Gallery Space

The Hardwick Town House offers an intimate gallery space for art shows. We welcome any interested artist to get in touch with us about hosting a show in our gallery.

ARTIST BIO

For the past 45 years Marie LaPré Grabon has been exhibiting her work in Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York. She has received many awards from a variety of organizations including Johnson State College, Stratton Art Festival, Helen Day Art Center, Vermont Studio Center, AVA Gallery and the Vermont Arts Council. Marie received her undergraduate degree from Massachusetts College of Art in Boston, MA, and a graduate degree in drawing and painting from Goddard College in Plainfield, VT. She continues to maintain her studio in her home in Hardwick, Vermont, where she is currently producing hooked wall hangings, and mixed media works of art.

ARTIST STATEMENT

I have been in love with art making ever since I was a young child. Art is a source of pleasure and enlightenment in my life. Art making for me is the begetter of joy and satisfaction, but also frustration…in that making art is hard work, and pieces are often discarded.

This process of artistic creation is a matter of falling in love over and over again…with the challenges propelling me forward instead of discouraging me. I love experimenting with a variety of media and learning new processes. Drawing, painting, printmaking, collage making, sculpture, are all media that have intrigued me in the past. Rug hooking is my current passion.

I am inspired by the beautiful Vermont landscape, family, and ancient myths. Color, composition, and texture are my main tools of expression. I find relief and comfort in the process of working, finding my way through the maze of options that result in beauty…a beauty that pleases me and, hopefully, many viewers.

Art making is about life, about love, and about making a small part of my world look… again…

EXHIBIT

all pieces are unframed hooked wall hangings 

Email Marie to purchase art.