Strawbery Banke Museum presents Portrait of a New England Port, Don Gorvett: 25 Years in Portsmouth, NH. Woodcut Prints and Drawings, 1991-2016
Join artist Don Gorvett in the celebration of his 25th anniversary,
Strawbery Banke Museum hosts an exhibition of his woodcuts & drawings, 1991-2016, August 7 through October 11. Opening reception on Sunday, August 7 from 4-6 pm. Visit StrawberyBanke.org for details. Or, for information call 603-433-1107
The exhibition is mounted in The Muriel Gurdon Seabury Howells Lecture Hall in the TYCO Visitors Center, open 7 days a week, 10 am to 5 pm. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Many of the original woodcuts and drawings on display are available for purchase.
Over the past two and a half decades Mr. Gorvett’s impressive body of work recording Portsmouth’s iconic sea-going vessels, architecture and maritime landscapes has become familiar to both the city’s residents and visitors alike. This exhibition of Gorvett’s celebrated woodcuts and drawings gives the seacoast community a chance to view the stages of the elaborate printmaking process while showcasing new and rare woodcuts, woodblocks, color states, and drawings.
Gorvett has worked seasonally in the seacoast since 1968 and moved to Ogunquit in 1991, focusing intently on Portsmouth and her waterfront neighborhoods. “To me, Portsmouth is representative of early America, which continues to inspire throughout time,” explains Don Gorvett. “The Strawbery Banke Museum campus illustrates 300 years of history in the same Portsmouth neighborhood and provides an elegant and thought provoking back drop to many of my large color woodcuts.”
Currently the artist maintains Piscataqua Fine Art Gallery & Studio in downtown Portsmouth and the seasonal Perkins Cove Gallery in Ogunquit ME. Piscataqua Fine Arts Gallery & Studio sponsors internships and workshops throughout the year. For more information about the work of Don Gorvett, visit dongorvettgallery.com or please contact Vivienne Gale at 603-436-7278.
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