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Presents:

Elizabeth DaCosta Ahern - Paintings

At the First Parish Art Gallery - April 15, 2005 – June 3, 2005
30"x30" Oil Provence Farmhouse

30" x 30" Oil Lavender Field

12"x12" Oil Old State House Unicorn

30"x30" Wisteria Tree

22"x14" Watercolor

20"x16" Oil Winter is Behind Us

Artist’s Statement

Ideas for my paintings come from my observations of nature and a compelling need to shape and abstract the memory of those observations. I am also fascinated by the way memory, contemplation and imagination alter imagery.

I begin my paintings by drawing in pastel or graphite on canvas or paper to remember the experience and to physically ground the image. Gradually I build layers of acrylic paint, or oil and wax for subtle shifts of texture. During the process of painting initial ideas are developed, altered or extended.

These materials and the process of painting in layers reflect the visual impact of my experience in nature, culture and life, now tempered with time and the tricks of memory.

Resume & Background

ELIZABETH DA COSTA AHERN
760 Main Street
Waltham, MA 02451
781-775-4233
edacostahern@email.msn.com

EDUCATION:

Santa Fe Art Institute at Santa Fe College, Santa Fe, NM

  • Master Class with Helen Frankenthaler
  • Tutorial with Helen Frankenthaler

The School of The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA - Diploma

Boston University, Boston, MA - Bachelor of Arts

ACHIEVEMENTS:

  • The Frances Kinnicutt Travel Award
  • Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA - Art All State, Artist Mentor
  • The Artist Foundation, Boston, MA - Finalist in Painting
  • The Artist Foundation, Boston, MA - Finalist in Drawing
  • The Artist Foundation, Boston, MA - Finalist in Printmaking

REVIEWS:

  • Ann Chang, Harvard Spirit, "Exhibition of Contemporary Art".
  • Timothy Mcelreavy, Marquit Fine Arts, "Bare Minimum, Monotypes"
  • Meredith Fife Day, Art New England, "Monotype Monoprint Invitational"
  • Ann Schecter, Lowell Sun, Exhibit Showcases Visual Forms"
  • Leon Nigrosh, The Worcester Phoenix," Mono a Mono"
  • Peter L. Koenig, Falmouth Gazette, "Diverse, Inventive Monotypes"
  • Nancy Stapen, Boston Globe, "Broadbrush View of Two Environments"
  • Ann Hancock, Acton Citizen, "Desert Colors Fill New Englander's Palette
  • Daniel Grant, Berkshire Eagle, "Museum Hosts Works on Paper"
  • Francine Amy Koslow, DeCordova Museum, "Thoreau as Inspriation"
  • Sherry Long, DeCordova Museum, "DeCordova Three Decades"

COPORATE COLLECTIONS:

  • Vitale, Caturano & Company Federal Reserve Bank, Boston, MA
  • Gadsby Hannah, Boston, MA
  • Bank of America, San Francisco, CA
  • Dunkin Donuts Corporate Headquaters, Boston, MA
  • DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA
  • Hancock Insurance, Boston, MA
  • Lee, Levin and Bowser, Boston, MA
  • Mintz, Levin, Snyder & Comen, Boston, MA
  • Morrison, Mahoney, & Miller, Boston, MA
  • Prudential Insurance, Boston, MA
  • Savitz & Wainger, P,C. Boston, MA
  • Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA
  • Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Lexington, MA
  • IDG Ventures Management Co., San Francisco, CA
  • Leggatt McCall Properties, Waltham, MA
  • And many other private collection

18"x 24" Oil April in Paris

About The Gallery At First Parish

The Gallery At First Parish opened September 17, 2000.

Its purpose, as described by the founders:

The mission of The Gallery At First Parish is to add another dimension
to the spiritual fabric of our lives by exhibiting the work of visual artists
who seek to contribute to a deeper understanding of the human condition.

The Gallery is intended to be a service to the parish, the artist and the wider community.
It is open to the public without charge 9 AM – 4 PM weekdays, and 9 AM – 12:30 PM Sundays.
Gallery exhibits are listed in the First Parish Event Calendar.

Gallery Exhibits

 2000   Washburn  Tingley          
2001 Bing Wheeler  Mongolian Youth  Grad Rines Hsiung  
2002 Brooks Frankel Dayton Baker Randle    
2003 Thurber Cohen Poirier        
2004 French Canty Cody  Sprayregen       
2005 Harper Ahern Zoller Berger  Decaneas     
2006 Daley  Greenfield  Boyle Ferrara Dverin Howell  
2007 Tingley Haas Brown Cirioni Baker  Lorenzen   Wooding 
2008 Hsiung Rines Dauge St. Clair      

Gallery Committee

Mary Jo Rines
Winky Merrill
Toni Junkin
Carol Hinckley
Karen MacDuffie
Betty Lou Marple
Wendy Wrean
Ellen Touart-Grob

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