MANCHESTER, NH – Kelley Stelling Contemporary returns to its roots with a Three Day Pop-Up exhibition titled Manchester, Where You Been So Long? featuring works by Rosemary Mack, Christina Pitsch, and Michael Andrew Phillips. We hope to see a lot of familiar faces at our opening reception on Wednesday, December 11th from 5-8 p.m.The show will also be on view Thursday, December 12 and Friday, December 13 from 1-6 pm. The pop-up will be held at 720 Union Street in Manchester; located next to To Share Brewing Company. Stop in for a pint before, after or during the show!
Rosemary Mack uses found objects to construct box dioramas that provide a tongue-in-cheek look at our world. Mack began her work career as a professional chef, but a class assignment at the Sharon Arts Center led her to create a work of art from trash. She began assembling dioramas in shadow boxes using old toys and oddball things she had around the house. Most recently Mack was included in the Thorne-Sagendorph Gallery 2019 Biennial at Keene State College, which was curated by Kelley Stelling Contemporary.
Michael Andrew Phillips riffs on the abstract expressionists as a starting point for large-scale paintings, created on the floor using a mix of mediums. His sporadic brush strokes and the occasional footprint add a layer of levity to his otherwise stoic works. He will be hanging new work that incorporates suspended cloth, inviting viewers to commune with layers of color and form. His paintings were shown earlier in 2019 at Kelley Stelling Contemporary as part of the “Neon Wilderness” exhibition.
Christina Pitsch is a Manchester-based artist whose work focuses on the repetition of both organic and man-made forms. By nature a collector, Pitsch works obsessively in multiples, every idea building its own collection. Through working with multiples, she pursues an understanding of objects and ideas, internalizing the form and ultimately becoming intimate with the object as it is reproduced. Layers of meaning peel back, as the process becomes a meditation in repetition. The resulting work is embodied in objects of great beauty.
Kelley Stelling Contemporary is an Art Project featuring events, exhibitions, curatorial services and performance throughout New England.
