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Above image "The Path" by Angela Gaffney-Smith

Bristol Art Museum Announces a New National Exhibit of Miniatures

The Bristol Art Museum announces its next exhibit titled, Miniature Monumental, featuring artwork that can be held in the hand or measures less than 25 square inches in size. The exhibit opens on Sat., Feb. 4 and will be on view until Fri., March 31. An artists' reception is scheduled for Sun., Feb. 19 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Museum. Patricia Miranda, a New York-based artist, curator and served as juror for the exhibit. 

The exhibit includes 94 pieces of art that were chosen among 300 entries from a national call for art. Artists from 33 states and the District of Columbia will be represented in this exhibit. 

Also featured in this exhibit is miniature art created and submitted by Bristol Art Museum members. The members’ artwork will be displayed salon style. The artists’ style when creating miniatures can range from conventional to cutting-edge, limited only by the artist’s creativity. 

“Once again, the Bristol Art Museum is proud to offer a unique exhibit featuring art from across the nation sharing a different style of art,” said Museum Curator Mary Dondero. “These little treasures take many forms, tend to be easily transported, and have been created from many materials. Miniatures can be mementos of loved ones, illuminated manuscripts, paintings, drawings, original prints, etchings, stamps, sculptures, engraved gems, and even carved beads.”

The exhibit will also feature Russian lacquer boxes on loan from the Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton, Mass. Complementing the display of the lacquer boxes will be a free lecture titled the History of the Russian Lacquer Boxes on Sat., Feb. 25 at the Museum. Registration through Eventbrite is required. The lecture is funded by a generous donation from Bonnie Usher in memory of Gladys L. Usher. 

Those interested in learning more about painting miniatures are invited to register for a class offered by the Museum, Painting Miniatures, with Gina Croce on Tues., Feb. 6. More details can be found here.
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Juror: Patricia Miranda
 
Miranda is an artist, curator, educator and founder of several artist-run organizations including The Crit Lab and MAPSace,. In 2021 she founded the Lace Archive, an historical community archive of thousands of donated lace works and family histories. She has been awarded numerous residencies and grants.
 Miranda has developed education programs for K-12, museums, and institutions, including Franklin Furnace, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Smithsonian Institution. She is a noted expert on the history and use of natural dyes and pigments, and teaches about environmentally sustainable art practices.
Miranda currently teaches studio art and professional practice in undergrad and grad programs at Montclair State University, New Jersey City University, and Massachusetts College of Art and has been a faculty member y at Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts. Her work has been exhibited at Jane Street Art Center, Garrison Art Center (Hudson Vallery, NY) ODETTA Gallery, Williamsburg Art+Historical Center, The Clemente Center, ABC No Rio, and Wave Hill (NYC); The Alexey von Schlippe Gallery at UConn Avery Point, (Groton, CT); the Cape Museum of Fine Art, (Cape Cod MA); and the Belvedere Museum, (Vienna Austria). Her solo exhibition at Garrison Art Center (2021) was featured in the Brooklyn Rail. (Image Courtesy of https://www.patriciamiranda.com/about​)

Featured Artists

Diane Abercrombie
Elisa Adams
Carol Alleman
Basia Aroyo
Janet Austin
Al Bates Lombard
April Behnke
Pamela Benham
Jess Blaustein
Regina Bos
Sarah Cecil
Mei Fung Elizabeth Chan
Sharon Cutts
Ella Delyanis
Cynthia DiDonato
Dawn Edmondson
Dawn Edmondson
David Enriquez
David Enriquez
Codi Fant
Irwin Freeman
Carol Frieswick
Angela Gaffney-Smith
Milisa Galazzi
Cara Galowitz
Ronald Gonzalez
Rene Gortat
Julia C R Gray
Robin Halpren Ruder
Sammi Hansen
Sutton Hays
Pato Hebert
Tristan Heles
Robert Hendrickson
Carol Herd-Rodriguez
Anna Hitchcock
Johnny Illescas
Steven Jupiter
Balbir Krishan
Darryl Lauster
Judith G Levy
Christopher Liu
Suzanne Lubeck
Janet Lucroy

Jack Madden
Kristin Malin
Laura Martinez-Bianco
Elizabeth Mead
Naoko Morisawa
Catherine Moylan
Mindy Nierenberg
Elena Obelenus
Elizabeth O'Connell
Christine Palamidessi
Allison Panzironi
Emily Pastor
Paulina L. Perlwitz
Hayley Perry
Natalie Preston
Stephanie Roberts-Camello
Jennifer Saftler
Chris Sancomb
Mayumi Sarai
Tammy Schweinhagen
Kerry Sharkey-Miller
Marc Sirinsky
Kirsten Sorensen
Kristin Street
Hui Tian
Janet Vetter
Jessica Wheeler
Fredric Witkin
Christy Wittmer
Jenny Wu
Li Ping Zhu
Vivian Zoe
  • BLM - The Board of Directors of the Bristol Art Museum mourn the senseless death of George Floyd and all the victims of racial injustice. The Board actively supports efforts to bridge racial disparities, to reject racism, and to work toward making Bristol a much more culturally rich and inclusive community through the arts. The Board believes art fosters learning, contemplation, and critical discourse; it recognizes positive change is achieved through active engagement with the town and residents. Change happens when communities work together to achieve common goals. Therefore, Bristol Art Museum is committed to developing exhibits and programs around equity, respect, and compassion. These are the organization's guiding principles and touchstones for moving forward. 
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