TALK SHOP 8.0 

on view july 12 - sep 10

We are so pleased to present a collection of works featuring a potent ensemble of hudson valley artists

OLIVIA BARRY
ANGELA BASILE
TONI BROGAN
DEMETRIA CHAPPO
AMY DECKER
MIMI GRAMINSKI
TARA HOGAN
BETH HUMPHREY
SUE STOVER

OLIVIA BARRY

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ANGELA BASILE

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TONI BROGAN

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DEMETRIA CHAPPO

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AMY DECKER

New Jersey native (b.1981) Amy Decker received her BFA in Graphic Design from the School of Visual Arts (2003), and holds an MFA in Fine Arts from Lesley University (2023, the program has now moved to Clark University, Worcester, MA). Her work has been exhibited at the Governorโ€™s Academy in Byfield, MA, the Art Students League, NY, Knockdown Center, Petty Cash in Bushwick, Brooklyn, and ChaShaMa at Brooklyn Bridge Park, among other venues. The artist currently lives in Brooklyn, and also works as a textile designer.

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MIMI GRAMINSKI

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TARA HOGAN

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BETH HUMPHREY

Beth is an artist working in drawing, painting and sculpture. She makes work about evaporation, respiration, erosion, gravity, gentle and violent forces at a moment of change. She is particularly interested in how these forces influence and shape the human connection to place and the environment, encompassing both built and natural surroundings.

โ€œMy current work is inspired by the infographics from the 1950โ€™s & 60โ€™s encyclopedias that attempted to distill information and inspire curiosity about natural systems, depicting individual parts removed from the whole. These were sanitized, clinical, colorful imagery, removed from the exploitation and rampant destruction of these systems. Working with paper as a ground, building up surfaces with paint, drawing, accident, light and shadows, 

I am reimagining components of natural forces inspired by my own sense of awe and wonder around these systems that support us all.โ€

Beth comes from a background in art education as a teaching artist and museum educator. In addition to her studio practice,  she currently works for D.R.A.W. Kingston NY connecting youth to jobs and opportunities in the arts in the Hudson Valley of New York. 

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SUE STOVER

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These featured artists of Talk Shop 8.0 are in the good company of the continued works by
the following regional artists + makers

Ongoing Works By

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VERSE is founded by sisters, Vanessa Shafer + Cassandra Ruff, who curated Talk Shop 8.0

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Hudson Valley. 
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