About

NH Artist and Photographer Jean Cronin Connolly
Artist Statement

 
I have always been intrigued by new places and people.  Traveling around the world has led me to beautiful vistas, fascinating cultures, and unforeseen discoveries. Journeying through life with an appreciation of differences and with an eye for the unexpected has inspired me to create art which captures that spirit.

As a fine art photographer and painter I also view my immediate world with the same sense of wonder. Watching snow fall, a stream flowing, or clouds dispersing in the sky, all create that same feeling of unexpected discoveries. 

Observing the way light reflects on a lake, a ceramic bowl, a copper pot; the way it penetrates glass, water, mist; the way it illuminates rooftops, trees, or a child’s face and expressing it, is my challenge.  It is the differences in the light, the fascinating way it plays on the surface, the way it changes the spectrum of colors, and the unforeseen effects it has on those who view it that make it all worth capturing.

My art is my journey through which I explore these subtle, yet amazing, differences around us, and share them with others, so that they, too, can be captured by this spirit of life.


 

 
Juried Exhibitions:

2019 Center for the Arts-Juried Members Show-New London, NH

2019 Naturally New England Juried Show-The Livery-Sunapee, NH

2018 Regional Juried Show-Center for the Arts-New London, NH

2018 Regional Juried Show – Library Arts Center-Newport, NH

2017 Dunfey Juried Show-New Hampshire Art Association- Portsmouth, NH

2017 Regional Juried Show-Library Arts Center- Newport, NH

2017 Regional Juried Show-Center for the Arts-New London, NH

2017 The Beauty of New Hampshire-The Fells-Newbury, NH

2017 Regional Juried Show-Newburyport Art Association-Newburyport, MA

2017 Center for the Arts-Members Show-New London, NH

2016 Regional Juried Show-Newburyport Art Association-Newburyport, MA
2016 Parfitt Juried Exhibition- New Hampshire Art Association- Portsmouth, NH

2016 Barns and Farms Exhibit-The Fells-Newbury, NH

2016 Regional Juried Show-Newburyport Art Association-Newburyport, MA

2016 Center For the Arts Members Show-New London, NH

2015 Dunfey Juried Show-New Hampshire Art Association- Portsmouth, NH

2015 Association of Visual Artists (AVA) Juried Summer Show-Lebanon, NH

2015 Nature’s Palette Exhibit-The Fells-Newbury, NH

2015 Regional Juried Show-Library Arts Center-Newport, NH

2015 Retrospective Exhibit-New London Hospital Gallery-New London, NH

2015 Regional Juried Show-Newburyport Art Association-Newburyport, MA

2015 Small Oil Painting Exhibition- Philadelphia Sketch Club-Philadelphia, PA

2015 Lassonde Juried Exhibition-New Hampshire Art Association-Portsmouth, NH

2015 Earth, Wind, and Fire-South Shore Art Center-Cohasset, MA

2015 Linus Galleries “The Blue Show”-Los Angeles, CA

2015 CityScapes Exhibit-_Light, Space, Time Gallery-Jupiter, FL

2014 Parfitt Juried Exhibition- New Hampshire Art Association-Portsmouth, NH

2014 Regional Juried Show -Newburyport Art Association-Newburyport, MA

2014 Regional Juried Show -Library Art Center-Newport, NH

2014 Spring International Open Exhibition-NOAPS

2014 All Photography Art Competition-Light Space & Time Gallery-Jupiter, FL

2013 New London Hospital Gallery Show-New London, NH

2013 Center for the Arts Micro Gallery Exhibit-New London, NH

2013 Newburyport Art Association-Regional Juried Show-Newburyport, MA

2013 Library Arts Center-Regional Juried Art Show-Newport, NH

2013 South Shore Arts Center-Photography Now!-Cohasset, MA

2012 Hamptons Juried Art Show-Sag Harbor, NY

2012 Women’s Caucus for the Arts Juried Exhibition-Newport, NH

2012 Pacific Arts League Juried Figures & Faces Show- Palo Alto, CA

2012 Blue Ridge Mountain National Nature & Fine Art Photography Juried Exhibition-Blue Ridge, GA

2012 Old Courthouse Figurative League Juried Real People Show – Woodstock, IL

2012 Woodshed Gallery Juried Still Life Show-Franklin, MA

2011 Newfane Juried Fine Art Show- Newfane, VT

2011 Association of Visual Artists (AVA) Juried Summer Exhibition – Lebanon, NH

2011 Exhibition at Grafton Juried Fine Art Show – Grafton, VT

2011 Blue Ridge Mountain National Nature & Fine Art Photography Juried Exhibition-Blue Ridge, GA

2011 Southern Appalachian Artist Guild Annual National Juried Fine Art Show – Blue Ridge, GA

2011 The Gallery at Firehouse Square Juried Fall Exhibition – New London, CT

2011 Rockport Art Association Juried New England Show – Rockport, MA

 

 

 

 

Awards and Solo Shows:

2017 Open Studios- Center for the Arts-New London, NH

2017 Abbot Library Solo Show – Color my World- Sunapee, NH

2016 Abbott Library Solo Show-Water, Waves, and Woods -Sunapee, NH

2015 Special Recognition-CityScapes-Light, Space, Time Gallery

2014 Honorable Mention Award –Oil Painting-Newburyport Art Association

2014 Special Merit –All Photography Art Competition-Light Space & Time Gallery

2011 First Prize Photography -Newfane Fine Art Show

2008 Recipient of Massachusetts Cultural Council Leadership Circle Award

 

 

Education:

1980 Master Degree Boston University

1977 Bachelor Degree UMASS/Framingham State College-magna cum laude

 

Study:

Oil Painting – Aline Ordman – Master Pastelist/Painter – Hanover, NH

Oil Painting-Kat O’Connor- DeCordova Museum School-Lincoln, MA

Oil Painting- Robert Douglas Hunter – Guild of Boston Artists-Boston, MA

Portraiture – Cyrus Whittier – Brookline, MA

Portraiture – Tatiana Yanovskaya-Sink Guild of Boston Artists– Boston, MA

Drawing – Dudty Fletcher - DeCordova Museum School – Lincoln, MA

Watercolor – George Dergalis - DeCordova Museum School – Lincoln, MA

 

Professional Art Affiliations:                                                              Library Arts Center

New Hampshire Art Association-juried member                           American Impressionist Society

Oil Painters of America-juried member                                     Newburyport Art Association

Women’s Caucus for the Arts-NH                                                Association of Visual Artists (AVA)                                                             

 

Art Employment and Teaching

2010-present Chair/Member Board of Directors - Center for the Arts – New London, NH

2005-2010 Chair Needham Cultural Council – Needham, MA promoting the Arts through annual exhibits and event

2000-2005 Founder and President -Artsfirst Inc- supporting Artists through exhibits, conferences & performances,

1997-2000 Executive Director ArtsAround Boston Magazine –production, publicity, promotion, events, and marketing

1988-1998 Director of Art – St Joseph Middle School – Needham, MA – initiated, and executed art curriculum

 

 


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