Shining a Spotlight: Award Winners of The Measure of Light 

Edited by Olivia Hoagland

 

Co|So has once again transformed its gallery into a sanctuary of perception. Our current juried exhibition, The Measure of Light, invites us to look closer at the intangible. Light isn’t just a tool for these artists, but rather is the subject, the narrator, and the architect of the worlds they create.

The exhibition, juried by Payal Thiffault and Michelle May, showcases how light can be both a measurable physical property and a deeply lived emotional experience. This show succeeds because it bridges the gap between the technical and the ethereal. We see this in works like Allison Krajcik’s Cascade of Promises, and Lori Mehta’s What the Day Remembers, which physically incorporates light into the construction of the piece.

Cascade of Promises

Allison Krajcik

Pastel, 22.75″ x 12.5″

Honorable Mention

What the Day Remembers

Lori Mehta

Oil on cradled board, 25″x31″

Honorable Mention

At its core, The Measure of Light is a beautiful reminder of why we fall in love with our region over and over again. By embracing the tradition of the New England landscape painting they push into modern territory. Joreen Benbenek and Jeanne Rosier Smith masterfully captured that specific, crisp Atlantic glow that you can only find right here in our corner of the world.

Morning Light on the River

Joreen Benbenek

Oil, 24″x48″

Alden Bryan Memorial Award for Best Traditional Oil Landscape

Alight

Jeanne Rosier Smith

Pastel, 22” x 44”

Third Prize

Take a moment to experience stepping into the frame and capturing light with Julie Beck’s Move Along Nothing to See Here and Cindy Crimmin’s A Safe Place while the exhibition is live! Visit the gallery before April 11th to view the exhibition in its entirety before it is gone!

Move Along Nothing to See Here

Julie Beck

oil on canvas panel, 30″ x 42″

First Prize

A Safe Place

Cindy Crimmin

Pastel, 19” x 25”

Second Prize