D'Alzon Arts Schedule

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Senior Seminar Art Show 2002 April 30-May 25, 2002 Opening Reception

Opening Reception
Tuesday, March 19, 4:00 p.m.

Marie-Louise Poisson graduated from Smith College and completed a three-year course at the Worcester Art Museum.  She studied for a Master's Degree in French and Russian at Assumption College.  She was married to Philippe Poisson, Professor of Comparative Literature, Chairman of the French Department and also Director of the d'Alzon Library for many years.  Marie has three children and four grandchildren.

Early in his life, Barry Hanshaw was tempted to pursue a career in art but eventually turned to the field of medicine. Despite the
demands of being a physician, Hanshaw always intended to find a way to study art. The opportunity came in 1988 when he enrolled at the Worcester Art Museum School. At the time, he was dean of the University of Massachusetts Medical School and found art to be "a challenging complement" to his work in medicine.

For the next twelve years, Hanshaw continued his studies at the museum. Early on, he began using pastels, which became his
preferred medium. He studied pastel landscapes for several years with artist Ella Delyanis. Hanshaw describes these classes as
"an exciting awakening of [his] long-held fascination with color, light, and the design of nature." He credits teacher Delyanis with helping him to find artistic composition in nature.

In 1991, Hanshaw held his first solo exhibition at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. A year later, he had a one-man show at the Gordon Library of Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Local art critic Leon Nigrosh observed, "The overriding quality that Hanshaw brings to his landscapes is one of peacefulness. [He] makes me want to go outside and commune with nature."  The following year Hanshaw exhibited his paintings along side the sculptures of the late Dr. Jack Meyers at the Worcester Center
for Crafts. After viewing Hanshaw's works at the exhibit, art critic Frank Magiera of the Worcester Telegram and Gazette remarked on "the way highlights splash across deep shadows; … the general quality of light that illuminates a scene and virtually defines the character of Hanshaw's contemplative landscapes."  Hanshaw's work is represented in approximately fifty private collections. His work is also displayed at the UMass Memorial Health Care's three campuses and at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Hanshaw is currently Dean Emeritus and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He also works as a college health physician at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He lives in Boylston, MA, with his wife Marian Christine
Hanshaw, a pianist on the music faculty of The College of the Holy Cross. They have five adult children, all of whom share an
interest in art and music.

He is represented by Westboro Gallery, 8 Main Street, Westboro, MA 01581

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Nancy Flanagan
TAKING STOCK
January 21 - February 15
Exhibition Opening

This is an exhibit of recent work, drawings, and works on paper.  Flanagan's subject at this time is an investigation and assessment of her life as an artist, a person and a teacher up until the present time.  If there are issues (artistic, personal, social) that need to be addressed in order to be satisfied with the shape of her life, hopefully this work will help bring them to light.  At the very least this work is a vehicle for reflection. The literal subject is her immediate surroundings.  They function both literally and metaphorically for how the day to day, the everyday, add up to a life.

Nancy Flanagan is a Professor of Studio Art at Assumption College and currently the Chairman of the Department of Art and Music.  She has exhibited widely up and down the east coast, shown and taught in Spain and France, and has been a visiting artist at The University of Oregon, Dickinson College in Pennsylvania and Toulouse, and Pratt Institute in NYC.  She received a Fulbright Foundation Fellowship and a Pollack-Krasner Grant and is also an emeritus member of the Painting Center in New York.

Exhibit Student Art Show November 12, 2001-  January 18, 2002 Opening Reception  Tuesday November 13, 2001 4:00pm

Exhibit THESE OLD HOUSES-- paintings by Arnold Edinberg Reception and gallery talk Tuesday October 16, 2001 4:00 pm  Emmanuel d'Alzon Library Reference Room

Exhibit SARA FRANKEL Visiting Artist RECENT WORKS September 3 - October 12, 2001 Reception Tuesday, September 4, 4:00 p.m. Emmanuel d'Alzon Library Reference Room

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