Karen Cappotto Brings Back Some Souvenirs
‘Why do people save tokens?’ the Provincetown painter and collagist asks
BY SUSANNAH ELISABETH FULCHER SEP 22, 2021
SOURCE: PROVINCETOWN INDEPENDENT
“My artwork is about telling stories,” says the artist Karen Cappotto. “I always thought that I would become a writer, but I discovered that telling my story visually works better for me.”
In her paintings and collages, Cappotto explores the themes of loss, remembrance, change, and preservation. The place she revisits again and again in her work is Provincetown, where she lives. “Some places have more feelings to them, and Provincetown is one of them,” she says.
Cappotto’s upcoming show at the AMP Gallery, opening Friday, includes a new series of collages titled Souvenirs, which capture Provincetown moments. The small-scale works on aged wood will be displayed in a grid alongside work by Pasquale Natale. Cappotto will also be showing paintings from her Meadowville series.
Karen Cappotto and Pearl. (Photo Wayne Bund)
Sisters is a 6-by-8-inch mixed media collage on wood by Cappotto, part of her Souvenirs series. It is based on the cottage that Cappotto’s friend had to vacate. (Photo courtesy Karen Cappotto)
