AAN is proud to present Icons: Influential Artists from AAN's Sixty Five Year History, an exhibition of work from the Permanent Collection on view February 27 through March 22, 2010 at the Joyce & Seward Johnson Gallery. Curated by Robert Frazier, Icons features work by seventeen significant artists who shaped the arts community on Nantucket.
"For the exhibition, I focused on a handful of talented artists from a large pool who enriched the association and the island," said Robert Frazier, curator, "Some artists were movers and shakers, some were masters of their mediums, and some were luminous personalities. All were memorable figures and helped establish a strong, art-centric community on Nantucket."
The exhibition will feature work by Ruth Haviland Sutton, John Austin, Isabelle and Emerson Tuttle, Elizabeth Saltonstall, Frank Swift Chase, Fritz Eichenberg, Andrew Shunney, Donn Russell, Philip Burnham Hicken, Sybil Goldsmith, Pat Gardner, Polly and Bobby Bushong, Doris Riker Beer, and Charlotte Stuart Kimball. Visitors will enjoy groupings of each artist's work as well as photographic portraits, sketchbooks, and memorabilia.
AAN is thankful for the generous support of our exhibition sponsors: Nancy and Alan Forster, The Dillon Fund of the Boston Foundation, Killen Real Estate, and Nantucket Frameworks.
Gallery Hours: 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. daily (except Wednesday & Sunday)
AAN is pleased to present a series of Thursday evening programs in conjunction with the exhibition. All programs are free of charge and open to the public.
Thursday, March 4 • Icons Grand Tour
6:30 p.m. Joyce & Seward Johnson Gallery, 19 Washington Street
Join curator Bobby Frazier for a detailed, interactive tour of the exhibition. Bobby will discuss various artists' techniques as well as the life and times of the "icons." This tour is open to the public and will be of particular interest to artists.
Thursday, March 11 • Icons Gam
6:30 p.m. Joyce & Seward Johnson Gallery, 19 Washington Street
The public is invited to bring their voices and memories as we look back on 65 years of the art community on Nantucket. There will be a cast of artists on hand to lead the conversation.
Thursday, March 18 • Icons Printmaking Talk
6:30 p.m. Joyce & Seward Johnson Gallery, 19 Washington Street
The public is invited to a look at the importance of printmaking at AAN. The talk will cover the rich history of the medium on Nantucket, different forms of printmaking, and notable printmakers past and present.