Jonathan Mess
Jonathan Mess is a featured artist in Harvest, opening this Friday at The Stable Gallery.
The show runs from September 16 – October 14 with an opening reception with the artists from 5-7PM on Friday, September 16th. The gallery is open every day, 10-5 .
Harvest
September 16 – October 14, 2011
Opening Reception: Friday, September 16 5-7PM
The Stable Gallery
26 Water Street
Damariscotta, Maine
www.stablegallerymaine.com
Coastal Color: Nine Mid-Coast Artists opened today at River Arts Gallery II.
A celebration of Maine art, Coastal Color features Caroline Clare Davis, Mary Hall, Kathleen Mack, Priscilla McCandless, Jonathan Mess, Susan Bartlett Rice, Bob Thomas, Rosalind Welsh, and Adero Willard. The show runs from July 27 – August 10 with an opening reception with the artists from 5-7PM on Friday, July 29. The gallery is open from 10-5 Monday through Saturday and 12-4 on Sunday.
Coastal Color: Nine Mid-Coast Artists
July 27 – August 10, 2011
Opening Reception: Friday, July 29 5-7PM
River Arts Gallery II
241 US Route 1
Damariscotta, Maine
www.riverartsme.org
Make•Shift
A SUNY New Paltz Alumni Invitational
Featuring the work of Barb Smith, Jonathan Mess, Jelena Gazivoda, and Kristi Sword
Opening Thursday, July 14, 6-8PM
July 14 – August 17, 2011
Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs
11-03 45th Ave
Long Island City, NY 11101
www.dorsky.org
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=230684130295399
The Stable Gallery‘s first opening of the season is tonight, 5-7PM.
Earlier this spring, Jonathan was juried into The Stable Gallery, located in Damariscotta, Maine. The gallery has a long history of showcasing Maine artists and artisans, and his work will show through mid-October with an exhibition as a featured artist in September. Stop by any day from 10-5PM, and check out their schedule of openings if you’re in town.
The Stable Gallery
Fine Art & Contemporary Craft
26 Water Street
Damariscotta, Maine
info@stablegallerymaine.com
www.stablegallerymaine.com
207-563-1991
The 1st Annual Fine Crafts Exhibition opens at River Arts Gallery II tomorrow, Friday, May 6. Juror Carl Little selected two of Jonathan’s works, Erosion Tile No.3 and Ridge. Carl Little is a great proponent and writer of craft artists in New England. Read his juror’s statement and learn more about River Arts here. Please join us at the opening if you’re in the area!
Fine Crafts Exhibition
River Arts Gallery II
241 US Route 1
Damariscotta, Maine
Opening: Friday, May 6, 5-7PM
Jonathan Mess will join a group of tile artists at Femme Fatile Studio Open House in Kennebunk to show a selection of wall tiles for the last week of March. Femme Fatile is two-person team Daphne Pulsifer and Andrea Perry- they create uniquely designed custom tile installations. Open house featured artists will include: Andrea Perry, Cat Bates, Janet Redfield, Laurie Spugnardi, Jonathan Mess, Daphne Pulsifer. Join us!
Femme Fatile Studio Open House
Femme Fatile
10 Storer Street
Kennebunk, Maine
March 25 – April 4, 12-4PM daily
Reception: March 26, 4-7PM
Maine Art Scene’s editor Brenda Bonneville recently interviewed Jonathan about his life as an artist. It’s so self-enlightening to reflect on your work, process, habits, and personal artistic history. If you’re not yet familiar, Maine Art Scene is a great resource for all things art here in Maine.
Check it out here: Maine Art Scene Interview with Ceramic Artist Jonathan Mess.
Traces has earned a spectacular review in today’s Maine Sunday Telegram, written by Daniel Kany: “Everyone should see this show.”
The review is packed with perceptive observations about the work, but here are a few highlights:
Kany writes, “What we see in “Traces” is actually abstract expressionist painting, but in clay. The works are dense abstractions with swirling lines, looping calligraphic marks and energetic bolts of organic color, all densely bound together as heavily textured fields of painting.”
And, “However, Mess has options the abstract expressionist painters didn’t. He scrapes, furrows and extrudes his slabs as well as building onto them — revealing additive and subtractive sculptural logic. In “Large Traces No. 12,” for example, Mess curls a poured line of black slip (a mostly talc liquid that can be poured into a mold or tinted to use like paint) over similar shapes carved into the surface of the clay. The effect is a literal weaving of the painted line into the surface.”
And finally, “But does all this add up to good painting? In Mess’ case, absolutely yes. Not only is he a skilled sculptor and ceramic artist, he also has a great eye and a surprisingly sharp visual intelligence. The works are boldly energetic and visually exciting, but they are also confident, handsome and sophisticated.”
It is an honor to receive such a discerning and positive review. Please read it for yourself: “Everyone should see this show”.
We had a great opening last night for Traces: New Work by Jonathan Mess at Two Point Gallery. Thanks to the many hearty Mainers who braved the cold and made it to the show!
Traces runs through March 19, with a mid-show reception during March 4th’s First Friday Art Walk. Stop by and check it out!
Sneak Peek of Traces: New Work by Jonathan Mess
Opening First Friday February 4th, 2011 at Two Point Gallery in Portland, Maine from 5-9PM. There may be an epic blizzard keeping you home today, but Friday looks to be sunny and a “warm” 30 degrees. Get out of hibernation mode and join us! 564 Congress St.
