# Co\|So \- Copley Society of Art

> Discover \& acquire original art at the oldest art association in the US\. Explore our historic Boston gallery on Newbury Street in Back Bay\.\.\.

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## Pages
- [Home](https://copleysociety.org/)
- [Support Co\|So](https://copleysociety.org/support/)
- [Fresh Facades: Fresh Paint](https://copleysociety.org/fresh-paint-2026/)
- [About the Society](https://copleysociety.org/about-the-society/)
- [Art Lending Program](https://copleysociety.org/art-lending/)

## Posts
- [Exploring the City: A Conversation with Chris Firger](https://copleysociety.org/blog/exploring-the-city-a-conversation-with-chris-firger/)
- [The Alcove: The Academy of Realist Art at Co\|So Artist Interviews](https://copleysociety.org/blog/the-alcove-the-academy-of-realist-art-at-coso-artist-interviews/)
- [From Sketch to Collage: Artistic Reflection with Sandra Samaha](https://copleysociety.org/blog/from-sketch-to-collage-artistic-reflection-with-sandra-samaha/)
- [Shining a Spotlight: Award Winners of The Measure of Light ](https://copleysociety.org/blog/shining-a-spotlight-award-winners-of-the-measure-of-light/)
- [Juried Minds: Discussion with Payal Thiffault and Michelle May of JUNIPER RAG](https://copleysociety.org/blog/juried-minds-discussion-with-payal-thiffault-and-michelle-may-of-juniper-rag/)

## Products
- [Ideograms III](https://copleysociety.org/product/ideograms-iii/): I have become fascinated with counting tokens from Mesopotamia that are thought to be the precursors to cuneiform writing\. I am equally compelled by the precise drawings of them in archeological scholarship, often with cross\-sectional views and sorted by shape, size, and markings into orderly arrays\. When seen in aggregate, they have a quality both rational—their sortings appear very regimented—and arcane\. As images, the tokens resist identification, and yet they take on characteristics of familiar objects\.
- [And It Seems Like It Was Only Yesterday…](https://copleysociety.org/product/and-it-seems-like-it-was-only-yesterday/): A clear demonstration of the "Bridge of Continuity" philosophy that defines the “Yesterday – Today – Tomorrow” exhibition, this composition integrates four hand\-carved woodcut trial proof elements from the 1970s and one from the 1990s, seamlessly fusing them with contemporary layers of acrylic, ink, and pencil\. Presented in a standard walnut\-finish frame with a clean white mat\. Exhibition History \& Pedigree: Awarded 3rd Place: Internal Dialogues, Collage Artists of America \(Nov 2022\), juried by expressionist artist Jim Morphesis\. Selected: 106th Annual Exhibition \(2023\), Greenwich Art Society, juried by David Max Horowitz \(Solomon R\. Guggenheim Museum, NYC\)\. CURATORIAL NOTE: This wall space was originally curated for the painting "Happily Ever After," which was selected by Juror Almitra Stanley for the 2026 National Show: "Intersections" currently on view in the adjacent Upper Gallery\.
- [Byway of the Boundless \- Infinity’s Intrigue](https://copleysociety.org/product/happily-ever-after-2/): Inspired by the James Webb Space Telescope’s deep\-space imagery, this work explores humankind's eternal thirst for knowledge of the cosmos\. Rather than attempting to map the infinite, this piece acts as a humble acknowledgment of the vastness we belong to\. Executed in a rich palette of deep blues and high\-contrast celestial marks, it invites the viewer to stand on the edge of the boundless and wonder\. Presented in the artist's original dark\-stained floater frame, updated with natural oiled cherry accent fronts\.
- [Metropolitan Moves \- Matrix Mysteries](https://copleysociety.org/product/metropolitan-moves-matrix-mysteries/): Conceived as a response to the upcoming Co\|So exhibition theme of "Fantastical Realities," this final piece in the exhibition envisions a metropolitan landscape where gravity and orientation are cast aside\. Utilizing a process of integrating digital\-to\-analog design on 100% cotton paper with gestural layers of acrylic, ink, and pencil, the work represents a dedication to constant studio evolution\. It invites the viewer into a transitional space where structural lines dissolve and the familiar city finds a “fantastical” release\. Presented in a deep walnut\-finish gallery floater frame\.
- [The Word from On High](https://copleysociety.org/product/the-word-from-on-high/): An existential exploration of self\-defined purpose set against the silence of the cosmos\. Structured on a rhythmic triad of visual motifs, the composition documents a search for meaning through seven geometric "Chants" \(represented by sound icons\) and seven abstractly distorted "Echoes\." Ancient Angle, Goth, and Norse runic scripts run through the "Refrains," grounding modern, graphic marks in the long lineage of human history\. Presented in a deep walnut\-finish gallery floater frame\.

## Events
- [Social Media for Creatives with Julie Beck](https://copleysociety.org/events/social-media-for-creatives-with-julie-beck/)
- [Public Painting Demo with David Palmquist](https://copleysociety.org/events/public-painting-demo-with-david-palmquist/)
- [National Show Opening Reception](https://copleysociety.org/events/national-show-opening-reception-2/)
- [Artist Talk with Chris Firger](https://copleysociety.org/events/artist-talk-with-chris-firger/)
- [Artist Trading Card Event](https://copleysociety.org/events/artist-trading-card-event/)

## Exhibitions
- [Resonance of the Ordinary](https://copleysociety.org/exhibitions/resonance-of-the-ordinary/)
- [Co\|So Inventory \- Viewable upon request](https://copleysociety.org/exhibitions/coso-inventory-viewable-upon-request/)
- [Artist Spotlight: Barney Levitt](https://copleysociety.org/exhibitions/artist-spotlight-barney-levitt/)
- [Wandering the City: Chris Firger Solo show](https://copleysociety.org/exhibitions/wandering-the-city-chris-firger-solo-show/)
- [Juried National Show: Intersections](https://copleysociety.org/exhibitions/juried-national-show-intersections/)

## Portrait Registry
- [Our Crew](https://copleysociety.org/portrait-registry/our-crew/)
- [Lake Lounge, Laure Tryon Jennings](https://copleysociety.org/portrait-registry/lake-lounge-laure-tryon-jennings/)
- [Woman with black Hair](https://copleysociety.org/portrait-registry/woman-with-black-hair/)
- [Reena](https://copleysociety.org/portrait-registry/reena/)
- [Honeymoon Couple](https://copleysociety.org/portrait-registry/honeymoon-couple/)

## Product categories
- [oil](https://copleysociety.org/product-category/oil/)
- [oil on canvas](https://copleysociety.org/product-category/oil-on-canvas/)
- [oil on panel](https://copleysociety.org/product-category/oil-on-panel/)
- [pastel](https://copleysociety.org/product-category/pastel/)
- [watercolor](https://copleysociety.org/product-category/watercolor/)

## Categories
- [Women](https://copleysociety.org/portrait-registry-category/women/)
- [Men](https://copleysociety.org/portrait-registry-category/men/)
- [Children](https://copleysociety.org/portrait-registry-category/children/)
- [Official/Formal](https://copleysociety.org/portrait-registry-category/official-formal/)
- [Family/Group](https://copleysociety.org/portrait-registry-category/family-group/)

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