season and upcoming holidays with visual good cheer. The exhibit will be held at the beautiful Space Gallery in Chester, CT and artists include: Rosemary Cotnoir, Victor Filepp, Michael Fanelli, Karen Israel, Ann Knickerbocker, Paul Fitzpatrick Nager, T. Willie Raney, Diana Rogers, Rick Silberberg, and Jill Vaughn..

Rick Silberberg sees new possibilities for creativity as the daylight hours shorten. “I gravitate toward painting in a spontaneous way and paradoxically work until it looks that way. It is a process of following my eyes and staying open to making changes or taking a new direction as the work progresses,” he said.

For artist Diana Rogers, this is a season to savor visually. “The fall landscape is energizing and a feast for our eyes and soul. As the light shifts and our days grow shorter, the color palette I use in my paintings grows bolder and brighter in response,” she noted.

Ann Knickerbocker works within the shifting rhythms of daily life. “In my abstract paintings, I work in layers, trying to let the viewer see the time passing. My art sometimes reflects objects and landscapes, but usually the colors and shapes speak for themselves and give the viewer room to develop a unique response,” she noted.

The exhibit opens on November 3 and runs through December 30, 2022 at The Space Gallery located at 1 Main Street in Chester, CT. Join the artists for the opening party on November 4 from 5pm to 8pm as part of the Chester First Friday festivities. We welcome you to join us for a casual art chat gathering on Friday, December 2 from 5 pm - 8 pm during the Chester First Friday event.

Gallery One New Currents Exhibition at the Mill Gallery the Space Gallery

The “New Currents” exhibition features new works by Gallery One artists and celebrates art and its role in navigating the currents of life. Artists include: Rosemary Cotnoir, Victor Filepp, Ann Knickerbocker, Paul Fitzpatrick Nager, Judith Barbour Osborne, T. Willie Raney, Diana Rogers, Rick Silberberg, and Jill Vaughn and guest artists: Karen Israel and Chip Rutan.

Jill Vaughn’s work reflects social and political currents that impact nature. “My work in this exhibit explores the inner connections of how we touch nature - sometimes tenderly and at other times harshly,” she said. Vaughn uses drawing and collage and incorporates objects such as paper and plastic to consider the art of giving back to nature rather than taking too much.

For artist T. Willie Raney, the ebb and flow of life in times of change lend inspiration in making art. “Creating collagraphs and collaging them is all about recreating the layers of our daily lives.” Raney said.

Diana Rogers’ work is influenced by the waterways of coastal Connecticut. “Movement in water is a mesmerizing subject matter for painting. Currents in the seas and streams reflect nature and impacts of weather that bring about calm and harmony on one day and drama the next,” she noted.

The exhibit is on view from May 13 through June 5, 2022 in the Mill Gallery at the Guilford Art Center located at 411 Church Street in Guilford, CT. Join us for Art Chat Weekends with the Artists! We welcome your visit to the gallery 7 days a week. Stop by on weekends to view the exhibit and chat with one of our artists. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, 10am to 4pm and Sunday, 12pm to 4pm. For more information, contact us at galleryonect@gmail.com.

Gallery One CT 2021 Holiday Show

Gallery One CT is pleased to share holiday cheer in our Holiday Show. The exhibit features small works by Rick Silberberg, Ann Knickerbocker, Diana Rogers, Paul Fitzpatrick Nager and Jill Vaughn.

Join the artists in celebrating the gift of art this holiday season! The virtual show is open for viewing. Click here to visit our virtual gallery.

Chasing Balance Exhibition with Paul Fitzpatrick Nager and Ann Knickerbocker

The Chasing Balance exhibit features work of Gallery One CT artists Ann Knickerbocker and Paul Fitzpatrick Nager. The artists each have a unique style and approach to creating art yet share a passion for pursing balance in their compositions and in life.

Paul Fitzpatrick Nager explores the connections in life and the natural world in his monotypes. “In creating new work, the print has to come into being in its own way, and that can be maddening or exhilarating. There is a sweet anxiety that an artist has to accept in creating new work. Similar to what we all experience as we seek balance in our own lives,” Fitzpatrick Nager noted.  Ann Knickerbocker weaves personal and literary references into abstract shapes to create thought-provoking paintings. “I strive for balance in my paintings, whether it is between light and dark, real or imagined, or near and far. It is always satisfying to chase that elusive harmony in each new work,” Knickerbocker said. The exhibit is on view through November 20, 2021. Click here to visit the virtual gallery.

Gallery One CT Presents Origin and Sequence Exhibition with T. Willie Raney

Gallery One CT is pleased to present the Origin and Sequence Exhibition featuring T. Willie Raney. This solo exhibition features her unique collagraphs with collage as she creates visual conversations by layering elements, words, and images. The virtual exhibit is on view from August 21 through September 25, 2021.

“This collection of my work considers everyday interactions we have with each other and just how complex our conversations can be,” Raney said. She uses collagraphs to recreate and portray these conversations layering elements, words and images that visually talk to each other. The show reveals the inspiration and techniques used in her creative journey.

The exhibit is open for viewing in Gallery One’s 3D virtual gallery.

Gallery One CT Presents Victor Filepp Solo Exhibition

The Houses of the Holy exhibition features work of Gallery One artist and photographer Victor Filepp. In this solo exhibit, he focuses his lens on the houses of worship in New London, CT where he resides. Connecticut-based Gallery One is a virtual gallery representing a diverse group of established artists whose works reflect different artistic traditions.

The exhibition features photographs of the exteriors of nearly 30 churches and synagogues within the city limits. The collection engages the eye with monochromatic images that examine the physical structures, architecture, and light and dark patterns of the church facades.

“The images consider the devotion engendered by religion that has inspired beauty in architecture and ornament while reflecting my concern that religion can at times divide us by faith and race,” Filepp said. “Observing the wealth of diversity of this city and in the nation, I hope the images of these complex exteriors will lead us all to examine our own interiors,” he explained. Click here to go to the exhibition.

ARxT Exhibition: Artists of Gallery One at the Mill Gallery May 15 through June 19, 2021

Gallery One is pleased to present the ARxT Exhibition at the Mill Gallery at the Guilford Art Center in Guilford, CT. New works celebrate art as a catalyst for resilience and well-being. We welcome you to visit the gallery in-person! The exhibit opens on May 15 and runs through June 19. Whether viewing or making art, creativity has the power to connect us all in challenging times.

The Connecticut-based artists express differing interpretations of life’s experiences using diverse techniques and styles. Exhibiting artists include: Victor Filepp, Ann Knickerbocker, Molly McDonald, Paul Fitzpatrick Nager, T. Willie Raney, Diana Rogers, Rick Silberberg, and Jill Vaughn.

Reality Checks Exhibition Featuring Molly McDonald and Rick Silberberg on View through May 22, 2021

The Reality Checks exhibit featured work of Gallery One CT artists Rick Silberberg (Ivoryton) and Molly McDonald (Branford). The artists each have a unique style and perspective, but now share the experience of making art in response to a life-transforming pandemic. Connecticut-based Gallery One is a virtual gallery representing a diverse group of established artists whose works reflect different artistic traditions.

 Molly McDonald explores how color and shapes interact in her bold abstract paintings. “The reality of sheltering in place opened a door for making creative discoveries. There were moments of wonder as I experimented with composition, pigments, line and form,” McDonald explained. “Creating these new works offered a never-ending source of joy and possibilities for me during these difficult times,” she added.

 Rick Silberberg’s work includes mixed-media paintings and digital images. “In my paintings I explore the intersection between the physical landscape and the psychological terrain of modern-day life,” Silberberg noted. “The digital works in the show speak to the human experience during the pandemic. These images reflect the ever-changing reality of a seemingly unraveling world,” he said.

Click here to visit the exhibit on the gallery’s virtual exhibit platform..

HER Season Exhibition Featuring Diana Rogers and Jill Vaughn

The Her Season exhibit celebrated work of two Gallery One CT artists Jill Vaughn and Diana Rogers coming together to share the healing powers of art and nature. The artists approach their art from unique perspectives - one from the inside and the other from the outside. Click here to view the exhibit on Gallery One’s virtual exhibit platform.

Diana Rogers views nature from the outside, literally by painting on location and by abstracting the shapes and contours of the landscape. Her work draws on the healing energy of nature’s vast outdoors. “Painting on location I get to know the beautiful places that we need to protect and appreciate. I can express the vitality of each passing season, even winter is bursting with light,” Rogers explains.  Using a vibrant color palette and energetic mark making, her work conveys the emotion, movement, and temperature of the day such as a warm breezy afternoon on the shore or the crisp air of a winter’s day.  

Jill Vaughn explores the inner connections of how we touch nature across all seasons - sometimes tenderly and at other times harshly.  In creating recent works, she reflects on how the consumption of natural resources affects our health and well-being. “As we encroach on nature, are we compromising the very systems that sustain us?” Vaughn asks. In several works in the exhibition, she uses drawing and collage and incorporates objects from modern day life such as the paper from a financial investment report and plastic packaging. “I draw inspiration from environmentalist and author Robin Wall Kimmerer who reminds us to live a life of reciprocity with nature’s gifts in her book “Braiding Sweetgrass.” I am exploring the art of giving back to nature rather than taking too much,” she explains.

Gallery One True Vision Exhibition

Gallery One’s True Vision exhibition was held during September through November, 2020. View the virtual exhibit by clicking here or click below to view the video from the Meet the Artists Gathering and Virtual Gallery Tour.

The “True Vision” exhibit features new works of Gallery One artists, many of which were created while sheltering in place during these challenging times. Works in the exhibit reflect wide-ranging inspiration from connections to nature’s beauty and the poetic word and familiar relationships, as well as socially provocative themes. The exhibit includes many artistic styles including representational and abstract works. Click here to view the virtual gallery exhibit.

The Artists of Gallery One & Friends’ Popular Group Exhibition Returns to the Mill Gallery, Guilford Art Center May 1, 2019 - May 11, 2019

View the Artists of Gallery One & Friends’ popular group exhibition at the Mill Gallery at Guilford Art Center from April 19th – May 11th, with receptions on Friday, April 26th from 5 – 7pm and Saturday, May 11th from 3 – 5pm.

Gallery One is a diverse group of established artists who use current modes of expression in a variety of contemporary media. Their common bond is a commitment to each artist’s individual voice and evolution. Each artist represents a different background and tradition which is clearly visible in the art. How each artist interprets the world and works with materials transforms into unique images and the hanging of their artwork intentionally emphasizes connections among various representational and abstract works. Artists: Forrest Bailey, Hayne Bayless, Catherine Christiano, Victor Filepp, Ellen Gaube, Bryan Gorneau, Susan Hickman, Gray Jacobik, Judith Barbour Osborne, Diana Rogers, Rick Silberberg, and Jill Vaughn. Invited Artists: Kathy Axilrod and Diane Brown.

States of Mind Exhibition
Marquee Gallery, New London CT

July 5 through August 3, 2019

The artists of Gallery One returned to the beautiful Marquee Gallery in New London for the States of Mind Exhibition. The strength of this exhibition is derived from the diversity of backgrounds and experiences of the artists represented. Each artist’s work is their individual creation with its own rhythm, life, language, and heritage. Catherine Christiano, artist and exhibition co-chair, notes that “Perhaps by looking at the different ways in which others create we enrich our understanding of our own approaches while gaining an appreciation of others.” Art is a reflection of life and, as is said at the end of the film Being There starring Peter Sellers, “Life is a state of mind.”

The show included 50 works including paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography, and ceramics in styles that range from representational to abstract. Exhibiting Artists are: Forrest R. Bailey, Hayne Bayless, Catherine Christiano, Victor Filepp, Ellen Gaube, Bryan Gorneau, Susan Hickman, Judith Barbour Osborne, T. Willie Raney, Diana Rogers, Rick Silberberg, and Jill Vaughn.

THE ARTISTS OF GALLERY ONE AT THE HOXIE GALLERY

Westerly Public Library

44 W. Broad St., Westerly RI

July 5 -- July 27, 2018

Opening: Thursday July 5   5 -- 7:45

GALLERY ONE AT GUILFORD ART CENTER'S MILL GALLERY

April 29 -- May 20, 2018

Opening Reception: May 4

Closing Reception: May 20

GALLERY ONE AT MARQUEE GALLERY, New London

SEPT 13 -- OCT 7, 2017

Ashby Carlisle, Catherine Christiano, Ellen Gaube, Bryan Gorneau, Deborah Hornbake, Gray Jacobik, Judith Barbour Osborne, T. Willie Raney, Diana Rogers, & Jill Vaughn

Gallery One & Friends

at Guilford Art Center's Mill Gallery

APRIL 22-MAY 15, 2016

David Brown, Ashby Carlisle, Catherine Christiano, Bette Ellsworth, Gray Jacobik, Judith Barbour Osborne, T. Willie Raney, Diana Rogers, Jill Vaughn, and guest artists, Deborah Hornbake and Steven Lloyd.