Annette Sykes
RECENT EXHIBITS
2019 The rebranding of GALA (Galleries At LynnArts) and fewer shows at other galleries.
2019 Paint By The Ocean Studio Gallery on the first floor of LynnArts, embedded within GALA
2018 Many shows at LynnArts, fewer shows at the other galleries around the North Shore because my responsibilities and investments were increasing at LynnArts. Negotiations began to lead the LynnArts gallery into a new direction.
2017 Many shows at LynnArts, Danvers Arts, SalemArts, Marblehead Arts, Peabody Arts, Swampscott Arts, I started as the Chair of the Curatorial Committee for the gallery at LynnArts.
2016 November Open Studios LynnArts, Lynn, MA
2016 June Plein Air & Beyond SalemArts
At the House of the Seven Gables Salem, MA
2016 June Plein Air Painting at
Rock the Block Lynn, MA
2016 September Weekend Booth: Castleberry Fair Swampscott, MA
2015 July - 2016 October Group Exhibit: Salem Arts Center, Salem, MA
Boutique Gallery
2016 Sept - Oct Solo Exhibit: LynnArts
Lynn Voc. Tech. Institute Lynn, MA
2016 July Artist of the Month Salem Arts Center, Salem, MA
2016 July Dog Days of Summer ARCWorks Gallery
Peabody, MA
2016 April - June Group Exhibit: LynnArts
Lynn Voc. Tech. Institute Lynn, MA
2016 May Spring Fling Exhibit ARCWorks Gallery
Peabody, MA
2016 April Marblehead Arts Assoc. Marblehead Arts Association
Regional Exhibit Marblehead, MA
2016 April Swampscott Show Swampscott Arts Association
Cloister Gallery Marblehead, MA
2016 April Beyond Words Exhibit Salem Arts Center, Salem, MA
2016 March Minimalism Exhibit LynnArts, Lynn, MA
2016 January Far Away Places Swampscott Arts Association
Marblehead, MA
2016 January Winter Exhibit Swampscott Arts Association
Swampscott, MA
2016 January Salem Probate Court Show Swampscott Arts Association,
Salem, MA
2015 December Winter Handmade Sale Table Salem Arts Center, Salem, MA
2015 December New Members Exhibit Swampscott Arts Association, Swampscott, MA
2015 September PEM Inspirational Juried Exhibit Salem Arts Center, Salem, MA
2015 September Weekend Booth: Castleberry Fair Swampscott, MA
UPCOMING EXHIBITS
2017 June Solo Show: Lynn - Places and People LynnArts, Lynn, MA
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
2105 September Lynn Item: Featured in the Swampscott, MA
Article on the Castleberry Fair
2016 January Saugus Lions Club Saugus, MA
Artist’s Speech to Peace Poster
Contest Winners and Membership
2016 September Swampscott Reporter: Featured in Swampscott, MA
the Article on the Castleberry Fair
ARTS VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
2015 Fall Gallery Sitting for Salem Arts Center on a Regular Basis
Assistance with exhibit receptions and artists’ workshops
2016 January - August Events Committee Chairperson for the Salem Arts Association
2016 December - present Gallery and Programming Committee LynnArts
ART EDUCATION
2017 Winter Workshop at Montserrat College of Art in Large Scale Painting
2016 Fall Cont. Ed Life Drawing Montserrat College of Art
2015 Spring Cont. Ed Graduate Salem State University
Advanced Drawing Class
2014 Fall Cont. Ed Painting Class Montserrat College of Art
2003 Certifications in Grades 6-12 Salem State College
Visual Art and M.Ed in Special Ed.(Now Called Salem State University)
2000 Master of Fine Arts California College of Arts and Crafts
(Now called the CA College of Arts)
Focus in Textile Arts
1995 Bachelor of Science University of Wisconsin - Madison
Majoring in Apparel Design