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Eviction, Destruction, Renewal: an exhibition about resiliency

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Susan Greer Emmerson, Tatiana Flis, Rebecca Skinner

January 15 - March 14, 2020
Reception and artist talks: February 21, 6:00–7:30 p.m.
Lotvin Family Gallery, Hopkinton Center for the Arts

Hopkinton, MA—The Hopkinton Center for the Arts is pleased to present Eviction, Destruction, Renewal an exhibition about resiliency. Through differing perspectives, three artists’ explore countless forms of destruction seen throughout our world. Grounded within concepts of home and community Susan Greer Emmerson, Tatiana Flis, and Rebecca Skinner share their views on darkness, loss, and renewal of the human condition. Each artist takes their personal reflections and shares unique stories about the world in which we each create by combining photography, drawing, and mixed-media. The imagery ranges across abandoned buildings, demolished homes, and stoic figures to create a dynamic visual experience. It is when the light shines through the devastation that humanity expresses its deepest secrets, needs, and resilience.

The public is invited to meet the artists and enjoy the artist talks on Friday, February 21, 6:00–7:30 p.m. View the art, meet the artists, enjoy light refreshments and lively conversation. The event Broadway in Hopkinton ($20 for Adults $15 for Students & Seniors) sponsored by the Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation will follow the reception and talks at 7:30 p.m.

Image Information (L–R):
Susan Greer Emmerson, Won’t Never Be Right Again, ink, charcoal and colored pencil, 30x22 inches, 2019; Tatiana Flis, Off the Edge (detail), plastic, rust and mixed-media, 2.5x2.5x4.5 inches, 2019; Rebecca Skinner, Wait, photograph on aluminum, 17x11 inches, 2019

About the Artists:
Susan Greer Emmerson’s most recent imagery reflects the terror of loss of home and community, and the feeling of vulnerability and powerlessness that can never be fully resolved. Using Tyvek, paper and canvas as materials, Emmerson's work extends beyond the traditional picture plane by expanding into the viewers space beckoning them to immerse themselves into her narrative. Emmerson has exhibited extensively throughout the Midwest and New England. She has served as a juror and a curator, and has been awarded residencies at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, Virginia, and the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, VT on four separate occasions. Originally from the Midwest where she practiced for nearly two decades as an ear, nose and throat surgeon, she received her BFA in Painting from Illinois State University and her MFA from Lesley University College of Art and Design in Boston, MA. She is a member of the Kingston Gallery in Boston, MA with work in many public and private collections. She was recently seen on CBS Sunday Morning discussing her art career and in “Money” magazine.

Tatiana Flis creates subtle forms and drawings, which combine aspects of the natural landscape with human elements. She draws the viewer into other dimensions that recall the sacred and ethereal moments of discovery. In offering the viewer a familiar landscape, she allows access into private worlds not unlike our own, creating connections across boundaries of time and space. The common theme across her drawings and sculptures is the relationship between human, nature, and object. Flis earned a BFA in Sculpture and Printmaking from Ringling College of Art and Design, FL, and her MFA in Sculpture at Cranbrook Academy of Art, MI. She has been featured in Art New England and Artscope Magazine, and reviewed in The Boston Globe. Flis has participated in multiple art fairs in Boston and Chicago and has recently been awarded a creative residency at Drop, Forge & Tool in Hudson, NY and the Vermont Studio Center. Her work has been shown extensively throughout the United States and is collected internationally. Flis is a member of Fountain Street Gallery in Boston, MA. She works from her studio in Millbury, MA.

Abandoned buildings across the United States serve as the focus of Rebecca Skinner's most recent series of photographs. She is a modern-day urban explorer seeking unique neglected structures and desolate places. Her subject matter includes images of large open spaces and details such as peeling paint and rust. Texture, color, and light play an important part in her image making and she is attracted to the beauty of these places as well as the forgotten history. Skinner graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design. She has been featured in the Artscope Magazine and Upworthy. She recently exhibited at the Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester, 'Art Providence’ in Rhode Island, and Bromfield Gallery in Boston, MA. She is a member of Fountain Street Gallery in Boston, MA. Her studio is located in Natick, MA.