News & Updates
Late Summer, 2010
The Churchill Gallery
The artist is pleased to announce that he has recently joined the roster of The Churchill Gallery, in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
The gallery, opened in 1972, represents distinguished artists from throughout the United States, and has gathered a loyal collector-base
throughout the U.S. and abroad.
Says gallery owner Virginia Wentworth Barnes, "We have admired the evocative and mercurial works of Rick Fleury for a number of years,
and are delighted that our hopes for collaboration have now been realized."
The artist is equally enthusiastic about this newest representation.
"I am honored to join the esteemed roster of The Churchill Gallery, and will seize this new beginning as an opportunity for exploration
and inspiration in this amazing part of coastal New England – bringing a new sense of place, atmosphere and experience back to the studio,"
Fleury says.
The gallery is located one hour north of Boston, at 6 Inn Street in downtown Newburyport. Please visit their website at
And, thank you so much, TCG, for the very warm welcome: thechurchillgallery.wordpress.com
New Work at Addison Art
Great Island
From Chequessett Neck, Wellfleet
Oil on Canvas, 20" x 50" x 1.5"
Revisiting familiar places of the Outer Cape, a new selection of work has arrived at Addison Art in Orleans,
in both canvas and copper. The work re-visits some of the artist's favorite places and subjects.
Visit AddisonArt.com, or this site's current portfolio for a glimpse of some of the new work.
Coast Bass River
Lecount Hollow, Wellfleet Bass River, Dennis
Oil on Copper, 7" x 5" Oil on Canvas, 15" x 18" x 1.5"
Orleans Historical Society
The Orleans Historical Society, in conjunction with Addison Art Gallery of Orleans, is presenting a Painting Raffle & Receptions
to benefit the Historical Society, featuring Daybreak, a 40"x 40" x 1.5" oil on canvas of Nauset Marsh
and Nauset Highlands in Orleans. The painting, valued at $5800.00, was donated by the artist and Addison Art Gallery.
Ticket sales ($20 each) are limited to 300, and the raffle is scheduled to take place September 4.
Two receptions with the artist to promote the benefit are scheduled for June 18 and June 26.
For more information or to purchase tickets, contact the Society at orleanshistoricalsociety.org. or
Addison Art Gallery at addisonart.com.
Cape Cod Hospital
Two of three panels of "Faith, Hope & Happiness," from the permanent collection of the Cape Cod Museum of Art,
have been loaned to Cape Cod Hospital for its new main lobby. The loan is part of an ongoing program with the Museum
to loan works from its permanent collection to various public buildings for one year time periods. This triptych was part
of this artist's solo exhibition at the Cape Museum in 2006, and later, acquired by the Museum permanently.
Oil & Water
Aspect
Oil on Canvas, 36" x 24" x 1.5"
Full article available by clicking image above. Courtesy of American Art Collector Magazine.
Addison Art Gallery's third annual Oil & Water, featuring the works of this artist and Copley Master watercolorist Elizabeth Pratt,
was previewed in the May issue of American Art Collector. The Memorial Day show opened Saturday, May 29.
Approximately 40 new works were introduced in the show, the kick-off to the busy
summer season on Cape Cod. Available works are online, both in copper and canvas,
and continually updated on the Addison website with new and currently available works.
For more information, pricing, current inventory, and the gallery's exciting summer event calendar,
visit Addison Art Gallery at addisonart.com or call 508.255.6200.
With Alicia Botyrius, co-owner of Signature Canvas of Kansas City, Missouri, at the opening reception May 29th.
Provincetown Arts
An ad for Seamen's Bank will appear in this year's issue of Provincetown Arts Magazine.
The ad features a studio photo taken by Dan Cutrona in a recent photo shoot.
Mother's Song
Mother's Song
Oil on Canvas, 30" x 48" x 1.5"
The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute commissioned a diptych, dedicated to the artist's mother who died from ovarian cancer in 1995,
for its newest facility in Southeastern Massachusetts – the Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center at South Shore Hospital.
The new Weymouth facility, which opened in October, expands the network of services for the nation's leader in cancer treatment and cutting-edge research.
Mother's Song will hang permanently in the women's wing, with an identification plaque that includes In loving memory of Jeannette M. Fleury, 1932 - 1995.
Boston International Fine Art Show
Addison Art Gallery was among forty outstanding galleries from the United States, Europe and Canada
who participated in this year's Thirteenth Annual Boston International Fine Art Show, November 12 through 15,
at Boston's historic Cyclorama. BIFAS is ranked as one of the nation's top shows for contemporary and traditional
fine art. This artist attended the show with Addison Art for the entire weekend. An amazing turnout, great sales, and rave reviews
made this year's show one of the most successful – and talked about – ever!
Thank you all for dropping by and saying hello – and, yes, we'll be in touch!
Barney Levitt, Elizabeth Pratt, John Wood, Jo Ann Ritter, Paul Schulenburg,
Mary Moquin, Jeff Bonasia, Domonic Boreffi, Marc Kundmann, Eli Cedrone, Rick Fleury.
Cahoon Museum's Twenty-Five for Twenty-Five
Twenty Five for Twenty Five: Artists Salute the Cahoon Museum of American Art
In honor of the museum’s twenty-fifth anniversary, this artist was one of twenty-five Cape and regional artists
to come together to celebrate one of this region's finest museum's of American art. Running from November 10 through December 30,
each artist exhibited two works, one of which was donated as a new acquisition to the museum’s permanent collection.
The artist also gave a talk, along with a Powerpoint presentation, as part of the exhibition's artist series.
Entitled, The Essence of the Landscape, the talk focused on the artist's themes, progressions and inspirations.
The artist has selected Autumn Shadows, below, as his gift to the Museum's permanent collection. The piece will remain in active rotation
at the Museum.
Autumn Shadows
Oil on Canvas, 30" x 40" x 1.5"
Fox Island Marsh, Wellfleet
The Cahoon Museum of American Art is located at 4676 Falmouth Road in Cotuit.
Call 508/428-7581, or visit CahoonMuseum.org, for more information.
Ross' Cove
Ross' Cove, Oil on Canvas, triptych, 30" x 90" x 1.5"
Ross' Cove, the latest private commission, a 30" x 90" triptych, made its way to the collectors' home with a gala reception,
including the home's builder and interior designer. The sweeping view incorporates the vista of Nauset Marsh and
Coast Guard Beach, as seen from the waterline of the collectors' extraordinary beachfront property.
Headland, Oil on Canvas, 20" x 50" x 1.5"
A second piece, Headland, greets guests in the home's elegant entry.
Photos: Dan Cutrona
American Art Collector
The July issue of American Art Collector included a four-page feature of the artist using a full-page spread
photo taken by Cape photographer Dan Cutrona. Thanks, Dan! You can find more about this shoot
on Dan's blog at www.dancutrona.blogspot.com.
The feature also includes several new works, and is a first for the magazine launching a new studio-based feature
called Collectible Art at the Easel. This is the artist's second major feature in American Art Collector, the first
appearing in the December issue of 2007.
Cause & Effect
Cause
Oil on Canvas, 30" x 24" x 1.5"
Effect
Oil on Canvas, Triptych, 36" x 108" x 1.5"
The artist's largest private commission to date, "Cause & Effect," a contemporary interpretation of
Osterville Harbor and Nantucket Sound, has settled into its new home in Osterville. The four-piece
installation serves as the centerpiece for the main living area of this private home.
Custom furnishings and accessories were created to compliment the piece.
Photos: Dan Cutrona
Cape Cod Life
Photo: Dan Cutrona
Copley Society of art
29 Newbury, Boston
The Copley Society of art featured this artist's work in a Spring solo exhibition at 29 Newbury,
the fashionable Newbury Street restaurant that has become one of CoSo's off-site venues.
The solo exhibition opened with more than 14 new works, rotating with new work to replace sold work through the course
of the show. More than 17 pieces were sold in the first weeks, calling for an early closing.
A review of the show was featured in the March/April issue of Artscope Magazine. (See "In the Press")
Marsh Tide, Oil on Canvas, 20" x 20" x 1.5" Chipman's Pride, Oil on Canvas, 20" x 20" x 1.5"
Sold Sold
The artist joined the ranks of the Copley Society of Art in January, 2007.
CoISo is the oldest non-profit art association in the United States.
Established in Boston in 1879 by the first graduates of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts,
artist membership is based on competitive review, and opens doors to representation
at the Newbury Street gallery, comeraderie and gatherings among fellow artists,
opportunities for education, outreach and members' exhibitions, and a professional credentialing
system offering artists opportunity for further distinction throughout their professional career.
The affiliation marks a major milestone in this artist's career --
a coveted honor shared by approximately 500 living members nationwide.
CoISo's Brockert Gallery at 158 Newbury Street, in Boston's Back Bay
My Boy, Graham
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