HILARY HANSON BRUEL

Newton Art AssociationWedeman Gallery, Lasell University47 Myrtle Ave, Auburndale, MA November 3 - December 8, 2024Reception: Sunday, November 17, 2:00-3:30pm Newton Art Association's 2024 Award Show, judged by Vladimir Zimakov, associate professor of art and design...

Coolidge Corner Library31 Pleasant Street, Brookline, MA September 4 – October 30, 2024 A solo exhibition of mixed media and encaustics works from my "Horizons" series of abstract landscapes. Using only bands of varying widths and textures — including strands of...

Gorse Mill GalleryIn Memory of Jared Michael Branfman31 Thorpe Road, Needham, MA October 10–28, 2024Reception: Thursday, October 10, 4:30 - 6:30pm An art installation and exhibit by Audrey Markoff Dunn, in collaboration with Emily Bhargava, Hilary Hanson Bruel, Topher...

Gallery Twist1963 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA September 20 – October 13, 2024Opening Celebration: September 21, 5:00-7:00pm A themed show featuring artwork from over 60 New England artists. Work can be viewed either online or in-person.

Attleboro Arts Museum86 Park Street, Attleboro, MA June 14 – July 12, 2024Reception: Saturday, June 15, 2:00-4:00pm The Attleboro Arts Museum has invited U.S. artists to submit their visual interpretations of Morning Noon Night. Artists were asked to consider: The...

Duxbury Art Association Ellison Center for the Arts64 St. George Street, Duxbury, MA June 10 – August 29, 2024Opening Reception: June 14, 5:00 – 7:00pmOpen House: June 15, 10:00am – 12:00pm Gallery Hours:Monday - Thursday: 10:00am – 5:00pmFriday: 10:00am – 3:00pm...

Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill10 Meetinghouse Road, Truro, MA May 15 - June 6, 2024Opening Reception: Thursday, May 30, 4-6pm 17th International Encaustic Conference Juried Show, juried by Barbara O’Brien, an independent curator and critic based in...

New England WaxWellfleet Preservation Hall335 Main Street, Wellfleet, MA May 21 – June 27, 2024Opening Reception: Saturday, June 1, 5:00–7:00pm Transparency, featuring works from 27 artists, seeks to investigate the concept of transparency in all its forms. Wax is a...

Focus Real Estate43 Lincoln Street, Newton MA April 27 - 28, 11am – 5pm Celebrating over 25 years of creativity, art experiences, and community engagement. Please visit Newton Open Studios for a full list of artists and locations.

Location #11 – Gorse Mill Studios, Needham MA May 4 – 5, 11am – 4pm The artists of Needham Open Studios represent a diverse and accomplished group who work in a wide variety of media and styles. Over 40 artists are exhibiting this year, and among them they have...

Wellesley Free Library, Wellesley, MA April 1 – 29, 2024 A solo exhibition of mixed media and encaustics works from my "Horizons" series of abstract landscapes. Using only bands of varying widths and textures — including strands of thread strung across the surface of...

Cambridge Art Association Kathryn Schultz Gallery 25 Lowell Street, Cambridge, MA February 27 – April 27, 2024 Opening Reception: Thursday, February 29, 6:00 – 8:00pm Cambridge Art Association’s Annual Members Prize Show, juried by Mike Carroll, Owner and Director of...

Galatea Fine Arts460B Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA February 1 – 25, 2024Opening Reception: Friday, February 2, 6:00–8:00pm Galatea Fine Art's annual regional juried exhibition. This year's theme of "Voices and Visions" focuses on the diverse narratives, perspectives,...

Duxbury Art Association Art Complex Museum189 Alden Street, Duxbury, MA February 4 – April 14, 2024Opening Reception: February 18, 1:00 - 4:00pm Duxbury Art Association's 51st Annual Winter Juried Show is known as one of the most prestigious juried competitions in the...

Cambridge Art Association Kathryn Schultz Gallery 25 Lowell Street, Cambridge, MA January 16 – February 9, 2024 Opening Reception: Wednesday, January 17, 6:00 – 8:00pm Through diverse mediums, artists share their unique narratives and invite viewers on a storytelling...

Gallery Twist1963 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA December 1 – 31, 2023Opening Celebration: December 2, 5:00-7:00pm Gallery Twist’s annual un-themed show, featuring artwork from over 60 New England artists. Work can be viewed either online or in-person.

Galatea Fine Arts460B Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA December 1 – 31, 2023 Opening Receptions:Friday, December 1, 5:00–8:00pmSaturday, December 2, 3:00-7:00pm Additional events:Extended gallery hours: Thursday, December 14:  12:00-8:00pmGuided Tour: Saturday, December...

Bromfield Gallery450 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA December 1 - 17, 2023Opening Reception: Friday, December 1, 6-8:00pm This juried exhibition features artwork by over 50 New England artists, and with prices starting at $100 - perfect for holiday gift giving! A wide...

The New Art Corridor245 Walnut StreetNewton, MA November 22, 2023 – January 2, 2024Opening Reception: Thursday, December 7, 6:00-8:00pm The Small Works Show features small works that make a big impact. The show will include a range of media including paintings,...

Needham Art AssociationNeedham Free Public Library November 1 – December 30Opening Reception: Tuesday, November 7, 6:00pm Needham Art Association's Annual Fall Judged Exhibit, judged by Sally Meding. View show online >Clark's Island XI — First Place"Strong...

Newton Art Association Nathaniel Allen House, 35 Webster Street West Newton, MA November 2, 2023 – January 4, 2024 Opening Reception: hursday, November 16, 5:00-6:30pm Awards Juror: Joshua Jade, owner and curator of the Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA. View show online...

Gorse Mill GalleryIn Memory of Jared Michael Branfman31 Thorpe Road, Needham, MA September 1 – October 20, 2023Reception: Sunday, September 10, 4:00 - 5:30pm A month-long solo exhibit of encaustic and mixed media works. Gallery Hours:Monday: 10am-6pmTuesday:...

Lexington Arts & Crafts Society Molly Harding Nye Gallery 130 Waltham St, Lexington, MA September 9 – October 1 Opening Reception: Sunday September 10, 2:00-4:00pm Gallery hours: Tuesday - Sunday, 11:00am - 5:00pm This Fall exhibition explores the broad range of...

Cambridge Art AssociationKathryn Schultz Gallery25 Lowell Street, Cambridge, MA September 8 – October 20, 2022Opening Reception: Saturday, September 9, 12:00 – 2:00pm Cambridge Art Association's Annual Fall Salon, judged by members of the Schein Family.Rejuvenation

Danforth Art Museum 100 State Street, Framingham, MA June 24 - September 17, 2023 The Danforth Annual Juried Exhibition is back! Featuring some of the best artistic talent in New England in a showcase of diverse media and exceptional skills, emerging and established...

Duxbury Art Association Ellison Center for the Arts64 St. George Street, Duxbury, MA June 13 – August 25, 2023Award Reception: July 7, 5:00 – 7:30pm Duxbury Art Association's 106th Annual Art by the Bay Member Show. Awards given for Drawing & Pastels, Mixed Media...

Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill 10 Meetinghouse Road, Truro, MA May 30 - June 15, 2023 Opening Reception: Thursday, June 8, 4-6pm 16th International Encaustic Conference Juried Show, juried by Adam Peck, Owner, Adam Peck Gallery in Provincetown.

Needham Art Association Wellesley Free Public Library April 1 – 30 Opening Reception: Saturday, April 15, 1:00 - 3:00pm Needham Art Association's Annual Spring Judged Exhibit, judged by Nan Rumpf. View show online >Up and Away — First Place“This abstracted...

Newton Art AssociationThe Morse Institute LibraryNatick, MA March 3 – April 21Opening Reception: Sunday, March 26, 1:30-3:30pm Awards Juror: Jessica Roscio, Director of the Danforth Museum in Framingham, MA. Sundown — Third Place“This is a wonderful example of...

Mass Arts CenterMorini Gallery888 South Main Street, Mansfield, MA Extended! March 2 - April 30, 2023Opening Reception: Saturday, March 4, 5:00 – 7:00pm Within this theme, artists will express interpretations of the vague, but essential elements that portray notions...

Cambridge Art Association Kathryn Schultz Gallery 25 Lowell Street, Cambridge, MA February 23 – March 23, 2023 Opening Reception: Friday, February 24, 6:00 – 8:00pm Cambridge Art Association's Annual Members Prize Show, juried by Deborah Barlow. Learn more >

Netwon Art Association & Mosesian Center for the Arts 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA January 27 – March 10, 2023Opening Reception: February 2, 5:30 - 7:30pm “All great artists draw from the same resource: the human heart, which tells us that we are all more...

Duxbury Art Association Art Complex Museum 189 Alden Street, Duxbury, MA December 18, 2022 – March 18, 2023 Opening Reception: December 18, 1:00 - 4:00pm Duxbury Art Association's 50th Annual Winter Juried Show is known as one of the most prestigious juried...

Gallery Twist, Lexington, MA December 2, 2022 – January 2, 2023Opening Celebration: December 3, 5:00-7:00pm Gallery Twist’s annual un-themed show, featuring artwork from over 60 New England artists. Work can be viewed either online or in-person.

Newton Art AssociationNathaniel Allen House, 35 Webster StreetWest Newton, MA November 20, 2022 – January 7, 2023Opening Reception: Sunday, December 4, 1–3pm Awards Juror: Andrew Witkin, co-owner of the Krakow Witkin Gallery on Newbury Street. His works are in the...

Needham Art AssociationNeedham Free Public Library November 1 – January 2Opening Reception: Thursday, November 10, 6:30pm Needham Art Association's Annual Fall Judged Exhibit, judged by Justin Life. View show online >Clark’s Island XIII — Second Place“I was struck...

Cambridge Art Association& The Martin GroupBoston Design Center2nd Floor West, Suite 215, Boston, MA October 18 – December 7, 2022 Sure, interior design requires technical planning, logistical coordination, and problem solving. And a designer plays many other...

Galatea Fine Art 460B Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA July 1 – 31, 2022 Reception: Friday, July 1, 6:00–8:00pm The Art of the Line takes a fresh look at a classic device. While the line, as an artistic tool, is widely associated with drawing, the show explores what...

6 Bridges Gallery 77 Main Street, Maynard, MA June 22 – August 13, 2022 Reception: Saturday, June 25, 4:00–6:00pm 6 Bridges Gallery invited artists to submit 2D and 3D artworks that explore the theme of “Boundaries” for their fifth annual juried exhibit. The show...

Lexington Arts & Crafts Society Molly Harding Nye Gallery130 Waltham St, Lexington, MA May 21 - July 10, 2022 (extended!)Opening Reception: Sunday May 22, 2pm Gallery hours: Tuesday thru Friday 11:00am - 5:00pmSat and Sun 10:00am - 5:00pm A celebration of the New...

Gallery Z, Lowell, MA April 1 – 24, 2022 Reception: Sunday, April 10, 2:00–4:00pm A multi-media show of 2D & 3D work — collage, assemblage, sculpture, and more

Newton Free Library, Newton, MA February 2 – 28, 2022 A solo exhibition of mixed media and encaustics works. Hilary Hanson Bruel is a mixed-media artist who works with encaustic paint — a mixture of beeswax, damar resin, and pigment that is applied in layers and fused...

Gallery Twist, Lexington, MA December 3, 2021 – January 2, 2022Virtual Opening Celebration: December 4, 5:30pm Gallery Twist’s annual un-themed show, featuring artwork from over 50 New England artists. Work can be viewed either online or in-person.

The New Art Shop @ Trio245 Walnut Street, 2nd FloorNewton, MA November 19 – December 12, 2021 New Art @ Trio Newton is now home to the New Art Shop. This a cooperative style store is run by the artists whose work is available for sale. The New Art Shop builds upon the...

Newton Art Association Wedeman Gallery, Lasell University 47 Myrtle Avenue, Auburndale, MA November 2 – December 4, 2021 Opening Reception: Sunday, November 14, 2–4pmHarvest Tide — Honorable Mention“Looking at ‘Harvest Tide,’ one can’t help but hear music. There is a...

Newton Art AssociationNewton Free Library330 Homer Street, Newton, MA September 2 - 29, 2021Virtual Reception: Friday, September 17, 7:00-8:00pm Newton Art Association's 2021 Award Show, judged by Andrea Foggle Plotkin, AFP Art Consulting. View show online >Clark’s...

Gallery Twist, Lexington, MA June 11 – July 4, 2021 Virtual Opening Celebration: June 12, 5:00pm An upward-looking, optimistic, upbeat and cheerful show, featuring artwork from over 50 New England artists. Work can be viewed either online or in-person.

14th International Encaustic Conference May 25 – June 13, 2021 A Juried Encaustic show, loosely focused on the impacts of the past year. Artists were encouraged to think about the ways in which the events of 2020 impacted their work/life. Themes could also include...

Newton Art Association May 31 – July 15, 2021Virtual Reception: Friday, June 11, 7:00-8:00pm Newton Art Association's 2021 New Member Show, judged by Carole Slattery and Shannon Slattery. View show online >“The longer we looked at this the further the space...

Needham Art Association April 1 – May 31, 2021Opening Reception: Thursday, April 8, 7:00pm Needham Art Association's Annual Spring Judged Exhibit, judged by Katherine Downey Miller. View show online >“I chose ‘Sanguine’ because encaustic is a very difficult medium...

Piano Craft Gallery, Boston, MA April 2 – 25, 2021Gallery Reception: Friday, April 2, 6:00–8:30pmVirtual Awards: Friday, April 2, 7:00–8:00pm For the third year, the Newton Art Association is collaborating with Boston’s Piano Craft Gallery to present a juried...

Gallery Z, Lowell, MA March 5 – April 4, 2021 Reception: Saturday, April 3, 7:00–9:00pm A group show of 22 artists and over 50 works. Open for viewing Saturdays and Sundays, 1 to 3pm.

6 Bridges Gallery, Maynard, MA Virtual Reception: Saturday, January 9, 7:00–8:00pm 6 Bridges Gallery invited artists to submit 2D and 3D artworks that explore the theme of “Habitat” for their fifth annual juried exhibit. The show features work by 31 artists.

Beacon Gallery, Boston, MA December 19, 20206:00 – 9:00pm This year is the 2nd Annual Art Dash, a one-night-only event created to directly provide support to New England visual artists from sales of their work. All works are priced at $100 and exhibiting artists will...

Bromfield Gallery, Boston, MA December 4 - 20, 2020Opening Reception: Friday, December 4, 6-8:30pm This juried exhibition features artwork by dozens of New England artists, and with prices starting at $100 - perfect for holiday gift giving! A wide array of media is...

Gallery Twist, Lexington, MA December 1, 2020 – January 3, 2021 Virtual Opening Celebration: December 5, 5:00pm Gallery Twist's annual un-themed show, featuring artwork from over 50 New England artists. Work can be viewed either online or in-person.

The W Gallery, Wayland, MA November 7, 2020 – January 3, 2021 What is Earth? Earth is the planet on which we live; our home; the world; the ground that supports us literally and figuratively; the soil that fuels the growth of all plants and provides safety to...

Needham Art Association November 2 – December 31, 2020 Virtual Reception: Wednesday, November 11, 7:00pm Needham Art Association's Annual Fall Judged Exhibit, judged by Penny Billings. View show online >Clark’s Island VII — First Place“This painting’s abstraction,...

Cultural Center of Cape Cod October 28 – November 21, 2020Opening Reception: Saturday, October 31, 3-5pm “Abstractions” is a national juried show of abstracts in a range of media. 75 pieces were selected from 650 entries from all over the world.

Kathryn Schultz Gallery, Cambridge, MA October 6 – 29, 2020 Opening Reception: Thursday, October 8, 6:30–7:30pm Cambridge Art Association's annual juried exhibit for emerging artists. Juried by Helen Popinchalk, Artist, Professor, and the Director of the Trustman...

Plymouth Center for the Arts September 19 – October 25, 2020 Plymouth Center for the Arts' annual juried show, judged by Mary L. Moquin and William Roy Dawes. View show online >

Newton Art Association September 6 – 30, 2020 Opening Reception: Wednesday, September 9, 7:00pm Newton Art Association's Annual Awards Show, judged by Marc Gurton, Owner, and Caitee Hoglund, Director, 13FOREST Gallery in Arlington, MA. View show online >Binary...

Piano Craft Gallery, Boston, MA March 6 – 30, 2020Opening Reception: Friday, March 6, 6:00–8:30pmClosing Reception: TBD The gallery is currently closed due to the covid-19 pandemic. The exhibition will be extended through April, with final dates TBD.

Gallery Z, Lowell, MA January 30 – February 28, 2020Opening Reception: February 8, 2-4pm

Beacon Gallery, Boston, MA December 14, 2019Preview: Saturday, December 14, 12-6pmEvent: Saturday, December 14, 6-9pm Beacon Gallery is producing a one-night-only event to directly provide support to visual artists from sales of their work. All works in this...

Gallery Twist, Lexington, MA December 2, 2019 – January 1, 2020Opening Reception: December 7, 5–8pm Gallery Twist's annual un-themed holiday show will feature art from more than 50 New England artists. This is a diverse show, with art in various sizes, styles, prices...

The Loading Dock Gallery, Lowell, MA October 2 – 27, 2019Opening Reception: October 5, 4–6pm

Art League Rhode Island September 16 – November 15, 2019 Opening Reception: September 18, 5:30–8:00pm A juried exhibition of work that provides commentary and observations on the output from the binary system and its impact on our daily lives. View show online...

6 Bridges Gallery, Maynard, MA July 9 – August 17, 2019 Opening Reception: Saturday, July 13, 7:00pm 6 Bridges Gallery invited artist to submit original artworks exploring the theme of Through the Surface. 38 works were selected from 168 entries.