MEMBERS’ INVITATIONAL
The South Coast Artists Invitational Exhibition is an annual event at various galleries showcasing the range and depth of artwork created by member artists living and working in the South Coast Region of Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
The 2026 Members’ Invitational will take place at Gallery X, 169 William Street, New Bedford, MA
April 22–May 16, 2026.
2025 Members’ Invitational Exhibition
Exhibition Dates:
April 22—May 16, 2023
Hours: Weds. – Fri.: 11:00 — 4:00 p.m.
Sat. – Sun: 12:00 — 3:00 p.m.
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 25th, 5:00 — 8:00 p.m.
All works will be on view and available for purchase during the exhibition period.
The 2026 Members’ Invitational Exhibition will be at Gallery X in New Bedford, MA.
South Coast Artists is celebrating its 23nd year with the Spring Members’ Invitational Exhibit at the prestigious Gallery X in New Bedford, MA.
This spring the exhibit features work from over 60 artists showing 123 original works, and the opening reception takes place at Gallery X Saturday, April 25th from 5-8 p.m. Located at 169 William St, New Bedford, MA, Gallery X is open for viewing Wednesdays – Fridays from 11-4 pm, and Saturdays – Sundays from 12-3 pm.
This diversified exhibit features the artists’ finest works in oil, acrylic, pastel, encaustic, watercolor, metal, clay, wood, mixed media, photography and collage. All of the works will be for sale and awards will be given for the top three works.
2026 Invitational Juror, Catherine Carter
The juror for this exhibition is Catherine Carter, an abstract artist inspired by the rhythmic gestures of calligraphy and the complex patterns in Nature. Catherine has exhibited her paintings, prints and collages at multiple venues, including the Chrysler Museum of Art and the United States Embassies in Oman and Cameroon. Her shows have been reviewed in the Boston Globe, the Boston Herald, the Providence Journal, and Art New England. Her artworks are held in a number of public, corporate, hospitality, and private collections, including the Boston Public Library, and the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston. She is the recipient of artist grants from the St. Botolph Club Foundation, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and New Bedford Creative.
Awards for outstanding artworks will be presented at 6:00 p.m. during the opening reception on Saturday, April 25th.
Awardees of the
2025 Members’ Invitational
Juror Comments: “I would like to thank Steve Remick and everyone at South Coast Artists for inviting me to judge this show. South Coast Artists is such an important community-based art group and it’s always wonderful to see the work being made by artists that form this organization. There are so many artworks in the gallery that merit attention and praise so I hope you all will pick your own favorites in addition to the pieces I singled out for the following awards!”
ISABELLA CARINCI, Suburban Sketches 7
First Place
ISABELLA CARINCI
Suburban Sketches 7
Isabella’s series of small drawings shows that an artwork can make a great impact regardless of scale or medium. This thoughtful and well-executed graphite drawing is simultaneously full of mystery and feelings of nostalgia. Modest in scale, it invites the onlooker into a complex and interesting personal narrative.
ERICA DRIVER, Camellia, Sean Conway’s Greenhouse
Second Place
ERICA DRIVER
Camellia, Sean Conway’s Greenhouse
Erica’s use of paint markers as the primary medium is inventive and allows the artist to find all kinds of interesting details in the scene, which unfolds before the viewer. Looked at quickly, it might appear to be a lush garden, but upon closer inspection the industrial details of a greenhouse come into view.
CALI ALMY, Stacked Telluric Forms
Third Place
CALI ALMY
Stacked Telluric Forms
Cali’s distinctive and totemic ceramic form is attention-grabbing. Full of fine technical details, it also illustrates precarity in a direct and elegant manner. The innate tension in these piled bulbous shapes encourages engagement.
Juror’s Awards
DON CADORET, Pollinator at Play
Don has a dedication to details that merits attention and repeated looking. Note the tiny honeybees in the four corners of the piece to see just how attuned the artist is to every last centimeter of this artwork.
NADINE FLOWERS, Sakonnet Artifacts Nadine’s assemblage has a poetic quality about it. Items found scattered in the natural world are the subject of great care and careful construction here, offering viewers a chance to see them in a new light.
CHRISTINE TANSEY, Tinchbray Christine’s photograph is finely composed and rich in quietude. Executed in a style reminiscent of classic photographs, it also as a bonus makes the viewer want to visit the structure that has been captured.
Images from the Opening Reception
Virtual Exhibition
Cali Almy
Stacked Telluric Forms
19" x 6" x 6"
Clay And Metal
$500
Cali Almy
Stacked blues with vine
13.5" x 5" x 5"
Clay And Metal
$350
Cali Almy
Stack to Honor Blue and White
26.5" x 8" x 8"
Clay And Metal
$700
Kim Maura Barry
Red Pepper Autopsy
16" x 16"
Oil On Panel
$1,200
Dot Bergen
Freedom
22" x 5" x 5"
Encaustic And Fiber
$1,295
Dot Bergen
Pride
22" x 5" x 5"
Encaustic And Fiber
$1,295
Dot Bergen
Red Bloom
22" x 5" x 5"
Encaustic And Fiber
$1,295
Marianne Boucher
Sail Away
30" x 24"
Oil On Canvas
$1,200
Helen Bryant
Wind's Up
18.375" x 24.5"
Acrylic
$400
Dianne W. Burns
Coastal Refresh
18" x 24"
Oil
$2,200
Dianne W. Burns
Vibrant Village
24" x 18"
Oil
$2,500
Lisa Busnengo
Prometheus
36" x 36"
Acrylic
$3,400
Don Cadoret
Pollinator at Play
12" x 12"
Acrylic On Board
$1,500
Isabella M Carinci
Suburban Sketches: 7
8" x 6"
Graphite On Paper
$150
Isabella M Carinci
Suburban Sketches: 8
7" x 11"
Graphite On Paper
$150
Isabella M Carinci
Suburban Sketches: 13
8" x 6"
Graphite On Paper
$150
Diana Azevedo-Carns
Vortex
12" x 12"
Cold Wax
$300
Anne Carrozza Remick
Nasturtium
8"x 8"
Acrylic On Canvas
$550
Anne Carrozza Remick
Daisies in Sunlight
5" x 7"
Acrylic On Panel
$350
Anne Carrozza Remick
White Hydrangea with a Lemon
10" x 10"
Acrylic On Canvas
$650
Celeste Chute-Wright
Eve of Calm
11" x 14"
Oil
$200.
Celeste Chute-Wright
Protect Ukraine
11"x 14"
Oil
$300
Amanda Clauson
Coneflowers
8" x 10"
Acrylic And Oils
$75
Amanda Clauson
Magnolia
11" x 14"
Acrylic And Oils
$150
Amanda Clauson
Zinnias
14" x 10"
Acrylic And Oils
$150
Dan Connolly
Occluded
9" x 9"
Dye Sublimated Photographic Print On Aluminum
$475
Dan Connolly
Sizzle
9" x 9"
Dye Sublimated Photographic Print On Aluminum
$475
Dan Connolly
Vale
9" x 9"
Dye Sublimated Photographic Print On Aluminum
$475
Cecilia DelGaudio
Stormy Marsh
9" x 9"
Pastel
$250
Cecilia DelGaudio
Osprey Leaving Nest
21"x 15.5"
Pastel
$850
Cecilia DelGaudio
Sunny Marsh
9" x 9"
Pastel
$250
Iria DeValles-Vieira
Here Comes The Food
10.25" x 13.25"
Mixed Media
$120
Iria DeValles-Vieira
The Secret Door
16" x 24"
Acrylic
$225
Peter Dickison
Sunset Tango
18" x 18"
Oil Painting
$1400
Kris Donovan
Blue Hat
11" x 14"
Oil
$600
Kris Donovan
Dinghy Reflections
11" x 14"
Oil
$650
Kris Donovan
Three Pears
12" x 12"
Oil
$450
Erica Driver
Approach With Caution
12" x 12"
Acrylic Paint Marker And Ink Wash On Panel
$825
Erica Driver
Camellia, Sean Conway's Greenhouse
16" x 16"
Acrylic Paint Marker And Ink Wash On Panel
$1,200
Erica Driver
Winter Storage at Sakonnet Garden
12" x 12"
Acrylic Paint Marker And Ink Wash On Panel
$825
Charles A Eastman
Aperture, Collioure, France
16" x 20"
Black And White Photography
$525
Charles A Eastman
Cathedral Cloister, Girona, Spain
16" x 20"
Black And White Photography
$525
Heidi O'Donnell Eastman
Dune Shack, Provincetown
18" x 24"
Oil On Canvas
$1,800
Lindsey Epstein
Iced Caramel Crystalline Jar
7" x 6.5"
Porcelain
$195
Lindsey Epstein
Charlie's Tulip in Ruby
8.75" x 6"
Porcelain
$250
Lindsey Epstein
Tulipware Place Setting
10.5" x 16" x 6"
Clay
$232
Nadine Flowers
Boundaries
13.5" x 13.5"
Mixed Media Assemblage
$325
Nadine Flowers
Sakonnet Artifatcs
15" x 20"
Mixed Media Assemblage
$800
Nadine Flowers
Shipwrecked
13.5" x 13.5"
Mixed Media Assemblage
$325
Melinda Katherine Frederick
Calm Down Earthling 4
16" x 12" x 12"
Stoneware, Recorded Sound Loop
$700
Kevin Garbarini
Positano Huts
8" x 8"
Acrylic
$550
Kevin Garbarini
Capri Umbrellas
8" x 8"
Acrylic
$550
Kevin Garbarini
Parasol Pine
8" x 8"
Acrylic
$550
Catherine D. Hafer
Reflections
16" x 20"
Oil
$2,500
Heide Hallemeier
Stacked in the Harbor
25" x 21"
Watercolor
$600
Barbara Edlund Healy
On the Edge, Nobska
24" x 24"
Oil On Canvas
$1,100
Jill A Law
Seeds of Imagination
75" x 12" x 12"
Steel
$6,500
Lynn Litchfield
Longma
6" x 8"
Gouache And Gold Leaf
$300
Lynn Litchfield
Phoenix
6" x 8"
Gouache And Gold Leaf
$300
Lynn Litchfield
Phoenix Rising
13" x 17"
Goauche
$500
Carolyn Lock
Summer Sparkle
30.5" x 20.5"
Oil
$1,500.
Jossy Lownes
Cloudy Day
14" x 14"
Acrylic
$450
Jossy Lownes
Leaving
30" x 22"
Acrylic
$1,200
Azin Majooni
The Footprints of Water
22.5 "x 17.5"
Handmade Paper, Kozo,
$650
Michael Matheron
Colorful Lobsterman
8" x 8"
Photography
$300
Michael Matheron
Fly By at Popes Marina, New Bedford, MA
16" x 9"
Photography
$500
Beth McLacklan
Sea Queen
7 " x 4"
Jewelry
$415
Susan J Meadows
Lucky in Fog
10" x 8"
Photography
$300
Susan J Meadows
Morning Panorama
18" x 6"
Photography
$400
Karen Melanson
Days End
14.5" x 24"
Pastel
$1,695
Karen Melanson
Rolling In
16" x 21.5"
Pastel
$1,995
Mary Monteiro
Rise Up
15.5" x 15.5"
Oil
$525
Mary Monteiro
Stillness
8" x 8"
Oil
$250
Mary Monteiro
The Opening
18" x 24"
Oil
$725
Carolyn Mulvey
Dusk to Dawn
16" x 20"
Oil
$850
Carolyn Mulvey
Rock and Roll
6" x 6"
Oil
$350
Vania Noverca
California Poppies
12" x 24" inches
Oil On Canvas
$750
Vania Noverca
Narcicuss
8" x 8" inches
Oil On Canvas
$295
Vania Noverca
Sun's Glory
24" x 36"
Oil On Canvas
$1,200
Robin D Nunes
Just Jeepin' In Manhattan
36" x 36"
Oil
$2,500
Kristin Randall
Happy Place
15.5" x 12.5"
Gouache
$100
Kristin Randall
The Beetles
26" x 20"
Watercolor And Ink
$250
Marquelynn Raposa
Natures' Basket
16" x14"
Encaustic / Multi Media
$500
Marquelynn Raposa
Past Abode
10.5" x 10.5"
Encaustic/Multi Media
$350
Marquelynn Raposa
The Gathering
13.5" x 13.5"
Encaustic
$350
Stephen Remick
DEI
20" x 20"
Acrylic On Canvas
$550
Stephen Remick
A Peek at the River
8" x 10"
Acrylic On Wood Panel
$350
Stephen Remick
Vermont Gravel Road
12" x 16"
Acrylic On Wood Panel
$450
Eileen Riley
November
8" x 10" x 1"
Mixed
$300
Eileen Riley
October
8" x 10" x 1"
Mixed
$300
Eileen Riley
September
8" x 10" x 1"
Mixed
$300
Beth Russo
Straight Away 1
8” x8”
Acrylic/Mixed Media
$125
Beth Russo
Straight Away 2
8” x8”
Acrylic/Mixed Media
$125
Beth Russo
Straight Away 3
8” x8”
Acrylic/Mixed Media
$125
Ara Sadaniantz
LC lighthouse I
8" x 10"
Oil
$325
Ara Sadaniantz
Near South Shore Beach
16" x 20"
Oil
$700
Kadie Salfi
Italian Daisy
23" x 16"
Cyanotype
$1,000
Kadie Salfi
Race Cars 2 & 6
6.5" x 9"
Cyanotype & Gold Leaf
$385
Kadie Salfi
Two Jewels
9" x 13"
Cyanotype & Acrylic
$600
Carol Scavotto
My Strings are Zinning
29" x 30"
Silk
$1,500
Kitt Shaffer
Seated Figure with Blue Bandana
20" x 15"
Oil On Canvas
$350
Kitt Shaffer
Pagan King
20" x 15"
Oil On Canvas
$400
Kitt Shaffer
Seated Figure in Red Chair
15.5" x 12"
Pastel On Black Paper
$300
Michelle Smith
Path to The Point
16" x 20"
Oil Paint
$800
Michelle Smith
What Lies Beyond?
16" x 20"
Color Photography
$600
Taylor Smith
Storm Cloud over Warren's Point
28" x 22"
Oil
$1,400
Galen V Snow
Fantastic Forcythia
8" x 8"
Paper Montage On Linen
$325
Nicole St-Pierre
Beachcombing
16" x 13"
Pastel
$275
Nicole St-Pierre
Resilience
14" x 14"
Pastel
$250
Heather Stivison
Oceans Rising
24" x 36"
Acrylic On Canvas
$1,800
Stephanie Stroud
Hidden Treasure
11" x 14"
Decorative Fiber
$1,675
Christine D. Tansey
Tinchebray
14" x 14"
Photograph
$300
Paul Vien
Coming Home
17.25" x 21.5"
Watercolor
$600
Amir Viskin
Hale Kuai
22" x 16"
Archival Ink Photo
$425
Michael Walden
The More I See Things Differently
35.25" x 28"
Resist Lithographic Mono Print
$3,000
Pat Warwick
Rush
18"x18"
Oil On Panel
$950
Nancy R.M. Whitin
Beach Traffic
17.5" x 35"
Pastel
$1,800
Carol Way Wood
Hare
15.25" x 18.25"
Watercolor And Pencil
$400
Jim Wright
Isthmus
24" x 36"
Oil On Canvas
$3,125
Brenda Wrigley Scott
Vines
16” x 22”
Acrylic
$600
Anne P. Wert
Dappled
20" x 20"
Watercolor
$600
The SCA Members’ Invitational Exhibition is supported in part by grants from the Dartmouth Cultural Council and Westport Cultural Council, local agencies which are supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. This activity is made possible in part by a grant from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, through an appropriation by the Rhode Island General Assembly and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Westport Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Helen E. Ellis Charitable Trust administered by Bank of America.
South Coast Artists, a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization, educates, represents, and supports artists living and working in the coastal towns of Tiverton and Little Compton, RI, and Westport and Dartmouth, MA. Each summer SCA sponsors studio tours and this year the 22nd annual SCA Open Studio Tour takes place on the weekends of July 19-20 and August 16-17. SCA also provides free educational events and grants for emerging artists.