Vermont gallery channels tattoo art
Studio Place Arts in Vermont opened an exhibit pairing tattoo‑ and graffiti‑inspired collage and embroidery, turning wall installations into vibrant, street‑rooted gallery pieces this week. The show is part of a wider trend of tattoo aesthetics moving into fine‑art settings. (x.com)
The show is titled MARKED and runs March 11–April 18, 2026, at Studio Place Arts in downtown Barre, Vermont. (studioplacearts.com) Studio Place Arts lists 32 exhibiting artists in MARKED, including Mary Numme, NTEL, Bald Bill Henshaw, Poppy Gall and Jay Vogler among others. (studioplacearts.com) SPA programmed an Art Social on March 14 that included a performance by cellist Michael Close, and scheduled a Henna Adornment Session with Mary Numme on April 18 that requires advance registration and starts at $25 (contact: 13moonstattoostudio@gmail.com). (studioplacearts.com) Local arts coverage in Seven Days described the exhibition as spotlighting works inspired by tattoos and graffiti that are executed in other mediums, calling out photography alongside other media. (sevendaysvt.com) MARKED occupies SPA’s main gallery while two concurrent shows — BRIMMING by Betsy Chapek and Mary Hill on the second floor and the Book Lab collaborations on the third floor — share the March 11–April 18 run dates. (studioplacearts.com)
