Adams Plein Air Painter Alvin Ouellet
Ellipticals on View at Images Cinema in Williamstown
By: Charles Giuliano - Dec 03, 2024
“ELLIPTICALS” is a solo show of recent en plein air landscape paintings by Alvin Ouellet at IMAGES CINEMA in Williamstown, MA from December 2nd through December 31st, 2024.
Alvin Ouellet is an artist based in Adams, MA. His recent works were created and are on display at various locations throughout the Berkshires.
Now retired from Mass College of Art he relocated to the Berkshires. Since then he has taken full advantage of depicting cityscapes. During warmer weather he is encountered with an easel set up often in Adams and North Adams. The quotedian becomes elevated as familiar landmarks take on enhanced elegance and personas. The images invite us to look long and hard of what we miss in seemingly readily familiar structures. He chronicles the unique look of small town Berkshire sites.
Ouellet obtained a Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree in 1987 and a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) degree in 1985 from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt), in Boston MA; and an Associate of Arts degree in 1976 from Becker College in Leicester MA. From 1986 – 2017 Ouellet taught painting and printmaking as an Adjunct Professor at MassArt while concurrently the Studio Manager of the MassArt Printmaking Department.
Those who know the work will find the new small paintings on view at Images an adventurous departure from the artist's norm. It is a part of growth and always seeking new forms of expression.
In 2019 Ouellet was accorded a one-man-show in the former Real Eyes Gallery in Adams. Many of the subjects in the exhibition were directly encountered within walking distance of the gallery.
A Meet the Artist reception will be held at the Images Cinema Lounge on Wednesday, December 11th from 5pm to 7pm. Alvin will greet guests and present an Artist Talk about the paintings featured in this show. Refreshments will be provided.
Alvin Ouellet acknowledges the support of the Cultural Council of Northern Berkshires (CCNB), a local agency with funding from the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC), a state agency. Alvin is the recipient of two grants in 2024 from the CCNB/MCC, an Individual Artist Grant and support for the “Painting the Town – Celebrating Adams” project. Images Cinema is also supported by the CCNB/MCC.