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Zoë Cohen – Vessels (Online)

Join Winslow Art Center instructor, Zoë Cohen, for a delightful tour of contemporary art featuring the classic, much loved vessel form.
Date recorded: Saturday, April 11, 2026

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Join Winslow Art Center instructor, Zoë Cohen, for a delightful tour of contemporary art featuring the classic, much loved vessel form. Zoë will present a slideshow / lecture of inspirational works by over two dozen artists. Along the way we’ll consider how each artist uses color, value, scale, pattern, repetition, negative space and specific materials to articulate their individual visual vocabulary. Please join us if you can!

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About the Instructor:

Born in Chicago in 1961, Zoë Cohen was strongly affected by the classic graphic influences of a mid-century urban environment. Everyday exposure to modern architecture, photography, painting, sculpture and minimalist 1960’s design made a deep impression. Zoë’s abstract painting springs from her lifelong fascination with mid-century modern art and design, Abstract Expressionism and The New York School painters. She continues to be inspired by contemporary artists of all kinds. History, art history, social history, illustration, literature, theater, music, dance, photography, and film all inform her work.

11 Responses

  1. Thank you, Zoë! Great slide show as always! As a fellow former kindergarten teacher, I have to say that this reminded me of the children’s book A House is a House for Me. A cup is a vessel for tea! A shoe is a vessel for a foot! I am a vessel for me! Haha! Here’s a little gouache sketch inspired by your presentation.

  2. I loved this, Zoe. Thank you, especially because I’m also currently working with vessel shapes and this presentation gave me lots of food for thought and further research. I have a collection of vessels, my own and my mothers, that I will be using for a new series. When my mom was teaching, back in the 40’s and 50’s, she received dozens of tiny vases from students, most from the dime store. Most have disappeared but I still have a few, with tiny paper scraps inside with the name of the student. Such treasures that I’m only now understanding.

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