This exhibition explores the shifting language of light across natural and built environments. Through cyanotypes, cityscapes, and landscapes, the artists reflect on the quiet drama of illumination—how it defines space, reveals texture, and shapes perception. United by their sensitivity to light’s presence and absence, the works invite a deeper awareness of beauty in transition.
Opening Reception:
Thursday, October 16, 2025, 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM. Light refreshments will be served. Artwork is for sale.
View the Exhibition:
October 16 to November 14, 2025. Monday – Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM, Sunday 9 AM to 1 PM.
Ann-Marie Gillett
After teaching as a visual arts teacher at Wheeler for 30 years, Ann-Marie returned to her studio practice full time to work in mixed media. Her work is nature based and a reflection and interpretation of close observation of her surroundings. She has developed a unique technique that uses meticulously cut hand-painted tape along with colored pencil, watercolor, marker and graphite to develop imagery. Recent work enhancing cyanotypes has given her another venue to further express her relationship to nature.
Ann-Marie has won awards and exhibited her work in both group and solo shows in numerous galleries throughout New England. She is an active member of several art groups including Nineteen on Paper, Seekonk Artist Network, Juniper Rag and the Pawtucket Arts Collaborative. She also has been appointed to the Seekonk Cultural Council because of her lifelong commitment to the arts.
www.seekonkartistnetwork.com
Instagram: @ambogillett
Karole Nicholson
Mixed media, collage and pastel are the mediums of choice for artist Karole Nicholson. Since completing graphic and advertising design studies at the Rhode Island School of Design in 1995, she has participated in many master level workshops with esteemed instructors in the United States, UK and Europe, all in pursuit of a higher level of skill. Her paintings have appeared in many national juried exhibitions and international competitions. She holds exhibiting artist memberships in the Pawtucket Arts Collaborative, North River Arts Society in the Atrium - Providence and the Attleboro Arts Museum. Past memberships include the Collage Artists of America, Abstract'd Art Collective, Providence Art Club, Pastel Society of America, Pastel Painters of Cape Cod, Connecticut Pastel Society and the New Hampshire Pastel Society. Nicholson is represented by the Next Door Gallery in Mansfield MA.
Her works has appeared in Pastel Journal and in the Artists Magazine’s 37th Annual All Media Competition with an honorable mention in the Abstract/Experimental Category. Most recently she is a featured collage artist in Art and Color 365 Magazine Fall/Winter 2023 with digital and print editions.
Since she works exclusively in mixed media collage, specifically working in an abstracted, and contemporary landscape style, Karole has studied in person and online with Theresa Girard, Jenny Nelson, Nicholas Wilton, Louise Fletcher, Kevin Gilmore and Alice Sheridan to name a few.
Foremost in the subject matters that Karole chooses to paint are intimate scenes of the local landscape which is fading fast as the need for housing increases. Texture, a gentle palette and an abstract view of the her environment are the components that draw her into developing each painting. She often incorporates the use of various collage materials such as newspapers, maps, dress patterns, blueprints, cardboard, sand paper, gift wrap, hand made papers, tissue paper, rice paper, old music sheets and old catalogs. Once these archival recycled materials are coupled with acrylic paints, inks, transparent washes and water based pencils, the final canvas is sealed with matte medium and varnished. It is then that the painting asks for a signature.
www.karolenicholson.com
Instagram: @karolenicholsonart
facebook: karole.nicholson
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Susan Graseck
Neither a realist nor an abstractionist, Susan lives—as a painter—in a space between. She is a self-taught artist working primarily in acrylic on canvas. Introduced to watercolor by her grandmother who took her on painting excursions as a child, she developed over time a fascination with light, color, texture, and lines—visual abstractions that found early expression in her weaving, batik, furniture design, and even the architectural plans for her owner-built home where she and her husband have lived for more than 45 years. Since retiring seven years ago from a career in education, including 30 years as the founding director of a national educational non-profit based at Brown University, Susan has been invested full-time in painting. Her work has been exhibited in various venues across New England, including the Providence Art Club, Bristol Art Museum, Art in the Atrium First U, IMAGO Gallery, Benton Museum of Art, and Silver Circle Gallery.
Grandeur and tranquility are the words that come to mind when Susan thinks about why she paints. The grandeur of nature, the grandeur of structure – both place her in something much larger than herself. And tranquility – the subtleties of light and dark and color harmony draw her into a sense of peace with the world around her. She seeks this balance for herself and hopes to instill this in others as they settle into their own interpretations of her work.
www.susangraseck.com
