Pell Lucy

Giving attention to a work of art is like willingly entering an alternative atmosphere. Time slows, then unexpected thresholds appear and reveal themselves. How vital it is in these times to have a place where experience is not being mediated, captioned, or categorized. Finding solace in that zone is not escapism. It is engagement in […]

Lynette Haggard, Possibly Biased, from the Pell Lucy exhibit, The Unexplained Necessary To view to entire exhibit on Artsy, click here. These are not easy times to speak of beauty, mystery, or quietude. The world feels increasingly harsh—bluntly shaped by politicians, billionaires, demagogues, and the machinery of attention. The rest of us are being trained […]

Silvia de Marchi, Del Nero e Bianco 1 Pell Lucy’s latest online exhibit, Indwellers/Outdwellers, is now live through January 2026 on Artsy. Here’s the link. From the curatorial statement: “Artists are both indwellers—immersed in the internal terrains of memory, thought, and form—and outdwellers, operating at the fringes of convention, often estranged from the very systems […]

Pell Lucy artists come together again for a new exhibit at the Grimshaw-Gudewicz Gallery at Bristol Community College in Fall River Massachusetts, from October 31 through December 13, 2024. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, November 7 from 6-8pm. Information about the show can be found on the gallery website. (Also included, an […]

Biano all’acqua, by Silvia De Marchi (Fabriano paper, time, glue, 12 x 10 x 2.”) Pell Lucy’s summer exhibit, Travel the Question, considers the way a work of art comes into form as well as how we as viewers find our way into its mysteries. The show is now on Artsy and can be viewed […]

The latest online exhibit of the Pell Lucy artist collective is now on view on Artsy.net. Glance Gander Gaze explores the many modalities of seeing and looking. The curatorial statement for the show is included below. Stop in to explore an exceptional selection of work by Pell Lucy artists. You can also review the roster […]

Andra Samelson, Sky Churning, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 30″ . Every six months Pell Lucy artists come together for an online exhibit on Artsy.net. Thinly and Thickly is our summer show, the 10th online exhibit we have had since Pell Lucy came into existence in early 2020. Four new members have joined Pell Lucy: Heather […]

Every six months the Pell Lucy artist collective comes together for an online exhibition. More Seeingly is our winter show, the 9th exhibit we have had on Artsy since Pell Lucy was created in early 2020. Three new members have joined Pell Lucy: Phoebe Adams, Leigh Anne Chambers and Kathryn Geismar. These wonderful artists are […]

a single particle, by Robyn Ellenbogen OF A CHORD is the title of Pell Lucy’s latest online exhibition. The show, on Artsy.net, runs from June 17 through December 15, 2022. View it here. This exhibit introduces several new members of Pell Lucy: Alison Cuomo @alison_cuomo Website . Robyn Ellenbogen @robynellenbogen Website . Kat Fanelli @kat_fanelli […]

Above: Paula Overbay, “Wing,” acrylic on panel (Photo: Paul Takauchi) “Other works lean into color, such as the mottled cobalt backdrop in Paula Overbay’s acrylic painting “Wing” — the high-frequency blue ravishes the eye as white and red dots swirl and gather like a murmuration of starlings across its surface.” Cate McQuaid, Boston Globe . […]