For over 35 years Salmon Falls Gallery has showcased the beauty and craftsmanship of over 90 independent artists from around western Massachusetts and the surrounding area. These artists have created a range of items from practical everyday objects to spectacular showpieces, including wool handbags by Katherine MacColl, pastels by Rebecca Clark, and otherworldly porcelain sculpture by Lulu Fichter. Salmon Falls Gallery is owned by world renowned glass artist and Shelburne resident Josh Simpson.
Featured exhibit through October
Robert Steinem & Matthew Steinem: Old and New
On exhibit through November 2, 2025 with an opening reception Saturday, September 6 from 2-4pm.
Self taught artist and military veteran Robert Steinem experienced an injury that restricted his vision- and prevented him from making the art he loved making as a teenager. Treating his legal blindness as a challenge, the artist equipped himself with specialized glasses and a fortified easel that allowed him to get physically very close to his canvases, enabling him to paint again. Steinem has had a long career and has shown extensively, nationally.
Robert's son Matthew Steinem is similarly inclined, making his own surreal, semi-narrative landscapes in ink and acrylic. Matthew witnessed his father's artistic struggles and triumphs, and found inspiration in his father's tenacity and success. The two have informed each other's lives and art, old and new.
