Art Briefs

By The Independent Sept 30, 2026

When Anne-Marie Zehnder opened the door on the first day of “By Sea,” she heard the double chime of the bell at the nearby Church registering ship’s time. The sound was fitting. “Geographically,” says Zehnder, “we are essentially surrounded by the sea. […] 

Art Briefs

By The Independent Aug 20, 2026

Though the paintings represent a new direction for her, they are unmistakably Cross’s: the colors seem to converse across the canvas, each rich and mysterious yet inviting.  […] 

Wellfleet, Saturday Night

By The Independent Aug 6, 2026

AMZehnder Gallery (25 Bank St.) Nancy Jenner’s solo exhibition of landscape paintings creates an atmosphere of quiet at AMZehnder Gallery. Karle Packard of Wellfleet and Leslie Dealy of Yarmouth are […] 

Possibilities in Restraint

By The Independent May 13, 2026

Like a florist, Cherie Mittenthal sees many possibilities in a limited set of elements. She’s been working with images of tulips in her recent encaustic paintings, finding beauty in a […]
 

Blurring the Boundaries Between Sculpture and Utility

By The Independent Nov 5, 2025

Anne-Marie Zehnder is in the basement studio under her Wellfleet art gallery working on a sculpture. She steadies a small clay figure on the lip of a tall coil-built form. […]

There’s Plenty of Hope in the Sea

By The Independent Apr 2, 2025

In recent years, the world has seemed especially cacophonous to artist Nancy Jenner. In a loud room, says Jenner, “I get quiet.” Her impulse is to travel inward, she says, […]

Wellfleet, Saturday Night

By The Independent Sep 4, 2024

AMZehnder Gallery (25 Bank St. No. 3) Kate McConnell, who splits her year between Provincetown and Washington D.C., picks out a piece from Lorrie La Pointe’s 21 “Emotional Landscapes.” Each […]

Heather Pilchard Looks Beyond the Horizon

By The Independent Dec 15, 2021

“I have honed my visual sense,” says Heather Pilchard. “I notice patterns, changes in color. It’s all about observation. I’m always looking.” Pilchard could just as easily be describing her […]

Cape Cottages and Dune Princesses

By The Independent Jul 28, 2021

Two shows of paintings — by Gwen Murphy and Paul Pedulla — are running concurrently at AMZehnder Gallery, 25 Bank Street #3 in Wellfleet, through Tuesday, Aug. 3. Murphy paints […]

At the Beach With Rebecca Gmucs

By The Independent Jul 24, 2021

An exhibition of recent paintings by Rebecca Gmucs opens at AMZehnder Gallery, 25 Bank St. #3 in Wellfleet, on Thursday, July 15th and runs through August 3rd. Gmucs paints languid […]

The Charmed, Haunting Art of Laura Peturson

By The Independent Jul 7, 2021

Once upon a time, there was an artist named Laura Peturson. She lived in a forest in northern Ontario with her husband, daughter, and son. The children spent their days […]

Bowden and Watson at AMZehnder Gallery

BY The Independent Aug 25, 2021

Graphic designer turned fine artist Caroline Bowden is showing mixed media works at AMZehnder Gallery, 25 Bank St. #3 in Wellfleet, from Thursday, Aug. 26 through Sept. 3. Bowden’s design […]

Cross Roads at AMZehnder Gallery

BY The Independent Aug 11, 2021

Providence-based artist Mia Cross is exhibiting oil paintings at AMZehnder Gallery, 25 Bank Street #3 in Wellfleet, from Thursday, Aug. 12 through the 24th. Cross is predominantly a figurative painter […]

Ellen Sinel at AMZehnder Gallery

By The Independent Aug 4, 2021

An exhibition of recent oil paintings by Ellen Sinel opens at the AMZehnder Gallery, 25 Bank St. #3 in Wellfleet, on Thursday, Aug. 5 and runs through Tuesday, Aug. 10. […]

Doug Bennett’s ‘Intersections With Cubism’

By The Independent Jun 30, 2021

“Intersections With Cubism,” a show of works by Doug Bennett, opens Thursday, July 1st and runs through July 7th at AMZehnder Gallery, 25 Bank St. #3 in Wellfleet. With a […]

Heather Pilchard on the Horizon

By The Independent Jun 23, 2021

The next in AMZehnder Gallery’s week-long summer series is a show of Eastham artist Heather Pilchard’s intimate oil paintings of the Cape’s marshes and tidal flats set against a banner […]

Sky and Tides at AMZehnder Gallery

By The Independent Jun 16, 2021

Ann Guiliani and Lorrie LaPointe have a show of new work at AMZehnder Gallery, 25 Bank St. #3 in Wellfleet, with an opening reception on Saturday, June 19th, from 6 […]

Glimpses at AMZehnder Gallery

By The Independent Jun 2, 2021

Wellfleet’s AMZehnder Gallery, now in its second season, presents simultaneous shows by Dianne Longchamps and Tom Wilson Jones running Thursday, June 3rd through Tuesday, June 8th. Titled “Glimpses of Memory,” […]