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With over forty million books in print, Jan Brett is one of the nation’s foremost and most widely read author/illustrators for children. This lively exhibition explores the breadth of Brett’s art and the travel experiences that have inspired her many children’s books and characters. Favorite stories, from Gingerbread Friends, The Umbrella, and Honey…Honey to her most recent published book, Cozy, are represented by more than eighty original artworks, as well as reference materials and selections from the artist’s collection of unique objects and artifacts. Artworks from Daisy Comes Home; Gingerbread Baby; Hedgie Blasts Off! The Three Snow Bears; The Animals’ Santa; The Mermaid; Cinders, A Chicken Cinderella; On Noah’s Ark; The Turnip; and The Snowy Nap are among the full-color originals from the artist’s books to be enjoyed. A video interview with Brett, an exhibition audio tour in the artist’s voice, and recorded book readings will be featured in the galleries and online. This exhibition is supported in part by: Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation Ruth Krauss Foundation

William Baczek Fine Arts, in Northampton, Massachusetts is pleased to announce the opening of the Winter Show 2021-2022. The group exhibition highlights the work of gallery artists, with new work contributed by Scott Prior, Jana Brike, Laura Gurton, Jamie Young, Charlie Hunter, Rick Pas, Robert Sweeney, and Andrew Haines. The featured works span many mediums, from oil and watercolor, to egg tempera painting and photography.

The Svalbard Archipelago: Photography by Rhea Banker Nature’s Palette: Photography by Paul Hetzel Rhea Banker is a photographer and award-winning book designer. Much of her work is based on ancient movements recorded within the Earth’s crust. During this time of climate upheaval, she has focused her work particularly on the changing far edges of the Arctic landscape. Her textural images reflect the stories of creation and evolution held within the rocky surfaces and changing coastlines of the North. Most recently, she participated in an art residency in the Svalbard Archipelago, 10 degrees below the North Pole. Before that, she spent 5 years exploring, working, and exhibiting up and down Greenland’s West Coast. Her images form part of her response to the deep connections she experiences between stone, sea, and ice as giving witness to the changing life of our fragile planet. Paul Hetzel seriously took up photography in 1994 while on a trek to Mount Everest. The landscapes were inspiring and worthy of preserving. Upon return to Springfield, he constructed a darkroom in the basement and watched as the magic unfolded before his eyes. His early mentors, Jack Holowitz, Steve Sherman and Stan Sherer taught him the basics of light, composition and form. In 1995 he switched to the digital medium which gave him finer control of the final image. He subsequently participated in workshops given by John Sexton, Charles Cramer, Jack Dykinga and Justin Black.

With over forty million books in print, Jan Brett is one of the nation’s foremost and most widely read author/illustrators for children. This lively exhibition explores the breadth of Brett’s art and the travel experiences that have inspired her many children’s books and characters. Favorite stories, from Gingerbread Friends, The Umbrella, and Honey…Honey to her most recent published book, Cozy, are represented by more than eighty original artworks, as well as reference materials and selections from the artist’s collection of unique objects and artifacts. Artworks from Daisy Comes Home; Gingerbread Baby; Hedgie Blasts Off! The Three Snow Bears; The Animals’ Santa; The Mermaid; Cinders, A Chicken Cinderella; On Noah’s Ark; The Turnip; and The Snowy Nap are among the full-color originals from the artist’s books to be enjoyed. A video interview with Brett, an exhibition audio tour in the artist’s voice, and recorded book readings will be featured in the galleries and online. This exhibition is supported in part by: Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation Ruth Krauss Foundation

William Baczek Fine Arts, in Northampton, Massachusetts is pleased to announce the opening of the Winter Show 2021-2022. The group exhibition highlights the work of gallery artists, with new work contributed by Scott Prior, Jana Brike, Laura Gurton, Jamie Young, Charlie Hunter, Rick Pas, Robert Sweeney, and Andrew Haines. The featured works span many mediums, from oil and watercolor, to egg tempera painting and photography.

The Svalbard Archipelago: Photography by Rhea Banker Nature’s Palette: Photography by Paul Hetzel Rhea Banker is a photographer and award-winning book designer. Much of her work is based on ancient movements recorded within the Earth’s crust. During this time of climate upheaval, she has focused her work particularly on the changing far edges of the Arctic landscape. Her textural images reflect the stories of creation and evolution held within the rocky surfaces and changing coastlines of the North. Most recently, she participated in an art residency in the Svalbard Archipelago, 10 degrees below the North Pole. Before that, she spent 5 years exploring, working, and exhibiting up and down Greenland’s West Coast. Her images form part of her response to the deep connections she experiences between stone, sea, and ice as giving witness to the changing life of our fragile planet. Paul Hetzel seriously took up photography in 1994 while on a trek to Mount Everest. The landscapes were inspiring and worthy of preserving. Upon return to Springfield, he constructed a darkroom in the basement and watched as the magic unfolded before his eyes. His early mentors, Jack Holowitz, Steve Sherman and Stan Sherer taught him the basics of light, composition and form. In 1995 he switched to the digital medium which gave him finer control of the final image. He subsequently participated in workshops given by John Sexton, Charles Cramer, Jack Dykinga and Justin Black.

With over forty million books in print, Jan Brett is one of the nation’s foremost and most widely read author/illustrators for children. This lively exhibition explores the breadth of Brett’s art and the travel experiences that have inspired her many children’s books and characters. Favorite stories, from Gingerbread Friends, The Umbrella, and Honey…Honey to her most recent published book, Cozy, are represented by more than eighty original artworks, as well as reference materials and selections from the artist’s collection of unique objects and artifacts. Artworks from Daisy Comes Home; Gingerbread Baby; Hedgie Blasts Off! The Three Snow Bears; The Animals’ Santa; The Mermaid; Cinders, A Chicken Cinderella; On Noah’s Ark; The Turnip; and The Snowy Nap are among the full-color originals from the artist’s books to be enjoyed. A video interview with Brett, an exhibition audio tour in the artist’s voice, and recorded book readings will be featured in the galleries and online. This exhibition is supported in part by: Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation Ruth Krauss Foundation

William Baczek Fine Arts, in Northampton, Massachusetts is pleased to announce the opening of the Winter Show 2021-2022. The group exhibition highlights the work of gallery artists, with new work contributed by Scott Prior, Jana Brike, Laura Gurton, Jamie Young, Charlie Hunter, Rick Pas, Robert Sweeney, and Andrew Haines. The featured works span many mediums, from oil and watercolor, to egg tempera painting and photography.

The Svalbard Archipelago: Photography by Rhea Banker Nature’s Palette: Photography by Paul Hetzel Rhea Banker is a photographer and award-winning book designer. Much of her work is based on ancient movements recorded within the Earth’s crust. During this time of climate upheaval, she has focused her work particularly on the changing far edges of the Arctic landscape. Her textural images reflect the stories of creation and evolution held within the rocky surfaces and changing coastlines of the North. Most recently, she participated in an art residency in the Svalbard Archipelago, 10 degrees below the North Pole. Before that, she spent 5 years exploring, working, and exhibiting up and down Greenland’s West Coast. Her images form part of her response to the deep connections she experiences between stone, sea, and ice as giving witness to the changing life of our fragile planet. Paul Hetzel seriously took up photography in 1994 while on a trek to Mount Everest. The landscapes were inspiring and worthy of preserving. Upon return to Springfield, he constructed a darkroom in the basement and watched as the magic unfolded before his eyes. His early mentors, Jack Holowitz, Steve Sherman and Stan Sherer taught him the basics of light, composition and form. In 1995 he switched to the digital medium which gave him finer control of the final image. He subsequently participated in workshops given by John Sexton, Charles Cramer, Jack Dykinga and Justin Black.

With over forty million books in print, Jan Brett is one of the nation’s foremost and most widely read author/illustrators for children. This lively exhibition explores the breadth of Brett’s art and the travel experiences that have inspired her many children’s books and characters. Favorite stories, from Gingerbread Friends, The Umbrella, and Honey…Honey to her most recent published book, Cozy, are represented by more than eighty original artworks, as well as reference materials and selections from the artist’s collection of unique objects and artifacts. Artworks from Daisy Comes Home; Gingerbread Baby; Hedgie Blasts Off! The Three Snow Bears; The Animals’ Santa; The Mermaid; Cinders, A Chicken Cinderella; On Noah’s Ark; The Turnip; and The Snowy Nap are among the full-color originals from the artist’s books to be enjoyed. A video interview with Brett, an exhibition audio tour in the artist’s voice, and recorded book readings will be featured in the galleries and online. This exhibition is supported in part by: Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation Ruth Krauss Foundation