In our 30+ years Gallery X has organized hundreds of exhibitions covering almost every topic or subject you can think of with perhaps one glaring omission – Moby-Dick. Curator Chuck Hauck sought to fix that by organizing, The Moby Show, A Whale’s Tale. Originally planned as Mobys at the Melville, an exhibition of sculptures by select artists inside The Whalehouse AirBNB last summer, the show evolved into an open call community exhibition taking place both in the Main Gallery at Gallery X as well as the garden of The Mobyhouse.
This exhibition will be on view at Gallery X (and the garden of the Whalehouse at 100 Madison Street) from June 27 through August 1.
Join us for an opening reception, Saturday, July 3 (5-8pm) at Gallery X.
A second reception will be held during July’s Aha! Night – Thursday, July 8 (5-8pm) and will feature a performance by Hula La!
The Moby Show, A Whale’s Tale features works of all styles, interpretations, and media from a wide array of artists from the Southcoast and beyond. The exhibition can be viewed in person during gallery hours, by appointment, or in the slideshow below.
The Whalehouse is a grand Victorian built in 1855 located on the southwest corner of Madison and Orchard streets in historic New Bedford, Massachusetts. It’s the former home of Herman Melville’s sister, Catherine, and this is where he used to stay while visiting her.
The garden sculptures at the Whalehouse can be viewed from the sidewalk along Madison and Orchard streets.
For inquiries or more information please contact Gallery X (508-992-2675 or GalleryXNB@gmail.com).
The curator, Charles Hauck, can be reached at chasahauck@comcast.net
Click on any image below to enter the slideshow of works.
Thank you to our 2021 Supporters, The Island Foundation, and the Schrafft Charitable Trust.
Special Thanks to James Correia for photographing in-gallery submissions.
Day of the Dead Whale Mixed media SOLD!
Sperm Whale with Snow White Head Graphite Matted and framed $145.00
Starry Night New Bedford Acrylic
Moby Punk Wood NFS
Susan Hauck Faux Whalebone Ditty Box – 3 Wood, paint $135.00
Moby Tar, asphaltum, oil on wood 8″ x 8″ NFS
Sou’Wester Tar on canvas 48″ x 36″ NFS
Faux Whalebone Ditty Boxes 1-5 Wood, painted $135.00/each
Deformed Mandible Pen & ink 9″ x 12″ NFS
Ernestina Morrissey Pieces Mixed media $750.00 Copper, mast hoop, and base from the Schooner Ernestina Morrissey
New England Nautica Acrylic on canvas Framed $800.00
A Whale’s Tail Pen & ink Framed $70.00
Mother & Calf Metal, stone Sold! View in person at the Whalehouse garden
Susan Hauck Faux Whalebone Ditty Box – 5 Wood, paint $135.00
Moby Dick Oil on oak Framed SOLD!
What Remains Watercolor $85.00
Michael Tracey Scrimshaw Bookmarks Piano key ivory $35.00/ea
The Woman Pointilist needlwork $1500.00
Whale Tail Granite SOLD!
White Whale, Black Ship Acrylic Framed $100.00
Mother of Pearl Whale Mixed media $300.00
Moby & the Mayflower Oil on canvas $695.00
Queequeg’s Sister Mixed media POR
Dig Deep For What You Seek Watercolor Matted and framed $85.00
Susan Hauck Faux Whalebone Ditty Box – 1 Wood, paint $135.00
Queequeg Graphite Matted and framed $145.00
Moby Dick Watercolor Matted and framed $225.00
New Bedford Whaling Mixed media $250.00
Eye Acrylic Framed $100.00
Sperm Whale Mandible Pen & ink 9″ x 12″ NFS
Harpooner Graphite Matted and framed $145.00
Moby Ghost Wire $200.00
Cate Becker Milk of Queens, 2021 Acrylic on canvas $350.00
The White Whale’s Revenge Mixed media Articulated toy $1200.00
Sunny Jellies Watercolor Matted, framed $150.00
Ernestine – Past, Present, Future Mixed media $400.00
Maria Crocker The White Whale Acrylic NFS
Foreigner Ink, pencil Matted, framed $85.00
Bull Whale metal, stone Sold! View in person at the Whalehouse garden
Like Father, Like Son, 2021Watercolor
Moby Fits Graphite Framed $45.00
KOBO Aquatint etching $50.00
Mobile Mixed media $230.00
Zachary White KOBO 1/1 Monotype, oil ink on paper mounted on canvas Framed
Be Not Afraid Watercolor Matted and framed $85.00
The Storm Acrylic on canvas Framed $400.00
Wrong Whale! Relief print $225.00
Fish Moon Watercolor Matted and framed $85.00
Down Acrylic on canvas $400.00
Dive ‘Oh, Ahab! what shall be grand in thee, it must needs be plucked from the skies and dived for in the deep, and featured in the unbodied air!’ 48″ x 60″ NFS
From the Ocean Personified Series: Maternal Watercolor Matted, framed SOLD!
Maria Crocker Storm Acrylic Framed $495
Maria Crocker Night Watch Acrylic Framed NFS
From the Ocean Personified Series: Hunger Watercolor Matted, framed $100.00
Mermaid Whale Mixed media $300.00
Wrong Whale, Ahab! Relief print $175.00
Berth, 2021 Acrylic on canvas $400.00
Moby, 2021 Mixed media Matted, framed $120.00
Carved Whale Wood NFS From the collection of Susan & Charles Hauck
Sugar Mixed media $350.00
Untitled Acrylic on canvas $475.00
Vovô’s Accident with the Whale Acrylic on canvas $400.00
Pair of Humpbacks Soda fired ceramic $100.00/each 1 available. 1 Sold!
Sea Perils & Defeat, A Nautical Poem Found poem and linocut Sold!
Midnight Moby Wood SOLD!
Michael Tracey Scrimshaw Swordfish bill $150.00
Untitled Acrylic on canvas $175.00
Cate Becker Hunt, 2021 Acrylic, oil pastel $250.00
Mother & Calf Soda fired ceramic Sold separately Mother – Sold! Calf – Sold!
Breach, 2021 Photograph Framed $175.00
Anchor, Whale, Ship Graphite Framed $125.00
A Storm of a Whale Pen & ink Framed SOLD!
Michael Tracey Scrimshaw Horn Scrimshaw $250.00
Mermaid At Heart Watercolor Matted and framed SOLD!
Whaling Scene Acrylic on canvas POR
Sea Foam Monotype, oil ink on paper Matted and framed $60.00
Narwhal metal, stone $1200.00
Queequeg Acrylic Framed $80.00
Susan Hauck Faux Whalebone Ditty Box – 2 Wood, paint $135.00
Old Timer Watercolor Matted, framed $75.00
Maria Crocker Centre Street, New Bedford Acrylic Framed NFS
Calm Before the Storm, 2020 Watercolor Matted, framed $170.00
Maria Crocker The Grayling Acrylic Framed NFS
Herman Melville Oil on canvas Framed $4000.00
Cate Becker Leviathan, 2021 Conte, acrylic $250.00
Moby Plush, 2021 Italian linen, vintage buttons $150.00
Pequod Mixed media $350.00
Close Encounter Mixed media, acrylic $300.00
Susan Hauck Faux Whalebone Ditty Box – 4 Wood, paint $135.00
Deep Down Acrylic Matted, framed $100.00
Blue Humpback Ceramic $130.00
Dead Whale or a Stove Boat Spray paint on canvas $1500.00
Ahab Wood SOLD!
Golden Glow, 2020 Watercolor Matted, framed $155.00
