Two Rivers Printmaking Studio in White River Junction opens a retrospective of prints by the redoubtable Norwich artist Penelope Bennett with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday.
Bennett has work in prominent collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, and one of the prints at MOMA will be among the works on view at Two Rivers. The show is on view through April.
Other First Friday events include:
“Through the Trees,” a show of pastels by White River Junction artist Kathryn Detzer, opens with a reception from 6 to 8 Friday evening at Long River Gallery. Detzer has been working in pastels for 20 years, but this show marks a foray into abstractions of the natural world. Through May.
Scavenger Gallery holds over “Bewildered,” recent work by Montpelier artist Daryl Burtnett in a variety of media, and shows jewelry by gallery owner Stacy Hopkins. A reception from 5:30 to 7:30 features a tasting of wines from Artisanal Cellars.
The Gallery at the Space on Main, in Bradford, Vt., opens a show of photographs by Emily Marsh with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday. Through March.
“Promises of Spring,” watercolors by Brookfield, Vt., artist Marcia Hammond, opens Friday at Chelsea Public Library. A reception is planned for 6 to 8 p.m. on March 29. Through April.
Westminster West, Vt., artist Liz deNiord gives a talk at 10 a.m. on Friday in Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center’s Auditorium A. The talk, titled “Archaeology of a Painting,” describes how deNiord makes her layered abstract canvases.
“Considering Kunisada and His Depictions of the Chushingura,” an exhibition of prints by the madly prolific and inventive 19th-century Japanese printmaker, is on view at Matt Brown Fine Art in Lyme through April 6. A talk and viewing party are planned for 2 to 5 p.m. on March 10.
Two Rivers Printmaking Studio is holding a series of workshops led by Upper Valley printmakers through the spring. The next, on drypoint printmaking with Rachel Gross, is scheduled for March 9 and 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. For more information and to see the full slate of workshops, go to tworiversprintmaking.org.
Chandler Gallery, Randolph. “Paper Possibilities,” a group show of works made on and of paper by 10 artists, through Saturday.
Jaffe-Friede Gallery, Hopkins Center, Hanover. “Where We Come From,” work by artist-in-residence Emily Jacir. In the adjacent Strauss Gallery is “Book Arts Across Disciplines: Work Made in the Dartmouth Book Arts Workshop.” Through Sunday.
AVA Gallery and Art Center, Lebanon. 11th Annual High School Exhibition, through March 8.
Betty Grant Gallery, Converse Free Library, Lyme. “15 Years of Monday Painting: A Journey,” features oil paintings by the Monday painting class led by artist Aline Ordman. Through March 30.
BigTown Gallery, Rochester, Vt. “Late Works,” recent “construction and collage” by Varujan Boghosian, and “A Muse: A visit to the studio of Varujan Boghosian,” a portfolio of photographs by Erick Hufschmid, will remain on view through March 16.
Center for the Arts, New London. The New London Inn shows photographs by Marc Beerman; at Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, abstract work of Roger Wells and sculptures by Loren Howar; Blue Loon Bakery, photographs by Rick Stockwell; Whipple Hall Gallery shows work by Proctor Academy students; and Emil Nelson Gallery and Annex shows work by 20th-century artists.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon. Winter exhibitions include: woodworker Put Blodgett, a Bradford native now living in Hanover; Neysa Russo, who makes wool felt tapestry in Corinth; Westminster, Vt., painter Liz Hawkes deNiord; photographer Bruce Parsons, of New London; painter Alan Zola Shulman, also of New London; pastelist Gale Sweet; painter Sharla Broughton; and oil painter Bill Turner, a retired automotive restorer from Milford, N.H.
The Great Hall, Springfield, Vt. “Healing: The Transformative Imagery of Art” includes work by Margaret Jacobs, of Enfield; Carolyn Enz Hack, of East Thetford; and Robert O’Brien, Robert Carsten and Neomi Lauritsen, of Springfield. Through March 30.
Kilton Public Library, West Lebanon. Artwork by students at Hanover Street School. Through May.
Library Arts Center, Newport, N.H. Juried Regional Exhibit and “Text & Textiles,” groups shows. Through March 21.
Long River Gallery, White River Junction. “The Mind Is a City,” mixed media work by Becky Coburn, of Amesbury, Mass., and “Photographic Vision,” by Matthew Sergeant.
Main Street Museum, White River Junction. “Jack Rowell, Cultural Documentarian: Portraits of Vermont People and Other Wildlife.”
North Common Arts, Chelsea. Paintings by Swiss-born artist Friedrich (Fritz) Gross that combine folklore, myth, and fantasy. Through March 16.
Osher@Dartmouth, Hanover. “Explore the White Line Woodcut Print,” by Pomfret artist Marilyn Syme. Through March 22.
Steven Thomas, Inc. Fine Arts & Antiques, White River Junction. Work by Upper Valley “vintage” artists, such as Alice Standish Buell, John Semple and Horace Brown.
White River Gallery, South Royalton. “Americans Who Tell the Truth,” portraits by Maine artist Robert Shetterly. Through March 12.
Zollikofer Gallery, White River Junction. “Landscapes Near and Far,” paintings by Thetford artist Jean Gerber. Through March.
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