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Pucker Gallery, established in 1967, features an eclectic collection of contemporary and modern art

04/22/2025

Have you experienced Ali Clift's cloth paintings and drawings in person? They feature an incredible selection of layered fabrics that must be seen! You still have time to catch "Other Worlds" Cloth Paintings by Ali Clift at Pucker Gallery. On view through May 4, 2025. 🔮

Image: Ali Clift | "Pandora's Purse: Profusion of Butterflies" | Cloth painting and drawing | 22.25 x 20" | AC401

04/19/2025

SATURDAY STAFF PICKS! Swipe through to see this week's picks on the theme "Movement." 🚅

Make sure to visit Pucker Gallery to see our current exhibitions "Other Worlds" Cloth Paintings by Ali Clift and "Back to the Center" New Work by Yoshinori Hagiwara, on view through May 4, 2025!

04/18/2025

"The Patience of Ordinary Things"
Pat Schneider, 1934 –2020
It is a kind of love, is it not?
How the cup holds the tea,
How the chair stands sturdy and foursquare,
How the floor receives the bottoms of shoes
Or toes. How soles of feet know
Where they’re supposed to be.
I’ve been thinking about the patience
Of ordinary things, how clothes
Wait respectfully in closets
And soap dries quietly in the dish,
And towels drink the wet
From the skin of the back.
And the lovely repetition of stairs.
And what is more generous than a window?

There is a certain beauty in everyday machinations of ordinary life. The daily dance we fill our lives with. Every now and again we get the blessing of stopping and realizing how miraculous life is, how incredible it is that we exist. Bill Aron has made a name for himself capturing these everyday moments, these miracles of existence, in photographs. Whether panoramic landscapes stitched together from multiple shots to intimate documentation of individuals in his community, Bill Aron shows the world of the ordinary and mundane for the treasure it is.

Written By Catherine Leuba, Gallery Assistant

Image: Bill Aron | "Kissing Couple" | Silver gelatin print | 12 x 17.5" | BAB18

04/15/2025

04/12/2025

SATURDAY STAFF PICKS! Swipe through to see this week's picks on the theme "Modernity." 🚀

Make sure to visit Pucker Gallery to see our current exhibitions "Other Worlds" Cloth Paintings by Ali Clift and "Back to the Center" New Work by Yoshinori Hagiwara, on view through May 4, 2025!

04/11/2025

One of Chinese sculptor and ceramicist Li Hongwei’s signature forms, the series of works titled “Dan” not only exemplifies the artist’s creativity and range of ideas, but also refers to a clever equivoque. In Chinese, the word “Dan” (旦) translates to mean several things, one of them being egg. It can also mean “morning,” “dawn,” and “daybreak” - all words referencing some kind of beginning or fresh start. The concept of a new beginning also relates back to the word “egg,” which symbolizes a new beginning in life.

Written by Lucy McGing, Gallery Assistant

Image: Li Hongwei | "Dan #22" | 2024 | Porcelain, stainless steel | 8.75 x 8.5 x 13.25" | HL182

04/08/2025

Explore Ali Clift's "Other Worlds" exhibition on view through May 4, 2025 at Pucker Gallery 🪐

Image: Ali Clift | "Pandora's Purse: Spring Ahead" | Cloth painting and drawing | 23.25 x 21" | AC398

04/05/2025

SATURDAY STAFF PICKS! Swipe through to see this week's picks on the theme "Irony." 👍

Make sure to visit Pucker Gallery to see our current exhibitions "Other Worlds" Cloth Paintings by Ali Clift and "Back to the Center" New Work by Yoshinori Hagiwara, on view through May 4, 2025!

04/04/2025

Landscapes are not typically known for their sense of motion. A landscape painting or drawing generally forms a sort of snapshot, with every aspect frozen in time. This is not the case for the beautifully dynamic pastels of Mallory Lake. Every piece of work by Mallory Lake has a sense of vitality and motion that breathes throughout the piece and flows with every mark and line. This sense of movement is particularly captured in "The 7:45," a portrait of a train passing by the viewer. The soft edges and atmospheric quality typical of Lake’s work gives this simple subject an exhilarating sense of motion and excitement. One can feel the wind of the train rushing past and hear the loud rumble of the tracks. This effect is created by the dynamic and fluid mark making that is typical of Lake’s work. The deep contrast of the shaded ground and tracks against the train and sky, lit by the soft morning light, gives an added sense of allure to a simple and mundane scene.

Written by Catherine Leuba, Gallery Assistant

Image: Mallory Lake | "The 7:45" | Pastel | 20.25 x 20.25” | LK705

04/02/2025

Cary Wolinsky's family is excited to announce “Cary Wolinsky, Visual Memories”, the first retrospective of Cary’s photographs from his career. From the USA to England, France, Russia, India, Namibia, Peru, Papua New Guinea, Australia, China, and Japan, Cary captured both the visual images of the world, but also the spark of story — culture, history, science, politics, humor — all the aspects that bring our world to life.

Cary's family is raising funds on Kickstarter, where you can help support the project by purchasing the book, postcards, posters, and prints of Cary’s.

Please contribute if you can and please share the campaign with your friends. Help us bring Cary’s photographic world to life!

Link in our Instagram bio and here: https://tinyurl.com/mweskcsf

04/01/2025

03/29/2025

SATURDAY STAFF PICKS! Swipe through to see this week's picks on the theme "Alone." 🌀

Make sure to visit Pucker Gallery to see our current exhibitions "Other Worlds" Cloth Paintings by Ali Clift and "Back to the Center" New Work by Yoshinori Hagiwara, on view through May 4, 2025!

03/28/2025

Renowned for her carefully stenciled patterns, appreciation and study of Eastern pottery techniques, and successful career in France, Fance Franck remained dedicated to her craft until her death in 2008. The work pictured, a “rectangular vase” exemplifies her signature use of stencils and simplified geometric forms. Here, Franck’s iconic celadon glaze serves as the vase’s base, which she then stencils over with grey and green glazes. The result is a cohesive palette of cool tones ranging in opacity and thus resulting in stunning gradients.

Written by Lucy McGing, Gallery Assistant

Image: Fance Franck | "Rectangular vase, 'flying trapeze,' grey, green, and celadon glaze" | Porcelain | 8.75 x 5.75 x 6” | PG194

03/26/2025

We hope you will join us! 🔮 Our current exhibitions are "Other Worlds" Cloth Paintings by Ali Clift and "Back to the Center" New Work by Yoshinori Hagiwara! On view through May 4, 2025.

03/22/2025

SATURDAY STAFF PICKS! Swipe through to see this week's picks on the theme "Warmth." 🌞

Make sure to visit Pucker Gallery to see our current exhibitions "Other Worlds" Cloth Paintings by Ali Clift and "Back to the Center" New Work by Yoshinori Hagiwara, on view through May 4, 2025!

03/21/2025

Color symbolism is a foundational aspect of interpreting art. Across time and across cultures, different colors have different traditional meanings. Red is associated with passion and anger, but also sometimes good luck. Blue commonly evokes serenity or divinity but can also be indicative of sorrow. Green brings nature and new life to mind but can also conjure up visions of sickness and rot.

Roz Karol Ablow is an expert at the use of color to create an atmosphere in her work. Her highly abstract collages are rich with vivid colors that paint a scene for the viewer without the need of high representationally. "Vases with Pitcher and Flowers" is an excellent example of Ablow’s ability to use color to create clarity of form without relying on exact representation. "Vases with Pitcher and Flowers" is largely constructed of deep, muted shapes, mostly in dark purple. The purple creates a solemn and regal atmosphere, perfectly capturing the look of a still life seeped in the plum tones of late twilight. A single sliver of pale-yellow serves as a brilliant focal point, throwing a thin beam of light on the vase. The inclusion of the yellow not only adds visual interest, but in a single addition creates remarkable depth and clarity of composition.

Written by Catherine Leuba, Gallery Assistant

Image: Roz Karol Ablow | "Vases with Pitcher and Flowers" |
Acrylic and gouache | 24 x 26" | RA15

03/18/2025

Ali Clift's "Other Worlds" WebinART is now available!

Link in our Instagram bio and here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipn88CbwVsU

The exhibition "Other Worlds" will be on view at Pucker Gallery through 4 May 2025.

Image: Ali Clift | "Pandora's Purse: Moonwalk" | Cloth painting and drawing | 20 x 16.75" | AC402

03/15/2025

SATURDAY STAFF PICKS! Swipe through to see this week's picks on the theme "Texture." 👾

Join us TODAY March 15, 2025 from 3-6PM for two Public Opening Receptions: "Other Worlds" Cloth Paintings by Ali Clift and "Back to the Center" New Work by Yoshinori Hagiwara. Both exhibitions will be on view through May 4, 2025!

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240 Newbury Street
Boston, MA
02116

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	10am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	10am - 5:30pm
Thursday	10am - 5:30pm
Friday	10am - 5:30pm
Saturday	10am - 5:30pm
Sunday	1pm - 5pm

Telephone

(617) 267-9473

Website

http://www.puckergallery.com/

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