Artist Directory
BAA’s Artist Directory is comprised of Artist Members within our Berkshire community. Listings are included in annual Berkshire Art Association Artist Membership.
Peter Vacchina
Peter Vacchina is a sculptor working primarily in marble, mosaic, and the occasional ice sculpture. His art reflects his personal life experiences, particularly his time living and traveling abroad. Before becoming a full-time artist in Pittsfield, he lived and taught science in Belgium, Brazil, Mexico, England, Italy, and California. He appreciates the challenge of working in marble and its potential to last for centuries. In his marble sculptures, Peter seeks to invoke memory in the way a scent or sound might, and in doing so inspire heartfelt stories in the viewer.
Alan Papscun
Alan Papscun is a contemporary sculptor and photographer who lives and works in Stockbridge, MA. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture from MassArt, Boston MA, and a Master of Fine Arts from Alfred University, Alfred NY.
Robert Markey
Robert Markey is an artist who has worked in many media over the years including painting, sculpture, installation, video and mosaics. He has done public art projects in cities around the country including New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Houston and Minneapolis. His first video was aired on PBS, and he received national media coverage for his public performance work on domestic violence. He has done mosaic murals in Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Israel, India, Afghanistan and the U.S. to do mosaic murals with youth in vulnerable situations. He has done painted murals with refugees in the U.S. and Greece, and with tribal painters in India.
His sculptures have been featured in various locations around the country, including The Norman Rockwell Museum and Chesterwood in Stockbridge MA, 3 Sisters Sanctuary in Goshen MA, and Sculpture Fest in Woodstock VT.
David Lane
Dave Lane is a painter, performer, puppet & mask maker, and one of the original members of the Old Trout Puppet Workshop in Calgary, Alberta. He is the Co-director of the New England Puppet Intensive, a 15-day residential workshop, and Co-producer of the annual Berkshire Lantern Walk in collaboration with the Clark Art Museum.
Crystal Howcroft
Crystal of FishScale Creations creates mixed media artworks utilizing resins with various inclusions, wire, and found objects. By emphasizing aesthetics, Crystal touches on various overlapping themes and strategies.
Laura Christensen
Laura Christensen is a visual artist who paints on found vintage photographs. Her work combines past and present, photograph and painting. Many galleries and museums, including Simmons College, Kidspace at MASS MoCA, Brattleboro Museum and Arts Center, and M.A. Doran Gallery, exhibit her work. Recent awards include an A.R.T Grant from the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation.