The Art Emporium has a gallery displaying works from local artists as well as some international artist which are exclusively represented in Massachusetts by PJM Enterprises.
Featured Artist May 2010:
Mike Finnegan
Cell Phone Culture
My paintings are contemporary figures and landscapes that represent cell phone culture and language.
Cell phone technology has created globalization across almost every culture in the world. I am interested in exploring the changes this capability has brought and the subsequent impact in cell phone video, photography and linguistics.
The Artist's Bio
Michael Finnegan was born in Worcester, MA in 1977. Throughout his life, he has been inundated with ideas and teachings from his uncle, Neal Portnoy, an illustrator from Worcester, MA. Overwhelmed and bewildered, Michael set out to develop his innate skills through hard work with constant support from his family and (later in life) his wife.
Michael completed his undergraduate studies at Notre Dame College in Manchester NH where he studied Graphic Design and Illustration. He worked in education for a few years out of college before attending The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University’s MFA program beginning in 2006. During his tenure there, Michael focused his interests on painting and contemporary photography. His first big exhibition was the Boston Young Contemporaries show in July of 2007. Critic Cate McQuaid, a Boston Globe Correspondent, said in an article she wrote on July of 2007, “Painter/ printmaker Michael Finnegan calls his works ‘oil-on-canvas monotypes.’ He uses paint, not ink, and prints on canvas to create, in his ‘September Wedding’ series, elusive and deliciously textured scenes.” Over the passed two years, Michael has shown his work at The Warwick Museum of Art in RI, 808 Gallery in Boston, The Art Emporium Gallery, Hill Holiday, Lynn Arts Center and The Plymouth Center for the Arts, among others. He teaches painting classes for Brookline Adult Education and is an Adjunct Professor at the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University. He currently is Assistant Director for a non-profit after school program in Newton, MA.
"Michael Finnegan's paintings are inextricably linked to photography, particularly contemporary imagery derived from cell phone cameras—devises that follow us wherever we go these days and document virtually every aspect of contemporary life. In addition, his paintings are process-rich, with the result that familiar scenes blur into expressive abstractions.”
-Jan Avgikos, MFA Faculty
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Original ArtWork at the Art Emporium in Needham
Below are some links to a few online galleries which the Art Emporium represents. If you find a piece of artwork on these sites that you would like to purchase, please contact us and we will order the art work for you. If you would like to have the piece framed with us, we have the largest selection of corner samples in the area to choose from and offer a 20% discount when artwork is purchased through us. Our knowledgeable staff can help you design the piece; helping you pick mat colors that work with the piece as well as blend beautifully with the style of your home or office or where ever the picture may hang. They will also guide you through our extensive corner samples and help you find the perfect moulding to enhance your new artwork.
Historic and Antique MapsGregory Additions
Island International (limited view of gallery)
Robin Carroll Fine Art
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