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.
Blue Humpback Ceramic $130.00
Susan Hauck Faux Whalebone Ditty Box – 4 Wood, paint $135.00
Pequod Mixed media $350.00
Calm Before the Storm, 2020 Watercolor Matted, framed $170.00
Day of the Dead Whale Mixed media SOLD!
Dig Deep For What You Seek Watercolor Matted and framed $85.00
Bull Whale metal, stone Sold! View in person at the Whalehouse garden
Moby Fits Graphite Framed $45.00
Narwhal metal, stone $1200.00
Susan Hauck Faux Whalebone Ditty Box – 1 Wood, paint $135.00
Like Father, Like Son, 2021Watercolor
Sperm Whale with Snow White Head Graphite Matted and framed $145.00
Moby Dick Oil on oak Framed SOLD!
Sunny Jellies Watercolor Matted, framed $150.00
The Woman Pointilist needlwork $1500.00
Moby, 2021 Mixed media Matted, framed $120.00
Whale Tail Granite SOLD!
Close Encounter Mixed media, acrylic $300.00
Herman Melville Oil on canvas Framed $4000.00
Whaling Scene Acrylic on canvas POR
Deep Down Acrylic Matted, framed $100.00
Cate Becker Hunt, 2021 Acrylic, oil pastel $250.00
Starry Night New Bedford Acrylic
KOBO Aquatint etching $50.00
Ahab Wood SOLD!
Pair of Humpbacks Soda fired ceramic $100.00/each 1 available. 1 Sold!
From the Ocean Personified Series: Hunger Watercolor Matted, framed $100.00
Mother & Calf Metal, stone Sold! View in person at the Whalehouse garden
Sugar Mixed media $350.00
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
Susan Hauck Faux Whalebone Ditty Box – 2 Wood, paint $135.00
Michael Tracey Scrimshaw Swordfish bill $150.00
A Whale’s Tail Pen & ink Framed $70.00
Moby Tar, asphaltum, oil on wood 8″ x 8″ NFS
Midnight Moby Wood SOLD!
Breach, 2021 Photograph Framed $175.00
Moby Dick Watercolor Matted and framed $225.00
Berth, 2021 Acrylic on canvas $400.00
Maria Crocker Storm Acrylic Framed $495
Untitled Acrylic on canvas $175.00
From the Ocean Personified Series: Maternal Watercolor Matted, framed SOLD!
Deformed Mandible Pen & ink 9″ x 12″ NFS
Sea Perils & Defeat, A Nautical Poem Found poem and linocut Sold!
Zachary White KOBO 1/1 Monotype, oil ink on paper mounted on canvas Framed
Sou’Wester Tar on canvas 48″ x 36″ NFS
Dead Whale or a Stove Boat Spray paint on canvas $1500.00
The White Whale’s Revenge Mixed media Articulated toy $1200.00
Eye Acrylic Framed $100.00
Anchor, Whale, Ship Graphite Framed $125.00
Mother of Pearl Whale Mixed media $300.00
Wrong Whale! Relief print $225.00
Queequeg Acrylic Framed $80.00
Down Acrylic on canvas $400.00
Golden Glow, 2020 Watercolor Matted, framed $155.00
Sperm Whale Mandible Pen & ink 9″ x 12″ NFS
Susan Hauck Faux Whalebone Ditty Box – 3 Wood, paint $135.00
New Bedford Whaling Mixed media $250.00
Old Timer Watercolor Matted, framed $75.00
Susan Hauck Faux Whalebone Ditty Box – 5 Wood, paint $135.00
Untitled Acrylic on canvas $475.00
Maria Crocker Centre Street, New Bedford Acrylic Framed NFS
Ernestine – Past, Present, Future Mixed media $400.00
Mermaid At Heart Watercolor Matted and framed SOLD!
Carved Whale Wood NFS From the collection of Susan & Charles Hauck
Moby Ghost Wire $200.00
Queequeg’s Sister Mixed media POR
Cate Becker Leviathan, 2021 Conte, acrylic $250.00
New England Nautica Acrylic on canvas Framed $800.00
Foreigner Ink, pencil Matted, framed $85.00
Sea Foam Monotype, oil ink on paper Matted and framed $60.00
Mermaid Whale Mixed media $300.00
Maria Crocker The Grayling Acrylic Framed NFS
What Remains Watercolor $85.00
Cate Becker Milk of Queens, 2021 Acrylic on canvas $350.00
Mobile Mixed media $230.00
Moby Punk Wood NFS
White Whale, Black Ship Acrylic Framed $100.00
Mother & Calf Soda fired ceramic Sold separately Mother – Sold! Calf – Sold!
Maria Crocker The White Whale Acrylic NFS
Maria Crocker Night Watch Acrylic Framed NFS
Wrong Whale, Ahab! Relief print $175.00
Be Not Afraid Watercolor Matted and framed $85.00
Harpooner Graphite Matted and framed $145.00
Michael Tracey Scrimshaw Horn Scrimshaw $250.00
Ernestina Morrissey Pieces Mixed media $750.00 Copper, mast hoop, and base from the Schooner Ernestina Morrissey
Faux Whalebone Ditty Boxes 1-5 Wood, painted $135.00/each
Fish Moon Watercolor Matted and framed $85.00
Queequeg Graphite Matted and framed $145.00
Michael Tracey Scrimshaw Bookmarks Piano key ivory $35.00/ea
Vovô’s Accident with the Whale Acrylic on canvas $400.00
The Storm Acrylic on canvas Framed $400.00
Moby Plush, 2021 Italian linen, vintage buttons $150.00
Moby & the Mayflower Oil on canvas $695.00
A Storm of a Whale Pen & ink Framed SOLD!
