Jose Santos (MSAE 1999) will be having a solo show of his paintings at FP3 Gallery.
March 8-May 23, 2011
Opening Reception: March 16, 6-8pm
FP3 Residences & Gallery, 346 Congress St., Boston  M-F 10-6, Sat-Sun 10-4

Otis, 2010     40 x 40    acrylic on canvas

Jose also has work in a group show at Art at 12, Fort Point Arts Community, 12 Farnsworth St., closing on March 12:
Mentoring
Artists who teach share their understanding of the artistic process.  They guide their students through explorations, present problems, and coach them to craft their ideas into visual solutions. Sometimes during this process a special interest is taken, a special bond is formed, and a teacher becomes a mentor.

www.joselsantos.com

Ursina Amsler (MSAE 2006)  is playing Nurse Ratched in the Marblehead Little Theatre’s production of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”  Her husband plays Randle P. MacMurphy.

Dates:     Jan. 28,29,30;  Feb. 3,4,5;  Feb. 11,12,13
Tickets:  MLTLive.org

In addition to her community theater work, Ursina teaches middle school art at Masconomet Regional Middle and High School in Topsfield. 

Hui-Ju Chang (MSAE 2007) has completed a second master’s degree, a MAE in Expressive Therapies at Lesley University, and is now working as an art therapist.

Deborah ran into Hui-Ju and her mother (center), who was visiting from Taiwan, at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square the Saturday before Christmas. 

Ross Normandin (BFA 2009) will be having his first solo exhibit in a commercial gallery at the Bromfield Gallery, 450 Harrison Avenue. The show will be up from Jan. 5-29, 2011. The opening reception will be during First Fridays on Jan. 7 from 6-8:30. 

Sheryl Pace (TPP Dec. 2008) and husband Fish McGill will be a part of The Attleboro Arts Museum’s 19th Benefit Art Auction on Saturday, November 6th, 2010. The Auction is an opportunity to contribute to a vital cultural resource and to support the Museum’s arts and culture programming.

 Doors will open at 5:30pm and the live auction will begin at 7pm. Tickets are on sale now. http://www.attleboroartsmuseum.org/

Cristina Pinton (MSAE 2004) taught in Boston for two years before moving to Italy for what she thought would be a year or two.  Here is her account of the past six years in Italy:

“Six years ago I moved from Boston to Florence with nothing more than a dream inspiring me. Since then I’ve learned Italian to the point that I’m no longer recognizable as an American, I’ve re-founded my relationships with my Italian relatives in Milano, Vicenza, Roma, I’ve taught studio arts at a study abroad program, taught English to some of the major Florentine institutions and local banks, worked in the field of wine tourism for almost four years and the cult foodie world for two, met some truly amazing people, battled many a bureaucratic battle (I’m still waiting for my citizenship) and in the end was able to celebrate our tri-mix of cultures and marry the man of my dreams (the very one I met the second weekend I moved to Florence six years ago).”

Now the next phase of Cristina’s adventure begins as she and her husband leave Florence and move several hundred miles to the south, to Basilicata, a more rural, agricultural region of Italy, to start a new life.

Cristina writes about life in Italy on Suite 101. You’ll find recipes, travel suggestions, and information on studying in Italy, among other topics.  Also see Cristina’s new website.

We appreciate Cristina’s keeping in touch and wish her all the best.  We invite other alumnae to send us their stories.