In our 30+ years Gallery X has organized hundreds of exhibitions covering almost every topic or subject you can think of with perhaps one glaring omission – Moby-Dick. Curator Chuck Hauck sought to fix that by organizing, The Moby Show, A Whale’s Tale. Originally planned as Mobys at the Melville, an exhibition of sculptures by select artists inside The Whalehouse AirBNB last summer, the show evolved into an open call community exhibition taking place both in the Main Gallery at Gallery X as well as the garden of The Mobyhouse.
This exhibition will be on view at Gallery X (and the garden of the Whalehouse at 100 Madison Street) from June 27 through August 1.
Join us for an opening reception, Saturday, July 3 (5-8pm) at Gallery X.
A second reception will be held during July’s Aha! Night – Thursday, July 8 (5-8pm) and will feature a performance by Hula La!
The Moby Show, A Whale’s Tale features works of all styles, interpretations, and media from a wide array of artists from the Southcoast and beyond. The exhibition can be viewed in person during gallery hours, by appointment, or in the slideshow below.
The Whalehouse is a grand Victorian built in 1855 located on the southwest corner of Madison and Orchard streets in historic New Bedford, Massachusetts. It’s the former home of Herman Melville’s sister, Catherine, and this is where he used to stay while visiting her.
The garden sculptures at the Whalehouse can be viewed from the sidewalk along Madison and Orchard streets.
For inquiries or more information please contact Gallery X (508-992-2675 or GalleryXNB@gmail.com).
The curator, Charles Hauck, can be reached at chasahauck@comcast.net
Click on any image below to enter the slideshow of works.
Thank you to our 2021 Supporters, The Island Foundation, and the Schrafft Charitable Trust.
Special Thanks to James Correia for photographing in-gallery submissions.
Ernestina Morrissey Pieces Mixed media $750.00 Copper, mast hoop, and base from the Schooner Ernestina Morrissey
The White Whale’s Revenge Mixed media Articulated toy $1200.00
Dive ‘Oh, Ahab! what shall be grand in thee, it must needs be plucked from the skies and dived for in the deep, and featured in the unbodied air!’ 48″ x 60″ NFS
Fish Moon Watercolor Matted and framed $85.00
Close Encounter Mixed media, acrylic $300.00
Narwhal metal, stone $1200.00
Calm Before the Storm, 2020 Watercolor Matted, framed $170.00
Old Timer Watercolor Matted, framed $75.00
Golden Glow, 2020 Watercolor Matted, framed $155.00
Mermaid At Heart Watercolor Matted and framed SOLD!
Blue Humpback Ceramic $130.00
Pequod Mixed media $350.00
Ernestine – Past, Present, Future Mixed media $400.00
Day of the Dead Whale Mixed media SOLD!
Mermaid Whale Mixed media $300.00
Harpooner Graphite Matted and framed $145.00
KOBO Aquatint etching $50.00
Herman Melville Oil on canvas Framed $4000.00
A Storm of a Whale Pen & ink Framed SOLD!
Moby Dick Oil on oak Framed SOLD!
Mother & Calf Soda fired ceramic Sold separately Mother – Sold! Calf – Sold!
Sou’Wester Tar on canvas 48″ x 36″ NFS
Like Father, Like Son, 2021Watercolor
Moby Plush, 2021 Italian linen, vintage buttons $150.00
The Storm Acrylic on canvas Framed $400.00
Be Not Afraid Watercolor Matted and framed $85.00
Moby Tar, asphaltum, oil on wood 8″ x 8″ NFS
Wrong Whale! Relief print $225.00
New England Nautica Acrylic on canvas Framed $800.00
Vovô’s Accident with the Whale Acrylic on canvas $400.00
What Remains Watercolor $85.00
Susan Hauck Faux Whalebone Ditty Box – 1 Wood, paint $135.00
Eye Acrylic Framed $100.00
From the Ocean Personified Series: Maternal Watercolor Matted, framed SOLD!
Faux Whalebone Ditty Boxes 1-5 Wood, painted $135.00/each
Maria Crocker The Grayling Acrylic Framed NFS
Maria Crocker The White Whale Acrylic NFS
Moby, 2021 Mixed media Matted, framed $120.00
Cate Becker Hunt, 2021 Acrylic, oil pastel $250.00
Susan Hauck Faux Whalebone Ditty Box – 3 Wood, paint $135.00
Queequeg Acrylic Framed $80.00
Moby Fits Graphite Framed $45.00
Maria Crocker Storm Acrylic Framed $495
Untitled Acrylic on canvas $175.00
Mobile Mixed media $230.00
Michael Tracey Scrimshaw Horn Scrimshaw $250.00
Sunny Jellies Watercolor Matted, framed $150.00
Sea Foam Monotype, oil ink on paper Matted and framed $60.00
Queequeg’s Sister Mixed media POR
Cate Becker Milk of Queens, 2021 Acrylic on canvas $350.00
New Bedford Whaling Mixed media $250.00
Mother & Calf Metal, stone Sold! View in person at the Whalehouse garden
Zachary White KOBO 1/1 Monotype, oil ink on paper mounted on canvas Framed
Moby Ghost Wire $200.00
Down Acrylic on canvas $400.00
Ahab Wood SOLD!
The Woman Pointilist needlwork $1500.00
Susan Hauck Faux Whalebone Ditty Box – 2 Wood, paint $135.00
Whaling Scene Acrylic on canvas POR
Carved Whale Wood NFS From the collection of Susan & Charles Hauck
Bull Whale metal, stone Sold! View in person at the Whalehouse garden
Susan Hauck Faux Whalebone Ditty Box – 4 Wood, paint $135.00
Deformed Mandible Pen & ink 9″ x 12″ NFS
Foreigner Ink, pencil Matted, framed $85.00
Dead Whale or a Stove Boat Spray paint on canvas $1500.00
Dig Deep For What You Seek Watercolor Matted and framed $85.00
Deep Down Acrylic Matted, framed $100.00
Michael Tracey Scrimshaw Bookmarks Piano key ivory $35.00/ea
Queequeg Graphite Matted and framed $145.00
Breach, 2021 Photograph Framed $175.00
Maria Crocker Night Watch Acrylic Framed NFS
Moby & the Mayflower Oil on canvas $695.00
Starry Night New Bedford Acrylic
Sea Perils & Defeat, A Nautical Poem Found poem and linocut Sold!
A Whale’s Tail Pen & ink Framed $70.00
Wrong Whale, Ahab! Relief print $175.00
Moby Dick Watercolor Matted and framed $225.00
Sperm Whale with Snow White Head Graphite Matted and framed $145.00
Berth, 2021 Acrylic on canvas $400.00
Sperm Whale Mandible Pen & ink 9″ x 12″ NFS
From the Ocean Personified Series: Hunger Watercolor Matted, framed $100.00
Whale Tail Granite SOLD!
Maria Crocker Centre Street, New Bedford Acrylic Framed NFS
White Whale, Black Ship Acrylic Framed $100.00
Susan Hauck Faux Whalebone Ditty Box – 5 Wood, paint $135.00
Sugar Mixed media $350.00
Michael Tracey Scrimshaw Swordfish bill $150.00
Moby Punk Wood NFS
Mother of Pearl Whale Mixed media $300.00
Anchor, Whale, Ship Graphite Framed $125.00
Cate Becker Leviathan, 2021 Conte, acrylic $250.00
Pair of Humpbacks Soda fired ceramic $100.00/each 1 available. 1 Sold!
Untitled Acrylic on canvas $475.00
Midnight Moby Wood SOLD!
