2021 SMFA Art Sale Catalog by Tufts University

October/November 2021

DEAN’S MESSAGE

I am absolutely in awe of what our faculty, staff, and students have created and achieved over the past 18 months. Their talent and creativity are simply overwhelming. The pieces in this year’s SMFA Art Sale represent the full range of emotions we have all been feeling. There are artworks that ask us to examine our thoughts and beliefs, that challenge us as individuals and as a society. The pieces also represent the beautiful moments in life, in our world, and in humanity. Once again, we are using an online platform to present to you an exciting, highly curated array of artworks. Like you, we are still looking forward to the day that we celebrate together in person, but we have done everything we can to bring you an enjoyable online Art Sale experience and very much hope that you will join us online. Don’t forget that proceeds from the sale go toward making sure that no student who belongs at SMFA will be turned away because they can’t afford to join us. Every penny we raise will ensure that we can continue to meet the full demonstrated financial aid need of all of our students. I hope that you enjoy the online experience and find something you love. Thank you for supporting SMFA and our wonderful students. Sincerely,

Nancy Bauer Dean School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University

OVERVIEW

The SMFA Art Sale celebrates the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University’s vibrant community of artists from across the globe. Your purchase directly supports SMFA’s vision to lead the way in preparing artists who start conversations that matter. Proceeds support the sale’s contributing artists and help SMFA meet our commitment to support 100 percent of our students’ demonstrated financial aid need. The COVID-19 crisis has dramatically increased the hardship of students and working artists alike, so your support is more important than ever! With over 300 participating artists, this virtual sale features exciting new work from well-recognized names such as Dinorá Justice, Marla McLeod, Hannah Barrett, and Andrew Fish, as well as the work of many first-time participants, including Grace DeGennaro and Wilhelm Neusser. Cover Image: Mark Younkle, Please Provide Contact Information, collage, 9.25 x 9.75, framed, $3,850 (see page 28).

The collection was juried by Katie Block of Kblockart, Atsu Gunther of Atsu Gunther Design, Hadley Powell of Powell Fine Art Advisory, and Craig Tevolitz of Platemark Design.

2021 SPONSORS

Thank you to our institutional sponsors, Around the Corner, Cube, Fortress, Nina Carbone Inc., and Stanhope Framers.

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WELCOME

On these pages, you will see highlights from this year’s sale. If you are interested in any of the artwork in the catalog, or would like to see additional works—either from the artists featured here, or those online—please contact SMFA staff at 617-627-0054 or at SMFAartsale@tufts.edu. Many objects are purchased before the sale opens to the public on October 22, so don’t delay. PERSONALIZED PREVIEW EXPERIENCE

Before the sale opens to the public on October 22, we invite you to schedule a one-on-one gallery tour with SMFA staff, and Art Sale juror Katie Block, either in person at 230 The Fenway, Boston, or via Zoom. Learn the stories behind the artists and their practice! Schedule a personalized preview by calling 617-627-0054 or by emailing us at SMFAartsale@tufts.edu. PAYMENT

Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express are accepted as payment. All purchases are final, and payment must be made prior to receiving the artwork. Unfortunately, no exchanges or refunds are available. ARTWORK PICKUP/DELIVERY

Artwork will be available for pickup at SMFA at Tufts, located at 230 The Fenway, Boston, between November 18 and 21 at prescheduled time blocks. If you do not live in the Boston area and are unable to collect your work in person, you may choose to have it shipped for an additional fee. SMFA staff will work with you directly to coordinate pickup or shipment. PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT

The spirit of community at SMFA is taking on new life again as students have returned to campus for in-person learning. Our faculty, staff, alumni, parents, and friends continue to join together amidst the pandemic in caring for students’ needs, from providing for physical and mental well-being, to meeting unanticipated financial hardship. Your philanthropy allows us to continue responding as new challenges arise. Faculty and staff are working to ensure students receive the education and mentorship that are at the core of our mission. Your support makes this possible.

To make a tax-deductible gift to SMFA at Tufts, visit: go.tufts.edu/StudentsSMFA

Portrait 11

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Collage 18 -02 (July 2)

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Portrait 10

DINORÁ JUSTICE, MFA 14 Portrait 11 – after Gustave Moreau’s Galatea, oil and acrylic on canvas, 16 x 12, unframed, $3,450 Collage 18-02 (July 2) after Ingres’ La Grande Odalisque, mixed media on paper, 9 x 12, framed, $3,200 Portrait 10, after Titian’s Venus of Urbino, oil and acrylic on canvas, 46 x 52, unframed, $14,000 Dinorá Justice is a Boston-based Latin American artist represented by Gallery NAGA. She earned her MFA from SMFA in 2014 and her BFA from Lesley University. Justice is the recipient of numerous awards and residencies, most

recently the SMFA Traveling Fellowship, which brought her to France and Italy to study Orientalist paintings and to conduct research on the intersection of art history and ecofeminism. “My paintings combine the traditional technique of handmarbling with acrylic paint directly on the canvas surface with direct painting with oils. The process is very laborious and time-consuming, but the results are stunning. The intricate patterns of marbling would be nearly impossible to create by other methods. I am very interested in combining old techniques with different approaches, bringing them to the present.”

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Black Pulse 4

Frolic on the Grass (#17)

Frolic on the Grass (#12)

DOUG AND MIKE STARN, STUDIO DIPLOMA 84 Black Pulse 4, Lambda digital C-print (edition 1 of 5), 61 x 76, framed, $55,000 MAX COLBY, BFA 12 Frolic on the Grass (#17), mixed media on watercolor paper, 20 x 16, unframed, $1,500 Frolic on the Grass (#12), mixed media on watercolor paper, 20 x 16, unframed, $1,500 6

KIKI SMITH Little Meadow, Iris print (edition 8 of 20), 16 x 16, framed, $4,170 Artwork courtesy Pace Gallery.

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Verkko #11

Transforming Anxiety into A Scholar’s Rock #5

MARJA LIANKO, STUDIO DIPLOMA, 5TH YEAR, BFA 72 Verkko #11, acrylic, mesh on panel, 6 x 12, unframed, $1,400 JIA-JEN LIN, MFA 07 Transforming Anxiety into A Scholar’s Rock #5, resin, silicone, pigment, 7.25 x 5.75, $980

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JUSTIN LIFE, MFA 07, FACULTY Scarboro Pond with Mirror/Summer, mixed media on paper, 14 x 11, unframed, $900 Justin Life is a Boston-based artist and educator. He received his MFA from SMFA in 2007 and his BFA in painting from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He also studied at the Winchester School of Art at Southampton University, England. Life has shown locally and nationally, most recently at the University of North Carolina’s Drawing Discourse exhibition and Fountain Street Gallery Annex Show. Life is a part-time lecturer at Tufts University and an instructor at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

“My recent artwork evolves from photographs I have taken while exploring wooded areas in Boston, MA, and Chapel Hill, NC. I transform and reverse the photos to inspire scratchboard drawings. In these works, I improvise mandala-like images that seek to connect the fractal structures found in everyday life with structures found in representations of the universe and Baroque figurative painting.”

SARAMARIE BOTTARO, BFA 15 Ocean of Change, gouache, ink, and acrylic on Yupo, 23 x 35, unframed, $495

Flower Pot 4

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Another Funny Day

HELINA METAFERIA, MFA 15 Ocean Flower

Flower Pot 4, mixed media collaged paper, 29 x 40, framed, $9,500 RASTISLAV JANARDAN, BFA 25 Another Funny Day, ink on paper, 19 x 14, unframed, $1,000 SASHA PARFENOVA, MFA 15 Ocean Flower, mixed media collage on mylar, 36 x 24, framed, $4,000

Aquatic

Circular Thinking, Ochre

MERYL BLINDER, MFA 99 Space Circles, oil on canvas, 37.25 x 49.25, framed, $5,800 Aquatic, oil on canvas, 30 x 30, unframed, $3,200 Circular Thinking, Ochre, oil on canvas, 36 x 48, unframed, $3,800 LINDSEY KOCUR, MFA 13 Molten

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Space Circles

Molten, acrylic, ink, and volcanic sand on wood panel, 20 x 16, unframed, $1,200

Blue Untitled Painting

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Red Untitled Painting

Yellow Untitled Painting

JUNI VAN DYKE, STUDIO DIPLOMA, BFA 90, MAT 92 Blue Untitled Painting, acrylic on board, 18 x 18, unframed, $3,600 Red Untitled Painting, acrylic on board, 18 x 18, unframed, $3,600 Yellow Untitled Painting, acrylic on board, 18 x 18, unframed, $3,600

Juni Van Dyke’s work is held in the permanent collection of the Cape Ann Museum and in numerous private collections. She is the recipient of the St. Botolph Foundation Award, a Mass Cultural Council Grant, and an honorary citation from the Massachusetts Senate for her outstanding contribution to the arts. “I am a colorist. My work is influenced by my love of nature and by music. These words of Miles Davis follow me as I work: ‘Music is painting you can hear, and painting is music you can see.’”

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Midnight Blooms No. 13

Midnight Blooms No. 7

Midnight Blooms No. 10

DEBORAH WEISS Midnight Blooms No. 13, hand-cut collage from painted and vintage papers, 28 x 22, unframed, $750 Midnight Blooms No. 7, hand-cut collage from painted and vintage papers, 22 x 18, unframed, $750

DAWN SOUTHWORTH, BFA 76, FORMER FACULTY Cy Twombly’s Flowers, reclaimed carved antique wood, wood and acrylic paint, 49 x 30, $5,000

Midnight Blooms No. 10, hand-cut collage from painted and vintage papers, 28 x 20, unframed, $750

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Cy Twombly’s Flowers

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When Can We Travel Again

Lonely Wildcat

Lonely Wood Duck

FRAN FOMAN, FORMER FACULTY

JOHN LEHMAN, MFA 20

When Can We Travel Again, archival pigment print (edition 1 of 10), 12 x 13, unframed, $600

Lonely Wildcat, pen-and-ink and watercolor, 22 x 15, unframed, $750

75% donation

Lonely Wood Duck, pen-and-ink and watercolor, 22 x 15, unframed, $750

Maine Birches

Bog/Dark Sky

LAURIE LEAVITT Maine Birches, collage with oil on canvas, 24 x 36, unframed, $1,050 WILHELM NEUSSER Bog/Dark Sky, oil on linen, 39 x 47, unframed, $7,500

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In Response, Six

In Response, Four

In Response, One

EVELYN RYDZ, MFA 05, AND GABRIEL SOSA, MFA 16 In Response, Six, mixed media, pigment prints, and saltwater on paper, 24 x 18, framed, $2,750 In Response, Four, mixed media, pigment prints, and saltwater on paper, 18 x 24, framed, $2,750

As an outgrowth of the SMFA Art Sale’s Exquisite Corpse project in 2020, Evelyn Rydz and Gabriel Sosa continued their collaboration with a series of works on paper. Together, they use the antagonistic nature of fire and water to consider contagion, loss, and the passage of time. The work of each artist consumes but reinforces that of the other, reminding us of the heightened division, uncertainty, and hope that mark these times.

In Response, One, mixed media, pigment prints, and saltwater on paper, 45 x 57, unframed, $3,900

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CHERYL JAFFE, BFA 71 Pieces 32, paper collage, 23 x 24, framed, $3,000

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GEORGIE FRIEDMAN, MFA 08 Flight VI, Ascent III (Flares), pigmented-ink, archival photographic print (edition 3 of 5), 33 x 44, unframed, $2,500

Botanical Rhapsody

December Roots

JUDITH ALLEN-EFSTATHIOU, STUDIO DIPLOMA 67, 5TH YEAR 68, BFA 89 Botanical Rhapsody, cyanotype, 36 x 24, unframed, $700 May Roots, tea-tinted cyanotype, 30.5 x 23.5, unframed, $675 December Roots, cyanotype, 21 x 29, unframed, $675

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May Roots

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Black Circle (Negative)

Black Circle (Positive)

ALYSIA MACAULAY Black Circle (Negative) and Black Circle (Positive), archival pigment print on paper (edition 1 of 3), 26 x 21, individually framed, sold as diptych, $3,000 Artwork courtesy LaiSun Keane.

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HELEN DONIS-KELLER, MFA 01 Green Door, acrylic on canvas on wood stretcher, 36 x 45, unframed, $5,000

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LAUREL SPARKS, BFA 95 Faux d’Artifice, water-based paint, mixed media on canvas, 48 x 42, unframed, $7,000

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Bouffant

Shopping

HANNAH BARRETT, STUDIO DIPLOMA 92 Bouffant, oil on canvas, 48 x 40, unframed, $6,700 Shopping, oil on canvas, 42 x 34, unframed, $6,000 Date Night, oil on canvas, 42 x 34, unframed, $6,000

Date Night

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MARK YOUNKLE, STUDIO DIPLOMA 90, 5TH YEAR 91 Please Provide Contact Information, collage, 9.25 x 9.75, framed, $3,850 Mark Younkle has exhibited his work at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, as a recipient of SMFA’s Traveling Fellowship. He has also shown his work at other museums in New England, including the Fitchburg Art Museum and the Danforth Art Museum at Framingham State University. His work is in the permanent collection of the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art in New York City. He has exhibited widely in galleries in the greater Boston area, including the Krakow Witkin Gallery, HallSpace, the Chandler Gallery at Maud Morgan Arts, and the Mills Gallery

at Boston Center for the Arts. Younkle’s work has recently been included in online exhibitions at the Jason McCoy Gallery and Denise Bibro Fine Art, both in New York City, and at Salem State University. He is the recipient of a grant from the Mass Cultural Council. “I work primarily in mixed media, utilizing elements of collage, drawing, and painting. I am drawn to material nearing obsolescence. I like the aged quality of paper. One can look at my work and see a telltale word here and there, remnants of journals, as well as autobiographical ephemera such as dated travel itineraries and ticket stubs. I reconstruct an identity through my collages.”

MICHAEL MAZUR Pond Edge (Variant 7), etching with wood block and silkscreen (blind estate stamped lower right), 32 x 42, unframed, $14,000 Artwork courtesy Krakow Witkin Gallery.

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Away

SEAN FLOOD

LIC Out the Window, oil on canvas, 48 x 48, unframed, $18,000

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Radiance V

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Magnification

TOBY ATLAS Radiance V, acrylic on paper, 15 x 22, unframed, $650 Magnification (diptych), acrylic with conté on paper, 22 x 60, unframed, $800

Flight of Love

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Scabiosa, Wright’s Pond

Parrot Tulips, Northumberland Strait

Hydrangea, Carragher’s Pond

LISA SAWLIT, BFA 83, MFA 07

VAUGHN SILLS

Flight of Love, oil on canvas, 34.5 x 30.5, framed, $31,295

Scabiosa, Wright’s Pond, archival pigment print, 24 x 28, framed, $1,750 Hydrangea, Carragher’s Pond, archival pigment print, 24 x 28, framed, $1,750 Parrot Tulips, Northumberland Strait, archival pigment print, 14 x 21, framed, $1,750

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Full Bloom

Blue Flag Iris Carnation Silhouette

ELIZABETH A. ZELDIN Full Bloom, watercolor on D’Arches, 11 x 15, unframed, $650

ALSTON STONEY CONLEY, CERTIFICATE 74, 5TH YEAR 75, BFA 76 Blue Flag Iris, acrylic and collage on paper, 26 x 20, unframed, $700 Carnation Silhouette, acrylic and collage on paper, 28 x 22, unframed, $800

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ABIGAIL HARRISON, BFA 24 Stephanie, colored pencil on paper, 27 x 21, framed, $450

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Mr Bananaman

Geometry 59 (Nightbloom)

Geometry 55 (Nightbloom)

GONZALO FUENMAYOR, MFA 04 Mr Bananaman, digital print on archival cotton paper (edition 2 of 5), 66 x 44, unframed, $7,300 GRACE DEGENNARO Geometry 59 (Nightbloom), watercolor on black Somerset paper, 30 x 22, unframed, $1,800 Geometry 55 (Nightbloom), watercolor on black Somerset paper, 30 x 22, unframed, $1,800 100% donation 36

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Harem #10

Harem Revisited #33

LALLA ESSAYDI, MFA 04 Harem #10, chromogenic print mounted to aluminum, 48 x 60, unframed, $24,000 Harem Revisited #33, chromogenic print mounted to aluminum, 48 x 60, unframed, $24,000 Bullet Revisited #36, chromogenic print mounted to aluminum, 60 x 48, unframed, $24,000

Bullet Revisited #36

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Astronaut #2

BENNETT GRAFF

Flatware abstraction

Astronaut #2, acrylic on wood panel, 40 x 30, unframed, $2,000 ANTHONY PAGLIUCA Flatware abstraction, archival pigment print, 6 x 9, framed, $400

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SOL LEWITT Distorted Cubes (A), linocut (edition 31 of 50), 35 x 42.5, framed, $10,376 Artwork courtesy Pace Gallery.

The Stata Center

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Tradescantia nanouk

KYLE PERLER, BFA 09 The Stata Center, 2020, photographic print, 37 x 27, framed, $1,350 SEAN FLOOD LIC Studio, monotype, 41 x 30, framed, $4,800 MADELEINE NOAH, BA/BFA 24 Tradescantia nanouk, photographic print, 30 x 20, framed, $300 LIZ COHEN, BFA 96 Union, archival pigment print, 41 x 31, framed, $10,000

Union

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LIC Studio

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Awakenings–V

Awakenings–VII

Awakenings–II

FRANCESCA ORELLI, BFA 10 Awakenings-V, hand-cut collage on ivory cardboard, 16.5 x 15.7, unframed, $2,000 Awakenings-VII, hand-cut collage on ivory cardboard, 19.6 x 11, unframed, $2,000 Awakenings-II, hand-cut collage on ivory cardboard, 22.8 x 11.8, unframed, $2,000

LINDA PAGANI, STUDIO DIPLOMA 13 Garden of Eve, 200x, enameled copper, 200-piece site-specific installation, 48 x 60, $4,800

Stratum: Stereo Poison Ivy

CASSANDRA ZAMPINI Liked, two layers of UV print on sandwiched acrylic, 17.5 x 17.5, framed with cleats, $3,500 Note: Colors change when viewed from various angles; see additional images online.

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SHAHZIA SIKANDER Portrait of the Artist, suite of four etchings and one colophon (edition 35 of 40, APs), 27 x 21, individually framed, $30,520 Artwork courtesy Pace Gallery.

KIM TRAN, BFA 24

Portraiture of Ladies, mixed media collage, 24 x 24, unframed, $300

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Seascape Behind Fence

Downtown Rockport (detail)

ANDREW FISH Seascape Behind Fence, oil on linen, 22 x 22, unframed, $3,000 Downtown Rockport, oil on linen, 30 x 36, unframed, $4,000 Antisocial Distancing, oil on linen, 22 x 22, unframed, $3,000

Antisocial Distancing

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Polkadot Chinatown

Airplane Gang

GARY DUEHR Polkadot Chinatown, archival pigment print on Epson photo paper, 22 x 27.5, unframed, $850 BRUNO PERILLO, STUDIO DIPLOMA 02 Airplane Gang, oil on linen, 32 x 48, unframed, $4,800

Prom Queen

TARA LEWIS, MAT 93-95 Prom Queen, oil on polycotton, 40 x 30, $12,000

JEFFREY HEYNE Bridge with Manganese Blue and Quinacridone Magenta, 1:31pm, archival pigment print face-mounted to plex, 30 x 45, framed, $4,000 Jeffrey Heyne was launched three years after Sputnik, bought his first camera when 8, practices architecture sometimes, and imagines photographic stories all of the time. His subject matter has ranged from Barbie, to Muybridge, to Renaissance paintings, to outer space. His photos can be found at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Boston Public Library, Boston Athenaeum, Marriott, Fidelity Investments, Compaq Computers, and Boston Properties.

Heyne has received awards from CENTER/Santa Fe, Praxis Gallery, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, and the Griffin Museum of Photography. “I find inspiration from the strange and accidental colors that resulted from my failed attempts at processing Ektachrome slide film. The same chemicals that make those colors beautiful can also be harmful, toxic, or worse. My latest Boston waterfront photographs are saturated with similarly unnatural colors—pretty and mood evoking, but also taking on an environmental implication.”

JEFFREY HEYNE Bridge with Orange and Phthalo Blue, 8:24am, archival pigment print face-mounted to plex, 30 x 45, unframed, $3,400

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Demur

MVRK Compromised

MARLA MCLEOD, MFA 20, FACULTY Demur, oil on canvas, 54 x 42, unframed, $4,500 MVRK Compromised, oil on canvas, 38 x 44, unframed, $3,500

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GREG LOOKERSE, MFA 14 Reforum 2, cut and folded ArtForum magazine, 42 x 72, unframed, $13,000

A hiding place in waking dreams

In Turbulence and Amongst Fractures Life Goes On

PARDIS ALIPOUR, MFA 22 Elizabeth Michelman Color Theory Series (Stuart Davis 11)

A hiding place in waking dreams, digital hallucination using machine learning and painting printed on semi-gloss paper, 12 x 12, unframed, $450 JOANNE TARLIN, MFA 16 In Turbulence and Amongst Fractures Life Goes On, oil on linen, 30 x 30, unframed, $2,500 ELIZABETH MICHELMAN, STUDIO DIPLOMA 92 Elizabeth Michelman Color Theory Series (Stuart Davis 11), adhesive vinyl on alumilite panel, 33 x 22.5, unframed, $1,300

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re-emerging

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Converge

Red Flag #2

GERRI RACHINS, FACULTY Converge, oil, acrylic, and Flashe, color pencil on birch, 26 x 26, unframed, $3,500 Artwork courtesy of artist and Mobilia Gallery.

STERLING MULBRY, STUDIO DIPLOMA 86 Red Flag #2, oil on panel, 21 x 18, unframed, $1,800

LYDIA KINNEY Heavy, acrylic on panel, 24 x 24, framed, $1,000

SMFA ART SALE JURORS

Thank you to the SMFA Art Sale jury members for their hard work and dedication. SMFA at Tufts offers sincere gratitude for their advocacy and passion.

KATIE BLOCK, KBLOCKART Katie Block provides specialized art advisory services with an expertise in Modern and Contemporary art. Drawing on her 19 years of experience as co-founder and director of Miller Block Gallery, Katie is uniquely positioned to help clients acquire meaningful works of art from both established and emerging artists. Before launching Kblockart, Katie’s vision and aesthetic was responsible for the first solo shows of both Amy Cutler and Laylah Ali. The gallery’s exhibitions and individual artists have been reviewed or highlighted regularly in newspapers and magazines including: The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times, Boston Globe, The Village Voice, New Yorker Magazine, New York Magazine, Time Out NY, Artforum, Art News, Art On Paper, and Art in America. Additionally, Katie served as an overseer and on the Curatorial Program Committee at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln for eight years. ATSU GUNTHER, ATSU GUNTHER DESIGN Atsu Gunther is an interior designer based in Boston’s South End. Originally from Tokyo, Japan, Atsu mixes her modern simplicity design aesthetic with classic Western sensibility. After working for prominent designers in Boston and in New York City for over 16 years, she opened her design studio in 2014. The studio’s aesthetic combines new traditional modern with a sophisticated color palette that emphasizes the beauty of architectural surroundings to create classic yet distinctive spaces. Her work has been featured in Boston Home Magazine, Modern Luxury, and Design New England, among others. HADLEY POWELL, POWELL FINE ART ADVISORY Hadley Powell is the owner of Powell Fine Art Advisory. Her expertise spans from Old Master prints to Contemporary art. She started her career at Christie’s, New York where she researched and cataloged prints from Rembrandt to Rauschenberg. After moving to Boston, Hadley worked at the intersection of arts and technology at the online auction platform Invaluable, before launching her full-service art advisory business in 2016. She has just completed a two-year term as chair of the Museum Council, the young patrons group of the MFA, Boston, and sits on the Leadership Council Steering Committee of the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln. CRAIG TEVOLITZ, PLATEMARK DESIGN Craig Tevolitz is an award-winning interior designer in the Back Bay and the founder of Platemark Design. His approachable personality and impeccable attention to detail has led him to a successful career, decorating all corners of Boston, New England, and ultimately the world. Selected Best of Boston by Boston Home, Platemark further specializes in helping art collectors—new and seasoned—showcase their artwork and integrating it seamlessly into the interior design. His work has been featured in New England Home, Luxury Interiors, The Wall Street Journal, Design New England, Boston Globe, and WCVB, among others. Craig is a longtime leader in Boston’s arts community, and most passionately at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. He is an elected Advisor, serves on the Patron Committee, and is former chair of the Museum Council Steering Committee. He and his husband, Richard Baiano, owner of Childs Gallery, live in the Back Bay with their two dogs, Maude and Babs.