Adria Arch

My installation, Interference, currently on view at the Cahoon Museum of American Art in Cotuit, Massachusetts on Cape Cod opened in March of 2020 just before the lockdown due to the Corona virus. I am happy to report that the museum will be open beginning August 1, and my work will be on view through December of this year.  Interference refers to an unexpected occurrence or event. It can be positive or negative, but it always changes our perceptions. I intend my work to be a surprising intervention into the museum, as it first greets visitors in the sunlight-filled lobby and as it winds its way out of a hearth and down a stairwell. This work can remind us that life seeps into any crack available and that we are inextricably connected to the natural world. It also can remind us to imagine "What if?"

Adria Arch’s new “hybrid painting” re-frames the ongoing exhibition Evoking Eleanor. It is the first in a series of solo shows to respond to the legacy of FAM’s beloved founder Eleanor Norcross. Arch’s installation of colorful shapes painted on lightweight plastic forms with mixed media slyly reference the palette and composition of Norcross’s paintings and collection of decorative objects from the nineteenth to early twentieth century. Arch’s sculptural paintings also imagine Norcross’s era through visual suggestion of the time’s fashion: cut velvet, antique hat netting, and brocaded fabric. The sound designed by composer and musician Ken Field enhances Arch’s playful interpretation. Visitors will be invited to move through Reframing Eleanor and to touch Arch’s suspended artworks, which are inspired by both the formal properties of painting and spatial considerations of sculpture. From the installation, Reframing Eleanor, 2019  

Do I Make You Happy? An installation Hess Gallery, Pine Manor College August 28 - November 10 Opening reception and artist talk, Wednesday, September 26 at 5:30 pm

I participated in The Other Art Fair this weekend. What an exhilirating, exhausting experience. I owe so much to my friends and family who helped me out - 4 days of interaction with the public, meeting other artists, and exploring Greenpoint in Brooklyn. My main reason for doing this fair which is dedicated to individual artists, rather than galleries, was to expand my audience and get my work seen out of Boston. I hoped to connect with arts professionals who might be attending the fair and to get a sense of what these fairs are like. I was very relaxed about selling my work because I chose to bring part of my new paper installation work which I know is not easy to sell. I also did not bring small framed works. It was more important to me to show my latest pieces and to make a strong visual statement. The Other Art Fair staff were absolutely terrific, and I thought that the cost of the booth space was fair. It was all about exposure for me.

The Fairy Tale Series is now on view at the Fort Point Artists Association Gallery at 300 Summer Street, Boston, MA until August 1. Thanks to curator and fellow artist, Catherine Carter for including my work in this four person show with Anthony Falcetta and Kristin KB Breiseth .

Black Whorl, acrylic on Dibond, 48" x 48", 2016 Delighted to be included in this salon show at Abigail Ogilvy Gallery at 450 Harrison Ave. Join me for the reception on Friday, July 7 from 5:30 to 8:30 pm. My piece, Black Whorl, acrylic on Dibond, 48" x 48", is on display through August.

Appetite  - four day exhibition in Melrose, MA featuring my work and my friends Patti Brady and Catherine Bertulli. Lisa Crossman, Ph.D., Curator - Fitchburg Art Museum, had this to say about Appetite   Appetite begins with instinct and results in vibrant, playful excess. Catherine Bertulli hosts the artist-organized pop-up exhibit in her large studio in Melrose, MA. Each artist toys with the seduction of the surface such as the draw of bright colors. Bertulli’s monumental towers are impressive illusions, shimmering columns of gold, turquoise and other brilliant tints. They are eye-catching objects. Yet the aniline dyes are fugitive­­–presenting only impermanent effects–and they are hollow, only a shell of architecture. Adria Arch’s palette too confesses her interest in forcing the unexpected through experimentation–freezing a mark in time and then responding to it, and intuitively combining fields of color with shapes and patterns. Her paintings are pleasurable ...

I am delighted to invite you to see some of my new work and that of two friends, Catherine Bertulli and Patti Brady , in our pop up exhibition, Appetite , Thursday, May 4 through Sunday, May 6 at 10 Vine Street in Melrose, MA. Patti Brady, Totem, acrylic on plexi, 50" x 30" Catherine Bertulli, Bozzetti, industrial aluminum foil, 8.5' x 6' x 6' Adria Arch, Spin, acrylic on canvas, 72" x 60" Catherine and I have known each other since the 1980s and recently reconnected. Patti Brady, who lives in South Carolina, has been my boss in the Working Artist Program at GOLDEN Artist Colors since 2010. These women are kick-ass artists, and I am thrilled to be sharing this pop up experience with them. We'd love to see you on opening night, Thursday May 4, from 6 to 9 for light refreshments and artist talks. We are open daily from 3 to 7 pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 10 Vine Street, Melrose, MA. Saturday, May 6, come see our pa...

I am delighted to be participating in this strong show at Abigail Ogilvy , Boston MA. My piece, Plunk, is featured. The show is on view through January 29, 2017. Plunk , acrylic on canvas, 72" x 60"

My work on view at Arthouse1, London Works on view by Adria Arch and Anne Krinsky at Arthouse1           It was a thrill to be present at the opening reception for Vis-a-Vis: Adria Arch and Anne Krinsky , at Arthouse1 in London this fall.  Arthouse1 is located in the top floor of a Victorian row house in the Bermondsey section of southeast London. Anne and I had the privilege of showing more of our work that was inspired by residencies at Sanskriti Foundation in Delhi in 2014. The exhibition is a follow up to our successful show at Soprafina Gallery in Boston this April . left wall, Anne Krinsky, to the right is my piece from the Action Verb series left wall, work by Anne Krinsky, and my piece, Fan, over radiator Two of my works at the entrance to the show the artists Anne's paper installation inspired by the textile traditions of Jaipur

Lured by the beauty of the north shore of Boston, I once again brought a group of students to Lanesville, MA for a week of artmaking. Nine lovely people joined me for some serious fun and exploration using mostly acrylics. As I work for Golden Paints, much of my teaching revolves around helping students understand the versatility of the medium and what all those different products actually can do for them. Our studio, the Lanesville Community Center It was very exciting to see this student working super big! This is 40" x 30" printmaking paper using the fabulous transparency of Golden High Flow acrylics and hand-cut stencils, below. Hand cut stencils from a roll of Mylar. Letting loose with acrylics on paper. Some with lots of water added, some right out of the bottle. A wonderful wall of experimental painting, layers of thinned out acrylics! Of course, Gelli plate printing!