Tim Nichols:
Stitch in Time

October 11 to November 3, 2000

Tim Nichols, 42"x46", acrylic, latex collage

Photo credit: Cliff Pfeiffer

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The light, space, and motion of natural surroundings come together in paintings created by Tim Nichols. "Tim Nichols: Stitch in Time" will be exhibited Oct. 11 to Nov. 3 at the newly renovated Simmons College Trustman Art Gallery, fourth floor Simmons Main Campus Building, 300 The Fenway. A reception from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 12 will include a gallery talk at 5 p.m.

Nichols says his work is "about where I live — the house, the hayfield, the tree lines, and especially the pond… I am immersed in the sounds and smells of the place… This provided me with the needed connection to nature."

Nichols, who resides in Foster, RI, says he rarely uses brushes while working, preferring to "deliver the paint by pouring, then moving it around with knives, spatulas, sticks, and blocks of wood." The finished products are meant to evoke feelings of motion and an awareness of light and space.

Nichols has exhibited widely and has been a faculty member at the School of the Museum of Fine Art since 1974.

Exhibit hours are from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mon-Fri. Gallery events are free and open to the public. The building is wheelchair accessible. For more information, contact Christine Kromer at 617-521-2268.

Simmons College is a nationally recognized small, private, predominantly women’s university located in the heart of Boston. It has undergraduate programs for women and graduate programs for women and men. Founded a century ago, Simmons was the first women’s college in the nation to provide both liberal arts education and career preparation.