Storage Closet Gallery – Western Avenue Lofts

Storage Closet Gallery presents Casas de Cartón, recent sculptures by gabriella alejandra aragon, opening November 1, 2025, and on view through January 11, 2026. Visit during Western Avenue Open Studios from 12 to 5pm on Saturday Nov 1, Dec 6, Dec 16 and Jan 3. Located on the 2nd Floor of Western Avenue Lofts The works on display are ofrendas—altars used in Latinx communities during Día de los Muertos. Upon these altars, offerings are placed to honor loved ones who have passed. aragon’s materials are 100% recycled. Upcycling materials revitalizes the earth and mirrors the act of beckoning and welcoming back the deceased. Aragon's altars expand the traditional meaning of ofrenda, not only honoring the dead but also offering gratitude for life.

In Tool Shed, a show of sculptures by Parker Aubin at the Storage Closet Gallery from March to May 2025, Aubin questions and plays with the form and function of old hand tools, each sculpture telling a newly wrought story. Through these assemblages, he often explores serious issues but likes to use visual humor to encourage a lighthearted outlook. Aubin finds creative purpose in the repurposing of these old tools. Location: Storage Closet Gallery, Western Avenue Lofts, 160 Western Ave, 2nd Floor, Lowell, MA Dates: March 1st to May 18th, 2025 Open to the public from 12 to 5pm during Western Ave Studios & Lofts Open Studios: Saturday, March 1st, Saturday April 5th, Saturday May 3rd, and by appointment.

In Objects of Minor Construction at the Storage Closet Gallery from September 7th, Charles Gallagher will show assemblage sculptures and collages using scavenged materials and found objects collected on daily walks, a practice he traces back to beachcombing on Long Island and coastal Maine. “I am an inveterate gatherer. I collect stuff off the ground and add it my hoard.” Each piece comes together slowly as disparate materials are placed within a particular composition over time. The selecting, balancing and stacking of elements within each piece echoes the process of laying down stones to form a dry stone wall. Gallagher is sensitive to the latent potential of his gathered materials just as he can see the inherent qualities of a piece of stone. Gallagher’s pieces can appear whimsical or formally minimalist, the free and inventive use of materials providing a rich visual language of textured histories and hidden narratives. Gallagher’s assemblages have the spirit of a totem, the imbued meaning unclear but powerfully present. Lowell native Charles Gallagher is a painter, sculptor and collagist. He is also a skilled dry stone mason who lived and worked for years in coastal Maine and on Long Island. Objects of Minor Construction at the Storage Closet Gallery is located on the Second Floor, Western Avenue Lofts. Visit during Western Avenue Open Studios from noon to 5pm on Sat Sept 7, Oct 5 and Sun Oct 6, Sat Nov 2 or by appointment. Storage Closet Gallery is a small space for art by artists at Western Avenue Lofts. Instagram: @storageclosetgallery

Storage Closet Gallery Show: Nicholas Anthony Mancini: Works on Paper Location: Western Avenue Lofts, 160 Western Avenue, 2nd Floor Lowell, MA 01851 Dates: Open during Saturday Open Studios, noon to 5 pm, on November 4th, December 2nd, December 9th, January 6th, and by appointment. Storage Closet Gallery presents Works on Paper, recent etchings and silverpoint drawings by Nicholas Anthony Mancini, opening Saturday, November 4th, 2023, on view through January 2024. Mancini's images are composites sourced from 16th century tapestries and lived experiences in woods and gardens. Repeating horizontal lines, a device typically employed in printmaking to create depth, depict close-up views of anonymous, mysterious feet on sylvan ground. The work invites reflections of our relationship with nature, and new and old technologies. Drawn by hand with an etching needle, silver wire and a straight edge, the horizontal striated marks appear similar to digital scans while imparting the physical impact of a tapestry weft. Nicholas Anthony Mancini (Born Swampscott, MA) received his BFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and his MFA from Boston University. Nicholas’ work encompasses painting, drawing and printmaking. He is currently the Visiting Assistant Professor in Painting at Massachusetts College of Art.

IN THE WORK | Denise Driscoll | Storage Closet Gallery | May 6 – July 23, 2023 160 Western Ave, Lowell, MA Open to the public during Western Ave Studios & Lofts Open Studios and by appointment: Sat May 6 & Sun May 7, 12–5 pm | Sat June 3, 12–5 pm | Sat July 1, 12–5 pm Lowell, MA–Beginning May 6, the Storage Closet Gallery will exhibit IN THE WORK by Denise Driscoll presenting paintings that are in-progress and subject to change from day to day. From May through July, large canvases will rotate in and out of the small Storage Closet Gallery as Driscoll works on them in her studio then brings them back to display their progress. Across time, each painting may move through states of loveliness, balance, disarray, and change as paint is layered and marks accumulate. For those who wonder “How long did this take?” a work log with dates and hours of working time will be attached to each canvas. Here, IN THE WORK, Driscoll invites the viewer to witness her creative process—the dance between uncertainty and control, the familiar and the unknown—as paintings emerge from imagined potential to final realization. Denise Driscoll’s paintings envision interconnectedness with pattern and exuberant color. Driscoll is a SOLO2017 winner at Bromfield Gallery and a Curatorial Opportunity Grant recipient at the New Art Center. Her work is in many private and public collections including Alexandria Real Estate, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Whitney Veigas, Bancroft Lofts, Stanford University, Emory University Hospital, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Dover-Sherborn Middle School, and Elsewhere Collaborative. Driscoll holds an MFA in Visual Arts from Lesley Art + Design (2007) where she has also taught. Driscoll is currently a cancer patient dealing with the challenging work of treatment. She has found that staying grounded through painting and focusing on her own web of connection with family, friends, and the community at Western Avenue is very good medicine. Driscoll is represented by Fountain Street Gallery, the Loading Dock Gallery, and Art in Giving. She lives and works in the Western Avenue Lofts in Lowell, MA. The Storage Closet Gallery is a small space for ART/WORK by artists at Western Avenue Lofts located at 160 Western Ave, Lowell, MA and is open during Open Studios, or by appointment. Contact: Denise Driscoll dd@denisedriscoll.com or 508.561.0306 for Press Ready Images or to make an appointment to visit IN THE WORKS.