2008
 | Adrien BissonWestern Avenue Studios A Mill A202 New England native and former musician, Adrien Bisson creates photographs in order to communicate with others through art. His goal is always to create an image that reflects his vision and imagination, and communicates his feelings about the subject to the viewer. Adrien's studio is located at Western Avenue Studios, suite A202 in the "A Mill". His work is also represented by the Loading Dock Gallery at Western Avenue Studios, which is open Wednesday through Sunday, from 11 AM to 4:30 PM.
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ALL Arts GalleryALL at Appleton Mills
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 | Amanda HosmerWestern Avenue Studios 327 Handcrafted Beaded Jewelry
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 | Amy Pearce HamletWestern Avenue Studios 5-30 Throughout my life, painting and drawing has given me a meaningful connection with the world, and a way to express this to others. My paintings are abstract impressions of natural subjects - landscapes, cityscapes, still life and figurative. I use the brush, pastels and paint, to bring to life my connection with the interlocking of light, colors and shapes on paper and canvas.
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 | Andrea Bobroff PetersWestern Avenue Studios 320- When I make my art, I try to stay true to the passionate feelings I get when I come up with an idea, whether it came from a dream, or from an image that inspired me. My work usually doesn't change much from my original idea. Except, that I add a little unexpected twist to my pieces that I don't usually discover until I am just about finished. And to me, that is the most exciting part because the idea comes out of nowhere, not even from a dream. It surprizes me as I hope it does my viewers.
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 | Ann M. LeeWestern Avenue Studios #304 Although she has been sewing and creating since childhood, Ann Lee has only recently recognized herself as an artist. Her sister was an artist; her daughter was an artist; she wasn’t an artist, was she? Only slowly did she recognize that it’s her constitutional need to create things with cloth and to try new combinations, materials, and techniques that made her an artist not a degree or certificate.
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 | Anna L. HarrisonWestern Avenue Studios My main medium? Photography. My main muse? Lowell!
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 | Arlette LaanWestern Avenue Studios 533
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 | Ashlee Welz SmithWestern Avenue Studios 520 Expressive portraiture
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Ayer Lofts Art GalleryAyer Lofts
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 | Barbara FletcherWestern Avenue Studios 303 Barbara has been working with the unusual medium of cast paper for many years. The process is unique and her colorful creations have been commissioned for private as well as public installation. Public commissions include medical facilities such as Newton Wellesley Hospital. She also offers workshops for adults and children. Her recent teaching experience includes working with the elderly.
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 | Barbara GuilmetWestern Avenue Studios 413
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| Barbara H FrostWestern Avenue Studios 511 I was bitten by the silversmithing bug in the early 70's and spent many years away. The call of metals and stones and unique ways of combining them became too much to resist and here I am!
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 | Betsy KeeneyWestern Avenue Studios 310 I love the endless possibilities that working with metal presents. As I create, my goal for each piece is to reflect true craftmanship. Many of my pieces are one of a kind or limited edition, each one cut and formed by hand. I love the possibilities that come with twisting, weaving, and shaping wire, moving and forming metal. It is what keeps me experimenting with, and exploring this wonderful medium. After teaching elementary education, special education, religious education, and Tae Kwon Do, I have turned my attention back to my first love, which is to create using my hands. I hope you enjoy my creations as much as I enjoyed crafting them.
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 | Bill BradburyNot on List Bill is a portrait and caricature artist.
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Brush Art Gallery & StudiosBrush Gallery Come and discover our unique gallery and artists studios!
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| Candace Mangin-BarnesWestern Avenue Studios A Mill A304
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 | carol mcgrathWestern Avenue Studios #529 Carol is a painter specializing in Trompe L'oeil (fool-the-eye) colorful works. Her murals and painted furniture can take you to another place, jog your memory...or just bring a smile to your face. Custom orders..Pet Portraits...House Portraits...happily taken.
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| Cassandra MerryWestern Avenue Studios 522 Cassandra has been painting and teaching from her home studio for over 20 years. She has studied with New York artists and several Harvard and MFA professors. She is inspired by light & color in nature. Cassandra also enjoys doing pet portraits and takes commissions of various subject matters.
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 | Chrissy Theo HungateBrush Gallery I have a BFA from Boston University and have worked in the field of sculpture for over 20 years. "As a sculptor/painter, I predominantly expresses myself through images of the human figure. Sensitivity to the human condition inspires me to create images of strength and beauty on a personable and friendly scale." Ancient techniques of mold making and clay work play a large part in the process of my work; yet my choice of materials can be variable and contemporary. Recent work involves an exploration of color and texture using new and varied mediums.
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 | Christine WirthWestern Avenue Studios 425 BA Fine Arts, Westfield State College; MFA Painting, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford; employed at Lowell National Historical Park
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 | Cindie KazmerWestern Avenue Studios 320 I am intrigued by how we perceive the world around us. Our vision and our perceptions are influenced by a multitude of factors including our knowledge base, our upbringing, the speed with which we move, our optical nerves, the time of day and many, many other factors. These factors alter our perceptions in ways that can cause the things in life that are closest to us to be out of focus, objects in the middle ground are sometime glimpsed with clarity but in the distance things can again appear ambiguous. These visual and mental limits of our perception fascinate me.
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 | Cynthia HughesBrush Gallery I have been a weaver for over 25 years. I love dying yarns, letting color happen and then watching it all come together as I weave it on the loom.
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| Danielle Gauthier-McCarthyWestern Avenue Studios 409 Danielle is primely a self taught artist. Through portrait, figure, still life and landscape, she expresses her sensitivity and emotions.
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 | David J. LeblancWestern Avenue Studios 305
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| David M CraneWestern Avenue Studios assemblages in wood from unusual sources.
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 | Deborah DixonWestern Avenue Studios 402
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 | Debra Bretton RobinsonAyer Lofts Debra Bretton Robinson works in acrylics on canvas and also collage on wood. She creates unique color combinations and compositions that bring her New England cityscapes and landscapes to life. Debra’s subject matter is representational but her bold and vibrant color choices make her work abstract. Her website address is http://tinyurl.com/381htn
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 | Don SullivanWestern Avenue Studios 510 A graduate of Mass College of Art who is a painter of realistic watercolor landscapes along the east coast and Lowell cityscapes. Don loves working with color and changing light conditions, and the challenge of working plein-air. His work is in many private and corporate collections. Don's studio is located on the 5th floor at Western Ave. Studios, 122 Western Ave., Lowell. His work can also be seen at the Loading Dock Gallery at the same address, Wed. thru Sun. 11:00 AM to 4:30 PM Reproductions of originals are available.
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 | Donna BergerWestern Avenue Studios A Mill A 30 Donna Berger is a freelance illustrator, graphic designer and marketing consultant. She creates illustrations and designs for picture books and children’s publications, and design and marketing assignments for editorial and business clients. She enjoys watercolor, acrylic painting and drawing.
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| Donna MurrayWestern Avenue Studios A Mill I have loved glass for as long as I remember. The beauty and multi-faceted colors are ever changing. I have enjoyed the medium for years and love experimenting with different elements in my work.
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 | Eileen ByrneMarket Mills
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 | Eleni ZohdiAyer Lofts 407
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 | Engela BlomerusNot on List Children Art Classes - The Lighthouse Art School in Lowell is a place for children to learn how to express themselves with multiple mediums of visual art, gain a greater appreciation for the beauty of art and have a lot of fun doing it.
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 | Evan LukashWestern Avenue Studios I use the power of the sun to bring chaos from the order
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 | Eve PasseltinerWestern Avenue Studios La Sal Mountains Studio creates functional and decorative glass designs using fusing, flamework and blowing.
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 | EYEFORMATIONWestern Avenue Studios A Mill A318 The EYEFORMATION studio will feature a variety of "2008 Lowell Open Studios" items and events. 1- A special collaborative mural will be created with visiting Japanese artist Shigeo Sato of Doodle & Design. 2- You asked for it... For the first time a line of Lowell inspired "DID YOU KNOW" shirts will be available! 3- The limited edition trio of Sleepwalker plush will be available at the special Lowell Open Studio price of $30.00 each! That's $15.00 off the regular price. 4- Plus, another fun and flavorful mural will be created with on the exterior of the +EF+ studio with Los Angeles artist, Cache. Cache is well know for his public murals dealing with current social issues. All of this and more at A3-18 in the A mill of Western Avenue!
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Gail ZwerlingWestern Avenue Studios 4-19 I have studied painting and graphic design at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and at the Massachusetts College of Art. I have also worked extensively on portraiture with Mark Hayden, Copley Master. I strive to capture the essence of a person or place with luminous color and dynamic composition. My work is representational, impressionistic, and emotional. Examples of my paintings and portrait commissions can be seen at www.gailzwerling.com.
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 | Gary DestrampWestern Avenue Studios 515 Local artist Illustrating bits & pieces of Lowell
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 | Gay S TracyWestern Avenue Studios 322 Gay S Tracy
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 | Gilllian FrazierWestern Avenue Studios
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 | Glenn SzegedyWestern Avenue Studios 3-25 see website
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| Greg MarionWestern Avenue Studios A Mill
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 | Gregory WrightWestern Avenue Studios 521 Gregory is an abstract painter who executes his vision in encaustic and oils. He explores the wonders of organic biomorphic shape as metaphors of the human condition.
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| Gwen StithWestern Avenue Studios 512
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 | Heather WangWestern Avenue Studios 416
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| Heidi JacksonWestern Avenue Studios 325
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 | Jack HolmesWestern Avenue Studios 330 Travel photography and multimedia presentations
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 | Janet WolahanWestern Avenue Studios A Mill 310 urbanscapes
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 | Jay W. HungateWestern Avenue Studios 524 I enjoy creating my artwork in a variety of materials. When I work in marble, the stone reveals certain possibilities, and then a dialogue occurs as I work to remove the excess material. My mixed media work is driven by the idea, and I seek the materials which best relay my thoughts to the viewer. My plaster and cement gargoyles are created using traditional modeling and molding techniques, and reflect my love of architectural ornaments, animals and classical sculpture.
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| Jean SwanayWestern Avenue Studios
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 | Jean WinslowStudio II Dynamic personal responses to universal themes interpreted through figurative and abstract images.
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| Jeffrey EngelWestern Avenue Studios A Mill 204 Photography is a bridge for me that connects the real world with how I perceive things. I try to capture not what is, but what I think is.
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| Jennie SandbergWestern Avenue Studios 3-18 My paintings are inspired by my love of movement and form.
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| Jerry BedrickWestern Avenue Studios A Mill 311- Jerry is an accomplished portrait and landscape photographer. His portrait work includes corporate images, politicians, and families large and small (including the family pet). He can work at the client’s home or in the studio to meet the needs of family or individual.
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 | Jessica CohenWestern Avenue Studios A Mill A208
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 | Joe QuinlanWestern Avenue Studios 328 Joe Quinlan, a Lowell native, has spent the last several years documenting his hometown in black-and-white photographs. He uses primarily a medium format camera in the field, and practices traditional darkroom techniques to develop the negatives and make the prints.
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 | John CascioWestern Avenue Studios 518 Graduate of Massachusetts College of Art,studied at Fine Arts Work Center,Provincetown,MA . Past and current Grant Recipient, and International Exchange Program member to England.Primarily figurative and landscape artist eclectic in nature, ranging from Realist, to Impressionistic, to Expressionist.
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 | John GreenwaldWestern Avenue Studios 505 Colorful, expressive nude paintings
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| John WrenWestern Avenue Studios 411
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 | Jonathan ChisholmWestern Avenue Studios 504 Graduate of Essex Agricultural with a Degree in Horticulture / Turf Management.
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 | Karen BettencourtWestern Avenue Studios A Mill A209 I have always been truly fond of that which is old, weathered, rusted or distressed. I search endlessly for old handwritten letters, paper, tickets, photographs, hotel bills, rusted metal, and aged or distressed wood. Some of these treasures I scan to help me create my digital collage work. Then, everything gets sorted into boxes for use in my material collage and assemblage.
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 | Kathleen CammarataX/O Studios 25 years of painting, teaches at DeCordova and UMass Lowell
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 | Kristin KelleyWestern Avenue Studios 428 I learned to weave while working as a litigator in a large Boston law firm. I am largely self-taught, but have taken classes and seminars through the Worcester Center for Crafts, the Weavers Guild of Boston and Handweaver's Guild of America, and have been published in Handwoven Magazine. I currently sell my work both at WAS and online. And I found out after I learned to weave that my maternal grandmother was a mill-girl weaver in Uxbridge!
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 | Laura DunlaveyWestern Avenue Studios 423 Some of BPC members are experienced fine artists trained in traditional techniques of photography and printmaking. Other members are artists who want to become more familiar with the art itself. We are united by our passion for using our lens to create works of fine art and by our love for the evolving, creative medium of photography.
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| Laura GawlinskiWestern Avenue Studios 512
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 | Laurie SimkoWestern Avenue Studios 315 I work with a unique combination of digital photography, digital imaging, printing, oil painting and pastels on canvas and paper. I also create jewelry, and have had a graphic design business for the past 12 years
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 | Lenny HallWestern Avenue Studios 313 Media-Hipster Lenny Hall has ten years of Theater, Improvisation and Performing Arts training and experience from Southwick Studio with Andrea Southwick and performing in The Tempest as Caliban and as Lomov in the Marriage Proposal.He has studied Action Theater with Ruth Zaporah for over 200 hours/ten years.He's been a musician/composer/collector since 1975 with over 2000 songs on CD Baby.Filming everything from Jazz Bands to Performance Companies, since 1986.Created Digital Art since1999.His latest release is "In Search Of The Unknown Artist" on SlimeLine Cinema.Always free samples + free Armando's Italian Ice.For current info check out new web presence.
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 | Linda B. DunnWestern Avenue Studios 512 As a kid, I lived for art class. Now I paint, print, and sew for my living. My work intertwines nature and spirit. My small pieces are affordable and functional.
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 | Linda WilliamsonWestern Avenue Studios 323
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 | Lisa Anderson-BissonWestern Avenue Studios 501
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 | Liz SmithWestern Avenue Studios A Mill A305 My name is Liz Smith, I call my enterprise made in lowell. I am constantly learning new skills while always trying to put my fine arts education toward the creation of more decorative items. I have worked with polymer clay for almost twenty years. I am fascinated with surface design, shape, color and texture and am still thrilled each time I create a new egg. Making my own wool felt is my latest joy, but assembling jewelry with beads and stones remains interesting too. Having a studio at Western Avenue Studios allows me to add other media, including printmaking, to my list.
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 | Lois BradburyWestern Avenue Studios Creative Ideas, the next challenge. Lois loves the creative process and is always trying to develop new skills and try new artistic mediums.
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 | Lolita DemersBrush Gallery Lolita works mostly with clay and jewelry over the last 28 years. She has explored other media such as glass, fiber and hand made paper sometimes combing media.
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 | Lynne ChantlerWestern Avenue Studios A Mill A-30 I have a passion for anything to do with fiber and fiber arts. I am a self taught knitter, inspired to learn when I saw Kaffe Fassett's designs and unique color combinations. Eventually I became hooked on spinning and creating my own yarns, which then led to dyeing the fiber and getting more involved with creating color harmonies inspired by nature and other dynamic combinations shat surround us every day. I love to teach spinning, and hosting fiber dye days in my studio.
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 | Lynne LupienMarket Mills 256 75design
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 | Margot StageWestern Avenue Studios 512 Fabric collage and art quilts
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 | Marjorie LaymanWestern Avenue Studios A307 Nature and abstract atmospheric space paintings
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| Mary Ann MatthewsWestern Avenue Studios 317 The past is ever present with mixed media
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 | Maureen ChaseAyer Lofts 3rd Maureen Chase, of New England Native American heritage, was ordained as a non-denominational minister at Harvard Divinity School and has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art and English from Emmanuel College in Boston. She studied fine arts and theatre in Berlin, Germany and has also trained in photography at the Massachusetts College of Art, the Art Institute of Boston and the New England School of Photography. She is a member of the Arts League of Lowell, the Boston Photography Center and the International SpiritSong Teachers Guild.
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 | Maureen PetrieWestern Avenue Studios 429
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 | Maxine FarkasWestern Avenue Studios 321 I came to paint via fabric, I came to landscape via a love of geography in it's classical form.
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 | Meghan MooreWestern Avenue Studios 513 Since 1999, I've been collaborating with actors, sailors, dads, CEO's, chefs, art directors, brides, grooms, mothers and others to make memorable (and often silly) photos. I'm doing free Painless Portraits (TM) both days of open studios again - come as you are. In less than 5 minutes, we'll work together to create sometimes surprising, always engaging images. I hope to see you there!
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 | Meredith Fife DayThe Whistler House Museum of Art I paint and make collages using oil, water-soluble paints, and mixed media. My subjects are taken from observation of still life and landscape, including urban and garden images. Expression and emotion are more important to me than descriptive rendering, and I am interested in allowing the poetry of form – especially color – to give my work meaning.
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 | Michael HoermanAyer Lofts 304 Poet and documentary editor Michael Hoerman's work has appeared in many journals and anthologies. He was a 2004 Massachusetts Poetry Fellow.
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 | Nancy NovakWestern Avenue Studios 507 Expanding my horizons into all mediums
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 | Noredin Morgan119 Gallery "Give a man a mask and he will tell you the truth."--Oscar Wilde
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| Pamela HowlandWestern Avenue Studios 506
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 | Pamela WamalaBrush Gallery Pamela Wamala, pastel and oil painter, primarily focuses on exploring themes and nuances she experiences in nature. Wamala, whose landscape paintings are often described as peaceful and meditative, has turned her attention to revisiting Lowell’s parks and green spaces, as well as Carlisle’s Great Brook Farm State Park for the featured inspiration in this newest collection of pastels.
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| Patrick PierceNot on List
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 | Paul Curtis NagleWestern Avenue Studios 527
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 | Paula RichardsWestern Avenue Studios 3-26 In 1998, I left a secure, twenty-five year nursing career to pursue my love of art. On the way to learning how to paint, I learned how to create a more joy filled life. Now, my dream is to share that joy with you. Through artwork, motivational speaking and writing, I rejoice in inspiring others to embrace their natural, creative abilities and joyfully share their unique gifts with the world.
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 | Penny CoxBrush Gallery This is 1 of 3 of my new Ragged Gypsy Necklaces. This one is made of copper, found and recycled objects and hand crafted pieces using a variety of skills utilizing wire, metal sheet, beads and whatever has come across my path. The two others are composed of bailing wire and sterling silver, each different and unique in its style.
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 | Peter ZimmermanWestern Avenue Studios La Sal Mountains Studio creates functional and decorative fused, flameworked and blown glass art.
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| Raquel BaumanWestern Avenue Studios A Mill WAv
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| Rebekah WetmoreWestern Avenue Studios 502 Rebekah Wetmore has lived and worked in the Northeast and Canada for two decades. Lowell has been her home, and Western Avenue Studios her studio, for three years. Her work hangs in collections in the US and in Canada.
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Renee CaravielloWestern Avenue Studios 318
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 | Rex McManamyWestern Avenue Studios A Mill A316 Rex McManamy received his BFA in Printmaking in 1977 from Northern Arizona University and went on to graduate studies in fine arts at Southern Illinois University which he completed in 1979. He was a faculty member at SIU where he taught fine art photography in the undergraduate creative arts program.
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 | Robert A.WilliamsWestern Avenue Studios 401
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 | Robin MartellAyer Lofts Innisfree Cards...I derive my card company's name from a poem by W. B. Yates, titled "The Lake Isle of Innisfree," in which the poet writes about this island in Ireland,"I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree, and a small cabin build there...and I shall have some peace there…" It is in the art studio of my home where I find creative peace in the designing of my custom, one-of-a-kind art cards. I incorporate color, sparkle and whimsy into each of my cards using papermaking, collage, and fiber art techniques. I can design any card to your custom color scheme or size – I want the card to be just perfect for your wedding, party or any special occasion. My art cards can be purchased at Ayers Loft Gallery and Revolving Museum during the 2008 LOS.
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 | Sonja Lee-AustinWestern Avenue Studios 304 Sonja Lee-Austin has been creating art from the moment she could pick up a crayon. Sonja and her mother opened Friends Fabric Art, a surface design workshop and mixed media supplies store in 2002. At Friends Fabric Art Sonja teaches a wide variety of surface design techniques to individuals and in organized classes. In addition she creates mixed media fabric art inspired by the whimsy and patterns of nature.
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| Stuart KrentcilWestern Avenue Studios 312 All men are photographers, burning, dodging and deleting the scenes which we want to forget, and leaving the image that we wish to remember and be remembered for.
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 | Susan Jaworski-StrancWestern Avenue Studios 519 Susan Jaworski-Stranc is a trained printmaker who specializes in reduction linoleum prints. She’s a member of the Boston Printmakers and the Center for Contemporary Printmaking. She maintains a printmaking studio at the Western Avenue Studios, Lowell, Massachusetts where she teaches and works on expanding her portfolio of color prints.
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 | Tarja CockellWestern Avenue Studios A314 My fiber arts have its roots in weaving. I am inspired to use unlimited color combinations and textures when creating my hand-woven rugs and wall hangings. I dye many of my materials myself, allowing me to apply my own color scheme. Recently, my interest in different resist dyeing techniques has led me to try other processes including quilting and appliqué work. It gives me freedom to try new imagery with curved lines, but still simplified motifs of objects and nature.
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 | Ted LavashAyer Lofts 209
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 | The Loading Dock GalleryWestern Avenue Studios A Mill We represent 50 of the artists at Western Avenue Studios!
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 | Tina SilverioWestern Avenue Studios 503
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| Tom GillWestern Avenue Studios 5-?
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| Trio QuatroWestern Avenue Studios 313 I've collaborated with Lenny Hall,Lance Gargoyle,Tony D'Wonderful and Rufus Bing all of Lowell since 2001 on music sites like mp3.com and Art Sites like Art Wanted I'm currently on You tube with Itty Biity Movies,Stop-Motion and more.United Prototypes will be offering Earworm music cds,Itty Bitty Movie dvds.Earworm postcards and t-shirts.I thank Booby Venus,F.U. Maggott,Lance Gargoyle and of course Lenny Hall for this guest opportunity to finally see the studios at Western Ave and be part of the Lowell Open Studios
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 | Vassilios GiavisBrush Gallery 1 Vassilios "Bill" Giavis is in his 23rd year in the same studio at the Brush Art Gallery. There are over 200 prints to choose from and many original paintings in watercolor, acrylic, oils and mixed media which include many Lowell historic scenes. Come in and enjoy.
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 | VerdeWestern Avenue Studios 312 Published Artist from New Hampshire. Original, Contemporary and Affordable Paintings
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 | Wilda Gerideau-SquiresWestern Avenue Studios 4-17 Wilda Gerideau-Squires is an award-winning fine art photographer who has garnered international recognition for her abstract, human interest, and landscape imagery. The Andover resident is a graduate of the College of DuPage, has studied at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, and is an exhibiting member of Women in Photography International, the Photographic Society of America, and the Royal Photographic Society of the United Kingdom. Working out of her studio in Lowell, Gerideau-Squires creates photographs that have been exhibited throughout the United States and abroad. Her most recent body of work is a collection of abstract images that evolved through the interplay of fabric and light.
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| Will WinslowBrush Gallery I just joined the Brush after a sabbatical of some time. In my previous life I was an art director for a childrens book publisher, a designer and illustrator, owned design studio.
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| William E. BerryWestern Avenue Studios 406 BFA degree in drawing & painting from Ma. College of Art
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 | William TyersWestern Avenue Studios 316 Contemporary works on paper.
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