~CRISTINA TORO/BOSTON
CRISTINA TORO – ‘in my room’, 2008, acrylic on canvas, 72 x 120 in./IMAGE COURTESY: LAMONTAGNE GALLERY
CRISTINA TORO – ‘THROW AWAY THE LIGHTS AND SAY OF WHAT YOU SEE IN THE DARK’
OPENING TO-NITE !! – SAT OCT 25 !! – 6-8 PM
the show runs: OCT 24 – NOV 26, 2008
LAMONTAGNE GALLERY – 555 EAST 2nd STREET – SOUTH BOSTON , MASS
GALLERY HRS: WED-SAT 11am-6pm/TUES by appointment
see: LAMONTAGNE GALLERY, BOSTON
CONGRATS, to our dear young friend CRISTINA TORO, (born 1983. PUERTO RICO), now based in upstate NY !! wish we could be there !!
the show looks —— F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C !!
CRISTINA TORO – ‘Nocturnal Tree Dwelling Octopus’, 2008, acrylic on canvas, 48 x 48 in./IMAGE COURTESY: LAMONTAGNE GALLERY
CRISTINA TORO – ‘Moon Fruit’, 2008, acrylic on panel, 24 x 24 in./IMAGE COURTESY: LAMONTAGNE GALLERY
CRISTINA TORO – ‘Nest’, 2008, acrylic on wood, 24 x 24 ins./IMAGE COURTESY: LAMONTAGNE GALLERY
see: more images from the show/gallery website !!
artlovers was lucky enough to met Cristina in person, when her work was first exhibited in NYC, at HANNA FUSIHARA ARON’S
(now gone, upstate !!) LITTLE CAKES LITTLE GALLEY on EAST 6th STREET !!
At the time – Hanna told us, Cristina had sent her some jpegs, unsolicted !! – and it was love at first sight !!
see: CRISTINA TORO/’The More She Saw – The Less She Spoke’ – a 2 part show, FEB-MARCH 2007
LAMONTAGNE GALLERY, BOSTON/PHOTO COURTESY: LAMONTAGNE GALLERY
Founded in 2007, LaMontagne Gallery is a 2,300 sq. ft. exhibition space located in South Boston on East Second Street. . . . founded to create an environment in Boston for the display and sale of emerging contemporary artists – the gallery features visual, sound and performance artists based in Boston and beyond. Gallery directors are: RUSSELL LAMONTAGNE & EMILY ISENBERG .
Russell LaMontagne was previously a co-founder of LFL Gallery in New York City.
LAMONTAGNE GALLERY