October Show: Members Gallery

A Juried Exhibition Celebrating the Power of Color
October 3–25, 2026 | ASK Member Gallery

The Arts Society of Kingston presents Color Inferno, a juried exhibition celebrating the power of bold color, radiant energy, and visual intensity. Bringing together the work of 27 artists, Color Inferno explores color at its most expressive—from blazing sunsets and molten landscapes to vibrant abstractions and emotionally charged palettes. The exhibition invites viewers to experience color not simply as a visual element, but as a force capable of evoking passion, transformation, joy, chaos, warmth, and renewal.

Artists consider the expressive possibilities of hue, saturation, light, and contrast. Some works burn with fiery reds, oranges, and yellows, while others ignite through unexpected combinations, luminous contrasts, and bold explorations of color.

Featured artists:
- Mary Lynne Bonforte
- Nancy Donskoj
- Beth Feinstein
- PJ Flanagan
- Stacie Flint
- Patti Gibbons
- Terry Haas
- Tom Hackett
- David Held
- Laura Helfant
- David Holt
- Locke Johnston
- Deirdre Laughton
- Jennifer Leighton
- Joel Mandelbaum
- Lynn Margileth
- Connie Noelle
- Carol Pepper-Cooper
- Tracy Phillips
- Pete Preston
- Karen Schaffel
- Herb Silander
- Faye Storms
- Judy Stanger
- Mark Thibodeau
- Andrew Tully
- Aileen Walsh

The exhibition is juried by Stephen Olivier, ASK Gallery Chair.

Stephen Olivier is an award winning artist whose work has been exhibited widely in galleries, museums, and artist-run spaces across the United States and internationally. Olivier was awarded a 2025 residency at NES in Skagaströnd, Iceland. His work has appeared in numerous group exhibitions, including Let the Fur and Feathers Fly at Epperson Gallery in California, the Texas National Competition at the Cole Art Center in Texas, Big Bold Pride at the Art Society of Kingston, and Truth Unveiled at Art League Rhode Island. Additional exhibitions include the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, KIPNZ in Walton, NY, and venues throughout New York, Atlanta, Miami, and Berlin. Olivier’s solo exhibitions include Over the Garden Wall at Subdivision Art in Long Island City, and Beforemath at the Octopus Building in Miami.

Olivier’s sculptural work has also appeared in film, including creating thirty resin sculptures for Shelton Walsmith’s short film The Importance of Being Amber. Earlier in his career, he served as Chief Preparator at White Box and The Annex in New York, where he installed exhibitions for artists including Carolee Schneemann, Brian Maguire, Javier Téllez, Marianne Vitale, Joel Sternfeld, William Anastasi, Conrad Atkinson, and Jeff Chiplis.

ASK’s galleries provide an expansive setting for this celebration of color, allowing visitors to encounter a wide range of artistic approaches and media while considering the emotional and transformative power of color.