John D. Smith is a nationally known master bladesmith (American Bladesmith Society). Proprietor of Hammersmith Knives in Boston, Mr. Smith has won numerous awards including: Oregon Knife Collectors Association, Best Hand Forged Knife, Best Damascus Design, and Northeast Custom Knife Show, Best of Show.
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Marjee-Anne Levine is the Manager of Operations at Sincere Specialty Fabrication and Casting, a fine art bronze casting foundry and custom fabrication shop located in Chelsea, MA. She is known internationally for her work and expertise in the field of iron casting, having lectured, exhibited, and poured iron at various conferences and institutions worldwide. She … Read more
Catherine Kehoe earned her BFA in painting from Massachusetts College of Art and Design and her MFA in painting from the School of Visual Arts, Boston University. Kehoe has received the following awards: Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellowship in Painting; Ballinglen Foundation Fellowship, Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Foundation Grant; Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant; Berkshire Taconic Artist’s … Read more
Eduardo Rivera (b. Phoenix, AZ) is an artist who works with photography, video, and performance. He has exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the United States including the Tucson Museum of Art, the Houston Center for Photography, and the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center. His work has been featured in various web and print publications with … Read more
Rania Matar was born and raised in Lebanon and moved to the US in 1984. As a Lebanese-born American woman and mother, her cross-cultural experience and personal narrative inform her photography. Matar’s work has been widely published and exhibited in museums worldwide, including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Carnegie Museum of Art, National Museum … Read more
Stephen Tourlentes is a photographer and Studio Manager for Photography at MassArt. His work has been exhibited at the Revolution Gallery and Cranbook Art Museum, MI and SF Camerawork, CA and his work is in the collections of Princeton University and the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago. Awards include a John Simon Guggenheim Foundation fellowship, … Read more
Scott Alario’s artistic practice uses photography and is a collaboration with his wife Marguerite Keyes, and children Elska and Marco Moon. The family works together to stage, perform, and edit the images. Group exhibitions include Surface to Air, (curated by RJ Supa) RadiatorArts, Long Island City, NY, 2016, Love 2016 (curated by Rachel Stern), LeRoy … Read more
Catarina Coelho is a mixed-media artist whose drawings and printmaking work explore the subject of landscape as a testimonial site of human interaction with a territory. While her artwork is based in drawing and printmaking, her artistic practice also includes painting and writing. Born in Lisbon, Portugal, Catarina Coelho studied painting and printmaking at the … Read more
Rob Gainfort is the preparator for the Curatorial Programs Department at MassArt. Since 1994 he has been an art handler and general contractor specializing in museum and gallery exhibitions. He has worked as a preparator/carpenter at the Guggenheim Museum, Pace Wildenstein Gallery and the Dia/Beacon. Rob has worked directly with artists, curators and installation crews … Read more
Kate McQuillen is an artist working primarily in printmaking and installation. She has exhibited at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, the Terrain Biennial, O’Born Contemporary, and The Comfort Station, Chicago. She has been the recipient of grants from the Illinois Arts Council and the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, … Read more