The NAA’s Hills Gallery is 20 years old this year! After converting an old coal weigh station, the Newburyport Art Association opened the doors to the Laura Coombs Hills Gallery, named after one of its most prominent and successful founding members. Born in Newburyport in 1859, Hills made her career as an artist, rising to national prominence and regularly returning to Newburyport for summers. While she worked in several media, she was most known for her floral pastels and miniature paintings.
To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of our Hills Gallery, the NAA is hosting the first of a two-part show in the Hills, and NAA artists were asked to contribute their artwork featuring flowers. The resulting exhibition is an explosion of color that makes one feel like they are strolling through a greenhouse. This exhibit features a diverse collection of art from over 70 artists, all approaching flowers from a unique perspective:
Steve Levin
Teresa Machie
Laureen Maher
Carol Manheimer
Cynthia Mariano
Linda Marshall
Sandra Marucci Weisenhoff
Jay McCarthy
Patricia McCarthy
Megan McLachlan
Jayne Mistretta
Patricia Murphy
R. D. Murphy
Erica Nazzaro
Kelly K. Page
Nancy Powers
Will Putnam
Kimberly Quint
Mary Remillong
Christine Riccardi
Beverly Rush
Thomas Rutigliano
Carmen Sasso
Anika Savage
Mary Shapiro
Joan Smith
Susan Spellman
Candace Stella
David Stone
Kimberly Stoney
Joan Strauss
Linda Tasker
Mary Ann Varoski
Mara Wagner
Bess Woodworth
Heidi Caswell Zander
Dorothy Aham
Muriel Angelil
Judy Miller Bailey
Chris Barensfeld
Sharon Bignell
Traci Bodette
Barbara Brissenden
Michele Champion
Elaine Cohen
Vivien Colon Lebron
Debra Comeau
Amy Conly
Anne Cook
Linda Dahlberg
Grace Daly
George Darcy
Heidi Davis
Keith Demanche
Sara Demrow Dent
Phyllis Dolobowsky
Anne Duncan
Jeff Fioravanti
Karen Fitzgerald
Karen Futral
Renee Giffroy
Law Hamilton
Susan Hanna
Carole Holcroft
Amy Holland Crafton
Annalee Johnson
Christine Molitor Johnson
Ann Jones
Ryan Kelley
Pat Kennedy-Corlin
Lois Kilberg
Melanie Lamar
Judith Larmay
Please join us again this winter for a follow-up exhibition, continuing the celebration of Laura Coombs Hills and her legacy, which will focus on her passion for miniature painting.
Reception (free and open to the public): Saturday, July 16th (3-5pm)
