Assemble II

July 25 – August 17

Opening Reception: Friday, July 25, 4–6pm

Collage by Pat O’Donnell, Karen Watson, Ken Riaf, Pam Courtleigh

The summertime collage extravaganza continues, hot on the heels of ASSEMBLE I.

ASSEMBLE II features work by four ingenious regional artists: Patrick O’Donnell, Karen Watson, Ken Riaf, and Pamela Courtleigh. Patrick’s outsider artist portfolio merges collage and painting. Karen’s work will represent her professional career as a collage illustrator for leading publications in Boston, as well as her current artwork.  Ken will show a collection of his legendary box assemblages. Pam will also exhibit 3-D assemblages of surprising elements. 

Once again, an abundance of imagination, wit, the unexpected, and often the surreal will be on full display at the COSMOS Gallery.  

Patrick O’Donnell is a contemporary artist, living in Beverly, Mass. He has cultivated an artistic vision that marries the ethos of punk culture with an understanding of traditional painting techniques. To learn more about this breakout artist: Patrick O’Donnell: The Self-Taught Artist from Beverly Blending Punk and Painting

Karen Watson has been a working artist for over forty years. Her mixed media collages, assemblages, furniture, and fine art photography have graced the art world for decades. She is also an award-winning editorial illustrator who uses her photography and collages to create illustrations for publication. To learn more about her current work and collaboration with Peter Holton, Watson & Holton Arts.

Ken Riaf is described as Gloucester’s renaissance man - a capable and practicing lawyer, artist, teacher, playwright and agent. To learn more about this talented gentleman, read article by Keith Powers: Ken Riaf is a Many Splendored Thing. 

Pamela Courtleigh is a self-taught assemblage artist living in Rockport, Mass. Pam was born in Philadelphia into a family of theatre folks and artists where she found her niche as a puppeteer. She later became an antiques dealer drawn to the odd and the handmade which provided a plethora of material for her future sculptures. Learn more: Pam Courtleigh.