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Aaron SzymanskiHuman Nature

"Human Nature": Paintings by Aaron Szymanski Aaron Szymanski, whose artistic works continue to progress in tandem with his successful career as president of Watertown-based Evo Design, shares ...

Anne HebebrandPoetry in Color

Glastonbury artist Anne Hebebrand brings her abstract expressions of “Poetry in Color” to life in a new exhibition of her paintings continuing through March 6 at the Good News Cafe and Gallery. Good ...

Catherine DoocyTransitions

Windsor artist Catherine Doocy takes an exhilarating journey from the natural landscapes she draws from memory to the inner artistic vision she expresses in the paintings of her new exhibition "Transi...

David Eugene BellHis Life, His Art


The unique abstract needlepoint creations of the late Washington (Conn.) artist David Eugene Bell are featured in a special exhibition running from July 11 to August 27 at the Good News Cafe and Galle...

Diane Pfister"Painting Is Soundless Poetry"

Southbury artist Diane Pfister offers a collection of her oil paintings and pencil and ink drawings capturing the poetic and transcendent qualities of life in her new exhibition continuing through Oct...

Ellen Hackl FaganSensate

Ellen Hackl Fagan explores the rich tapestry of sensory interaction through her abstract paintings in her new exhibition "Sensate," continuing through March 26th at the Good News Cafe and Gallery. At...

Ellen PliskinLandscapes

Ellen Pliskin offers richly varied modernist interpretations of a traditional style of painting in her new exhibition, “Landscapes,” running through June 19 at the Good News Cafe and Gallery. Pliskin...

Erin WalrathWanderings

Erin Walrath’s exhibition, “Wanderings,” currently showing in the main dining room and bar, draws upon her extensive travels at home and abroad over the past decade to pursue formal art studies and se...

Fethi MeghelliShadows & Other Realities

Fethi Meghelli offers his unique artistic perspective on the contemporary world in his new exhibition of works on paper titled “Shadows and Other Realities,” featured through February 2 at The Good Ne...

Fethi MeghelliAnother Way of Looking

New Haven painter Fethi Meghelli’s exhibition, “Another Way of Looking,” currently showing in the main dining room and bar, reflects the creativity of an intellectually restless and multi-dimensional ...

Brick Yellow CollinsvillePaintings by Aaron Szymanski

Acclaimed Watertown designer Aaron Szymanski explores light and shadow through his paintings of urban architecture in his current exhibition running through December 12 at the Good News Cafe & Gallery...

Frederick VelardiRecent works in color-field painting

Monroe artist Frederick Velardi, a specialist in color-field painting, presents a selection of recent paintings in his current exhibition continuing to October 13 at The Good News Café Gallery. Descr...

Geoffrey Moss Outsider. Insider.

Nationally acclaimed New York artist Geoffrey Moss brings a richly varied exploration of his many-faceted artistic perspectives to Connecticut in a new show running through August 15 at the Good News ...

I.S. LevitzHouse and Garden

West Hartford artist I.S. Levitz’s exhibition, “House and Garden,” currently featured in the main dining room, offers a vibrant, multi-hued vision of commonplace subjects from her world, transformed b...

Joan LockhartLush Life

Massachusetts artist Joan Lockhart, former graphic designer for numerous national magazines and books, celebrates her successful return to her professional roots as a painter in her visually exuberant...

Joe RubinReflections


New York City's dizzying daily kaleidoscope of color and light - reflected in office building windows, street puddles, passing cars and much more - provides the inspiration for New York photographer J...

Jonathan AllenI Remember Montauk


Wolcott artist Jonathan Allen brings his distinctive technique and style as a cartoonist to his new "Montauk series" of paintings, on exhibition through May 14 in the main dining room of the Good News...

Linda GardnerA Familiar Language

Linda Gardner’s exhibition, “A Familiar Language,” offers a multi-faceted exploration of the inner self through the dreamlike kaleidoscope of shapes and bold colors in her abstract paintings. “A Fami...

Matt WoodBliss

Woodbury artist Matt Wood opens a window on the versatile expressions of his art in paintings and photography in his new exhibition titled "Bliss," running through Jan. 15, 2007, at the Good News Cafe...

Megan Craigthis is the garden

New Haven artist Megan Craig shares her perceptions of urban landscapes awash with the "rural sprawl" of floral life in her exhibition continuing through October 22 at the Good News Cafe and Gallery. ...

Michael RiveraBrainWaves

Roxbury artist Michael Rivera’s spontaneous, often humorous commentaries on himself, society and the world around him provide the theme for the current exhibition of his recent paintings running throu...

Richard CarletonPaintings and Etchings

Connecticut artist Richard Carleton offers a “visual epiphany” of diverse images realized in the paintings and etchings presented in his new exhibition running through February 7, 2005, at the Good Ne...

Rita Maduro FrenkelAmistades

New Preston artist Rita Maduro Frenkel offers a window on the colors of her world in her new exhibition of paintings, “Amistades,” running from March 8 through April 24 at the Good News Cafe and Galle...

Sandra ScottNature Impressions

Selections from Monroe quiltmaker Sandra Scott’s multi-hued artistic works capturing the rich beauties of the natural world in fabric are on display in an exhibition titled “Nature Impressions” contin...

Tina PuckettDimensional Weaving

Winsted master weaver Tina Puckett, a self-taught artist and owner of Tina's Baskets who has been weaving sculptures, baskets and wall art for more than 20 years, brings her series of original woven f...

Virginia Murray RetrospectiveA Life in Paint & Clay

The Good News Cafe and Gallery celebrates the life and works of the late Woodbury artist Virginia Murray in an exhibition continuing through September 4. The retrospective show features selections fro...

WILDNancy Moore & Marcia Taylor

Ridgefield painter Nancy Moore and Newtown ceramic artist Marcia Taylor celebrate the serendipitous discovery of their shared artistic vision of the natural world in their new exhibition, "Wild," cont...

Eduardo ParedesLook at That!"

"It's been said that the only useful thing you can say to someone else about a powerful work of art is, 'Look at that!'" remarks Waterbury sculptor Eduardo Paredes. "My work is so much about how to lo...

ExpressionsStudent art from Region 15 Memorial Middle School in Middlebury

Memorial Middle School (MMS) students will have art work on display in a gallery show titled “Expressions” through April 24. Memorial Middle School seventh- and eighth-grade students selected by art ...

Frank FedericoJazzalicious

Litchfield painter Frank Federico’s show, “Jazzalicious,” offers a retrospective of his works portraying jazz themes in his collaboration with the Litchfield Jazz Festival over the past decade. Other ...

Frederic MonnetPostures of Yoga

French artist Frederic Monnet explores the physical discipline and spirituality of yoga in a his current exhibition of recent paintings titled “Postures of Yoga.” Monnet, a native of Paris who has pu...

Frozen in TimePhotography by Ari Friedlaender

In his current show, “Frozen in Time,” running through December 12 in the Radio Room, Ari Friedlaender has transformed his academic research in Antarctica into a lyrical photographic journey offering ...

Gwen FreemanFamily Dining Scenes

California artist and attorney Gwen Freeman offers selections of her evocative figurative works and subdued landscapes in her current exhibition in the Radio Room. Recipient of a B.A. in philosophy a...

H. Veronika GaiaNature's Peace


Woodbury photographer H. Veronika Gaia focuses on the personal perception and spiritual lessons of the natural world in "Nature's Peace," showing in the Radio Room through May 14. Gaia's exhibition t...

Joan Smith-WalleckBotanical Art on Porcelain

In her new show, “Botanical Art on Porcelain,” currently exhibiting in the Radio Room, Woodbury artist Joan Smith-Walleck marks her debut at the Good News Cafe & Gallery. In her artist’s statement, Sm...

Kirsten Larsen FredericksA Natural Reaction

Roxbury artist Kirsten Larsen Fredericks displays her creative transformation of natural forms into unique bowls, vases and other ceramic works in her new exhibition titled "A Natural Reaction," conti...

Louise W. King, 2005 ShowClay Horses Again

Louise W. King's exhibition, "Clay Horses Again," marks the third visit of her hand-built clay horses at the GNC Gallery. The collection of conventional-glaze, Raku-fired and wood-fired horses have be...

ROOSTERS!Paintings by Susan Prentice

Simsbury painter and graphic designer Susan Prentice has chosen Good News Cafe & Gallery to unveil her new series of oil paintings titled "Roosters!" Her exhibition revealing the many faces and profil...

Selected works from "Four Seasons of Flanders"A benefit for Flanders Center

Now showing in the Radio Room of the Good News Café is an exhibition of art works from the upcoming "Four Seasons of Flanders" auction. Among the works currently showing in the Radio Room is the oil p...

Ted WitekPhotoSynthesis

Photographer Ted Witek returns to Woodbury with a body of work dedicated to the natural beauty and the unique color and form of every flower in his new exhibition titled "PhotoSynthesis," continuing t...

The Menu Cover as ArtAn International Collection

Our current show in the Radio Room, “The Menu Cover as Art,” features an eclectic international collection of restaurant and bar menu covers evocative of dining experiences spanning the globe from New...

Tom KretschWater Moods

"Water Moods": Photography by Tom Kretsch Westport photographer Tom Kretsch shares a powerful personal and artistic inspiration drawn from his longstanding affinity for the Canadian Maritime r...

Charlie HeymanMoment Captured

In his show, “Moment Captured,” currently featured in the Radio Room and bar, Charlie Heyman displays his original and eclectic photographs of landscape, architecture, still life and other subjects. “...

Louise W. King 2006Clay Horses Yet Again

Washington (Conn.) ceramic artist Louise W. King's exhibition, "Clay Horses Yet Again," marks the seventh visit of her hand-built clay horses at the Good News Cafe and Gallery, dating back to 1998. Th...

Marcia TaylorEarth on Her Hands

Newtown pottery artist Marcia Taylor’s show, “Earth on Her Hands,” features hand built and thrown sculptural pieces evoking the beauty and whimsical surprises of flora and fauna in the natural world. ...

Michael EganDesigns in Glassware Art

Vermont craftsman Michael Egan offers a tour of his evolving designs in glassware art in his current exhibition at The Good News Cafe & Gallery. Egan observes that he has moved in recent years into a...

Silvia MarinariRoots & Light

New York photographer Silvia Marinari, a summer resident of Litchfield, presents selections from her black-and-white images in “Roots and Light,” an exhibition running from August 17 to September 19. ...

Young Artists, 2005 ShowBeginnings

Carole Peck's Good News Cafe is pleased to make our gallery space available once again to showcase paintings by talented young artists from the fine arts program of the Region 15 school district. The...

All that jazz Photos from Aug. 21 opening

We share these photos taken at the August 21 opening reception for our new exhibitions by Frank Federico, Marcia Taylor and Silvia Marinari. The first photographs show painter Frank Federico chatting ...

Flanders Nature Center BenefitArt Selections from the Oct. 22 Auction

The art works on exhibition through October 17 in the Radio Room represent selections from the annual auction to benefit the Flanders Nature Center and Land Trust in Woodbury. This year's Flanders din...

Marcia Taylor in "Wild"Preview her show

Here are several representative works from Marcia Taylor's current show at Good News Cafe. ...

Nancy Moore in "Wild"Preview her show

Here are several representative works from Nancy Moore's current show at Good News Cafe. ...

Connie Aronson

The vibrant gouache and oil paintings of artist Connie Aronson are currently featured in the exhibition, "Joy of Color," which runs through June 23rd at the Good News Cafe Gallery. Connie Aronson has...

David BellDavid Eugene Bell's Outrageous Needlepoint
December 2 - January 28, 2002

There is something new on the menu at Carole Peck's Good News Cafe on Route 6 in Woodbury, CT --but you won't be ordering it as an entree. It's needlepoint, and it's hanging on the walls. "Outrageous ...

Jean DuranelLa Vie de Chateau

Acclaimed French artist Jean Duranel brings his unique and whimsical vision of the world to Connecticut in this exhibition of recent paintings and sculptures. Titled “La Vie de Chateau,” the e...

Kim Tester

Kim E. Tester's works now on exhibit at the Good News Cafe Gallery display her skillful use of screenprint techniques to explore our conscious and subconscious realities. She has participated in more ...

Louise King"Further Clay Horses" - Louise W. King
Oct. - Nov. 2001

The 2001 herd of Louise W. King's clay horses will be at Carole Peck's Good News Cafe in Woodbury from October 8 - November 25,2001. During the past year Louise King has turned her attention to more...

LustenaderBill Lustenader - Oct. - Nov. 2001

My formal education was in art history - Vassor BA '79. University of London MA '81. As a painter I am self-taught, having moved to painting full time in 1982. I maintain a studio in the Erector Squar...

Michael Patterson

I have decided to show a mix of things this time... I've been painting for thirty-five years or so and have gone in and out of several subject series. What's being shown is a cross-section and...

Paul SzemanczkyNov. 2001-March 2002

The Elements of "Fields of Domaine" In this collection of paintings and drawings lies a dominant theme: That freedom is the sole truth of Spirit, and Spirit is a self-contained existence. Ther...

Richard Beaulieu

Woodbury artist Richard Beaulieu presents a retrospective of his works in an exhibition that continues through March 10th at the Good News Cafe Gallery. From the collage "Vanity" (pictured here) and t...

Richard ThomasUrban Paradoxes

March 26th to June 3rd Opening Reception Sunday, April 7, 2002 from 3 to 5 PM. Artist Statment In my current body of work I continue to explore two themes that have characterized my im...

Robert Andrew Parker"Paints & Prints"

August 6th to October 22nd, 2002 Opening Reception Sunday, August 11th from 3 to 5 PM...

Sara Matzkin"Las Ollas"

August 7th to October 22nd, 2002 Opening Reception Sunday, August 11th from 3 to 5 PM ...

Ted WitekRecent Photographs

The current exhibition in the Radio Room of the Good News Cafe showcases the emerging body of photographic art by Ted Witek, a Connecticut native now living in Germany whose roving lens has captured p...

Tina Gauthier

Watertown artist Tina Gauthier is making her second appearance at The Good News Cafe Gallery. Over the past seven years, she has offered more than a dozen presentations of her works in both solo and g...

Virginia Murray

Virginia Murray's current exhibition at the Good News Cafe Gallery showcases her wide-ranging works in ceramics, majolica and raku, inspired and influenced by her extensive travels in Europe, Russia, ...

Lauri ZarinRecent Works

Kent painter Lauri Zarin’s vivid portrayals of urban and country landscapes and the animal kingdom are featured in the current exhibition running through April 11. Ms. Zarin’s show, “Recent Works,” i...