Art: Meredith Fife Day.
Studio Life.
The day job of artist Meredith Fife Day was for many years running a department at a community newspaper chain in Massachusetts. That is where I met her. She was my first boss in publishing. After retiring from the newspaper, Meredith focused on her art while teaching art at a local college during the day and working with the amazing nonprofit she founded, Making Art with Artists (MAwA). MAwA enabled low-income urban kids to practice art under the guidance of working artists. I wrote about the award Meredith received for that work here.
Recently, I asked her if I could do a post on her art, and she sent me these riches.
From her bio: “Her art reviews and essays have appeared in a variety of publications for more than 25 years and she chronicles her days through journaling. She writes poems which, like her paintings, are frequently in homage to observational response, memory and imagination.
“She has exhibited paintings for more than four decades in numerous invitational shows and national competitions. She earned an MFA degree from Boston University after receiving BA and MFA degrees from Louisiana State University in her native Baton Rouge. Meredith has been awarded fellowships at Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Amherst, Va., and Auvillar, France, and Millay Colony for the Arts in Austerlitz, N.Y. She has taught at Art New England/Mass Art summer workshops in Vermont and Cullowhee Mountain Arts in North Carolina.”
Note how much the ficus plant below returns Meredith’s love by modeling for her on repeated occasions. And do you sense the joy the artist takes in homely things lifted to a spiritual level? I love her work.
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My oh my! Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful art. I especially like the more abstract work.
Thank you, Laurie. Her work makes me happy.
A very nostalgic artist.
Among her favorite artists are people as different as Pierre Bonnard and Horace Pippin.
We are the fortunate owners of about 10 of Merry’s works. We love each one and derive joy from them on a daily basis. Merry is a singular person and artist.
How wonderful! Lucky you! Thanks for telling us.
One of Meredith’s paintings graces my walls, and I treasure it.
You are indeed fortunate, Heather.
How wonderful to see so much of your art! A fitting tribute to a singular woman! Miss you, Merry
Thank you so much for visiting the blog. I’m so happy to see Meredith’s friends.
Very nice!
I’ve had two former bosses in non-art fields that are really serious artists. I feel lucky to have met them.