LET’s LOVE ONE ANOTHER

Join Jo for a Valentines day ANO. The gallery will be full of passion and color. Come see her new work and swoon. Come be delighted by luxuriously rich, indulgent, and over-the-top color! You just might become overwhelmed by love and beauty on this Valentine’s evening.

FALLING INTO YOU

Jo has been away for the summer. Come visit her studio to see new exciting work. She is busy getting ready for Paradise City Arts Festival at the fairgrounds on October12-14. https://festivals.paradisecityarts.com/shows/northampton-october-show

Come meet Jo on September 13th and talk to her about her new body of work that uses words or “TEXT” as she reflects on this culture of sharing immediate moments.

Collectibles & Explorations

Pacifico Palumbo & Dominique Thiébaut

Pacifico Palumbo is exhibiting several paintings at Jo Smith Gallery in Northampton for the month of August 2024. Pacifico, a painter and neon sculptor, created neon sculptures in his studio, in Brooklyn, NY, which he sold in his gallery, "Say it in Neon," on Hudson Street from 1972 until 2002. After closing the gallery, he and his partner Michael moved to Colrain, Massachusetts where he spends his time painting. Their home serves as his studio and gallery: the Barrel Shop Gallery. Earlier in his career, Pacifico was an art director at the Wells, Rich, Green agency and worked on Madison Avenue during the 1950s and 1960s, and was one of the original "Mad Men." He left advertising in the 1970s to run his gallery full-time. In August, the gallery will showcase several oil paintings in his show titled "Florals and Collectibles." Most of the floral paintings were painting at and around his home. It will be the first time his "Collectibles" collection is exhibited.

Dominique was born in Paris, France, and moved to the Pioneer Valley in the 1980s to study at the University of Massachusetts. He never left the valley, and adopted it as his home, and currently lives in Northampton, MA. He is a photographer and digital artist. When he is not spending time capturing the beauty of our ever changing New England landscape, he explores the boundaries between art and digital media. The current exhibit at Jo Smith’s Gallery covers the spectrum of his art explorations.

OF SPIRIT

Lena Mac’s work explores states of mindfulness, healing and the divine feminine. Combining figurative symbols with abstracted forms, she creates metaphorical spaces that contemplate the spiritual and mysterious aspects of the world around us and our place within it. 

Rae Heller makes large scale quilts that hold the immense pain and paradoxical aliveness of grief. Rae grieves the loss of a friend, processes the decision of motherhood, and celebrates the joy of being alive through quilt making. Celebrating life and processing death is held in the durable softness of quilts.

Come see these two artists' works in dialogue. Lena and Rae’s creative practices are spiritual, and ultimately, the work created is of spirit. 

TONY(A) LEMOS: Art that Breathes

Art Made in Collaboration with Nature.  Art which fosters a spirit of engagement with the Natural World through a creative and sustainable practice, using art techniques w/ foraged and found materials. With this collection I wish to inspire the viewer and encourage a sense of wonder, a remembering of what it feels like to be in a relationship with the Earth.

At the end of May Jo will be at the Paradise City Arts Festival. This month ARTS NIGHT OUT will feature her booth for the festival. Come see a preview, new work will be featured.

April 12th, Arts Night Out

This exciting new work looks at polarity and considers how currently we use TEXT to express ourselves in important moments. Also, incorporating language into visual art can feel too easy, almost like giving the viewer the answer to a question they haven't been asked. These images ask you to look, consider, puzzle, and discover. Sometimes the last letter of one word is the first letter of the next word.  In some cases, this creates even more words. The different colored letters also sometimes spell words. The bold colors in all caps TEXT important messages about Culture, Sexuality, Mortality and Gender. This new work holds onto the typical beauty of Jo's paintings while integrating bold contradictions and bravery into a sensual harmony.

Jo is super excited to have Lena at the gallery in December. Lena “Mac” McCarthy (b. Boston, 1992) is an American visual artist primarily painting and making large scale murals.

Her work explores states of mindfulness, healing and the divine feminine. Combining figurative symbols with abstracted forms, she creates metaphorical spaces that contemplate the spiritual and mysterious aspects of the world around us and our place within it.

This month will feature new work by Jo. Gallery will be open from 5-7 pm

It’s Summertime in the Valley and its PRIDE MONTH. Come see new work inspired by our amazing diverse community of humans and this beautiful land we live on.

The Gallery will be closed from 3.5.25-3.18.23. We will be back for Arts Night Out In April.

Come and see new work and many many valentines!

This month help Jo ring in the NEW YEAR with a look at some new work . Click here to see her work on the arts night out site. There are will be new paintings and champagne to POP!