Microgalleries

Art Beyond the Gallery

Art doesn't live only inside a gallery.

CFA Microgalleries bring original artwork by New Hampshire artists into local businesses and community spaces throughout the New London area. Stop in for a coffee, browse a shop, enjoy a meal, or simply take a stroll—and discover art along the way.

Each Microgallery features a rotating exhibition by local artists, creating opportunities for artists to share their work with new audiences while bringing more art into the everyday places our community visits.

Explore the current exhibitions and make your own gallery stroll ↓

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Current Microgallery Exhibitions

August–October 2026

Our current Microgallery season features four exhibitions by CFA artists, presented at local businesses throughout the community.

Click an exhibition image to explore the artwork and learn more about the featured artist or artists.

Abstract mixed-media painting of a black bear featuring vibrant colors and varied textures.

Alison Vernon

Grounds

Alison Vernon has spent a lifetime painting, primarily working in oils with palette knives. More recently, a fascination with gelli plate printing opened up new possibilities for combining printmaking with painting and collage.

Vernon's current work explores the possibilities of acrylic paint, handmade textures, stencils, stamps, and layered prints. The process is rooted in experimentation, discovery, and the unexpected—creating a playful space for texture, pattern, color, and form.

Colorful watercolor painting depicting boats floating on the water.

Reiko Seymour

New London Inn

Reiko Seymour is a watercolorist whose work focuses primarily on landscapes, with additional explorations of flowers and still life. Born and raised in Japan, Seymour spent nearly 30 years working as a simultaneous interpreter in Tokyo and the United States before retiring and returning to a longtime interest in painting.

Seymour's watercolor style tends toward the loose and sometimes abstract, using expressive approaches to capture the character and atmosphere of each subject.

Painting of trees and sky reflected on the surface of a lake.

Karen Haskell

Blue Loon Bakery

Karen Haskell's artistic journey began after raising a family and pursuing careers in dental hygiene and real estate. A lifelong love of art eventually led to a first painting class, opening the door to a continuing practice centered on oil painting and the beauty of the New England landscape.

Working in a representational style, Haskell finds inspiration in the natural world—from brilliant blue skies and softly shifting clouds to sparkling water, floral gardens, and the changing colors of sunrise and sunset. New England landscapes provide an ongoing source of subjects to capture on canvas.

Haskell's work has been featured in galleries and juried exhibitions and includes commissioned paintings. The work aims to encourage viewers to pause, notice the beauty that surrounds them, and find joy in a moment captured on canvas.

Painting of yellow flowers in a vase against a purple wallpaper background.

Sara Rae

Blue Loon Bakery

Sara Rae received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Plymouth State University in 2004 and has lived in New Hampshire throughout life. Working from a home studio in Sutton, Rae creates paintings inspired by still life, local flora, and fauna.

Rae's work explores the subtle movement and impermanence found in everyday life and the natural world. Working primarily alla prima, Rae captures changing light, color, and atmosphere in moments that may be fleeting—a flower following the sun, a landscape shifting with the light, or the quiet details of a familiar place. Rae's paintings have been exhibited in juried regional shows, and award-winning art quilts have been shown throughout the United States.

Plan Your Gallery Stroll

Ready to see the exhibitions in person?

Make a day of it and explore the Microgalleries throughout the New London area. Exhibitions are hosted inside local businesses and community spaces, so visiting each location offers a chance to experience both the artwork and the character of the place where it is displayed.

Join us for a community Gallery Stroll on September 4 and discover the current Microgallery exhibitions throughout town.

Use the map below to find participating locations and plan your route.

Before You Visit

Microgallery exhibitions are located within participating businesses and community spaces. Please check each location's current hours before visiting, as access to artwork may be limited to the venue's regular hours or availability.

New London Hospital Gallery

Art Along the Way

The Center for the Arts brings original artwork by New Hampshire artists to New London Hospital, creating opportunities for patients, visitors, staff, and the broader community to experience art in an everyday setting.

This exhibition features seven artists working across painting, photography, and mixed media. Together, the works offer varied perspectives on nature, landscape, color, animals, and the places that inspire us.

Opening August 2026

Explore the Exhibition

Take a moment to explore the artwork throughout New London Hospital and discover the diverse ways these artists interpret the natural world.

Click an image to view the artwork and artist information in full screen.

Colorful landscape painting with luminous bands of color across the sky above a dark horizon, resembling a northern lights display or vivid sunset.

Shari Samuels

Artist biography coming soon.

Shari's exhibition features a colorful landscape inspired by the luminous qualities of the sky, with vibrant hues that evoke the beauty and atmosphere of a northern landscape.

Landscape painting of mountains, trees, and a lake surrounded by a natural wooded setting.

Sean Caroll

Born into a family of artists, Sean began an artistic career as a pottery apprentice at age 15. Later, studies in watercolor with New Hampshire artist Byron Carr led to an exploration of oil painting, which has become the primary focus of the work.

Sean works primarily in oil, using both brush and palette knife, and paints en plein air—working outdoors and responding directly to the surrounding landscape. Streams, rivers, lakes, mountains, and coastal scenes throughout New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine provide ongoing inspiration.

A longtime connection to Maine, including more than three decades of annual visits, has been an especially important influence. The resulting paintings reflect an immediate and deeply connected response to the natural world.

Abstract print featuring splashes and splatters of bright pink, red, and yellow across the composition.

Mark O'Neil

Mark O'Neil is a printmaker based in Newport, New Hampshire, whose work draws on a background in art history, printmaking, computer graphics, and pre-press production.

Combining technology with hand-printing techniques, nontraditional halftone and color-separation methods, and carefully deconstructed photographic imagery, O'Neil creates visually striking, nonrepresentational prints. Intricate patterns found in nature inspire the work, while color, transparency, composition, and painterly surfaces become central elements.

Rather than depicting the natural world literally, O'Neil's work invites viewers to experience it through form, color, and personal interpretation.

Painting of two horses standing side by side, their flowing manes visible against a soft gray background.

Denise Backman

Based in Sanbornton, New Hampshire, Denise Backman is an emerging artist specializing in animal and human portraiture. The work explores emotional presence and individuality, often focusing on moments of awareness, strength, and connection.

Backman works across acrylic, watercolor, colored pencil, and charcoal, drawn to the expressive qualities of animals and the quiet narratives found in portraiture. Commissioned portraits have provided opportunities to capture the character and spirit of individual subjects.

As an emerging artist, Backman continues to expand a body of work through exhibitions, commissions, and opportunities to connect with the wider arts community.

Photograph of a deer standing in a misty natural setting with a softly blurred background.

Carol Weatherbee

Carol Weatherbee is a self-taught photographer who has spent most of a lifetime in New Hampshire, with additional years in Montana. Both landscapes have provided abundant opportunities to photograph wildlife in its natural surroundings.

Weatherbee began a photography journey more than 25 years ago, developing a lasting passion for observing wildlife and exploring the woods in search of meaningful moments. Patience and respect for the animals are central to the process, often involving long periods of quiet observation from a careful distance.

Through photography, Weatherbee hopes to encourage others to spend time outdoors and appreciate the natural world and all it has to offer.

Winter landscape painting featuring trees and a pathway marked by footprints in the snow.

Adrienne Elliott

Adrienne Elliott is a New Hampshire-based, self-taught oil painter whose work centers on tonal landscapes inspired by the quiet presence of nature.

Working primarily in oil, Elliott focuses on atmosphere, subtle shifts of light, and mood rather than strict detail. Restrained color and carefully considered values allow landscapes to emerge softly and organically, capturing the emotional essence of a place rather than an exact likeness.

Elliott's work explores the ways landscape can evoke memory, calm, stillness, and a sense of connection to the land, with particular attention to weather, atmosphere, and contemplative moments in nature.

New London Hospital Map

Use the map below to find the exhibition locations throughout New London Hospital.

Please note that access to individual exhibition areas may be subject to hospital hours, visitor policies, and patient-care activities.

Interested in Exhibiting?

Are you a local artist interested in sharing your work through a CFA Microgallery?

Our Microgallery program provides artists with opportunities to exhibit their work in welcoming community spaces and connect with audiences beyond a traditional gallery setting.

Have questions about the Microgallery program or the application process?
Contact us at info@cfanh.org.

Apply to Exhibit →

Our Microgallery Partners

Bar Harbor Bank

Blue Loon Bakery

Grounds

Prospect Hill Antiques

New London Barn Fleming Center Gallery

Tatewell Gallery

New London Hospital

New London Inn

Microgalleries

Art Beyond the Gallery

Current Microgallery Exhibitions

August–October 2026

Plan Your Gallery Stroll

Ready to see the exhibitions in person?

Before You Visit

New London Hospital Gallery

Art Along the Way

Opening August 2026

Explore the Exhibition

New London Hospital Map

Use the map below to find the exhibition locations throughout New London Hospital.

Please note that access to individual exhibition areas may be subject to hospital hours, visitor policies, and patient-care activities.

Interested in Exhibiting?

Are you a local artist interested in sharing your work through a CFA Microgallery?

Our Microgallery Partners

Bar Harbor Bank

Blue Loon Bakery

Grounds

Prospect Hill Antiques

New London Barn Fleming Center Gallery

Tatewell Gallery

New London Hospital

New London Inn

New London Town Hall

The Creative Buzz

Microgalleries

Art Beyond the Gallery

Current Microgallery Exhibitions

August–October 2026

Plan Your Gallery Stroll

Ready to see the exhibitions in person?

Before You Visit

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New London Hospital Gallery

Art Along the Way

Opening August 2026

Explore the Exhibition

New London Hospital Map

Use the map below to find the exhibition locations throughout New London Hospital.

Please note that access to individual exhibition areas may be subject to hospital hours, visitor policies, and patient-care activities.

Interested in Exhibiting?

Are you a local artist interested in sharing your work through a CFA Microgallery?

Our Microgallery Partners

Bar Harbor Bank

Blue Loon Bakery

Grounds

Prospect Hill Antiques

New London Barn Fleming Center Gallery

Tatewell Gallery

New London Hospital

New London Inn

New London Town Hall

The Creative Buzz