Schuyler Gould and Tina K. Olsen
February 6 – March 31, 2026
Opening reception Friday, February 6, 5 to 8 pm

Open gallery hours:
Thursdays 3 to 6 pm and during 118 Elliot events
Or by appointment 917-860-5749
Artists will be available during Open Gallery Hours
Contacts: tinakolsen@aol.com, skygvt@aol.com

A joint exhibit, Sky Lights/Earth Bound 2026, is opening on February 6 at 118 Elliot Street in Brattleboro. The exhibit features the work of Schylar Gould and Tina K. Olsen. Gould is exhibiting his light fixtures sculpted from repurposed objects, and Olsen is exhibiting milestone life paintings and drawings with an accompaniment of written and spoken words.

Schuyler Gould is a sculptor, retired building contractor, and anti-nuclear activist. He grew up around antiques and appreciates the beauty and craftsmanship of objects that have been discarded as no longer useful or wanted. He scours the countryside looking for the detritus of a culture obsessed with everything new, looking to repurpose such objects as unique settings for light.

In Sky Light, Gould exhibits the Metropolis series which pairs antique bottles with randomly flashing lights in old iron kettles. Other work includes perforated cylinders from obsolete kerosene cookstoves which cast webs of light in geometric patterns.

Tina K. Olsen has been painting and working therapeutically in the expressive arts most of her life. Olsen studied painting at Skidmore College, studied Abstract Expressionism with Peter Voulkas in 1978, and worked as an arts therapist for over four decades.

In Earth Bound, Olsen brings together selected pieces from decades of work, highlighting how her dedication to her artistry has formed, changed, and enlightened her life. Olsen is also a poet and will perform spoken word pieces relating to selected exhibit works during Thursday gallery hours. Olsen includes in her exhibit a piece by her grandson, Nicolas McHugh, illustrating ten generations of Mennonites since the family’s immigration from Germany.

I want to illuminate
the finding of my own voice
through painting and spoken word.
~Tina K. Olsen