Artist Profile

Kerry Hawkins

“I am a freelance graphic designer and fine art photographer living in the Boston area. I started photography when ! attended the Art Institute of Boston for Graphic Design. I fell in love with photography and have been photographing since college. I love to photograph cities with all their diverse neighborhoods and buildings. As a photographer and artist I am drawn to the contrasts, complexity and vibrancy of cityscapes. The buildings and negative spaces by them, the interaction of individual and architecture create myriad opportunities to capture moments of balance and scenes of chaotic dynamism.”

View more of Kerry's photographs at

gallery 9 @ Custom Art Framing

45 Central Street

Norwood, MA

www.customartframing.com

An addition to our blog

Kerry Hawkins, one of our Gallery 9 artists, is a blogger herself. She is a diligent blogger and posts daily. I always enjoy peeking in on her blog and seeing what photos she has posted.

She was kind enough to come to our First Friday reception last week and took some photos. Normally camera shy, I think Kerry did a great job of making me look like, well, like me.

Kerry is also responsible for the banner on our blog right now, Frame of Mind, and is a member of Boston Handmade with our own Nancy MacCallum, Julie's sister and silversmith extraordinaire.

A fabulous connector and business-savvy woman, Kerry has asked to be a contributor to this blog and we are delighted to have her on board. Look for her to be posting soon.

And thank-you, Kerry, for your offer and interest. We appreciate your efforts for the gallery.

First Friday report on Saturday

As reported, we showcased the work of Kerry Hawkins for our First Friday show last night. What fun it was!

The show looked beautiful, as did Kerry, and happily the rain held off for our second of these gallery events.Here she is in the gallery, standing in front of her work. (Photo courtesy of Nancy MacCallum on Kerry's camera.)

Gallery 9 is happy to call Kerry an in-house artist. We hope you come by and see her pieces for yourself.

First Fridays :: Kerry Hawkins

Tonight we are featuring the photography of Kerry Hawkins from 5-7pm in the gallery.
We've showcased her work in the gallery, and it's looking FABULOUS!

Not familiar with Kerry?

She's one of our Gallery 9 in-house artists. Her eye is unique and her focus always singular. The gallery display of her work looks fabulous.

She'll be here with her camera to meet-and-greet and answer any questions you may have.

For more info on Kerry, check out her website at www.khawkinsphotography.com
and her etsy shop here.

On the agenda for First Fridays:

Tonight, from 5-7pm we are holding our first First Friday artist opening. It's quite exciting.

Jennifer O'Neil, our in-house abstract artist, will be in the gallery to discuss her work and answer any questions you may have. It's always a lot of fun to meet the artist behind the work so please come by if you can.




For a little information about Jennifer here is her artist statement. I love how succinctly she describes how and why she makes art.

"When I started painting I knew I wanted to create pieces that interpreted my feelings and evoked feelings in others. Working mostly from my imagination I choose color and shape that fits the mood of the situation or perhaps simply fits the mood that I am currently in. My goal is to make abstract art accessible to everyone. My hope is that my work draws you in and tells a story, a story that only you know."

Now isn't your curiosity piqued?

First Fridays at the gallery are a great reason to come to Norwood Center which offers wonderful options for meals, too. Perhaps you'll consider coming to our opening and staying in town for dinner and a drink. What fun!

Upcoming First Friday events:
Jennifer O'Neil August 8th
Kerry Hawkins September 5th
Jude McGinn October 3rd
Nancy MacCallum November 7th
Ann Gorbett December 5th

And for those sticklers out there reading this: we know that LAST Friday was the first and the first Friday of August. Much like election day, if the first Friday of the month is the first of the month, our First Friday opening will be on the following Friday. It never hurts to have a little extra time....