‘SWIM’ at gallery b and new artist-in-residence at The Annex

“SWIM,” an exhibition of artists contemplating the mysteries of water and how we move through it, opens July 21 at gallery b with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. 

The show continues through Aug. 6, featuring work by artists Molly Dwyer, Lisa Tyson Ennis, Megan Magill, Bill Mayher, Basha Olson, Gail Page, Annie Poole and Goody-B. Wiseman and new works by Louise Bourne, Hannah Bureau,Tim Christensen, Tessa Greene O’Brien and Sara MacCulloch.

Kelly Carmody, the newest artist-in-residence, arrived recently to paint in Castine and the greater Blue Hill peninsula, enjoying the quality of light, flora, vistas and architecture particular to this area.

Carmody will exhibit work at The Annex studio, opening July 21 from 5 to 7 p.m. Open studios will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 18 and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 22.

“Carmody’s virtuosic handling of paint is quietly gestural,” says curator Katherine French. “Her paintings are not only intelligently composed, but also filled with an exquisite sensitivity to light. In them, she manages to successfully re-interpret 19th-century realism for contemporary audiences in a way that is fresh, original and absolutely sincere.”