JUNI VANDYKE
Juni is a true Cape Ann treasure! Her colorist paintings are informed by the area's natural beauty; the light sweeping across granite under foot; coastal views; hillside vistas — Cape Ann is an ever present force in Juni’s work. Using abstract forms, Juni invites the viewer to experience her work without interruption of title. Energized by the interaction, she finds the varied interpretations fascinating and exciting — valid without exception.
Miles Davis wrote: “Music is painting you can hear, and painting is music you can see.” Music and the Cape Ann landscape are the subliminal force directing my art. Both tether me to a love of color and the infinite configurations of abstraction. Traveling to my job in Gloucester, I cross over the elevated Annisquam bridge where below the sea is an ever changing miracle of patterns and light holding promise for later.
Juni VanDyke is a graduate of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and holds an MAT from Tufts University. Since 1993, she has been the Director of the Arts Program at the Rose Baker Senior Center, Gloucester Massachusetts; under her direction, work created by the senior citizens has been exhibited in museums and public institutions in New England. The completion of the 15 quilts celebrating Gloucester neighborhoods was acquired by the Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester Massachusetts. She is the recipient of several awards and grants, including the St. Botolph Foundation Award, Boston; Massachusetts Cultural Council Grants; and an Honorary Citation from the Massachusetts Senate for her outstanding contribution to the arts.
VanDyke’s work is held in the permanent collection of the Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester, Massachusetts and in numerous private collections. Juni’s work continues to be represented, for the 8th year running, by the upscale home furnishing store Room&Board. Her work was selected for inclusion in their limited edition art series and is on view throughout the US. Van Dyke maintains a studio in Manchester, Massachusetts.
