DOUBLE YOUR PLEASURE

-two shows by 

Maryanne Benns 

Accessories Sold Separately

and

Curiosities From the Anthropocene and Yonder 

Three Steps to Success, earthenware, porcelain, & found object, 2022, 12 “ x 10 ”

Sept. 26 through Nov. 10, 2022

HELD OVER THROUGH NOV. 30th!!!

Artist Reception Thurs. Oct 6, 4:30 - 6:30PM

With an informal gallery talk at 5:30

HRS: Mon. - Thurs. 10am - 5pm (during regular school sessions) 

Mitosis (detail)  earthenware and encaustic 7” x 4”

Accessories Sold Separately 

If toys are used to instruct children on future expectations, these sculptures- part action figure, part mythologic creature and 100 percent woman- are the dolls I wish I had to be better prepared for the real world. 

 

Curiosities From The Anthropocene And Yonder 

An immersive cabinet of curiosities, some tangible, some fantastical, reflecting my perceptions on what it means to be human, trying to fit in the orderly natural system, within the context of our geologic time and after.

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Known primarily for her surrealist ceramic sculpture Maryanne Benns uses art to represent her personal visions and unique observations of the world.  For nearly two decades she has been studying and exploring the endless creative possibilities of clay, and for the past seven years she has been sharing that knowledge at senior centers, on line and studios around the Pioneer Valley.  Her work has been shown in  galleries, museums and hardware stores east of the Mississippi.   An alumnus of Holyoke Community College She credits her extensive time in the Visual Arts Department as the most transformative and important period in her life.  You can see more of her work on her website at Maryannebenns.com or at her studio at Papercity studios in Holyoke Ma.