Adria Arch – Art Spiel

November 3, 2025October 28, 2025

Art Spiel Picks: Boston Exhibitions in November 2025

HIGHLIGHTS

Beverly Semmes, Red Bird on Blue, 2017, 16” x 20”, oil and magazine page collage on glass

I’m deeply grateful for Boston’s university galleries—they consistently fill the gaps left by the local commercial gallery scene, which has been diluted, in my opinion, by the pressure to cover rent. These institutions reliably bring high-quality, thoughtful art and ideas to the city. A short but not exhaustive list would include the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis, the Aidekman Arts Center at Tufts, MIT’s List Visual Arts Center, and the Harvard Art Museums.

August 26, 2025August 28, 2025

Earth Suits and Beast Machines

left, Jennifer Amadeo-Holl, *Earth Suits* – *Reflections on Thought*, 2022, oil on canvas,, 49” x 64”, right, Mike Libby, *Quarter Vital Amalgam*, 2025, Apoxie sculpt and mixed media, 14” X 14” X 66”, photo by Adria Arch

The two-person exhibition Earth Suits and Beast Machines at Cove Street Arts in Portland, Maine, orchestrates a compelling conversation between Boston painter Jennifer Amadeo-Holl and Maine sculptor Mike Libby. This thoughtfully curated show rewards careful attention, presenting work that resists easy consumption and demands genuine engagement from viewers willing to slow down and look deeply.

July 16, 2025July 11, 2025

A Gathering: Gardens, Portals, Protests

Why do we need art in this moment? What art sustains both practitioners and audience in difficult times? These urgent questions pulse at the heart of curator and artist Olivia Baldwin’s extraordinary exhibition at the Kniznick Gallery, part of Brandeis University’s Women’s Studies Center—and the answers she’s assembled are luminous.