Thursday, June 11, 2026

All are welcome, to the Alex Ferrone Gallery exhibits Roy Nicholson's Trending Time ~52 weeks~ June 13-July 12. 2026

 


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Roy Nicholson, Week 51 - Annual Foxglove, oil on linen, 24x24 inches.


New Art Season At Alex Ferrone Gallery Opens With A Stroll Through An Artist's Garden  


Established as a cultural anchor on the North Fork, Alex Ferrone Gallery in Cutchogue opens its fourteenth art season with a one-person exhibition featuring Sag Harbor artist, Roy Nicholson. "Tending Time" presents selections from the artist's "52 Weeks II" garden series for which Nicholson created one painting each week for one year. The exhibition runs from June 13 through July 12 with a free Artist Talk and Reception on Saturday, June 27 from 4:30-7pm. Reservations are required for the Talk at 4:30; no reservations needed for the public reception from 5:30-7:00. 


Continuing the growth of Roy Nicholson’s “52 Weeks” collection, for his second time-based series, the artist again embraced the discipline of creating one painting each week for an entire year using his Sag Harbor garden as both subject and studio. This sustained practice became a meditation on observation, capturing the subtle shifts of seasons, weather, changing light, and the continual cycles of growth and decline. Throughout "Tending Time", milkweed, peonies, daisies, and irises, as well as other plant life such as asparagus, hellebore, sumac, and basil move fluidly between representation and abstraction, and emerge alongside views of the wooded landscape beyond Nicholson’s garden borders.  


Gallery Director, Alex Ferrone shares, “We are honored to be presenting much of Roy’s 52 Weeks II collection of paintings to our patrons. As visitors move through the Gallery, "Tending Time" invites a slow and contemplative pace, much like strolling through the artist's garden - wandering familiar paths and noticing details that emerge, bloom, fade, and return to earth. This exhibition encourages viewers to linger with the colors and textures, while reflecting on the passage of seasons and the beauty found in continual change.”



Roy Nicholson, Week 47 - Peony, oil on linen, 24x24 inches.


About Roy Nicholson



Artist Roy Nicholson was born in Cambridge, England, and received his National Diploma in Design from Hornsey College of Art, London, where he studied with Bridget Riley and John Hoyland. He later attended the Brooklyn Museum School of Art as a Max Beckmann Memorial Scholar and earned an MFA from Vermont College of Norwich University.


Nicholson has presented more than twenty-five solo exhibitions and has exhibited widely throughout the United States and internationally. His work is held in numerous public and private collections, including the Yale University Art Gallery, Parrish Art Museum, Guild Hall Museum, and Heckscher Museum of Art, as well as Royal College of Heralds and Abbot Hall Art Gallery in the UK among many others.


Nicholson has also completed several major public art commissions, including award-winning installations for Long Island Rail Road's Hicksville Station through MTA Arts for Transit Program, and Union Station through Metro Art Los Angeles. A Professor Emeritus at Long Island University, he received the University's Trustee’s Award for Scholarly Achievement and will be inducted into the Hamptons Artists Hall of Fame for 2026. Roy and his wife, author Helen A. Harrison, live in Sag Harbor where he maintains his studio.



Roy Nicholson, Week 52 - Scaevola, Summer Solstice, oil on linen, 24x24 inches.


About Alex Ferrone Gallery


Founded in 2013, Alex Ferrone Gallery is the North Fork's oldest independent art gallery, presenting contemporary art through exhibitions, workshops, and cultural programming. Located in Cutchogue, the Gallery serves artists and audiences from Long Island, the Metro New York region, and beyond.


Alex Ferrone Gallery
25425 Main Road, Cutchogue

Gallery hours: Friday - Sunday 12-5pm; or by appointment.

Visit AlexFerroneGallery.com or call 631-734-8545 for more.


Tending Time: Roy Nicholson's Garden

Selections from his 52 Weeks II Series

Exhibition Dates: June 13 - July 12, 2026

Artist Talk & Reception: Saturday, June 27 from 4:30-7pm

4:30 Artist Talk: Reservations required call 631-734-8545

5:30-7:00 Public reception: No reservations needed.
Free & open to the public. 


Roy Nicholson, Week 11 - Basil, oil on linen, 24x24 inches.


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