Past Exhibitions
March 30th - April 28th, 2024
Bernay Fine Art was pleased to present our spring show, ARToons. The show featured the work of gallery artists Phil Knoll and Morgan Bulkeley. In addition, the show included the work of Zohar Lazar and FAILE.
Winter Group Show
January 27th - March 3rd, 2024
Artists in the show included: Diane Ayott, Susan Dory, Harriette Joffe, Erick Johnson, Jenny Kemp, Hideyo Okamura, Dana Piazza, Noah Post, Nancy Simonds, Audrey Stone and Kit Warren.
December 16th - January 22nd, 2024
Bernay Fine Art was pleased to present our annual holiday show. The show featured the work of gallery artists Janet Rickus, Sonya Sklaroff, Warner Friedman, Karen Lederer, Joy Taylor, Olive Ayhens, Sandra Byers, Huguette Martel, Hunt Slonem and Linda Pochesci.
October 28th - December 10th, 2023
Bernay Fine Art was pleased to present Taking Shape. featuring the work of Karin Schaefer, Deborah Zlotsky, Conny Goelz Schmitt, Gina Occhiogrosso and Jason Middlebrook.
September 23rd - October 22nd, 2023
Bernay Fine Art was pleased to present Black & White. This show featured the work of gallery artists Warner Friedman, GUZMAN, Stephanie Anderson, Simona Prives, Phil Knoll and Eric Wolf. In addition we welcomed Will Hutnick and Judith Braun.
August 19th - September 17th, 2023
Bernay Fine Art was pleased to present a mixed media show. This show featured the work of gallery artists Noah Post, Linda Pochesci and photographer David Ricci. In addition, the show included the work of Gordon Chandler, Matt LaFleur and Hunt Slonem
July 15th - August 13th, 2023
Our 5th Annual Summertime show was once again a big hit. Artists in the show included: Nancy Blum, Katharine Dufault, Warner Friedman, Sandy Litchfield, Janet Rickus and Joy Taylor.
June 10th - July 9th, 2023
Bernay Fine Art was pleased to present our annual Lines and Colors show featuring the works of: Warren Isensee, Dana Piazza, Hideyo Okamura, Diane Ayott, Audrey Stone and Susan Dory.
The Familiar Unknown
May 6th - June 4th, 2023
Curated by Sue Muskat & Phil Knoll. Artists include: Max Miller, Faile, Amanda Marie Mason, Susan Bee, Jenny Kemp, Matt LaFleur, Wayne Koestenbaum, Katie Rubright, Giordanne Salley, Dan Perkins, Margot Glass, Colin Hunt, John Franklin, Lindsay Walt, Sally Saul, Peter Saul, Karen Lederer, Judith Braun, Mary Jo Vath, Kathy Osborn, Deborah Zlotsky, Michael St. John.
April 1st - April 30th, 2023
Bernay Fine Art was pleased to present The Bird’s and the Bs. The work on display by the five talented artists provides an unprecedented depiction of nature; birds, bees and other creatures come to life before our eyes. The show featured the work of: Stephanie Anderson, Mike Glier, Phil Knoll, Sabrina Marques and Hunt Slonem.
January 21st - March 4th, 2023
Bernay Fine Art was pleased to present our Winter Group Show featuring the work of: Warner Friedman, Ellie Kreischer, Helga Orthofer, Sandy Litchfield, Dana Piazza, Janet Rickus and Helena Starcevic.
December 10th - January 16th, 2023
Bernay Fine Art was pleased to present our 2022 Holiday Show entitled It’s A Wrap which ran through January 16th.
This fabulous show featured the work of Morgan Bulkeley, Sue Muskat, Kristen Palazzo, Scott Prior, Karin Schaefer, Joy Taylor, Ann Wolf and Eric Wolf.
October 29th - December 4th, 2022
Bernay Fine Art was pleased to present our new show entitled Material Word, opening Saturday October 29th.
The show included artists Anthony Chase, Noah Post and Shira Toren, all artists using plaster in their work. In addition to these artists, the show included Greg MacAvoy, Hideyo Okamura and Nancy Simonds.
September 23rd - October 23rd, 2022
Beyond Realism was an excellent show featuring the work of Stephanie Anderson. Stephanie uses watercolors and graphite to produce hyperrealistic, elaborate, crisp representations of vegetation, flowers and wildlife.
Other artists in the show include: Carrie Gustafson, Guzman, Phil Knoll, Janet Rickus & Dee Shapiro
August 19th - September 18th, 2022
Bernay Fine Art was proud to present Color Play, a two person show featuring the new, dynamic work of Audrey Stone and Dana Piazza.
Stone and Piazza both build color through unique linear processes.
July 15th - August 14th, 2022
The gallery’s Summertime show featured the work of Sonya Sklaroff. Sonya’s new work will be on display from her visit to the Berkshires. Also included are works from the artist’s Pandemic, Cityscape and Tuscany series.
Other gallery artists in the show were: Olive Ayhens, Warner Friedman, Huguette Martel, Linda Pochesci, and Janet Rickus.
June 17th - July 10th, 2022
The gallery’s Lines and Color’s show features the amazing work of many of our talented abstract artists including:
KarinSchaefer, Dana Piazza, Lynda Schlosberg and Noah Post.
This year we welcome newcomers, Jane Fine and Sabrina Marques to the show.
May 14th - June 12th, 2022
“Two to Tango,” was a group show featuring the work of 12 artists who happen to be 6 couples. In fact, these 6 couples have been together for a total of 186 years, give or take a few. Though there’s no way to generalize about duration in marriage, one through-line for these couples is their like-minded drive to make art.
The artists included: Guzman, Jenny Holzer and Mike Glier, Sue Muskat and Phil Knoll, Sara and Hideyo Okamura, Janet Rickus and Warner Friedman, and Katia Santibañez and James Siena.
April 2nd - May 8th, 2022
The gallery’s spring show featured the bright and colorful work of many of our talented permanent artists including:
Stephanie Anderson, Morgan Bulkeley, Chenta Laury, Linda Pochesci, Scott Prior, Nancy Simonds, Joy Taylor and Geoffrey Young
Spring Forward ran from April 2nd to May 8th, 2022.
January 22nd - March 6th, 2022
The gallery’s winter exhibition featured the work of many of our talented permanent artists including Diane Ayott, Warner Friedman, Phil Knoll, Tony Luciani, Sue Muskat, Sonya Sklaroff, Shira Toren and Michael Zelehoski. We are also pleased to welcome Michael Filmus and Larry Zingale to the show.
The Winter Group Show ran from January 22nd to March 6th, 2022.
December 10th - January 16th, 2022
Walk the Line opened Friday December 10th. Gallery artists Karin Schaefer and Lynda Schlosberg shared “the stage” in this exhibition with two new artists to the gallery, Noah Post and Audrey Stone. The exhibition showed how varied and clearly unique the use of line is for each of these individual artists. Walk the Line ran from December 10th to January 16th, 2022, at 296 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA.
The Best of Both Worlds
October 29th - December 5th, 2021
The Best of Both Worlds, explored the beauty of both urban and rural landscapes. The exhibit opened Friday October 29th.
In this unique show, four women artists depict both settings through their paintings. Sonya Sklaroff’s magnificent cityscapes make us yearn for the streets of NYC while Sandy Litchfield and Olive Ayhens’ create distinctive works which combine both rural and urban scenery. Katharine Dufault brings the essence of the Berkshire countryside to the canvas.
“Art On Paper” opened September 24th and ran through October 24th, 2021. T
Featured artists include Diane Ayott, Mike Glier, Sandy Litchfield, Sue Muskat, Joe Neill, Hideyo Okamura, Dana Piazza, Nancy Simonds, Barbara Takenaga and Joy Taylor.
In this show, the artists presented their paintings, drawings, and collages on one unique medium, paper.
August 20th – September 19th, 2021
“Be Still” opened August 20th at 296 Main Street in Great Barrington, MA.
Featured artists include Stephanie Anderson, Stephanie Blumenthal, Warner Friedman, Ann Getsinger, Mike Glier, Phil Knoll, Tony Luciani, Scott Prior, David Ricci, and Janet Rickus.
“Be Still—Still Life and Beyond” explores the quietness and liveliness captured in fixed moments of life, when the unremitting flow of time is commanded to “be still” within an artist’s frame.
Lines and Colors
July 16th - August 15th, 2021
Bernay Fine Art was pleased to present our third annual Lines and Colors show, which opened July 16th. Lines and Colors was on display until August 15th.
The gallery’s exhibition featured the work of Warren Isensee, Kathleen Jacobs, Hideyo Okamura, Dana Piazza, Karin Schaefer, and Lynda Schlosberg. Each of these abstract artists has their own unique way of presenting lines and colors and the combination of their approaches lends itself to an absolutely amazing exhibit.
Summertime
June 11th – July 11th, 2021
Bernay Fine Art was pleased to present our third annual Summertime show. The Summertime exhibit was on display June 11th - July 11th.
The exhibition featured the work of Warner Friedman, Jessica Hess, Eileen Murphy, Scott Prior, Janet Rickus, Nadine Robbins, Sonya Sklaroff and Joy Taylor. Each artist brings their own unique vision of the summer season to the gallery.
Additional work will be on display by gallery artists Stephanie Anderson, Phil Knoll, Hideyo Okamura and David Ricci.
Mixing It Up
May 7th – June 6th, 2021
Bernay Fine Art was pleased to present a new show entitled’ “Mixing it Up” at 296 Main Street in Great Barrington, MA. The show ran from May 7th until June 6th, 2021.
The gallery's new exhibition featured mixed media artists Morgan Bulkeley, Connie Goelz Schmitt, Chenta Laury, Dee Shapiro, Amelia Toelke, Shira Toren and Michael Zelehoski. Each artist uses unique materials and has a novel vision to bring refreshing new pieces to the gallery.
LIGHT at the End of the Tunnel
April 2nd – May 2nd, 2021
The “LIGHT at the End of the Tunnel” show promotes gallery artists that have a special way of using light in their work . From David Vickery’s amazing moon paintings to the vivid colors of Litchfield’s gouaches The artists featured in the show are: Warner Friedman, Ann Getsinger, Mike Glier, Jessica Hess, Sandy Litchfield, Joy Taylor and David Vickery.
This show is a reflection of our times. We are on the downside of the most terrible pandemic that this country has ever seen and there is finally some LIGHT at the end of the tunnel.
February 12 - March 27, 2021
The gallery’s Winter Group Show promoted the works of our gallery artists. Artists whose work was featured in the show: Stephanie Anderson, Diane Ayott, Warner Friedman, Phil Knoll, Chenta Laury, Sandy Litchfield, Sue Muskat, Hideyo Okamura, Dana Piazza, Scott Prior, Janet Rickus, Nadine Robbins, Karin Schaefer, Lynda Schlosberg, Sonya Sklaroff, Barbara Takenaga, David Vickery and Michael Zelehoski.
This award-winning group of artists have produced a wide range of beautiful work from the intimate drawings of Stephanie Anderson and Phil Knoll, to the precise landscapes of David Vickery and Warner Friedman, to the beautiful abstract work of Hideyo Okamura and Karin Schaefer, to the fun “Escape From New York” series of Sonya Sklaroff.
Exclusive Online Artsy Show
Bernay Fine Art was pleased to present Sonya Sklaroff ‘s “Escape from New York” series on Artsy. In June 2020, the artist and her family decided to temporarily leave New York City and seek refuge in different small towns in the Northeast United States as the COVID cases soared in the city. Sklaroff chronicled her family’s travels with an intimate portrait of life depicting the backyards, the gardens, the people, the architecture, and the landscape. From the stunning color contrasts in “Red Hibiscus,” to the reflection of light and deep shadows in “Beach Afternoon Blue Umbrella” the artist’s work transports us to a vibrant and memorable summer day.
November 20 - December 27, 2020
Bernay Fine Art was pleased to host a holiday show entitled, “Something RED”. The gallery's last exhibition of 2020 promoted the work of many of the gallery’s talented artists . The artists with work in the show: Diane Ayott, Warner Friedman, Joan Griswold, Jessica Hess, Phil Knoll, Chenta Laury, Hideyo Okamura, Mark Olshansky, Dana Piazza, David Ricci, Janet Rickus, Nadine Robbins, Karin Schaefer, Sid Schatzky, Lynda Schlosberg, Dee Shapiro, Sonya Sklaroff, Barbara Takenaga, Amelia Toelke, David Vickery and Michael Zelehoski. Additional work by Sue Muskat, Shira Toren, Sabine von Falken and Lisa Vollmer was also on display.
October 9 - November 22, 2020
Bernay Fine Art was pleased to offer the unique show entitled, “The New Realism”. The gallery’s exhibition promoted contemporary artists working in the genre of realism. Works by 6 artists were featured in the show: Stephanie Anderson, Warner Friedman, Jessica Hess, Phil Knoll, David Ricci and David Vickery. Additional works by gallery artists Joan Griswold and Janet Rickus were also on display. This award-winning group of artists have produced a wide range of beautiful work from the intimate drawings of Stephanie Anderson and Phil Knoll, to the precise landscapes of David Vickery and Warner Friedman, to the hyper-realism of Jessica Hess’ graffiti and the magnificent large scale photographs of David Ricci.
August 22 - September 21, 2020
Bernay Fine Art was pleased to present an exhibition of works by Michael Zelehoski. Zelehoski, who grew up in the Berkshires, is an internationally renowned mixed media artist. His works are represented in major collections throughout the United States and abroad, most notably at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, which acquired his monumental, Open House piece in 2015.
Working to challenge visual and cognitive processes by deconstructing mundane objects and re-assembling them in pictorial space, Zelehoski uses a unique wooden inlay technique to create his work. “I am trying to reconcile the dichotomy between pictorial and physical space, art and object, sculpture, and painting”.
September 3 - October 5, 2020
Bernay Fine Art’s annual show “Lines and Colors” opened on September 3rd, 2020. The “Lines and Colors” exhibition was on display until October 5, 2020.
This exhibition promoted contemporary artists from the United States and Europe in mediums of painting and drawing. Works by five abstract artists were featured in the show: Hideyo Okamura, Dana Piazza, Karin Schaefer, Lynda Schlosberg and Barbara Takenaga. Additional works by gallery artists Joe Neill, Charles Thomas O’Neil and Simona Prives were on display.
July 30 - August 31, 2020
Bernay Fine Art was pleased to have its second annual “Summertime” show. The exhibit ran from July 30 to August 31, 2020.
The exhibit featured the works of 6 artists. Brilliant water scenes from Linda Pochesci and Warner Friedman fill the gallery with beauty. Scott Prior showcases his use of light in his summer towel and bottle paintings. Mike Glier and Linda Stillman have unique pieces in the show. Glier with his fabulous “Field Notes” and Stillman with her leaf impressions and nature mosaics. Finally, Ellen Kaiden paints magnificent detailed watercolors.
July 18 - August 15, 2020
Bernay Fine Art was pleased to present a summer exhibition of fourteen still life paintings by Berkshire artist Janet Rickus. The show ran from July 18th – August 15th at our Great Barrington, MA, gallery.
This exhibition of recent works was co-curated by Bernay Fine Art and Gallery Henoch of New York City.