The AIR Co-op blog is back!

With monthly updates on our co-op and gallery space, as well as the profiles of our featured artists and their work. View pictures of our openings, and stay updated on our events and opportunities.

We hope to see you at our next opening.

-The Artist In Residence Co-op

ANN ALLEN

"I started painting in 2001 when my children were away at college. While I was raising my family, I had always imagined myself painting some day, but didn't know where to start. I found a local art instructor who taught the 'Rob Boss' painting technique and enjoyed painting landscapes for awhile. But when I started painting with Mary a few years ago, it became a passion, rather than just a pastime, as I have found that paintings with people in them, while very challenging, has proven to be so much more rewarding for me when I am able to capture the essence of the person or child I am painting ." Ann shares gallery space with Mary Reed.

NANCY LIEGH SHAW

"Throughout the years, I have tried to weave a little bit of 'creative mindfulness' into whatever I happen to be doing at the moment - my private method of honoring my place in the world and the talents I was born with. Whether I am painting, drawing, sculpting, cooking, or gardening, I try to push my abilities to the limit and enjoy the process as much as possible. If my work makes those around me stop and think, or laugh, or wonder, or simply take pleasure in the looking, all the better. "

MARY REED

"I currently teach art classes for adults at my studio in Georgia. Students come with a wide range of art understanding and abilities. I focus mostly on color theory, because I feel this is the piece most often overlooked or misunderstood. In addition to color theory: composition, underpainting, perspective, and techniques are areas of focus. Ann Allen and I share a gallery space and have been together for two years."

CLAIR DUNN

Clair Dunn, still living on land that's been in the family since 1867 (though it is now up for sale), works in several media: b/w photography, acrylics, watercolor, and polymer clay. Vermont and the Earth often appear as themes in her work. Her non-photographic work has grown out of an obsession with color and continues to move her to experimentation. Her black and white Rural and Rural Urban images of Vermont document the disappearing past and what could still be lost in the future.

NAN ADRIANCE

"Inspired at a young age by my mother and grandmother, I have spooled my imagination through creative pieces of art. Fabric Art that is, aprons, scarves, and of course, my favorite... handmade bags." Nan's business, the Vermont Bag Lady, has grown and flourished into a productive cottage industry since its opening in 1999. What began as a creative outlet and a distraction from a disability, is now fueled by a passion for creating beautiful handmade articles. Wearable art featuring handmade buttons and unique embellishments are her trademark. "I am pleased to be part of a group of Vermont artistans who capture the beauty of handmade crafts in a manufactured world."