2026

Medway Art Association, Art in the Park + The Mushroom Meadow, June 2026.

Hera Gallery, HOME Exhibition, “Daughters of the Same House.” Juried by: Heather Hakimzadeh Senior Curator at Virginia MoCA.'

Juror’s Statement:

“First, I would like to thank the Hera Gallery for giving me the opportunity to jury this exhibition. I am, as always, delighted to discover the breadth of talent exploring conversations about the spaces where we live and call home. The conversations held here were wide-ranging and thoughtful. For some, home is a domicile, a formal investigation of the planes and angles of architecture. For many others, the word “home” connotes shelter, memories, desires, responsibilities, anxiety, love, humility…the list goes on and on.

The artists of HOME approach this idea from many angles, often in unexpected and inventive ways. What unites the strongest works is a quiet power. They are grounded in skill and clarity of vision, and for me, they prompted recognition and visceral connection. At times, home may feel frayed at its edges, unsupported and unstable. At its core, the idea of home remains a place of stability. Life can be hard. Home, ideally, should not be.

I hope viewers will take a moment to consider how these works resonate with their own understanding of home, and where that sense of place lives for them.”

- Heather Hakimzadeh, Senior Curator at Virginia MoCA

Companion Creatures, Marlboro Makers, Lost Shoe Brewing. Marlborough, MA. Summer 2026

Attleboro Arts Museum, The Flower Show, No Place Like Home – Backyards of Distinction. Displaying ‘Daughters of the Same House.'
March 26-29th 2026. “The Flower Show is a one night, four-day artful celebration of spring.”

“These companion plates present two women in quiet profile, suspended within delicate garlands of blue florals and gilt detail. Facing one another across space, they evoke dialogue across generations — sister to sister, ancestor to descendant. The vintage porcelain, once decorative and domestic, becomes a ground for reclamation. By layering contemporary portraiture onto heirloom surfaces, the work reframes traditional femininity: not passive, but resolute; not ornamental, but enduring. The plates function as both relic and resistance — intimate objects transformed into vessels of memory, lineage, and quiet strength.'“

Arts Worcester, Kindred: A Members' Exhibition in collaboration with the Fitchburg Art Museum. Displaying ‘Heirloom Guardians.’

March 18 - May 3, 2026. ArtsWorcester Main Galleries. “All ArtsWorcester artist members are invited to participate in Kindred: our fourteenth annual Call and Response collaboration with the Fitchburg Art Museum.

Family comes in many forms. There’s family by blood, rich with traditions passed down through generations. There are chosen or found families, made up of close, intentional friendships. Sharing a common culture, belief, or interest can make someone feel like family. Though family can bring community and support, family can also be complicated.”

Connecting Heirloom Guardian

In Heirloom Guardian, the mirrored figures stand as sentinels — protectors of memory and keepers of generational knowledge. Draped in ornamental embroidery that echoes traditions of needlework passed down through women, they embody the quiet labor of preservation: of story, of identity, of lineage. The work imagines femininity not as fragility, but as inherited strength — decorative yet defensive, intimate yet enduring.

This exploration resonates with Tierney Gearon’s Untitled from The Mother Project, which confronts the complexity of the mother-child relationship. Gearon’s photograph reveals both tenderness and turmoil, illustrating how maternal bonds can hold pain and love simultaneously. Similarly, Heirloom Guardian acknowledges that inheritance is not singularly gentle or celebratory; it carries emotional weight, contradictions, and unspoken histories. Both works treat motherhood as layered — a space where vulnerability and resilience coexist.

The piece also finds kinship with the Madonna and Child in the Fitchburg Art Museum’s collection. Like the traditional depiction of Mary and Jesus, Heirloom Guardian centers protection and devotion, elevating maternal presence to something almost sacred. Yet while the Madonna humanizes the divine through intimacy and care, Heirloom Guardian reimagines the maternal figure as both spiritual and militant — an embroidered guardian who defends lineage and memory. In this way, the work bridges the devotional and the contemporary, honoring the enduring power of women who nurture, endure, and safeguard what comes after them.

Together, these works illuminate motherhood as a space of duality — sacred and strained, protective and vulnerable — and position the maternal figure as a central force in shaping emotional and cultural inheritance."

Upcoming 2027 Exhibitions

“The Color Green,” Group of Artisans from the Medway Art Association presented at the Hopkinton Center of the Arts: Canman, Angela, Jill, Larry, Laura, Noelle, Robin, Mary, Cory