Bread and Roses

Bread and Roses
Zoe Cohen, Michael Frechette, Kellianne McCarthy, Sarah Roche & Rebecca Saylor-Sack
Sarah Roche, Guest Curator

October 1 - 26, 2025
Curator's Tour & Talk with Sarah Roche

“bread for all, and roses too” -- Helen Todd (American Suffragist and Labor Activist)

In the Bread and Roses Strike of 1912, mostly women workers walked out of the textile mills in Lawrence, Massachusetts for the human right to afford both bread and roses with wages paid for their labor.

It is well known that many artists work parallel careers to earn a stable living. Laboring in one or more fields including construction, cultural institutions, education, entertainment, health care, and the labor movement itself, these artists do meaningful work and also support their studio. As part of life, the labor struggle is reflected in (or hidden by) their artwork in myriad ways. Often, the very space to contemplate nature and the sublime is hard fought in our society we must survive in. It is a precious thing to have time to express the visceral yet delicate systems that surround and connect us in this world. Art itself, is the rose.

Decorative abstract watercolor painting with patterns and a white central design

Zoe Cohen, Creek Moons, watercolor on paper mounted on panel, 8 x 10 SOLD

Zoe Cohen, Reflection at Tinicum, watercolor on paper mounted on panel, 8 x 10

Abstract art piece depicting a storm with swirling patterns in purple, green, and yellow on a dark background.

Zoe Cohen, Summer Storm, watercolor on paper mounted on panel, 8 x 10

Zoe Cohen, Boreal Beard Lichen & Little Brown Jugs with Hanging Mist under Owens Mountain, watercolor on paper mounted on panel, 8 x 10

Artistic depiction of a tree with a stylized forest background

Zoe Cohen, Snail Eyes Under Rosebay at Betty Creek, watercolor on paper, 8 x 10

Zoe Cohen, Coyoacán Incantation 1, watercolor and carton pierre on cedar panel, 11 x 11

Zoe Cohen, Coyoacán Incantation 2, watercolor and carton pierre on cedar panel, 11 x 11

White chair amidst abstract floral and tree branches with a textured background

Michael Frechette, Crashing into things on purpose, oil on panel, 42 x 46

Painting of a house in a field with a blue sky

Michael Frechette, Bedminster Road, oil on panel, 42 x 46

Michael Frechette, Boyhood Memory, oil on panel, 22 x 24

Michael Frechette, And just like that, it’s June, oil on panel, 22 x 24

Painting of a moonlit night with trees and a glowing moon

Michael Frechette, Pasture at Rosemont Farm, oil on panel, 22 x 24

Michael Frechette, Draw, oil on panel, 24 x 22

Michael Frechette, Seeing Things, oil on panel, 22 x 24

Abstract art with a dominant yellow color palette, featuring trees and light effects.

Michael Frechette, Field 2, oil on panel, 24 x 22

Artistic depiction of a forest with trees and rocks

Michael Frechette, Sneaky Corner, oil on panel, 22 x 24

Kellianne McCarthy, to the navy yard with love, acrylic and silver leaf on photo collage on wood, 8 x 10

Abstract artwork with colorful geometric shapes and patterns

Kellianne McCarthy, waving sunbeams in the air, acrylic and spray paint on wood, 14 x 11

Colorful abstract design with handprints and floral elements on a textured background

Kellianne McCarthy, some bizarre shit, oil and enamel on wood, 30 x 30

Kellianne McCarthy, holy radiation budget, oil, acrylic, and silver leaf on wood, 24 x 18

Abstract art piece with a colorful geometric shape on a multicolored background

Kellianne McCarthy, spacecraft with stripes, acrylic and spray paint on wood, 10 x 8 SOLD

Kellianne McCarthy, this must be the place, acrylic, spray paint and gold leaf on wood, 14 x 14

Colorful abstract art piece with a red square and black triangle on a floral background

Kellianne McCarthy, holy fireball, acrylic, resin, collage, and silver leaf on wood, 5 x 7

Abstract artwork with colorful curved lines and floral shapes.

Kellianne McCarthy, quasar with garland, acrylic and spray paint on wood, 9 x 12

Sarah Roche, Bullhorn Among the Lovelies, oil on canvas on panel, 16 x 16

Sarah Roche, Dark Hydrangea, watercolor on paper, 12 x 9 SOLD

Painting of a lemon on a textured surface with abstract background

Sarah Roche, Lemon, ink, watercolor and pastel on paper, 18 x 24 SOLD

Still life painting with flowers, shell, peaches, and scissors on a textured purple surface.

Sarah Roche, Peach and Roses, oil on canvas on panel, 18.5 x 26

Sarah Roche, Halos, oil on panel, 12 x 18

Abstract flower painting with pink, green, and brown colors

Rebecca Saylor-Sack, Fall Asters, oil on panel, 20 x 16

Artistic depiction of foliage and flowers

Rebecca Saylor-Sack, Zinnias Overturned, oil on panel, 24 x 20

Abstract landscape painting with a mix of dark and warm colors

Rebecca Saylor-Sack, Rain Fell, oil on panel, 24 x 20

Abstract painting of flowers in a landscape with a dark background

Rebecca Saylor-Sack, Sunlight Splits the Rift, oil on panel, 20 x 16

Artistic depiction of white flowers with green leaves on a textured green background

Rebecca Saylor-Sack, Hellebores, oil on panel, 18 x 12

Abstract landscape painting with flowers and a bird on a textured background

Rebecca Saylor-Sack, Untitled (Election Painting), oil on panel, 18 x 12