Past Exhibitions

HEROES & VILLAINS
HEROES & VILLAINS
HEROES & VILLAINS
HEROES & VILLAINS
HEROES & VILLAINS
HEROES & VILLAINS
 HEROES & VILLAINS

HEROES & VILLAINS

January 20  ~ March 4


3rd Friday Gallery Night January 20, February 17

5-7PM, LIVE at 6PM @canalstreetartgallery

Canal Street Art Gallery presents: Heroes & Villains, open January 20th and on view through March 4th. Join the Gallery on 3rd Friday Gallery Night in Historic Downtown Bellows Falls from 5-7pm, January 20th, to celebrate and meet the artists. All Gallery events are free and open to the public.


The Heroes & Villains exhibit shows artwork by Clare Adams, Thomasin Alyxander, Debi A Barton, Jean Cannon, Mindy Fisher, Corinne Greenhalgh, Gregory Damien Grinnell, Yevette Hendler, Su Lin Mangan, Gretchen Seifert and Linda Udd. The story of the hero and villain is told in many ways. Through art, music, performance, writing, and everyday life, the hero and villain come alive. The quest of the hero often includes the villain, and the villain’s story may even be told as well as or even instead. Many of the hardest decisions a hero must make are revealed by villains. The internal struggle of the hero becomes clear only after encountering, then revealing the true nature of, and finally conquering, the part of the villain which resides in the hero themselves. 


“As a bead weaver I try to stitch sculptures that tell stories about society, weaving together elements from folklore, history, literature and mythology.” -Thomasin Alyxander


“I have collected vintage textiles, buttons, and ephemera which tell stories of people, especially women, who came before me. What stands out most to me during these strange times is not, however, the Villains who wish to control, but the strength and perseverance of the Heroes who will not be controlled.” -Debi A Barton


“Are they heroes or are they villains? What parameters are ascribed to each? They are indeed heroes in their own reality but what of our reality as observers?” -Gregory Damien Grinnell


“My painting and drawing usually include people. I like to use figures because they embody a spiritually infinite fascination.” -Kathy Lavine


“Escape depicts the underground railroad routes that escaping slaves traveled, from the southern territories to the northern territories. The heroes are not only the escaping slaves but the people, the large network, who risked their lives to help them on their way to freedom.” -Su Lin Mangan


“One of the most heroic acts one can undergo is taking on one's daimon/demon. To battle the inner chaos and untangle the knots, to have the courage to look at the shadow that personifies everything one refuses to acknowledge about oneself; within this dark seeming abyss lie the possible jewels of the authentic self, the discarded self tangled in darkness.” -Linda Udd


In the promotional piece for the Heroes & Villains show, The Power of One, 2018, by the late Charles Norris-Brown, the same girl at different ages supports herself to reach for the sky. This represented to the artist the sentiment of ‘Never give up’. Perhaps in as many ways as there are people, heroes may include all those who accept the call to the heroic quest. 

Artworks in the Show

Kathy Lavine Funny Face - young boy at the beach 2019
Kathy Lavine Violation of Beauty - Trojan Horse meets Lilith 2020

Kathy Lavine

Funny Face - young boy at the beach

2019

charcoal on paper

20 x 16 in

$210

Kathy Lavine

Violation of Beauty - Trojan Horse meets Lilith

2020

acrylic and mixed media on canvas

18 x 22 in

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Kathy Lavine Nude 2022

Kathy Lavine

Nude

2022

charcoal on paper in archival sleeve 

24 x 18 in

Sold

Clare Adams Harriet Tubman 2022

Clare Adams

Harriet Tubman

2022

stained and reverse painted glass

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Clare Adams Malala Yousafzai 2022

Clare Adams

Malala Yousafzai

2022

stained and reverse painted glass

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Clare Adams Nikole Hannah Jones 2022

Clare Adams

Nikole Hannah Jones

2022

stained and reverse painted glass

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Carol Keiser The Yellow Chair 2023

Carol Keiser

The Yellow Chair

2023

acrylic on canvas

24 x 20 in

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Su Lin Mangan Escape

Su Lin Mangan

Escape

2022

fiber

26 x 36 in

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Mindy Fisher Dan Henry 2018

Mindy Fisher

Dan Henry

2018

acryla-gouache on panel

12 x 12 in

NFS

Thomasin Alyxander George Orr 2022

Thomasin Alyxander

George Orr

2022

glass seed beads over a wood and cloth frame

9.75 x 7 in

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Linda Udd Black Head 1 2022

Linda Udd

Black Head 1

2022

terracotta clay/ granite slab

22.5 x 7.5 in

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Linda Udd Venus 2020

Linda Udd

Venus

2020

Clay, plaster

26 x 5 1/4 in

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Linda Udd Black head 2 2022

Linda Udd

Black head 2

2022

plaster, wood, metal

22 x 8.5 in

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Linda Udd Woman 2017

Linda Udd

Woman

2017

clay

12 x 6 in

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Yevette Hendler Everything Bothers Me 2015

Yevette Hendler

Everything Bothers Me

2015

archival pigment print

24 x 20 in

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Yevette Hendler She 2017

Yevette Hendler

She

2017

archival pigment print

24 x 18 in

$235

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Yevette Hendler Madame Scrutiny 2014

Yevette Hendler

Madame Scrutiny

2014

archival pigment print

24 x 18 in

$235

Gregory Damien Grinnell Some Excitement Last Week 2020

Gregory Damien Grinnell

Some Excitement Last Week

2020

ink, paper, acrylic, oil, on board

30 x 40 in

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Gregory Damien Grinnell Which City Should I Move To? 2021

Gregory Damien Grinnell

Which City Should I Move To?

2021

acrylic, oil, paper, ink, gravel, on board & canvas

36 x 2 in

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Debi A Barton Metamorphosis 1 2021

Debi A Barton

Metamorphosis 1

2021

paper and metallic thread on paper, reclaimed frame

14.75 x 12 in

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Debi A Barton Metamorphosis 2 2023

Debi A Barton

Metamorphosis 2

2023

15.5 x 14 in

vintage photo, paper, fibers, butterfly wing on cardboard, reclaimed frame

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Debi A Barton She Died Last Night- Metamorphosis 3 2022

Debi A Barton

She Died Last Night- Metamorphosis 3

2022

vintage paper, newsprint, fibers on Bristol board, reclaimed frame

24 x 18

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Jean Cannon Nude with Device 2019

Jean Cannon

Nude with Device

2019

watercolor on paper

15 x 22 in

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Jean Cannon Cowgirl #1 2018

Jean Cannon

Cowgirl #1

2018

watercolor on paper

15 x 11 in

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Jean Cannon Cowgirl #2 2018

Jean Cannon

Cowgirl #2

2018

watercolor on paper

15 x 11 in

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