ASHLEE WELZ SMITH : PAINTINGS

Upcoming Events

SOLO EXHIBIT
The Whistler House Museum: 243 Worthen Street, Lowell MA 01852
Spring 2012

Opening Reception: TBD

Please check back for more information in the coming months.

www.whistlerhouse.org

THE SKETCHBOOK PROJECT 2011
I recently participated in The Sketchbook Project's 2011 Tour. The sketchbook was eventually entered into the permanent collection of The Brooklyn Art Library, where it is available to the public.

For more information, visit The Arthouse Coop.

Past Shows & Events

2011 Global Group Show: "Chain Letter", Samson Projects, Boston MA
2011 Juried Exhibit: "Looking At Lowell", The Whistler House Museum, Lowell MA
2011 2-Person Show: "Shifting Boundaries", The Loading Dock Gallery, Lowell MA
2011 Group Show: "The Sketchbook Project", The Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn NY
2011 Group Show: "50 Under 50", The Loading Dock Gallery, Lowell MA
2010 2nd Annual Holiday Open Studios, Western Avenue Studios, Lowell MA
2010 Citywide Open Studios, Western Avenue Studios, Lowell MA
2010 "Lowell Youth: Portraiture, Self-Image & Perception", Lydon Library UMASS Lowell, Lowell MA
2009 Group Show: "50 Under 50", The Loading Dock Gallery, Lowell MA
2009 2-Person Show: "Small Person GIANT Presence", The Loading Dock Gallery, Lowell MA
2008 Solo Show: "Lowell Youth: Portraiture, Self-Image & Perception"
Ayer Lofts Gallery, Lowell MA
2008 Citywide Open Studios, Western Avenue Studios, Lowell MA
2008 Solo Show: Mambo Grill, Lowell MA
2008 Juried Show: Arthouse @ The Marston Building, Lowell MA
2008 DIRTY SMELLY NOISY, Western Avenue Studios, Lowell MA
2008 Juried Show: Going to the Dogs, The Brush Gallery, Lowell MA
2008 The Loading Dock Gallery, Lowell MA
2007 Solo Show: Brew'd Awakenings Coffeehaus, Lowell MA
2007 Lowell Art Walk, Lowell MA
2007 Lowell Folk Festival, ALL Arts Gallery, Lowell MA
2007 Celebrate East Lyme Art Walk, Downtown Niantic CT
2006 FOR REAL, ALL Arts Gallery, Lowell MA
2006 Lowell Folk Festival, ALL Arts Gallery, Lowell MA
2006 Citywide Open Studios, Western Avenue Studios, Lowell MA
2005 Lowell Folk Festival, ALL Arts Gallery, Lowell MA
2005 Citywide Open Studios, Western Avenue Studios, Lowell MA
2004 Juried Show: BLUE, University Place Gallery in Harvard Square, Cambridge MA

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Download the article.
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