Ways of Seeing

Curated by Anne Seuthe

Hampden Gallery 
Incubator Project Space Exhibition: September 15 - December 1, 2023
Reception: Friday, September 15, 2023,  5-7 p.m.

 

Exhibition Statement:

 
Ways of Seeing is a group exhibition of new works by members of Hampden Gallery’s Critique Group. The title of the exhibition is a nod to author John Bergers’ notable influential text on art criticism. 

John Berger believed every image embodies a way of seeing. Likewise, the Hampden Gallery Critique Group embraces this idea bringing a range of experiences and perspectives to analyze each other's work. 

The group is comprised of Western Massachusetts artists who work in photography, painting, sculpture, and digital media. 

Group members include internationally recognized artists  as well as self-taught artists. The variety of members’ experiences, processes, and materials used results in a rich and vital dynamic. 

Curator's Bio:

Anne Seuthe holds an MFA from the University of Massachusetts. Her public and collaborative projects include: X Marks the Spot, DUMBO Arts Festival, Brooklyn, NY; Intrude 366 at the Zendai MoMa in Shanghai, China; Physical Geography/Psychological Landscape at the Goethe Institute in Dresden, Germany and at the Distillery Gallery in Boston, MA; The 2008 London Biennale with TransCulturalExchange, The Coaster Project at the Fuller Museum and SuperNatural at Art In The Orchard, Easthampton, MA.

She has served as a mentor and panelist at the TransCulturalExchange International Opportunities in the Arts conference in Boston, MA. She has been a resident artist in the East/West Artist Residency in Carei, Romania and her work has been included in numerous group exhibitions to include: Mapping Heaven, Front Room Gallery, NY; The American Dream at Takt Projekt Raum in Berlin, Germany and AmericAura in Cameroon, West Africa. 

She has had solo exhibitions at the A.P.E. Gallery in Northampton, MA, Herter Gallery, The Taber Gallery in Holyoke, as well as at the Main Art Gallery at Hampshire College. She has been awarded the Strathmore Paper Award for drawing, a study-abroad award from the Ministry of Culture, Germany, a New England Foundation for the Arts presenters award for travel to Eastern Europe, and an Award of Excellence from the Department of Art, Art History, and Architecture at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. 

She has taught Painting, Drawing Problems, and Writing for Artists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and served as Director of Hampden Gallery for  20 years.