Please join us in welcoming Shari Seigel to the Canfield Gallery on Fri. Sept.11 from 4:00-6:00pm. Shari will provide a talk about her work at 5:00pm. 

The Canfield Gallery, located at the Martha Canfield Memorial Free Library in Arlington, will host Shari Siegel’s fascinating exhibit titled “Palimpsest…An exploration through mixed media collage of the liminal and imaginal spaces at the intersections of magic, memory, nature, myth and imagination.” from September 11 – Oct. 23, 2026.

Shari Siegel grew up surrounded by the creation of art. Her mother was a working artist, and both of her parents ensured her early exposure to both visual and performing arts.   As a teenager, Shari pursued black and white photography and various needle arts, and had an internship restoring clothing at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 

A passionate supporter of dance, Shari developed, underwrote and helped create in collaboration with the dancers a quilt commemorating the 60^th anniversary of the founding of American Ballet Theatre, which was displayed (and auctioned off) at the Metropolitan Opera House during ABT’s spring season in 2000, and later hung in the ABT Studios in Manhattan. 

Shari’s mixed media collage practice has been informed by classes at the Southern Vermont Art Center; the Museum of Modern Art; Rhode Island School of Design – Continuing Education Program; Peters Valley School of Craft; and Pratt Institute – Continuing & Professional Studies. 

Shari’s art is inspired by her love of literature, dance, mythology, science, travel, nature and the cosmos.  Her commitment to sustainability as well as her artistic vision lead to her use of a wide assortment of repurposed and found objects in her work.

The venue is accessible through the meeting room door on the lower level or the front door of the library. Please call 802-375-6153 for more information.