April 2024
Reception for One Life
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A public reception fr the artists participating in the exhibition One Life.
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One Life
An exhibition curated with the inspirations of dance, plant life, and Coleridge's poem “The Eolian Harp.”
Find out more »Boston Dance Theater Fundraiser
A world premiere dance performance Boston Dance Theater> in collaboration with visual artist Kim Radochia presented by Movement Arts Gloucester MA (MAGMA) and Matthew Swift Gallery as as benefit for Boston Dance Theater's fifth season.
Find out more »October 2023
Reception for Ruth Mordecai
A public reception for Ruth Mordecai in celebration of her solo exhibition of new work.
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September 2023
MMA 67
Your favorite mixed media artists squaring off in an aggregate of rectangles.
Find out more »August 2023
July 2023
Hamptons Fine Art Fair 2023
Matthew Swift Gallery will be exhibiting oil paintings by Peter Lyons at the Hamptons Fine Art Fair in Southampton, New York.
Find out more »June 2023
Reception for Gabrielle Barzaghi
A public reception for Gabrielle Barzaghi in celebration of her solo exhibition Horse Opera.
Find out more »Gabrielle Barzaghi: Horse Opera
A solo of exhibition of new and selected drawings by Gabrielle Barzaghi.
Find out more »May 2023
Up to Eleven
A group exhibition celebrating the commencement of the Gallery's 11th year and the formal reopening of its Main Street location after a pause of several months.
Find out more »March 2023
Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary 2023
Matthew Swift Gallery will be exhibiting at the Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary art fair in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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Art Wynwood 2023
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Matthew Swift Gallery will be exhibiting at the Art Wynwood 2023 art fair in Miami, Florida.
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Closed for Renovations and Fairs — showings by appointment
Matthew Swift Gallery's public exhibition space will close for renovations from Tuesday, January 17 through Monday, May 4, 2023.
During this time, the Gallery will continue to conduct viewings by appointment at its Annex Facility
Find out more »December 2022
Growth
An evolution from the previous Right Here on Paper, bringing in art showing trees and flowers or otherwise suggesting growth.
Find out more »August 2022
Right Here on Paper: Gloucester MA and environs
An exhibition of works on paper depicting Gloucester, Massachusetts, and surrounding areas.
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Reception for Explicit Color
A public reception in celebration of the artists participating in the group exhibition Explicit Color.
Find out more »December 2021
Nadine Boughton Reading
and Book Launch
Nadine Boughton reads from her new book of poems. The author will remain to sign books, which will be available for the first time at this event.
Find out more »November 2021
Art Miami 2021
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Matthew Swift Gallery will show work by Peter Lyons, Susan Erony, Erika Marquardt, Timothy Harney, Gabrielle Barzaghi, Aron Leaman, Diane Ayott, Ruth Mordecai, and Kim Radochia.
Find out more »Reception for DIRVEN 2 ABSTRAXION
A public reception fr the artists participating in the exhibition DIRVEN 2 ABSTRAXION.
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September 2021
Reception for Timothy Harney
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A public reception for Timothy Harney in celebration of his solo exhibition Tributaries: New Pictures of My Heart.
Find out more »Timothy Harney: Tributaries — New Pictures of My Heart
A solo of exhibition of new and selected paintings and collages by Timothy Harney.
Find out more »Hamptons Fine Art Fair 2021
Matthew Swift Gallery will present work by Peter Lyons, Timothy Harney, Gabrielle Barzaghi, and Kim Radochia.
Find out more »June 2021
Still Figuring It Out: Human Figures and ?
A group exhibition of art representing the human figure.
Find out more »March 2021
A Closer Look at Still Lifes
A group exhibition exploring the diversity of the tradition of still lifes.
Find out more »December 2020
Art Miami 2020
Matthew Swift Gallery is participating in the 2020 edition of the prestigious Art Miami fair, which is exclusively online at Artsy.net this year.
Find out more »October 2020
September 2020
February 2020
Art Wynwood 2020
Matthew Swift Gallery will present a solo exhibition of paintings by Peter Lyons at Art Wynwood in Miami FL,
Find out more »January 2020
Art Palm Beach 2020
Matthew Swift Gallery will show work by gallery artists and a special exhibition of work by Erma Wheeler at Art Palm Beach.
Find out more »Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary 2020
Matthew Swift Gallery will show work by gallery artists at Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary.
Find out more »November 2019
20/20
An exhibition which invites you to take a closer look while approaching and beginning the year 2020.
Find out more »October 2019
To Whom It May Concern
A new work of movement theater choreographed and performed by UK-based choreographer Vincent Cacialano, together with a short film and a reading.
Find out more »New Series Two
Signature works of art by gallery and guest artists, in harmonious groupings, but without an express theme.
Find out more »August 2019
Opening Reception for New Series One
A public reception in celebration of the artists participating in the group exhibition New Series One.
Find out more »New Series One
The gallery introduces a new name, Matthew Swift Gallery, and a new exhibition format: a group exhibition of individual treasures.
Find out more »July 2019
A Conversation with Nadine Boughton
A conversation with artist Nadine Boughton about her artistic process and recent work on the occasion of her solo exhibition A Fractured Atlas.
Find out more »Reception for Ken Riaf
A public reception for Ken Riaf in celebration of his exhibition Sui Generis et Seq.
Find out more »Reception for Nadine Boughton
A public reception for Nadine Boughton in celebration of her solo exhibition A Fractured Atlas.
Find out more »Ken Riaf: Sui Generis et Seq.
An exhibition of Ken Riaf's tragicomic assemblages in the Vault Room.
Find out more »Nadine Boughton: A Fractured Atlas
Trident Gallery is pleased to present the third solo exhibition of new work by Nadine Boughton.
Find out more »June 2019
A Conversation with Gabrielle Barzaghi
A conversation with artist Gabrielle Barzaghi about her artistic process and recent work on the occasion of her solo exhibition The Tsars Children.
Find out more »Reception for Gabrielle Barzaghi
A public reception for Gabrielle Barzaghi in celebration of her solo exhibition The Tsar's Children.
Find out more »Gabrielle Barzaghi: The Tsar’s Children
An exhibition of new drawings by Gabrielle Barzaghi.
Find out more »May 2019
Exercises for the Quiet Eye
Museum educator Annie Storr presents “Exercises for the Quiet Eye,” an informal guided tour of the exhibition which encourages avoiding a rush to understand what one sees.
Find out more »April 2019
Opening Reception for Organic Complications
A public reception in celebration of the artists participating in the group exhibition Organic Complications.
Find out more »Organic Complications
An exhibition exploring the complex, evolving living world & the question of our human place in it.
Find out more »Philadelphia Fine Art Fair 2019
Trident Gallery will show work by Peter Lyons, Zygmund Jankowski, and Ruth Mordecai in Booth 134 at the 2019 Philadelphia Fine Art Fair.
Find out more »March 2019
SCOPE New York 2019
Trident Gallery will show work by Peter Lyons, Nadine Boughton, and Zygmund Jankowski at the 2019 SCOPE New York art fair.
Find out more »January 2019
Facing Five Years
A program of exhibitions and events revisiting Trident Gallery’s first half-decade years and assaying the next.
Find out more »Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary 2019
Trident Gallery showed work by Peter Lyons, Susan Erony, Ed Touchette, and Diane Ayott at the Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary art fair in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Find out more »December 2018
SCOPE Miami Beach 2018
Trident Gallery exhibited work by Peter Lyons, Susan Erony, Diane Ayott, Gabrielle Barzaghi, and Ed Touchette at the 2018 SCOPE Miami Beach art fair.
Find out more »November 2018
A Conversation with Susan Erony
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A conversation with artist Susan Erony about her artistic process and recent work on the occasion of her solo exhibition Lost in America.
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October 2018
Opening Reception for Susan Erony
A public reception for Susan Erony in celebration of her solo exhibition Lost in America, on view October 27 – November 25, 2018.
Find out more »Susan Erony: Lost in America
An exhibition of new mixed media paintings by Susan Erony whicih explore the the idea of visual beauty itself as both a refuge and a demand for the mind’s attention.
Find out more »Boston International Fine Art Show, 2018
Trident Gallery showed work by Peter Lyons, Erma Wheeler, Charlie Carroll, and Winston Boyer at the 2018 Boston International Fine Art Show.
Find out more »September 2018
A Briefing by Jay Lee Jaroslav
A “Briefing” by artist Jay Lee Jaroslav regarding his installation Jaroslav: TRADECRAFT 1968–1998 (A Cold War Memoir).
Find out more »Opening Reception for Jay Lee Jaroslav
A public reception for Jay Lee Jaroslav in celebration of his installation Jay Lee Jaroslav: TRADECRAFT 1968–1998 (A Cold War Memoir).
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Exercises for the Quiet Eye
Museum educator Annie Storr presents “Exercises for the Quiet Eye,” an informal guided tour of the exhibition which encourages avoiding a rush to understand what one sees.
Find out more »August 2018
A Conversation with Winston S. Boyer
A conversation with Winston S. Boyer about his artistic process and recent work on the occasion of his solo exhibition An Eye for Form.
Find out more »Opening Reception for Winston Boyer
A public reception for Winston Boyer in celebration of his solo exhibition An Eye for Form, on view August 18 – September 16, 2018.
Find out more »Winston Boyer: An Eye for Form
An exhibition of photographs exploring Winston Boyer's painterly approach to photography and his remarkable eye for color, line, and shape.
Find out more »Jimena Bermejo and Chris Brokaw
An evening of dance and music performance with Jimena Bermejo and Chris Brokaw exploring their shared interests in punk poetics and different ways to play the instruments of guitar and body.
Find out more »July 2018
Exercises for the Quiet Eye
Museum educator Annie Storr presents “Exercises for the Quiet Eye,” an informal guided tour of the exhibition which encourages avoiding a rush to understand what one sees.
Find out more »Dance Like No One is Whale Watching
An immersive experience and play space created to evoke the fantasy of life as an orca whale presented by a team of nationally recognized performance artists at the conclusion of a residency at MAGMA.
Find out more »Opening Reception for Ruth Mordecai
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A public reception for Ruth Mordecai in celebration of her solo exhibition New Works on Paper, on view July 14 – August 12, 2018.
Find out more »Ruth Mordecai: New Works on Paper
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New works on paper by artist Ruth Mordecai responding to a myth of a letter missing from the Hebrew alphabet, which when revealed in the future “will create undreamed of words and worlds.”
Find out more »June 2018
Exercises for the Quiet Eye
Museum educator Annie Storr presents “Exercises for the Quiet Eye,” an informal guided tour of the exhibition which encourages avoiding a rush to understand what one sees.
Find out more »Opening Reception for Peter Lyons
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A public reception for Peter Lyons in celebration of his solo exhibition On-Ramp, on view June 9 – July 8, 2018.
Find out more »Peter Lyons: On-Ramp
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An exhibition of new and recent oil paintings by Peter Lyons. The centerpiece is a triumphant scene of Mount Yōtei in Hokkaidō, Japan, which pays homage to the unities within Japanese art and culture of religious and secular life, of representation and abstraction, and of the natural and the stylized.
Find out more »May 2018
Exercises for the Quiet Eye
Museum educator Annie Storr presents “Exercises for the Quiet Eye,” an informal guided tour of the exhibition which encourages avoiding a rush to understand what one sees.
Find out more »Opening Reception — Erma Wheeler: Parallels
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A public reception in celebration of the exhibition Erma Wheeler: Parallels.
Find out more »Erma Wheeler: Parallels
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An exhibition of sumptuous, sophisticated watercolor paintings from the 1970s, 80s, and 90s by Erma Wheeler .
Find out more »April 2018
Exercises for the Quiet Eye
Museum educator Annie Storr presents “Exercises for the Quiet Eye,” an informal guided tour of the exhibition which encourages avoiding a rush to understand what one sees.
Find out more »March 2018
Opening Reception — Zygmund Jankowski: Spring Flowers
A public reception in celebration of the exhibition Zygmund Jankowski: Spring Flowers.
Find out more »Zygmund Jankowski: Spring Flowers
An exhibition of studio views, still lifes, and flower paintings in watercolor and oil by Zygmund Jankowski, featuring significant paintings which have until recently been in private collections, and paintings from the artist’s estate which have not been shown before.
Find out more »January 2018
Exercises for the Quiet Eye
Museum educator Annie Storr presents “Exercises for the Quiet Eye,” an informal guided tour of the exhibition which encourages avoiding a rush to understand what one sees.
Find out more »December 2017
Book Launch and Signing Party: Cape Ann Narratives of Art in Life
Book Launch reception and signing party for Martin Ray's Cape Ann Narratives of Life in Art
Find out more »October 2017
ƐDGE3: EDGE Exhibition, Phase 3
A group show featuring new paintings by Peter Lyons.
Find out more »Boston International Fine Art Show, 2017
Trident Gallery showed work by Peter Lyons, Winston Boyer, and Zygmund Jankowski in Booth 17 at the 2017 Boston International Fine Art Show.
Find out more »EDGE: The Exhibition, phase 2
A group exhibition featuring art about the Gloucester coastline, in homage to the Cape Ann Plein Air traditions being celebrated in the 2017 Cape Ann Plein Air Festival.
Find out more »September 2017
EDGE: benefit performance
The 2nd Annual Ocean Alliance Labor Day weekend art exhibition and Fundraiser Gala in partnership with Trident Gallery and the Trident Live Art Series will be celebrating contemporary viewpoints of the sea and maritime history on location at the Ocean Alliance Headquarters, the historic Tarr and Wonson Paint Factory.
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The 2nd Annual Ocean Alliance Labor Day weekend art exhibition and Fundraiser Gala in partnership with Trident Gallery and the Trident Live Art Series will be celebrating contemporary viewpoints of the sea and maritime history on location at the Ocean Alliance Headquarters, the historic Tarr and Wonson Paint Factory.
Find out more »August 2017
A Conversation with Ed Touchette
A conversation with Ed Touchette about his artistic process and recent work on the occasion of his solo exhibition New Construction.
Find out more »Opening Reception for Ed Touchette
A public reception for Ed Touchette in celebration of his exhibition New Construction.
Find out more »Ed Touchette: New Construction
An exhibition of new paintings on canvas and paper by Ed Touchette offering a vision of a chaotic utopia inspired by architectural wonder and poetical imagination.
Find out more »July 2017
A Conversation with Nadine Boughton
A conversation with Nadine Boughton about her artistic process and recent work on the occasion of her solo exhibition Where I Come From.
Find out more »Opening Reception for Nadine Boughton
A public reception for Nadine Boughton in celebration of her exhibition Where I Come From, on view July 15 – August 13, 2017.
Find out more »Nadine Boughton: Where I Come From
An exhibition of new collage works by Nadine Boughton: from the ongoing series Fortune and the Feminine and two new series, The Modess Women, based on a wildly successful ad campaign, and an autobiographical series, Where I Come From, which pays homage to the disappearing material vernacular photographs of family albums.
Find out more »June 2017
A Conversation with Gabrielle Barzaghi
A conversation with Gabrielle Barzaghi about her artistic process and recent work on the occasion of her solo exhibition Perfect World.
Find out more »Opening Reception for Gabrielle Barzaghi
A public reception for Gabrielle Barzaghi in celebration of her exhibition Perfect World.
Find out more »Gabrielle Barzaghi: Perfect World
Ten new drawings and a major new work, a cycle of 15 drawings entitled Stoning Charlotte Brontë, affirm Gabrielle Barzaghi’s power to embrace complexity with aesthetic harmony, to portray the entanglement of beauty and understanding.
Find out more »May 2017
A Conversation with Diane Ayott
A conversation with Diane Ayott about her artistic process and recent work on the occasion of the two-artist exhibition Coming Round.
Find out more »Opening Reception for Diane Ayott and Suzanne Ulrich
A public reception for Diane Ayott and Suzanne Ulrich in celebration of their exhibition Coming Round.
Find out more »Coming Round
An exhibition of thirty exquisite mixed media paintings and collage by Diane Ayott and Suzanne Ulrich.
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The Political Body: Closing Party and Performance
Closing Reception for the public and the artists represented in the exhibition The Political Body, followed by a staging of Sonic Images by Pauline Oliveros (1932–2016) and improvised responses by community artists.
Find out more »AD20/21 2017
Trident Gallery showed works on paper by Pamela Ellis Hawkes, Zygmund Jankowski, Ruth Mordecai, Diane Ayott, and Susan Erony at the 2016 AD20/21 art fair.
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