Showcase Abstract Art exhibit to take place at Milton’s Wotiz Gallery throughout August 2025

During the month of August 2025, the Milton Public Library is hosting a very talented Abstract artist named Stephen Molloy in the Wotiz Gallery. This exhibit – to be shown August 1 through August 31 – will include large and colorful Abstract paintings of several types. He works with acrylic and color to “convey emotion in our beautiful and sometimes tragic world. Layering color builds depth of emotion while shape and line composes its’ intent and directs the viewer’s eye.” Stephen took classes in mechanical to creative drawing which planted a seed of artistic creativity.

He was not able to express this until 5 years ago when he finally retired, and had time to develop his craft. He is a member of the Cambridge Art Association since 2022, and has had two of his paintings shown at University Place Gallery Cambridge in 2023 in two shows. Also one of his paintings was selected for an exhibit at University Hall Gallery at U. Mass. Boston (that ran from November 2023 through March 2024) and one of his pieces was shown September 13, 2024 thru October 17, 2024 at University Place Gallery Cambridge. Stephen has been actively painting with acrylic since 2019, and taking online art courses over the last few years.

With all the forms art can take, he says: “I found Abstract Expressionist Art to be the most meaningful for me. My art takes my visual and emotional experiences and translates them into two-dimensional forms. However, it is up to the viewers to interpret it for themselves.”  Then he continues with: “The start of a painting for me is a collection of past and current travel and life observations; my paintings take time to reveal themselves, session by session, based on the tone and focus of each of my sessions adding and subtracting elements throughout. The names of my paintings are suggestive of my intent. However, it is up the viewers to be stirred up or down and interpret the painting’s exposition for themselves….  My body of work explores Color and Shape and investigates how the traditional sense of creating and be stretched.”

For more details about this exhibit, please go to this link:miltonlibrary.libcal.com/event/14795543 and to see more of Stephen’s paintings, go to: Instagram@stephenmolloy32674.

There will also be a free and open reception held on Wednesday, August 6 from 6 :00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. in the Wotiz Gallery, where you may view the exhibit and meet the artist.  We hope you might stop by to enjoy some art at the MPL this month!