Healing Nature

April 26 - May 24, 2025

Artists’ Reception, Saturday, April 26th 6-8PM

There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature– the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.  -Rachel Carson

AHArts in collaboration with Wild About Atlantic Highlands presents “Healing Nature” in celebration of Earth Month.  We asked artists to submit work that celebrates Nature’s capacity to comfort, sustain and renew, as well as our ability to heal and sustain Nature.  As Rachel Carson said, to show us the infinite healing, the repeated refrains and assurances.

Juror: Gina Cioffi Loud

Gina Cioffi Loud: Gina’s introduction to poetic storytelling through photography began with at Maine Media Workshop studying with Thatcher Hullerman Cook, Mentorship with Nina Davenport, and Michel Negroponte at the Vermont College of Fine Arts, and continued locally with Michael Miller at Visions Workshops. Her work has been shown at Atlantic Highlands Art Council, Second Story Art Gallery, Atlantic Highlands, where she had a solo show “DoubleTake” and organized the community photography and storytelling show “Vignettes”.  At the Belmar Arts Council, Gina has been recognized with “Best in Show” among other awards in annual juried photo shows. She received a JD from Catholic University and holds a BA from St. Mary’s College of California majoring in the Great Books. At the Vermont College of Arts, she was enrolled for three residences in the MFA Film program.

Exhibition Artists:

AJ Wainright, Amy Krick-Frank, Ashley Regina Lucas, Carla Valentino, Carol Magnatta, Carole Rogers, Cheryl Auditor, Daniel DeLucia, Denise Mumm, Donna Sinisgalli, Elaine M. Egidio, Elizabeth Grimaldi, Gregory Lewis, Jacki Dickert, Jess Bell, Jessica Mungekar, Julia Muench, K.Dorsey Lucas, Katie Anne Stone, Lisa Bagwell, Lisa Kolarcsik, Lisa Madson, lori desmond oakes, Lydia Congiu, Mark Harris, Mary Fowler, Michael Scherfen, Michele Rath, Monica Anna Daszykowski, Morgan Spicer, Pat Richter, Rachel Cohen, Richard Buntzen, Richard Salls, Sandy Taylor, Shannon McCabe, Sherri Ehrlich, Siobhan Quinn, Soody Neshatfar, Suzan Globus, Tania Kimche, Tatiana Palivoda, Zeet Peabody