The Brickbottom Gallery has been closed to the public for eight months, and counting—but our members have continued to work throughout the pandemic. During the lockdown Brickbottom residents placed tables in the gallery (six feet apart, or course) and turned it into a workspace for masked workers to make masks as well as art—an oasis. As we welcome a brand new year, the BAA asked our artist members What’s New? — and to share how they’ve been keeping busy, and how this weird and wild year has inspired them.

Participating member artists: Charles G. Baldwin, David Campbell, Patsea Cobb, Deborah Davidson, Mark DesLauriers, Augustin Didier, Marian Dioguardi, Joan Elias, Phyllis Ewen, Lois Fiore, Yildiz Growdowsky, Pier Gustafson, Charlotte Ellen Kaplan, Cara Foster Karim, Pauline Lim, Cynthia Maurice, Chris Mesarch, Tracy Munn, Diane Novetsky, Debra Olin, Ted Prato, Dan Rocha, Debra Weisberg, Jim Wright, Ellen Young

Pictured: "My Early Life", Pauline Lim