Ellen Martin, Independent Curator

02/20/2026

The Jersey Artist Registry is the project I work on in between all others, so it doesn't always take top priority. However, I'm very proud of the artists on the registry and their level of artistry and achievement.
Thanks to Andrea Phox for including the Registry in the March issue of "Greater Long Branch Lifestyle.
Take a look: https://jerseyartistregistry.com/

01/30/2026

Curator George Bates is picking up work from the artists in Splendid Unended.

01/29/2026

"Splendid Unended"
Friday, February 13, 2026
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
The Oyster Point Hotel
146 Bodman Place
Red Bank, NJ

Free and everyone is invited. Hope to see you.

Email from ellenmartin.com Join Us! The Oyster Point Gallery is pleased to announce that George Bates is the second curator invited to participate in its Guest Curator Program, an initiative started b

12/12/2025

Love pottery? Stop in to Squatter Potters this Sunday from 12 - 4.

11/25/2025

You’ve fallen in love with a small painting but can’t figure out how to hang it. Here’s one solution.
(Painting by Bruno Gambone, 1960)

11/20/2025

I want to welcome Nancy Karpf to the Jersey Artist Registry (JAR). The JAR is a one-stop art resource for collectors, curators, and gallery owners. Easy to use and featuring a very diverse group of artists, I hope you'll take some time to explore.

Nancy Karpf studied at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and graduated with a degree in Fine Arts. She is a painter working in both oil and acrylic. Her work blends abstract and representational forms and is influenced by her travel to near and faraway places. She is altered by the landscapes and people she has discovered along the way. The quality of loose and gestural brushwork is an integral part of her work, revealing spontaneity and the intensity of her sensibilities. Her work has been shown in galleries and museums and is in private collections in the United States and Canada.

11/15/2025

I strongly recommend you attend. Margery’s creativity and ouput are unmatched. She’s never predictable.

11/15/2025

Standing next to their work, here are just a few of the 26 artists that are in the Jersey Artist Registry exhibit at The Oyster Point Hotel. Stop in anytime. The hotel is always open. The exhibits and openings are always free.

146 Bodman Place, Red Bank, NJ.

11/12/2025

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11/08/2025

Many thanks to Gary Steven Groves and Dawn DiCicco, the 2025 Artists in Residence at The Oyster Point Hotel.
Gary Steven Groves
Dawn DiCicco Art

11/08/2025