2019

Laurene Krasny Brown

By Paige Roehrig on March 30, 2019

As Women’s History Month approaches its final days, we continue the celebration by learning more about contemporary artist Laurene Krasny Brown. As a graduate of Harvard and Cornell, her academic and professional experience in the arts and education is extensive. The Copley Artist creates multimedia collages of cut paper and gouache, pulling from unexpected and […]

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5 Quick Questions with Lori Mehta

By Paige Roehrig on March 21, 2019

 This week we are getting to know more about Lori Mehta in our series 5 Quick Questions in which we interview different Co|So members about their lives as artists. This week Lori tells us what inspires her to create art, what her art says about her, and how she produces her artwork. Lori Mehta, Sheer […]

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Historical Women of Co|So

By Paige Roehrig on March 14, 2019

The Copley Society of Art has a long and illustrious history of famous artists exhibiting their work at Co|So. To celebrate Women’s History Month, this blog focuses on just a few of the many talented women who have exhibited their work at the Copley Society of Art over the years. Marie Louise Elisabeth Vigée-Le Brun, […]

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The Women and Awards of Renewal

By Paige Roehrig on March 7, 2019

 Each winter Co|So looks forward to our first members show of the year, a juried exhibition encompassing works from a variety of mediums by our artist members. This year’s exhibit, Members Show: Renewal, was juried by Meg White, director of Gallery NAGA on Newbury Street. With March being Women’s History Month, we are thrilled to […]

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Sneak Peek at Our Newest Members Show, Renewal

By Paige Roehrig on February 28, 2019

The winter Members Show: Renewal will be officially welcomed with an opening reception at Co|So tonight! The show is comprised of a diversity of mediums and was juried by Meg White, Director of Gallery NAGA. Enjoy a sneak peek at a few of the works in this year’s winter members show. Roger Palframan, CA, Vik […]

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Great Masters Paint the Great Outdoors

By Paige Roehrig on February 21, 2019

In 1921 the Copley Society of Art had the pleasure to sponsor the notable exhibition, Watercolors by Winslow Homer, Dodge MacKnight and John Singer Sargent, held at the Boston Art Club. Below are just a few of the works from the exhibit, highlighting the skill of the three great watercolorists that once called Boston their […]

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Lynette Shaw’s Aerial Museum

By Paige Roehrig on February 16, 2019

Lynette Shaw has spent her entire career in Boston bringing art to unexpected environments with the goal to unify the human experience. Aerial Museum is Shaw’s newest installation made with this belief in mind, taking art into a contemporary venue that invites the viewer to engage. Shaw summarizes the thesis of her show, noting that […]

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Collaboration for a Cause

By Paige Roehrig on February 7, 2019

Recently, Co|So artist member Rose Leitner teamed up with Pauline Curtiss to create a 5-panel work of art inspired by the clients of the non-profit organization, Heading Home. The project was motivated by a branch of the organization called She4She, a panel of women inspiring women to unify, disrupt, and fuel change. Before they were […]

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Warm Up at Co|So

By Paige Roehrig on February 1, 2019

Referring to the weather this week as cold would be an understatement. The frigid polar vortex and snow squalls that swept through Boston chilled us to the bone and left us dreaming of warmer temperatures. However, in the depths of winter, the warmth of the summer sun can feel distant and unimaginable. The artists of […]

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Artists of the South End

By Paige Roehrig on January 25, 2019

The South End of Boston is home to many working artists, aiding its label as one of Boston’s most artistic and vivacious neighborhoods. Tomorrow, from 11 am to 5 pm, the first ever winter open studios event will give you a chance to receive a behind-the-scenes tour of these contemporary artists’ studios. Artists in their […]

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