HyperColor
Reception, Nov. 13, 5-7 p.m, with artists' panel at 6 p.m.
Five artists from western Massachusetts use brilliant colors to explore spirituality, memory, intuition, time, and rebellious joy in the latest exhibit at the Holyoke Community College Taber Art Gallery.
“HyperColor” opens Monday, Nov. 3, and runs until Thursday, Dec. 18.
The show features the work by Andrae Green Donnabelle Casis, Kim Carlino, Sharon Leshner, and Sunny Allis.
The gallery will host a reception on Thursday, Nov. 13, from 5-7 p.m. with an artists’ panel discussion at 6 p.m.
All five artists are active in community and education. Carlino and Leshner are local muralists. Leshner’s most recent mural is located at 787 Dwight St. in Holyoke, and made in partnership with The Children's Museum. Carlino’s latest project is located at 23 Laurel St. in Northampton and was commissioned by Valley Community Development for a set of newly renovated affordable apartments.
Green maintains studio space in Holyoke, teaches at the Hartford Art School, and has work on view at the Boston Center for the Arts.
Casis hosts “Art Beat Report” on WHMP 101.5 FM, a segment about art news in the Pioneer Valley, and has work on view through 2026 at both the Albany International Airport and the Wing Luke Museum in Seattle, Washington.
Allis has worked for years as an educator with schools and communities of all ages and backgrounds on topics like sculptural storytelling, world building, kinetic sculpture art, and puppetry. Their most recent positions include Clark Art Institute and Hampshire College.
The Taber Art Gallery, located off the lobby of the HCC Library on the second floor of the HCC Donahue Building, is free and open to the public Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. during regular school sessions.
