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.
Dig Deep For What You Seek Watercolor Matted and framed $85.00
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
Maria Crocker The Grayling Acrylic Framed NFS
Whale Tail Granite SOLD!
Calm Before the Storm, 2020 Watercolor Matted, framed $170.00
Moby Dick Watercolor Matted and framed $225.00
From the Ocean Personified Series: Hunger Watercolor Matted, framed $100.00
Maria Crocker Storm Acrylic Framed $495
Sugar Mixed media $350.00
Sea Perils & Defeat, A Nautical Poem Found poem and linocut Sold!
White Whale, Black Ship Acrylic Framed $100.00
Cate Becker Hunt, 2021 Acrylic, oil pastel $250.00
Sou’Wester Tar on canvas 48″ x 36″ NFS
Like Father, Like Son, 2021Watercolor
Bull Whale metal, stone Sold! View in person at the Whalehouse garden
Mother of Pearl Whale Mixed media $300.00
The White Whale’s Revenge Mixed media Articulated toy $1200.00
The Woman Pointilist needlwork $1500.00
New England Nautica Acrylic on canvas Framed $800.00
Down Acrylic on canvas $400.00
Vovô’s Accident with the Whale Acrylic on canvas $400.00
Moby Punk Wood NFS
Faux Whalebone Ditty Boxes 1-5 Wood, painted $135.00/each
Narwhal metal, stone $1200.00
New Bedford Whaling Mixed media $250.00
Day of the Dead Whale Mixed media SOLD!
Breach, 2021 Photograph Framed $175.00
Maria Crocker The White Whale Acrylic NFS
Sperm Whale Mandible Pen & ink 9″ x 12″ NFS
Ernestina Morrissey Pieces Mixed media $750.00 Copper, mast hoop, and base from the Schooner Ernestina Morrissey
Sea Foam Monotype, oil ink on paper Matted and framed $60.00
Eye Acrylic Framed $100.00
Pair of Humpbacks Soda fired ceramic $100.00/each 1 available. 1 Sold!
Moby Fits Graphite Framed $45.00
Dead Whale or a Stove Boat Spray paint on canvas $1500.00
Cate Becker Leviathan, 2021 Conte, acrylic $250.00
Susan Hauck Faux Whalebone Ditty Box – 3 Wood, paint $135.00
Berth, 2021 Acrylic on canvas $400.00
Maria Crocker Centre Street, New Bedford Acrylic Framed NFS
Mermaid At Heart Watercolor Matted and framed SOLD!
Deep Down Acrylic Matted, framed $100.00
Ernestine – Past, Present, Future Mixed media $400.00
Ahab Wood SOLD!
Carved Whale Wood NFS From the collection of Susan & Charles Hauck
Moby Dick Oil on oak Framed SOLD!
A Whale’s Tail Pen & ink Framed $70.00
Deformed Mandible Pen & ink 9″ x 12″ NFS
Queequeg Acrylic Framed $80.00
Cate Becker Milk of Queens, 2021 Acrylic on canvas $350.00
Whaling Scene Acrylic on canvas POR
Anchor, Whale, Ship Graphite Framed $125.00
A Storm of a Whale Pen & ink Framed SOLD!
Zachary White KOBO 1/1 Monotype, oil ink on paper mounted on canvas Framed
Mother & Calf Soda fired ceramic Sold separately Mother – Sold! Calf – Sold!
Queequeg’s Sister Mixed media POR
Pequod Mixed media $350.00
Herman Melville Oil on canvas Framed $4000.00
KOBO Aquatint etching $50.00
Susan Hauck Faux Whalebone Ditty Box – 1 Wood, paint $135.00
Harpooner Graphite Matted and framed $145.00
Moby Ghost Wire $200.00
Wrong Whale! Relief print $225.00
Wrong Whale, Ahab! Relief print $175.00
Michael Tracey Scrimshaw Horn Scrimshaw $250.00
Moby, 2021 Mixed media Matted, framed $120.00
Moby Plush, 2021 Italian linen, vintage buttons $150.00
Sunny Jellies Watercolor Matted, framed $150.00
Sperm Whale with Snow White Head Graphite Matted and framed $145.00
Midnight Moby Wood SOLD!
Fish Moon Watercolor Matted and framed $85.00
Susan Hauck Faux Whalebone Ditty Box – 2 Wood, paint $135.00
Golden Glow, 2020 Watercolor Matted, framed $155.00
Mermaid Whale Mixed media $300.00
Mother & Calf Metal, stone Sold! View in person at the Whalehouse garden
The Storm Acrylic on canvas Framed $400.00
Queequeg Graphite Matted and framed $145.00
Be Not Afraid Watercolor Matted and framed $85.00
Foreigner Ink, pencil Matted, framed $85.00
Susan Hauck Faux Whalebone Ditty Box – 4 Wood, paint $135.00
Starry Night New Bedford Acrylic
Untitled Acrylic on canvas $175.00
Mobile Mixed media $230.00
Untitled Acrylic on canvas $475.00
Susan Hauck Faux Whalebone Ditty Box – 5 Wood, paint $135.00
What Remains Watercolor $85.00
Close Encounter Mixed media, acrylic $300.00
Michael Tracey Scrimshaw Swordfish bill $150.00
Old Timer Watercolor Matted, framed $75.00
Maria Crocker Night Watch Acrylic Framed NFS
Michael Tracey Scrimshaw Bookmarks Piano key ivory $35.00/ea
From the Ocean Personified Series: Maternal Watercolor Matted, framed SOLD!
Blue Humpback Ceramic $130.00
Moby & the Mayflower Oil on canvas $695.00
Moby Tar, asphaltum, oil on wood 8″ x 8″ NFS