19 April, 2024
“Monsters, Memes, and Momentos”
Tuesday May 28 - Sunday June 28, 2024
Opening Reception / Artist talk & demonstration:
Saturday, June 15th @ 1:00 pm
Open to anyone who wishes to attend.
Lotvin Family Gallery, Hopkinton Center for the Arts
Gallery Hours: Monday–Friday, 9am–6pm, Saturday & Sunday, 9am–2pm
The Hopkinton Center for the Arts (HCA) is pleased to announce that it will be hosting “Monsters, Memes and Momentos” in the Lotvin Family Gallery. The exhibition opens on May 28th, with a free public reception and artist talk on Saturday June 15th at 1 pm.
Joseph Fontinha’s work examines the process of representation. Particular to the nature of observation is our desire to understand things. With imagery constantly being relegated to the past, and because the next picture is always loading, Fontinha is very interested in the aesthetics of the sudden. His paintings contain marks that convey a visual level of anxiety that mimic the frenzied nature of our contemporary visual climate and offers the viewer the opportunity to detangle images. In this body of work, Fontinha is very intentional about conveying truths that he feels can only be communicated through oil paint.
Fontinha earned a BFA in Painting at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, MA, his Masters in Art Education from Boston University, MA, and MFA in visual studies from Lesley University College of Art and Design, MA, fostered Fontinha’s formal artistic education. He now teaches drawing and painting at B.M.C Durfee High School in Fall River. Fontinha has participated in juried solo exhibits and group shows through the Cambridge Art Association and Boston University. In 2017 he produced an immersive solo pop-up installation, Making a Painting, at Fountain Street Gallery, and more recently in a small group show, Wise Guise, at the Narrows Center for the Arts. He works from his studio in Lakeville, MA.
Entry to view the exhibition is always free. The HCA is pleased to offer private and group docent tours upon request. For more details, call 508-435-9222 or visit our website at www.hopartscenter.org
About HCA:
Vision: The region’s cultural destination–where passions emerge and the creative spirit thrives.
Mission: Serving individuals of all ages, cultures, and artistic abilities across the MetroWest region, the HCA develops artistic skills, offers outstanding performances and art exhibitions, and enables visitors to experience art in all forms. Under one roof, we celebrate art through classes and events in visual art, theater, music, dance, ceramics, writing, and film.
About the Lotvin Family Gallery:
Learn about art and learn through art—at any age. Look, imagine, discuss, write, and make. The Lotvin Family Gallery is a space where contemporary art and learning meet. We believe that artists are educators, cultural workers, researchers, public intellectuals, and activists who help us see ourselves and the world in new ways.
