Arts Night Out - Northampton

Get a original gifts this year! 

All works are 5x7, and only $40.00! 

Cash and carry. 

And, as always, the best party is at Oxbow! 

See you there.

This Friday night, Dec. 8th 5-8pm, 275 Pleasant Street, Northampton

Holyoke is Hopping!

Small works (what else?) Today

Baustein Building Gallery: Readywipe

Third floor, 532 Main Street, Holyoke

ample free parking!

art, refreshments, music,

free and open to the public

I also plan to have my studio open (just down the hall) if you would like to pop in!

Great Show!

Uncommon Goods - String Holders

Race Street Gallery

Saturdays & Sunday 11am-3pm through Dec 17

80 Race Street, Holyoke, MA

Hey, we had an awesome opening last night. So much fun, interesting, inventive work. Come see for yourself!

Uncommon Goods in Holyoke

"The utilitarian device known as a “String Holder” has been around since the invention of string, yarn and hemp dating back centuries. 

Over time, string holders evolved into bizarre folk art objects that abandoned the principle of “form follows function” in favor of novel caricatures and strange contraptions that have no practical purpose – i.e. art.”

I am going to have a couple of my sculptures in this show curated by Dean Nimmer & Bruce Fowler.

The exhibit promises to be inventive, surreal, and FUN, so you know the opening is going to be a great party!

Reception At Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts Gallery

What a great turn out at yesterday's reception! Plus an impromptu artist's talk. 
Many thanks to the students, staff, faculty and administration at STCC for this opportunity to share my work. 
My show will remain on view until Oct. 6th
Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts Gallery
Springfifeld Technical Community College

Show is Up!

Joanne Holtje  Recent Work

Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts Gallery

Springfield Technical Community College

September 12- October 6th

Find more images on my Facebook page!

Paintings from the past five years, Curated by Sondra Peron.

In addition to a few pieces from my most recent series, Odyssey, there will also be work that has never been shown before.

It is always so interesting and rewarding to watch another creative person respond and interact with my work! I am excited to see Sondra’s choices and how they sit together.

Please join me!

Solo Show at Oxbow!

Odyssey

New Paintings by

Joanne Holtje

June 29-

July 30

The Oxbow Gallery

Northampton, MA

Reception: July 14, 5-8 p.m.

I have filled the front gallery at Oxbow with vivid paintings which were inspired by Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey.

Don’t worry if you are not familiar with the story! 

The paintings stand on their own. 

If you are curious about which scene or character I was used for each painting, there are brief notes accompanying them.  

There will not be a quiz!

See you soon!

Thanks to everyone who came out to see our group show at the Sprinkler Factory!
We all had such a great time from opening till closing.
It all came down last Sunday night.

Now I am just weeks away from installing my solo show at Oxbow.  
I will keep you posted on my progress.
There will be a reception on July 14, if you want to mark the date now!

Continuum Continues

The Unexpected Form of my Grief

2017

oil on unstretched canvas

74x63

This weekend, June 3rd & 4th, is the last chance to see
Continuum:  5 years on at the Sprinkler Factory, Worcester, MA.

New Work from Christine Croteau, Joanne Holtje, Ted Lilley,
Philip Marshall, Lynn Simmons, and Mark Spencer

The gallery will be open from 1-4 p.m. both days.

On Sunday, starting at 2 p.m. we will have a public discussion about our work.  Refreshments will be served!

Sprinkler Factory Gallery West
38 Harlow St.
Worcester, MA

A Wonderful Opening Reception

Thanks to everyone who came out to make this a great celebration!

Sprinkler Factory Gallery, West
38 Harlow St., Worcester, MA

Gallery Hours:  Saturdays & Sundays 1-4 pm
Show closes June 4th

Installation Underway!

I was going to have some nifty shots of our installation process, but, alas, my battery was DOA.

You are just going to have to take my word for it that things are shaping up magnificently at the Sprinkler Factory Gallery West.

Please join us for our reception this Saturday evening!

Sprinkler Factory
38 Harlow Street
Worcester, MA

Reception, Saturday, May 13, 2017 from 6-9 p.m.

Sprinkler Factory: Here we come!

Gearing up to install this show!  I am super excited because I adore this space and love these artists.  It is always an exciting day when we all show up, nerves tingling, with our current works, ready to make magic happen.

I will be showing (have I mentioned this already?) my two largest paintings, ever.

May the gods of all things level and square be with me (not my natural forte) as I attempt to hang a nine panel painting.

Please come join us for our opening celebration on Saturday, May 13, 2017 6-9 p.m.

Sprinkler Factory Gallery West

38 Harlow Street

Worcester, Ma  

(artsier than you think!)

Busy, busy, busy!

Detail from new work

I am busy working towards two upcoming shows.

In May I will be joining five dear friends who have all worked and exhibited together over the past five years in Worcester.

This is always a very stimulating group for me to be involved with as my fellow artists do such amazing work with sculpture, printmaking, installation, video, and even occasionally paint!

Our newest production, Continuum:  Five Years On, will open at the Sprinkler Factory, West Gallery on May 13th 2017.

The image above is a section of a large piece (74x63), oil on un-stretched canvas that I will include in  this show.

More news to come.  Check back for updates!

Public Discussion and Poetry at the Anchor House

I want to thanks the brave folks. new friends and old, who braved the cold and snow to come to my opening last Friday.

It was great to be able to talk with everyone and hear their thoughts on this project.

Next Saturday, February 18th from 4-6 p.m. we will host a public discussion on this series, I will read some passages from the found journal, and several Anchor House poets will share their words as well.

Now, if only the gods of weather will cooperate!

Anchor House of Artists, 518 Pleasant St., Northampton, MA
Gallery Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday 1-6 p.m.

Found Journal Series at the Anchor House

Show is up and looks great in the space.

Gallery Director, Michael Tillyer, persuaded me to have the found journal pages on display along with the art.  I have always been protective of them, so I initially felt uncomfortable, but now I see how powerful it is to include them.

Please come join us at the opening on Friday night Northampton’s Arts Night Out

February 10 5:30 - 8:30p.m.

Anchor House of Artists

518 Pleasant St., Northampton

gallery hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday 1-6p.m.

This series of paintings that I completed in 2013 will be on exhibit at the Anchor House of Artists, Northampton, Massachusetts.

The Anchor House is an amazing place where visual art, performance and social outreach all come together under the guiding hand and big heart of Michael Tillyer, a gifted artist in his own right.

We will participate in Northampton's Arts Night Out on February 10th by celebrating our opening from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.

On February 18th there will be a public discussion on the making and source of this work as well as poetry from four Anchor House poets.  4 p.m.-6 p.m.

Find the Anchor House at 518 Pleasant St., Northampton in a nondescript building next the the Shell Station.