RAA&M Board of Governors
Executive Board
Harley Bartlett, President
Susan Termyn, Vice President
Dr. Phillip Garton, Treasurer
Rosalie Sidoti, Secretary
secretary@rockportartassn.org
Harley Bartlett
PRESIDENT
Juried Artist Member – Painting
Harley Bartlett was educated at the University of Pennsylvania and followed his BA with studies at The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He has exhibited in New England galleries for over 30 years and has owned a mural and decorative painting company supplying paintings and murals since 1992. Harley is a past President of The Providence Art Club (2003-07) and former Secretary of their Board of Managers. He is a former member of The Copley Society, National Society of Mural Painters and New England Plein Air Painters. In 2015 Harley was voted in as an elected member of The Guild of Boston Artists and is a current Board Member. He is a past member of the Salmagundi Club in NYC. He is also an elected artist at the Lyme Art Association and currently serves as the President.
DR. PHILIP GARTON
TREASURER
Dr. Garton is a seasoned finance executive with more than three decades of experience at global organizations. As the CFO of Shoals Technologies Group, Philip helped lead the organization through the largest renewable energy IPO in history, raising over $1.9 B. He also successfully served as CFO at several other private equity backed companies, including but not limited to Springs Window Fashions, JM Swank, Lincoln Industrial Corporation, and Purdy Brush. In addition, Philip has led finance for major international divisions of Honeywell and Vallourec SA. He started his career at Coopers & Lybrand. Philip is an actively licensed Certified Public Accountant and holds a Doctor of Business Administration from the University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business, an MBA from the Johnson School of Management at Cornell University, as well as an MBA, BBA and BA all from Southern Methodist University in Finance, Accounting and Economics respectively.
Ken Knowles
Juried Artist Member – Painting
Ken Knowles is a native of Rockport, Ma, and a proud member of the Rockport Art Association & Museum since 1996. His oil landscape and marine paintings carry on in the tradition of the Cape Ann School. He has over 30 awards and has served as President of the North Shore Arts Association. He is a member of Hudson Valley, Academic Artists, North Shore Arts Associations and Salmagundi Club. “I place the need for a thoughtful light first in all of my work.”
TODD MONTANARO
RAA&M Curator
Juried Artist Member - Painting
Todd Montanaro lives and works in Rockport. After a 30-year career in banking, Todd is now focused on making art and running Gallery Montanaro. He is a long-time collector and scholar of Cape Ann historic art.
Todd studied studio art at The Art Institute of Chicago, The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and through multiple workshops with nationally renowned artists.
Todd is a juried member of Copley Society of Art, Oil Painters of America, National Oil & Acrylic Painters' Society, Rockport Art Association & Museum, and North Shore Arts Association.
Todd also holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and marketing from the University of Rhode Island and master’s degree in finance from Boston College.
Rosalie Sidoti
SECRETARY
Juried Artist Member – Painting
Rosalie Sidoti, a national award-winning artist, holds an advanced MA and BFA degree in Fine Art. She is a former university supervisor, juror, lecturer and instructor for various art organizations in the Northeast. Rosalie is the owner/artist of the Sidoti Gallery of Fine Art in Rockport, MA.
She describes herself as neither a pure impressionist nor a pure realist. Her intention is to immerse the viewer in the paintings with a feeling of quiet tranquility and inclusion. Rosalie is most gratified when the observer can feel the peace and visually experience the moment as presented on the canvas. Rosalie achieves a simple impression. She allows liberal and lyrical translation of that simplicity. To suit the moment, Rosalie takes pieces of what initially inspired her and composes the imagery by moving objects and creating a mood. She paints directly onto the canvas, deviating as much or as little necessary to capture the emotional impact it initially held for her.
Rosalie Sidoti allows her intuition to drive her work. She defines painting as not only a necessity but also a privilege. The importance of teaching, mentoring and continuous learning have been at the forefront of her artistic journey. She has dedicated herself to sharing her knowledge with the artists and students she taught at Tufts University Graduate School of Education, The School of The Museum of Fine Arts and at the various workshops in the New England area.
Jack (JP) Boudreau
JP is a founding partner of Folly Cove Fine Art in Rockport MA. With a background in hotel management, he has made a rewarding transition to dealing art. Folly Cove gathers some of the best artists in the business, and you will find many of them are also represented at the Rockport Art Association & Museum.
JACQUELINE JONES
Juried Artist Member – Painting
Jacqueline Jones is a New England-based landscape and seascape painter. She is also a noted instructor. Her educational background includes a degree in Graphic and Advertising Design from The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale and a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Painting from the Lyme Academy College of Fine Art. She holds representation from galleries across the country. Because of Jacqueline’s lifelong passion and professional dedication to her work, she has been the beneficiary of multiple awards and acknowledgments in both commercial venues and art institutions. Notable accomplishments include having work purchased for the permanent collection of the Brinton Museum, “1st Prize for Outstanding Work” 2017, 2nd place in the Nautical Exhibition 2018 at the Salmagundi Club in NYC and Peoples Choice Award from the Brinton Museum, Big Horn, Wyoming in September 2020. Her dedication goes beyond that of her own personal work. She has a commitment to be a supporter of her colleagues and the art institutions that foster their inspirations and aspirations.
Susan Lynn
Juried Artist Member – Painting
Susan Lynn is a juried artist member of the Rockport Art Association & Museum, as well as the North Shore Arts Association, and the Salmagundi Club. After receiving her BFA from Kansas State University, she spent the early part of her career working as an architectural illustrator before shifting her focus to fine art. Working in both watercolor and oil, she has earned signature membership status in American Women Artists, National Watercolor Society, and the Outdoor Painters Society. Susan’s work has been included in notable juried exhibitions with the Oil Painters of America, the American Impressionist Society, American Women Artists, the Academic Artists Association, the Copley Society, and the National Watercolor Society. She actively participates in many of the top invitational and juried plein air events in the country, winning the coveted Grand Prize at En Plein Air Texas in 2020. Her work is frequently featured in national art publications and has been the subject of feature articles in Plein Air Magazine and International Artist Magazine. In 2018, Susan moved from the Midwest to Rockport, having fallen in love with both the beauty of Cape Ann and with fellow Rockport artist John Caggiano. In 2019, she opened her gallery, the Susan Lynn Gallery & Studio at 79 Main Street in Rockport.
RAE O’SHea
Juried Artist Member – Painting
Originally from central New Jersey and now residing in Rockport, MA, Rae began a lifelong love of traveling and painting at an early age. She believes plein air painting to be an essential element in her development as a painter. Most of her studio paintings are based on studies painted on location.
Rae has a BA from the University of Maryland with a double major in European History and English Literature.
She is a Signature Member of the American Impressionist Society and the Plein Air Painters of Colorado and an artist member of several art organizations here and in the UK.
Sarah TeTrault
Sarah Gilliam Tetrault is an Art Teacher at Rockport Public Schools. She has many years of experience in schools in Cape Ann, Boston, and Chicago creating rigorous curriculum, collaborating with local entities, and making art relevant and engaging for young people. She has a passion for community and for the potential of young artists. She has a master’s degree in Education from DePaul University and an BA in Studio Art from Mount Holyoke College. Her favorite place to paint is at the beach with her two young children.
Stapleton Kearns
Juried Artist Member – Painting
Stapleton Kearns was born in 1952 and has been painting full time since the mid 1970s. An established professional painter, he has made his living as an artist for thirty years. Stapleton grew up in Minnesota and studied at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the University of Minnesota. Neither was teaching what he wanted to learn, which was traditional painting.
He moved to Boston in 1973 and studied in the studio of R.H.Ives Gammell (1893–1981). A student of major American impressionist William Paxton, Ives passed on his art training to nearly 40 students over a period of almost 50 years. This was private instruction conducted at the historic Fenway studios in Boston, Massachusetts.
In 1983 Stapleton moved to Rockport, Massachusetts, and opened his first art gallery. Rockport is a historic art colony and Stapleton had the opportunity to know and learn from an older generation of artists. They taught him the methods and ideas of the Cape Ann school of landscape painting. Stapleton was elected president of the Rockport Art Association and held that position for five years.
For nearly ten years Stapleton has lived in New Hampshire. Stape, as his friends call him, writes a blog about painting that receives thousands of visitors each month. The blog serves as an extensive online tutorial for those wishing to know more about traditional landscape painting. He also teaches workshops across the country.
Stapleton specializes in landscapes that are painted on location but are often finished in the studio. His work is available from select galleries.
Dan Ross
Dan: I’ve had the pleasure of being an avid Cape Ann and American impressionist art collector for 35 years. I founded and ran an art fund for the last 25 years, bringing new investors in to the art world. I've lectured on art collecting at the Concord Museum, the Boston art show, and at the Farnsworth Art Museum in Maine.
I have also proven to be a really untalented sculptor, taking classes in both college and as an adult at the DeCordova, the benefit being I truly appreciate artists with talent, skill and vision.
My day job has been as CEO of a number of high tech firms. My most important job has been the wonderful pleasure of being with my wife for 50 years and being father and friend to our two incredible children.
Susan Termyn
VICE PRESIDENT
Juried Artist Member – Painting
Susan Termyn is a representational artist known for her impressions of New England’s landscapes, seascapes and people that define the region’s character. Painting “en plein air” (outdoors and directly from life), she paints from direct observation of her subjects. Her paintings chronicle the ever-shifting nuances of light, color and seasonal change. A naturalist and gardener, Susan hopes to inspire viewers to appreciate the importance of our natural open spaces.
An elected artist member of the Lyme Art Association, the Rockport Art Association & Museum and the North Shore Arts Association, Susan has received many accolades including the Andrew Shaw Barrett Memorial Award Excellence in Watercolor from the Rockport Art Association & Museum, the Alden Bryan Gold Medal and Award for Traditional Landscape Painting from the North Shore Arts Association, and recently the Bank Gloucester Sponsorship Award for Best Creative Landscape in the RAA&M National 2022.
Receiving a BFA/Editorial Design from Syracuse University, Termyn pursued an early career in graphic design and art direction in Minneapolis and NYC. After moving to the Boston area in 1997, she began painting.