Nielsen Gallery
Nielsen Gallery is a commercial art gallery originally located on Newbury Street in the Back Bay area of Boston, United States. Founded in 1963 by Nina Nielsen[1] and John Baker, the gallery won “Best Show in a Commercial Gallery in the United States,” prizes from the International Association of Art Critics, in 2005[2] and 2009.[3]
Originally a frame shop that also sold Japanese prints, they began to exhibit paintings in 1973.[4] During the 46 years that the gallery was open in its original building,[5][6][7] and also in its current online and by-appointment incarnation, it has showcased and supported contemporary American artists, especially those creating experimental and avant-garde work.[8] The gallery's spirit was described by Artdeal Magazine as "the warmest, most intense, most powerful and inspirational art experience north of Manhattan.”[9][10]
Artists featured through the gallery have included Jackson Pollock,[11] Joan Snyder,[12] Dexter Lazenby, Nathalie Miebach, James Cambronne, Albert York, Arthur Dove, Marsden Hartley, Jake Berthot, John Walker, Bill Jensen, Anne Harris,[13] Sedrick Huckaby,[14] Gregory Amenoff,[15][16] and John Lees.[17]
References
- Ungermarch, Miles (March 28, 2007). "Big Waves Sighted on the Waterfront". New York Times. p. SPG7 of the National edition.
- Best Art Galleries, https://bestartgalleries.org/place/nielsen-gallery-boston-ma.html
- Artnet News. Jan. 20, 2009, http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/news/artnetnews/artnetnews1-20-09.asp
- DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, 2002. Painting in Boston, 1950-2000, University of Massachusetts Press. p. 205.
- Cate McQuaid, "Changes afoot on Newbury Street," The Boston Globe, May 27, 2009, http://archive.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2009/05/27/changes_afoot_on_newbury_street/
- Shawn Hill, Jun 14, 2009, “Nielsen Gallery Surprise Inventory Exhibition: Final Show on Boston's Newbury Street, ”http://www.berkshirefinearts.com/06-14-2009_nielsen-gallery-surprise-inventory-exhibition.htm
- Debbie Hagan, “Why Do We Need Galleries?” Art New England: Contemporary Art and Culture, Sept/Oct. 2015, pp. 40-42.
- Newbury Street Art Galleries, http://www.boston-discovery-guide.com/newbury-street-art-galleries.html
- “Sand Painting: Nina Nielsen at the Gleason," Artdeal Magazine, Saturday, September 07, 2013. https://artdealmagazine.blogspot.com/2013/09/nielsen-at-gleason-sandstone.html
- Paula Estey, "When The Artist Becomes The Gallery Blog #35" June 27, 2017 http://myemail.constantcontact.com/From-Artist-to-Gallery-Owner--It-s-a-BLOG-.html?soid=1101889359055&aid=sYzglBo8ggY
- Nancy Stapen, October 24, 1985 "Pollock's `Psychoanalytic Drawings': Revealing works are on the market, but are they too private for exhibition?" The Christian Science Monitor, https://www.csmonitor.com/1985/1024/lpoll.html
- J. Cohen, 1998. “Joan Snyder," review of exhibit at Nina Nielsen Gallery, Art New England.
- Sarah Goodyear, 1998, "Profiles of painter Anne Harris and her photographer husband, Paul D'Amato," Maine News Index – Casco Bay Weekly. 2556. http://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_cbw/2556
- Cynthia K. Buccini, Spring 2010. “Big Love,” Bostonia: The Alumni Magazine of Boston University, https://www.bu.edu/bostonia/winter-spring10/huckaby/
- Joe Fig, 2009, Inside the Painter's Studio, Princeton Architectural Press, p. 14.
- Jennifer Samet, “Beer with a Painter: Gregory Amenoff,” Hyperallergic, January 16, 2016, https://hyperallergic.com/author/jennifer-samet/
- M&L collaboration with Nina Nielsen and John Baker, Matter and Light, September 15, 2016, http://www.matterlightfineart.com/2016/09/15/ml-collaboration-with-nina-nielsen-and-john-baker/